Queen’s Park Station opened on March 30, 1963 as part of the University line’s first phase, serving one of the city’s most significant institutional corridors. Located beneath University Avenue at College Street, the station provides direct access to the Ontario Legislature and surrounding government buildings, as well as the University of Toronto, major hospitals, and research institutions. Its ridership includes students, healthcare workers, public servants, and visitors navigating the heart of the city’s civic and academic core.
The station has a raw, unfinished quality, with panels missing from the roof and walls at track level, giving it a gritty, industrial feel that contrasts with the formal architecture above ground. At street level, entrances open onto wide boulevards lined with the Parliament buildings, hospital complexes, and university facilities, blending civic formality with the understated utilitarianism of the station itself. Queen’s Park stands as a distinctive hub where Toronto’s political, educational, and healthcare institutions converge.
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