Dufferin is a station on the Bloor–Danforth line of the subway system

Toronto subway and RT

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 in Toronto

Toronto

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, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is located at 1126 Bloor Street West

Bloor Street

Bloor Street is a major east–west residential and commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, in the Canadian province of Ontario. Bloor Street runs from the Prince Edward Viaduct westward into Mississauga, where it ends at Central Parkway. East of the viaduct, Danforth Avenue continues along the same...

 at Dufferin Street

Dufferin Street

Dufferin Street is a major north-south street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a concession road, two concessions west of Yonge Street. The street starts at the foot of Lake Ontario, continues north to Toronto's northern boundary with some discontinuities and continues into York Region where it...

. It was opened in 1966.

Nearby landmarks

Nearby landmarks include Dufferin Mall

Dufferin Mall

Dufferin Mall is a shopping mall and office complex in Toronto, Canada. It is located on the west side of Dufferin Street, between Sylvan Avenue and Croatia Street , south of the intersection of Bloor Street West, on the site of a former race track, in the Dufferin Grove...

, Bloor Collegiate Institute

Bloor Collegiate Institute

Bloor Collegiate Institute is a public secondary school located at the intersection of Bloor Street and Dufferin Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The school is located in the Dufferin Grove neighbourhood.-History:...

, and the Bloor-Gladstone branch of the Toronto Public Library

Toronto Public Library

Toronto Public Library is a public library system based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest public library system in Canada and in 2008, had averaged a higher...

.

Surface connections

A transfer is required to connect between the subway and bus routes at this station

• 29 Dufferin to Wilson Station (northbound)
• 29 Dufferin to Exhibition Place
  Exhibition Place
  Exhibition Place is a mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown. The 197–acre area includes expo, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, parkland, sports facilities, and a number of civic, provincial,...
  
  (southbound)
• 402 Parkdale (Community Bus)

Station modernization

Dufferin station is scheduled for upgrades and modernization under the TTC's Station Modernization programme. Preliminary work has commenced as of September 2009 and the project is expected to take two and a half years to complete. The "modernization" will include the installation of elevators for accessibility, the installation of a second entrance from Russett Ave., rebuilding of the bus waiting area, and new and modernized station finishes, art and lighting.

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