Queen's_Park_station_(Toronto)

Queen's Park station (Toronto)

Queen's Park station (Toronto)

Toronto subway station


Queen's Park is a subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station, which opened in 1963, is located under University Avenue at College Street.

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The station is wheelchair-accessible and has had underground connections to adjoining buildings since 2002. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.[2]

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.

Northeast accessible entrance

Architecture and art

Ceramic tile mural displayed in the station mezzanine

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,[5] 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 Vilela, 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:

TTC routes serving the station include:

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See also


References

  1. "Subway ridership, 2019" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2023. This table shows the typical number of customer-trips made on each subway on an average weekday and the typical number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on an average weekday.
  2. "There's now free WiFi at over 40 TTC subway stations". blogTO. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  3. "Installation of Elevators at Queen's Park Station" (PDF). Construction News. Toronto Transit Commission. August 21, 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  4. "The Commission Approved The Installation Of A Ceramic Mural At Queen's Park Station". Meeting No. 1828. Toronto Transit Commission. May 14, 2003. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2012.

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