About Bicycle Stations

Bicycle stations are secure indoor parking facilities for bikes They are protected with 24 hour video surveillance, and provide safe, long-term parking to protect your bicycle against theft, vandalism and bad weather. Only people who register to use a bicycle station can access the facilities. Most bicycle stations are close to public transit facilities, to make your commute more convenient.

Whether you ride your bicycle to public transportation, to work, or you simply need a safe place to park your bicycle during the day, a Toronto Bicycle Station has something for you

Bicycle Station Common Questions and Answers (FAQs)

Membership benefits

• Key card access lets you securely access your bicycle 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at your convenience.

• Membership with the bicycle station is reasonably priced, and includes a 10% discount at participating bike shops in Toronto.

• Members are eligible for long-term parking plan discounts.

• New members receive a free Bicycle Station t-shirt and a free City of Toronto bike map.

Register

To register, please fill out the following form and bring it to the Bicycle Station at Union Station along with payment and ID.

• Bicycle Station registration form (PDF)

Staff hours

Staff hours at the Union Station Bicycle Station are:

• Monday-Thursday 8am – 12pm

The Station is accessible to parking plan members 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Services such as registration and parking plan renewal are available only during staffed hours.

Fees

Pay and Park gives you access to a Bicycle Station one day at a time. You must register in person before your first use, but no membership fee is required. The daily parking fee must be paid in advance.

The membership fee is a one-time fee that gives you a lifetime membership to Bicycle Stations across Toronto. Membership allows you to take advantage of long-term parking plans at discounted rates. Ask about our 1-year parking special rate.

Rules and Terms of Use

• Customers park their own bicycles and use their own bike locks to secure them to the bicycle station racks.

• Customers must display a bicycle station number tag on the back of their bicycles when parked at the station.

• 48 Hour Rule: Bicycles may not be left for longer than forty-eight consecutive hours. This DOES NOT include weekends and holidays, so you may park and leave your bicycle over the weekend. Any member who leaves their bicycle at the Bicycle Station for longer than 48 hours without permission will be charged an overstay fee of $9.52 per day. (Until further notice, the 48-hour rule does not apply to Victoria Park bicycle station.)

• Customers must agree to the Bicycle Station Terms of use (PDF) before parking at a Bicycle Station.

Renewals

• Members have the option to renew their parking plans in person or over the phone (credit card only), during staff hours.
• A renewal notice will be sent to customers by e-mail before the parking plan expiry date.
• Please renew your parking plan on or before the date your parking plan expires in order to maintain uninterrupted access to the station.

Locations

Union Station Bicycle Station
The Toronto Union Station Bicycle Station is on the east side of York St., just north of 25 York St. (at Bremner Blvd.). It features 120 bike racks, a change room, and a vending machine offering spare inner tubes, bike lights, and snacks. Some tools and a pump are available for members to perform minor repairs. The Union Station bike station is our “head office,” where staff can register new members and renew parking plans for any of Toronto’s Bicycle Stations.

Toronto's Union Station is served by GO Transit, Via Rail, Amtrak and Ontario Northland, as well as The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).  GO Transit's Union Station Bus Terminal is located across Bay Street from the station building.

Victoria Park Bicycle Station
Located at the main entrance to Victoria Park Subway Station, the Victoria Park bicycle station offers secure, 24-hour bicycle parking with 52 secure bicycle parking spaces available on two-tier racks.

Future Locations

• Finch West Station
  The new TTC station at Finch and Keele will feature a bicycle station. Construction is scheduled for completion 2015.

• Eglinton Cross-town LRT
  N ew stations being built for the Eglinton Light Rail transit facility will include bicycle stations.

Contact information

Toronto Bicycle Station
27 York Street
Toronto, ON M5J 2V5
Phone: 416-338-3666
Fax: 416-338-3664
E-mail: bicyclestation@toronto.ca

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