Bayview is a station on

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of the

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. It is located at 550

Sheppard Avenue Sheppard Avenue is an east–west principal arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The street has two distinct branches near its eastern end, with the original route being a collector road leading to Pickering via a turnoff, and the main ro ...

East, at

Bayview Avenue Bayview Avenue is a major north–south route in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario. North of Toronto, in York Region, Bayview is designated as York Regional Road 34. History Bayview Avenue follows the first concession line, laid east of Yong ...

. It opened in 2002. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.

History

Bayview opened on November 24, 2002, along with the other stations of the Sheppard line. In 2013, the TTC announced plans for a second Bayview station to serve

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. Its name was changed to Leaside station in January 2016.

Station description

Like all the other stations on the Sheppard line, Bayview is fully accessible. The main entrance on the northeast corner of Sheppard Avenue and Bayview Avenue is fully accessible, with elevator, escalator, and stair access to the west concourse level, where another elevator connects to the subway platform level. A second automatic entrance at the southeast corner of the intersection is also fully accessible, providing elevator, escalator, and stair access to the east concourse level. There is also a third entrance at the northwest corner of the intersection that is not accessible.

Architecture and art

Stevens Group Architects designed the station with Walter Construction being the general contractor. The high-ceilinged entrance pavilion is a distinctive feature of the station, with extensive glazing and long angled roofs overhanging the structure, evoking mid-century architecture. The

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installed at the station by Gem Campbell Terrazzo & Tile is titled ''From Here Right Now'', consisting of a variety of ''

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'' illustrations on the walls and floors created by Toronto artist Panya Clark Espinal. This led travel magazine BootsnAll to declare Bayview one of the 15 most beautiful subway stops in the world in 2011.

Subway infrastructure in the vicinity

The station itself was built by

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but east of the station the tracks continue through dual bored tunnels toward

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, while west of the station similar tunnels go to

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, where the tracks cross over the Yonge–University–Spadina line.

Nearby landmarks

Nearby landmarks include the

Bayview Village Shopping Centre Bayview Village Shopping Centre is a shopping mall in the North York area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, containing over 110 stores. The shopping mall is located at the northeast corner of Bayview Avenue and Sheppard Avenue. The anchor stores ar ...

and the Kenaston Gardens

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, which has an entrance directly adjacent to the station. There is no indoor access to the subway from either Bayview Village or the YMCA.

Surface connections

A transfer is needed to connect to all bus routes at the curbside stops located directly outside the station. TTC routes serving the station include:

References

External links

15 of the Most Beautiful Subway Stops in the World
{{TTCstations Line 4 Sheppard stations Railway stations in Canada opened in 2002 2002 establishments in Ontario