Bayview station (Toronto)

Bayview is a station on Line 4 Sheppard of the Toronto subway. It is located at 550 Sheppard Avenue East, at Bayview Avenue. It opened in 2002. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.[2]

For the O-Train light rail station, see Bayview station (Ottawa).

Bayview
Location550 Sheppard Avenue East,
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°46′01″N 79°23′12″W
PlatformsCentre platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedNovember 24, 2002 (2002-11-24)
Passengers
2018[1]8,530
Rank61 of 75
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station
Terminus
 Sheppard
toward Don Mills

History

Bayview opened on November 24, 2002, along with the other stations of the Sheppard line.[3]

In 2013, the TTC announced plans for a second Bayview station to serve Line 5 Eglinton. Its name was changed to Leaside station in January 2016.[4]

Station description

Like all the other stations on the Sheppard line, Bayview is fully accessible. The main entrance on the northeast corner of Sheppard Avenue and Bayview Avenue is fully accessible, with elevator, escalator, and stair access to the west concourse level, where another elevator connects to the subway platform level. A second automatic entrance at the southeast corner of the intersection is also fully accessible, providing elevator, escalator, and stair access to the east concourse level. There is also a third entrance at the northwest corner of the intersection that is not accessible.[5]

Architecture and art
Trompe-l'œil piece, on the floor and wall, depicting a pocket watch

Stevens Group Architects designed the station with Walter Construction being the general contractor.[6] The high-ceilinged entrance pavilion is a distinctive feature of the station, with extensive glazing and long angled roofs overhanging the structure, evoking mid-century architecture.

The public art installed at the station by Gem Campbell Terrazzo & Tile[6] is titled From Here Right Now, consisting of a variety of trompe-l'œil illustrations on the walls and floors created by Toronto artist Panya Clark Espinal.[7] This led travel magazine BootsnAll to declare Bayview one of the 15 most beautiful subway stops in the world in 2011.[8]

Subway infrastructure in the vicinity

The station itself was built by cut-and-cover but east of the station the tracks continue through dual bored tunnels toward Bessarion station, while west of the station similar tunnels go to Sheppard–Yonge station, where the tracks cross over the Yonge–University–Spadina line.

Nearby landmarks

Nearby landmarks include the Bayview Village Shopping Centre and the Kenaston Gardens YMCA, which has an entrance directly adjacent to the station. There is no indoor access to the subway from either Bayview Village or the YMCA.

Surface connections
Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

A transfer is needed to connect to all bus routes at the curbside stops located directly outside the station.

TTC routes serving the station include:

Route Name Additional Information
11A Bayview Northbound to Steeles Avenue East and southbound to Davisville station via Sunnybrook Hospital
85 Sheppard East Westbound to Sheppard–Yonge station and eastbound to Meadowvale
85B Westbound to Sheppard–Yonge station and eastbound to Toronto Zoo
85J Westbound to Sheppard–Yonge station and eastbound to Don Mills station
385 Blue Night service; Westbound to Sheppard–Yonge station and eastbound to Meadowvale Road

References
  1. "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.
  2. "OUR STATIONS – TCONNECT.ca". TCONNECT.ca. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  3. "14 years ago the subway line to nowhere opened". Toronto Star. Torstar. November 22, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  4. "Leaside (formerly Bayview) Station | Crosstown". thecrosstown.ca. January 30, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  5. "TTC Bayview Station". Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  6. "TTC, Bayview / Sheppard Station / Toronto, ON". Projects. GEM CAMPBELL TERRAZZO & TILE INC. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  7. "From Here Right Now, 2002". Public Art Commission for the Toronto Transit Commission. Panya Clark Espinal. Retrieved March 25, 2017. waterjet-cut porcelain tile and custom terrazzo at Bayview/Sheppard subway station in Toronto
  8. Bree Rody-Mantha (September 26, 2013). "Station declared one of the most beautiful in the world". Post City Magazines. Retrieved March 25, 2017. Is Bayview station our transit system's hidden gem?

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