Victoria Park station (Toronto)
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| Location | 777 Victoria Park Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°41′42″N 79°17′19″W / 43.69500°N 79.28861°WCoordinates: 43°41′42″N 79°17′19″W / 43.69500°N 79.28861°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | 173 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 52 space bicycle station | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 May 1968 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2008-2011 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2015) | 28,610 | ||||||||||
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Victoria Park is a station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth of the subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 777 Victoria Park Avenue, one block north of Danforth Avenue. The station can be accessed by pedestrians directly from Victoria Park Avenue; by way of an unmanned entrance from Albion Avenue; through an automated entrance from Teesdale Place; via a walkway that leads to the nearby Crescent Town area. A City of Toronto bicycle station is located adjacent to the main Victoria Park Avenue entrance, providing a paid secure indoor bicycle parking area.
Victoria Park Station was opened in 1968. The station was located at the time in the Borough of Scarborough, but the access footbridge across Victoria Park Avenue, built in the 1970s, extended into what was then the Borough of East York.
Until 1973, the buses and the subway trains serving the station were in separate fare zones, and so the turnstiles and collector booths were placed between the bus bays and the subway platforms. When the zones were abolished, the layout was reconfigured to bring the buses inside the station's fare-paid area.
In 1995, TTC ticket collector Dimitrija (Jimmy) Trajceski was murdered by Adrian Kinkead at Victoria Park Station. Kinkead was given a life sentence for the crime. He was subsequently also found guilty of the murders of Marsha and Tammy Ottey previously that same day.
The station underwent a large-scale, $36 million renovation between 2008-2011. The original bus terminal was replaced with a new outdoor plaza for surface route connections which opened on 24 May 2010, new entrances were built, an indoor bicycle station for parking was opened, and a green roof was added. Interior and exterior finishes were updated, and environmentalist and designer Aniko Meszaros was commissioned to create a permanent art installation, entitled Roots. The station became fully accessible to those with disabilities with the addition of elevators.
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