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{{short description|Toronto subway station}}
{{for|other stations with similar names|Wellesley station (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Wellesley
| symbol_location = toronto
| symbol = 1big
| style = Toronto Transit Commission
| image = Wellesley Platform 01.jpg
| caption =
| address = 16 Wellesley Street East<br />[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
| country = [[Canada]]
| coordinates = {{coord|43|39|56|N|79|23|02|W|region:CA-ON_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| other = {{Collapsible list
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|title={{rail-interchange|toronto|bus}} [[List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes|TTC buses]]
| 1= {{RouteBox|94||#FF2D16|white}} Wellesley
| 2= {{color box|white|'''97'''|#FF2D16|border=silver}} Yonge
| 3= {{color box|white|'''320''' <sup>[[File:Symbol ksiezyc.svg|8px]]</sup>|#034DA9|border=silver}} Yonge
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| website = {{TTC station page}}
| structure = Underground
| platform = [[Side platform]]s
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 2
| parking =
| bicycle =
| opened = {{Start date and age|1954|03|30}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| accessible = Yes
| owned =
| passengers = {{Formatnum:{{TTC ridership|Wellesley}}}}
| pass_year = {{TTC ridership}}
| pass_rank = {{TTC rank|Wellesley}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Toronto Transit Commission|line=1|left=College|right=Bloor}}
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'''Wellesley''' is a [[List of Toronto subway stations|subway station]] on [[Line 1 Yonge–University]] in [[Toronto, Ontario]], Canada. It is located on Wellesley Street East, east of [[Yonge Street]].

==History==
Wellesley station opened in 1954 as part of the original stretch of the Yonge line from {{stl|TTC|Union}} to {{stl|TTC|Eglinton}} stations, and was listed as a heritage property by the City of Toronto in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://secure.toronto.ca/HeritagePreservation/details.do?folderRsn=2435996&propertyRsn=715455 |title=Heritage Property Detail – 16 Wellesley St E., Wellesley Street Subway Station |access-date=February 26, 2024}}</ref> The address given for this listing of 16 Wellesley Street East/15 Dundonald Street, which differs from the TTC address, more accurately describes the location of the station structure which runs between those streets, to the rear of the properties fronting on the east side of Yonge Street.

On February 6, 2006, the only baby to be born on the subway, Mary Kim of [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]], was delivered on the Wellesley platform. Her mother Sun Hee Paik took the subway with her family to [[St. Michael's Hospital (Toronto)|St. Michael's Hospital]] from their Scarborough home. She did not make it to the downtown hospital, going into labour on the train. Her husband delivered the baby after they disembarked at Wellesley and [[Toronto EMS]] arrived later to help finish the birth and send the mother and child to St. Michael's. TTC officials later promised to provide Mary with lifetime transit access.<ref>{{cite news |title=Woman gives birth on subway platform |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/woman-gives-birth-on-subway-platform-1.600790 |publisher=[[CBC News]] |date=February 7, 2006 |access-date=November 10, 2023}}</ref>

Construction began in early 2018 to make the station fully accessible, including the addition of two elevators and accessible fare gates. On July 22, 2020, the station became accessible with the completion of the elevator construction.<ref name="TTC-2020-07-22">{{cite web|title=Wellesley Station - Easier Access project|url=http://www.ttc.ca/Service_Advisories/Construction/Wellesley_Stn.jsp|publisher=TTC |date=July 22, 2020|access-date=July 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928171940/http://www.ttc.ca/Service_Advisories/Construction/Wellesley_Stn.jsp | archive-date=September 28, 2020}}</ref> As part of the enhancements for accessibility, provision was made for the future installation of an artwork on the curved wall opposite the two new elevators.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ttc.ca/News/2020/October/01_10_20NR_Easier_Access.jsp |title=TTC celebrates accessibility at Wellesley, Chester stations |publisher=[[Toronto Transit Commission]] |date=October 1, 2020 |access-date=October 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002210822/http://www.ttc.ca/News/2020/October/01_10_20NR_Easier_Access.jsp | archive-date=October 2, 2020}}</ref>

