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Yonge North Subway Extension

building for the future

Yonge North Subway Extension

building for the future

News Release: October 16, 2025, Request for Qualifications Issued for Stations, Rail and Systems Contract for the Yonge North Subway Extension

Project overview: The Metrolinx-led Yonge North Subway Extension [YNSE] will extend the TTC’s Line 1 service north from Finch Station to Vaughan, Markham and Richmond Hill. The project includes five stations along an extension of roughly eight kilometres. New conceptual designs have been released by Metrolinx, showing what the five new stations could look like.

York Region’s investment: York Region Rapid Transit Corporation [YRRTC] works with stakeholders to support continued advancement of the YNSE, including oversight of York Region’s capital investment of $1.12 billion for this project.

A group of people board a TTC subway.

find out more:

news releases:

  • October 16, 2025, on issuing the RFQ for the Stations, Rail and Systems Contract for the YNSE
  • August 6, 2025, on awarding a contract to design and build tunnels for the YNSE
  • March 12, 2025, on closing the RFP for the tunnelling contract for the YNSE
  • December 1, 2023, on issuing the RFP for the tunnelling contract for the YNSE
  • April 27, 2023, on issuing the RFQ for tunnelling on the YNSE
  • April 20, 2022, on new Transit-Oriented Communities at future Bridge and High Tech stations on the YNSE, and the future Royal Orchard Station
  • September 17, 2021, on new Transit-Oriented Communities at future Bridge and High Tech stations on the YNSE
  • July 16, 2021, on updated plans for the YNSE, including the future Clark Station and adjustments to the route
  • May 28, 2020, on the signing of the "Ontario-York Region Transit Partnership Preliminary Agreement"

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