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Sheppard-yonge (Ttc)Sheppard-Yonge is a station on the Yonge-University-Spadina line and the Sheppard line of the Toronto subway. It is located on Sheppard Avenue East/West at 4800 Yonge Street. The original Sheppard Station on the Yonge line opened in 1974, and was expanded in 2002 with the opening of the Sheppard subway line. The Sheppard line begins at this station, departing eastward. Bus routes served by Sheppard-Yonge include: - 84 Sheppard West
- 85 Sheppard East
- 97 Yonge
- 98 Wilowdale-Senlac
- 196 York University Rocket
The public art in the station consists of 150 panoramic photos by the artist Stacy Spiegel. Much like the Bloor-Yonge station, this station was renamed from "Sheppard" to "Sheppard-Yonge" when the Sheppard Line opened in 2002, but it does not have differing names on the two lines; existing signage was changed so that all signs would say "Sheppard-Yonge". A connecting track from the Yonge line, used only if cars or work equipment need to be transferred between the two lines, curves around to a point 500 metres west of Yonge, where the Sheppard line tunnel actually begins. This provides an area where trains can be stored clear of the line. In the station, the Sheppard line tracks cross above the Yonge line. The Sheppard line platforms are currently on the outer sides of the tracks; however, a center platform is also roughed-in. Should the station become a busy transport hub, this platform will be opened and trains will open all their doors, allowing riders to enter on one side and exit on the other. At present all trains normally use just one of the two open platforms, with the other held in reserve. Just north of the station, the line converges with a second junction track from the Yonge line.
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