=== Second exit ===
Wellesley was the last downtown TTC subway station with only one street entrance. Plans for a second exit to be located on Wellesley street were tendered in 2011. Construction work for the portion internal to the station began in the fourth quarter of 2014. The projected completion date was initially the second quarter of 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ttc.ca/PDF/Transit_expansion_PDFs/Wellesley_DisplayBoards_Oct1-w.pdf |title=Wellesley Station Second Exit Construction Update and Public Art Concept |publisher=[[Toronto Transit Commission]] |date=October 1, 2020 |access-date=2024-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410131626/http://www.ttc.ca/PDF/Transit_expansion_PDFs/Wellesley_DisplayBoards_Oct1-w.pdf |archive-date=2016-04-10}}</ref> but the work was not completed for years after. The mezzanine level leads to two separate exits on Dundonald Street, at 17 Dundonald and at the residential entrance of 597-599 Yonge Street. The TTC claimed that it has completed all work within its control by mid-2017, and that the opening had been delayed by the construction of two condominium buildings. However, despite residents having moved into 17 Dundonald in the second quarter of 2018, the station entrance in the building was not opened until July 27, 2020.<ref name="TTC-2020-07-22" /><ref name="TTC-CEO-2020-08" /> Residents of 599 Yonge Street began to take residency in late 2022. As of January 2025, the entrance in that building remains closed.

==Station description==
This station is located on the north side of Wellesley Street East east of Yonge Street. It is built on two levels, with the main Wellesley Street entrance and bus platform at street level and the subway platforms located on the lower level.<ref>{{cite web |title=TTC Wellesley Station |url=https://www.ttc.ca/subway-stations/Wellesley-station |website=Toronto Transit Commission |access-date=February 2, 2022 |archive-date=December 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216014600/https://www.ttc.ca/subway-stations/Wellesley-station |url-status=live }}</ref> There are elevators from street level to the two platforms.<ref name="TTC-2020-07-22" /> A [[Gateway Newstands]] can be found in the station. There is a second automatic entrance on Dundonald Street.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wellesley Station Second Exit and Automatic Entrance |url=http://www.ttc.ca/PDF/Transit_expansion_PDFs/WellesleyStation-ConstructionNotice_v2_web.pdf |website=Toronto Transit Commission |access-date=August 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820091824/http://www.ttc.ca/PDF/Transit_expansion_PDFs/WellesleyStation-ConstructionNotice_v2_web.pdf | archive-date=August 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TTC Wellesley Station – Second Exit and Automatic Entrance |url=http://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Projects/Station_Improvements/Wellesley_Station/index.jsp |website=Toronto Transit Commission |access-date=August 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724051241/http://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Projects/Station_Improvements/Wellesley_Station/index.jsp | archive-date=July 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name="TTC-CEO-2020-08">{{cite web |url=http://www.ttc.ca/PDF/About_the_TTC/CEO_Report/CEO%27s%20Report-August%202020.pdf |title=CEO's Report August 2020 |publisher=[[Toronto Transit Commission]] |access-date=August 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823004301/http://www.ttc.ca/PDF/About_the_TTC/CEO_Report/CEO%27s%20Report-August%202020.pdf | archive-date=August 23, 2020}}</ref>

==Subway infrastructure in the vicinity==
[[File:Wellesley TTC 94bus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|Station entrance]]
North of the station the tunnel was constructed by [[cut and cover]] into Bloor station, where it crosses over Yonge station on [[Line 2 Bloor–Danforth]]. South of the station, the tunnel is mostly of a similar construction towards [[College station (Toronto)|College station]]. The strip of land occupied by this section of the subway is distinguished by being used mainly for public parks or parking lots.

==Surface connections==
{{Main|List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes}}
* 94A Wellesley westbound to [[Ossington station]] and eastbound to [[Castle Frank station]]
* 94B Wellesley eastbound to Castle Frank station
Bus routes below can be boarded at a curbside stop with a valid transfer.
* 97C Yonge northbound to [[Eglinton station]] and southbound to [[Union station (TTC)|Union station]] (rush hour service)
* 320 Yonge [[Blue Night Network|Blue Night]] northbound to [[Steeles Avenue]] and southbound to Queens Quay

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline}}
* {{TTC station page}}

{{TTC lines and stations}}

[[Category:Line 1 Yonge–University stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Canada opened in 1954]]
[[Category:Railway stations located underground in Canada]]

Wellesley station - Revision history

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