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Queen's Park (TTC)

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Platforms
  
centre platform

Disabled access
  
Yes

Address
  
Toronto, ON, Canada

Province
  
Ontario

Tracks
  
2

Structure type
  
underground

Passengers (2014)
  
39,660

Opened
  
28 February 1963

Platform
  
Island platform

Queen's Park (TTC)

Location
  
129 College Street Toronto, Ontario Canada

Connections
  
TTC buses and Streetcars  5  Avenue Rd  142  Downtown / Avenue Rd Express  306   Carlton  506  Carlton

Similar
  
St Patrick, Osgoode, St Andrew, Glencairn, St George

Queen's Park is a subway station on the Yonge–University line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station, which opened in 1963, is located under University Avenue at College Street,

Contents

The station is wheelchair-accessible and has underground connections to adjoining buildings since 2002. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.

Entrances

The mezzanine level of the station is located under the intersection of College Street and University Avenue/Queens Park and entrances are located at all four corners.

  • Northwest entrance: The only uncovered stairwell entrance is located beside the Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building at the southeast corner of the University of Toronto lands.
  • Northeast entrance: This is where the elevator between ground level and the ticketing mezzanine is situated. A different elevator provides further access to the train platform. There is a tunnel here connecting to the Ontario Government Buildings and other important destinations include the Ontario Legislative Building and Women's College Hospital.
  • Southwest entrance: Twin escalators provide a direct connection to the Ontario Power Building, with Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital and the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute being on the west side of University Avenue to the south.
  • Southeast entrance: Beside this entrance is the MaRS Discovery District, where a connecting underground tunnel is to be constructed, and a short distance to the south are Toronto General Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children.

    • Architecture and art

    The station is in a bored tunnel, and it is one of only two stations in the system to have a tubular shape, the other being the next station south at St. Patrick. North of the station, the tunnel curves east around the Ontario Legislative Building, then comes back to its original alignment centred under the road just before Museum Station

    A ceramic tile mural, a gift from the Government of Portugal, is located within the fare-paid area of the mezzanine. The mural features subject matter inspired by Portuguese exploration of the New World. It was designed by Ana Vilel, manufactured by Viúva Lamego in Lisbon and installed here in 2003.

    Surface connections

    A transfer is required to connect between the subway system and these surface routes:

  • 5B Avenue Road northbound to Eglinton subway station and southbound to Gerrard Street West - weekday middays only
  • 142 Downtown/Avenue Road Express northbound to Avenue Road & Bombay Avenue - rushhour only, extra fare required
  • 306 Blue Night Carlton eastbound to Main Street subway station and westbound to Dundas West subway station
  • 506 Carlton eastbound to Main Street subway station and westbound to High Park Loop

    • References

    Queen's Park (TTC) Wikipedia
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