Queen's Park is a subway station on

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, Ontario, Canada. The station, which opened in 1963, is located under

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at College Street. The station is

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and has had underground connections to adjoining buildings since 2002. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.

Entrances

The mezzanine level of the station is located under the intersection of College Street and

/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

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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. There is a tunnel here connecting to the Ontario Government Buildings and other important destinations include the

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and

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. * Southwest entrance: Twin escalators provide a direct connection to the

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, with

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, 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,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
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and the Hospital for Sick Children. QP TTC NE entrance

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, is located within the fare-paid area of the mezzanine. The mural features subject matter inspired by

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. 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:

References

External links

* {{TTCstations Line 1 Yonge–University stations Railway stations in Canada opened in 1963 1963 establishments in Ontario

Entrances

Architecture and art

Surface connections

See also

References

External links