Queen's Park (TTC)

Queen's Park is a station on the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located at 671 University Avenue at College Street, the station opened in 1963.

The station is wheelchair-accessible and has underground connections to adjoining buildings.

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.^[1] 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 Hospital, 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^[2], 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 Toronto to have a tubular shape, the other being St. Patrick. North of the station, the tunnel curves slightly east around the Ontario Legislative Building.

A ceramic tile mural located in the fare-paid area of the mezzanine features subject matter inspired by Portuguese exploration of the New World. It was designed by Ana Vilela and manufactured by Viúva Lamego in Lisbon. The mural was inaugurated in 2003.

Surface connections

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

• 5 Avenue Road
• 142 Downtown/Avenue Road Express - rushhour only, extra fare required
• 506 Carlton

See also

• Queen's Park

References

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Queen%27s_Park_(TTC) Queen's Park (TTC)] at Wikimedia Commons

• Queen's Park Station at the Toronto Transit Commission