Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Subway (New)

The Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station design was developed in response to existing site constraints, available undeveloped land and an evolving vision for a new urban centre. The interchange is well integrated into the future urban context of the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, while offering high quality materials, generous circulation, intuitive wayfinding and efficient bus to subway transfers.

 It will serve as a catalyst for the growth of a new mixed-use downtown precinct with the built-in potential to connect directly to adjacent developments. The station also provides an unpaid indoor pedestrian link under Highway 7, with the potential to unite the two halves of the future downtown together.


The Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station is located north of Highway 7 to the west side of the relocated Millway Avenue. It will have a tail track structure extending north of the station box and a crossover box extending south of Highway 7.

The station will be a multi-modal transportation hub with a Passenger Pick-Up and Drop-Off, connections to York Region Transit Bus Terminal and to Viva Bus Transit running along Highway 7. The York Region Transit bus terminal and passenger pick-up and drop-off will be owned and maintained entirely by York Region.


The Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station project incorporates the following environmental initiatives:

• Cool roof to main entrance;
• Green roof to electrical substation;
• Increased daylight levels to reduce electric lighting power usage;
• LED lighting in pylon signs, and energy efficient lighting in illuminated wayfinding signage;
• Water efficient plumbing fixtures;
• Energy efficient heating, air conditioning and ventilation system;
• Reduced storm water runoff into the municipal drainage system by utilizing green roof landscaping and soft landscaping areas adjacent to other building runoff areas;
• Bicycle parking; and
• Landscaping with native and drought tolerant species.

The most distinctive feature of this station is the domed main entrance building with a-zinc standing seam roof. The metal roof will be constructed as a cool roof with a high solar reflectance to reduce heat absorption, and contain skylights to allow daylight to penetrate down to concourse. The dome is supported on a ring-beam clad in prefinished dark grey steel and the building is glazed in bird-friendly fritted glass in curtain wall framing. Bicycle parking will be in the form of post and rings arrayed around both ends of the entrance, located under roof overhangs. The design team has worked with the City of Vaughan to apply environmental standards, such as the Toronto Green Standard, to the subway station. A green roof will be installed on the electrical substation.

This station has been designed to maximize potential Transit Oriented Development with seven knockout panels along a single, continuous, unpaid concourse level and are designed to be barrier free. An additional knockout panel is provided at the south end of the concourse for a future secondary entrance.