Queen's Park station (Toronto)

Queen's Park
Queen's Park
Location	129 College Street; Toronto, Ontario; Canada
Coordinates	43°39′36″N 79°23′26″W / 43.66000°N 79.39056°WCoordinates: 43°39′36″N 79°23′26″W / 43.66000°N 79.39056°W
Platforms	Centre platform
Tracks	2
Connections	TTC buses and Streetcars 13 Avenue Rd; 142 Downtown / Avenue Rd Express; 306 Carlton; 506 Carlton;
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	February 28, 1963; 58 years ago
Passengers
2018	46,470
Rank	13 of 75
Services

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.

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.

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.^[3] 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 tunnel is to be constructed,^[4] and a short distance to the south are Toronto General Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children.

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:

Route	Name	Additional Information
13A	Avenue Road	Northbound to Eglinton station
13B	Avenue Road	Northbound to Eglinton station and southbound to Gerrard Street West Weekday middays only
142	Downtown/Avenue Road Express	Northbound to Highway 401 and southbound to Downtown Toronto Rush hour only, extra fare required
306	Carlton	Blue Night streetcar service; eastbound to Main Street station and westbound to Dundas West station
506	Carlton	Streetcar; eastbound to Main Street station and westbound to High Park Loop

References[]

^ "Subway ridership, 2018" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019. 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.
^ "There's now free WiFi at over 40 TTC subway stations". blogTO. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
^ "Installation of Elevators at Queen's Park Station" (PDF). Construction News. Toronto Transit Commission. August 21, 2000. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
^ City of Toronto approve the request to construct a tunnel linking 661 University Avenue, MaRS Discovery District, to the Toronto Transit Commission’s Queen’s Park subway station
^ "The Commission Approved The Installation Of A Ceramic Mural At Queen's Park Station". Meeting No. 1828. Toronto Transit Commission. May 14, 2003. Retrieved May 1, 2012.

External links[]

Media related to Queen's Park (TTC) at Wikimedia Commons

Queen's Park station at the Toronto Transit Commission

[1] "Subway ridership, 2018" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019. 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. Retrieved September 16, 2011.

[4] City of Toronto approve the request to construct a tunnel linking 661 University Avenue, MaRS Discovery District, to the Toronto Transit Commission’s Queen’s Park subway station

[TTC1828-5] "The Commission Approved The Installation Of A Ceramic Mural At Queen's Park Station". Meeting No. 1828. Toronto Transit Commission. May 14, 2003. Retrieved May 1, 2012.

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Yonge–University	Finch North York Centre Sheppard–Yonge York Mills Lawrence Eglinton Davisville St. Clair Summerhill Rosedale Bloor–Yonge Wellesley College Dundas Queen King Union St. Andrew Osgoode St. Patrick Queen's Park Museum St. George Spadina Dupont St. Clair West Eglinton West (Cedarvale) Glencairn Lawrence West Yorkdale Wilson Sheppard West Downsview Park Finch West York University Pioneer Village Highway 407 Vaughan Metropolitan Centre
Bloor–Danforth	Kipling Islington Royal York Old Mill Jane Runnymede High Park Keele Dundas West Lansdowne Dufferin Ossington Christie Bathurst Spadina St. George Bay Bloor–Yonge Sherbourne Castle Frank Broadview Chester Pape Donlands Greenwood Coxwell Woodbine Main Street Victoria Park Warden Kennedy Lawrence East Scarborough Centre Sheppard East
Scarborough	Kennedy Lawrence East Ellesmere Midland Scarborough Centre McCowan
Sheppard	Sheppard–Yonge Bayview Bessarion Leslie Don Mills
Eglinton	Mount Dennis Keelesdale Caledonia Fairbank Oakwood Cedarvale (Eglinton West) Forest Hill Chaplin Avenue Eglinton Mount Pleasant Leaside Laird Sunnybrook Park Science Centre Aga Khan Park & Museum Wynford Sloane O'Connor Pharmacy Hakimi Lebovic Golden Mile Birchmount Ionview Kennedy
Streetcar system	Bingham Loop Distillery Loop Dufferin Gate Loop Exhibition Loop Fleet Loop Gunns Loop High Park Loop Humber Loop Long Branch Loop McCaul Loop Neville Park Loop Queens Quay station
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