Queen's Park station (Toronto) explained

Queen's Park
Symbol Location:	toronto
Symbol:	1big
Style:	Toronto Transit Commission
Address:	129 College Street Toronto, Ontario
Country:	Canada
Structure:	Underground
Platform:	Centre platform
Tracks:	2
Accessible:	Yes
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Custom:	Shape: none Line: none Marker: rail-metro Marker-Color: FFCB0C Zoom: 15

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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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 Intact Centre, 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,^[3] 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,^[4] 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

See main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes. 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
13B	Avenue Road	Northbound to Eglinton station and southbound to Gerrard Street West
142	Downtown/Avenue Road Express	Northbound to Highway 401 and southbound to Downtown Toronto -->
306	Carlton	Blue Night streetcar service eastbound to Main Street station and westbound to High Park Loop
506	Carlton	Streetcar; eastbound to Main Street station and westbound to High Park Loop

See also

• Queen's Park

Notes and References

1. News: There's now free WiFi at over 40 TTC subway stations . blogTO . December 21, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170912082156/http://www.blogto.com/city/2016/11/theres_now_free_wifi_at_over_40_ttc_subway_stations/ . September 12, 2017 . dead .
2. Web site: Installation of Elevators at Queen's Park Station . August 21, 2000 . Construction News . Toronto Transit Commission . September 16, 2011 . April 2, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402125052/http://www.transitstop.net/Construction%20Notices/2001/queenspark_elevator.pdf . live .
3. Web site: 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 . September 16, 2011 . October 17, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121017092148/http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-22234.pdf . live .
4. Web site: The Commission Approved The Installation Of A Ceramic Mural At Queen's Park Station . May 14, 2003 . Meeting No. 1828 . Toronto Transit Commission . May 1, 2012 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203646/https://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_information/Commission_meetings/2003/Jun_18_2003/Minutes/index.jsp . live .