High Park station

High Park is a subway station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth of the Toronto subway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located just north of Bloor Street West, spanning the block east of Quebec Avenue to High Park Avenue. It opened in 1968 as part of the westerly extension from Keele to Islington station.[3] Wi-Fi service is available at this station.[4]

High Park
Primary station entrance on Quebec Avenue
Location	35 Quebec Avenue Toronto, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°39′14″N 79°28′00″W
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	TTC buses  30  High Park[1]  189  Stockyards  300   Bloor - Danforth
Construction
Structure type	Underground / at grade
Disabled access	No
History
Opened	10 May 1968
Traffic
Passengers (2018[2])	12,080
Rank	56 of 75
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station Runnymede toward Kipling Bloor–Danforth Keele toward Kennedy

Station description

The station is mostly underground, lying behind the properties which face on to the north side of Bloor Street. The main entrance is from Quebec Avenue at the westerly end of the surface bus transfer area, with the ticketing mezzanine one level below, above the east end of the train platforms. The station has escalators here, but despite having ramps at the street entrance it does not have elevators to provide access to the platforms for those with physical disabilities. A second entrance from High Park Avenue is at the east end of the bus platform, which is convenient for those needing to cross Bloor Street at the traffic lights to get to and from High Park.

Designated waiting area

The west end is at ground level, with an apartment building constructed partially over the station and along the south side. Just west of the station, Parkview Gardens is divided by the surface subway tracks and there are two entrances; one on the north side leading to Clendenan Avenue and another on the south leading to Bloor Street. Admission and exit at this end of the station is underground through unstaffed turnstiles.

The original external signage and trim has a unique bright blue background colour, whereas standard stations are red. In 2009 the station title nameboard over the entrance on Quebec Avenue was converted[5] to the current style of a black background, white lettering and a stripe of green to signify the Bloor–Danforth line, but the other entrances still retain the old ones.

Rehabilitation of the station has included repairs to the roof slab and repaving.[6] Original deteriorating walls and fences were replaced with sound barriers along the bus transfer area and beyond the west end of the station platforms.[7]

Entrance to the north side of the station from Parkview Gardens. The apartment building is over the west end of the station and the sound barrier extends along the tracks to the west.

Nearby landmarks

Nearby landmarks include High Park and Humberside Collegiate Institute. The High Park Mineral Baths was demolished in 1962 to make way for the subway line. It was opened in 1913 as part of a sanatorium but eventually became a public pool.[8]

Surface connections

Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

Since the bus platform is located outside the fare-paid area, a paper transfer is required to connect to surface routes.

TTC routes serving the station include:

Route	Name	Additional Information
30A	High Park	Westbound to Runnymede Road
30B		Eastbound to High Park (seasonal service)
189	Stockyards	Northbound to Scarlett Road

References

1. 30 High Park
2. "Subway ridership, 2018" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved February 5, 2019. This table shows the typical number of customer-trips made on each subway on an average weekday and the typical number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on an average weekday.
3. Bow, James. "A History of Subways on Bloor and Queen Streets". Transit Toronto. Retrieved January 1, 2014. the subway was extended to Islington in 1968
4. "There's now free WiFi at over 40 TTC subway stations". blogTO. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
5. See File:High Park TTC Station.jpg taken in 2008
6. "Procurement Authorization High Park Station Structural Paving Rehabilitation Contract W1-5" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. May 12, 2004. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
7. "Procurement Authorization - High Park Station Fence Walls Reconstruction And Masonry Repairs Contract No. W1-11". Toronto Transit Commission. June 18, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
8. Amad, Ali (27 March 2018). "The fascinating stories behind the Hanlan's Point hotel, High Park mineral baths and seven other lost Toronto landmarks". Toronto Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

External links

• Media related to High Park station at Wikimedia Commons
• High Park station at the Toronto Transit Commission