History
The station opened in 1978 in what was then the Borough of North York. It was part of the subway line extension from St. George to Wilson station.
A station at Glencairn and Yonge was considered for the North Yonge extension in the late 1960s and early 1970s. However, this was dropped (along with Glen Echo Station at Yonge Boulevard) because of budgetary concerns. If built, it would have been placed between Eglinton and Lawrence stations on the Yonge line.
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