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Queen's Park station (Toronto)

Queen's Park
TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg
Queens Park Platform 02.jpg
Location 129 College Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 43°39′36″N 79°23′26″W / 43.66000°N 79.39056°W / 43.66000; -79.39056Coordinates: 43°39′36″N 79°23′26″W / 43.66000°N 79.39056°W / 43.66000; -79.39056
Platforms Centre platform
Tracks 2
Connections
Construction
Structure type Underground
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened February 28, 1963 (1963-02-28)
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 48,070
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station
toward Vaughan
TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Yonge–University
toward Finch

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

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.

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 Portuguese exploration of the New World. It was designed by Ana Vilel, manufactured by in Lisbon and installed here in 2003.

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

TTC routes serving the station include:


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