Parliament (french: Parlement) is a station on the

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as part of the O-Train network in

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, Canada. The station is located under O'Connor and Queen Streets in

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. It has the highest projected use of all new stops on the Confederation Line, with access to

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, the downtown business district, as well as the

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and Bank Street. The station is also near the

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studios.

Layout

Parliament is an underground station with two

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s. A single Grand Hall Concourse is located immediately above platform level. The station's entrances are integrated with the Sun Life Financial Centre and Heritage Place; both lead to the centre of the concourse, with

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s at either end leading to the ends of the platform. The Grand Hall Concourse is 15 metres underground, while the platform itself is 19 metres. The station features two artworks: ''Lone Pine Sunset'' by

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, an installation of brightly coloured panels based on

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's ''

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'' running along the ceiling of the concourse, as well as ''Trails: home and away'' by Jennifer Stead, a series of painted metal screens located between the two tracks at platform level.

Service

The following routes serve Parliament station as of October 6, 2019:

References

{{OC Transpo Confederation Line stations Railway stations located underground in Canada Railway stations in Canada opened in 2019 2019 establishments in Ontario