Subway Infrastructure in The Vicinity
The line passes under the Don River West Branch just south of the station platforms (the passage from the platforms to the foot of the Old York Mills Road entrance escalators extends under the river channel). The original plan was for an elevated station and a high-level bridge over the river, but local residents objected and the underground layout was substituted. Consequently, trains approach the station from both directions on a steep downgrade.
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