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[[File:Moss_Park_Aurmoury,_NW_corner_of_Queen_Street_East_and_Jarvis,_2022_05_17_(52080905251).jpg | thumb | excavation of Moss Park station will require cutting down the large mature trees on the Northeast corner of Jarvis and Queen.]] | [[File:Moss_Park_Aurmoury,_NW_corner_of_Queen_Street_East_and_Jarvis,_2022_05_17_(52080905251).jpg | thumb | excavation of Moss Park station will require cutting down the large mature trees on the Northeast corner of Jarvis and Queen.]] | ||
'''Moss Park station''' will be one of the stations on [[Toronto, Ontario]]'s new [[Ontario Line]]. It was renamed after [[Moss Park (Toronto)|Moss Park]], the park where it is to be built, between [[Jarvis Street, Toronto|Jarvis Street]] and [[Sherbourne Street, Toronto|Sherbourne Street]], on [[Queen Street (Toronto)]].<ref name=blogto2021-06/> | |||
The station itself will be built using the [[cut and cover]] construction technique, while the tunnels feeding it will be bored through bedrock at a depth of approximately 35 meters. | The station itself will be built using the [[cut and cover]] construction technique, while the tunnels feeding it will be bored through bedrock at a depth of approximately 35 meters. | ||
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File:Richard Bigley building, on Queen Street East, 2015 02 01 (4).JPG - panoramio.jpg| 2015 | File:Richard Bigley building, on Queen Street East, 2015 02 01 (4).JPG - panoramio.jpg| The [[Richard Bigley building]] in 2015 | ||
File:The work on a new Moss Park subway station has triggered redevelopment of the north side of Queen, between Church and Jarvis, 2022 05 17 (52080917888).jpg| 2022 | File:The work on a new Moss Park subway station has triggered redevelopment of the north side of Queen, between Church and Jarvis, 2022 05 17 (52080917888).jpg| The [[Richard Bigley building]] in 2022 | ||
File:Kormann Hotel, built 1897, may have its facade recycled for a 97 metre condo, after decades of abandoment (51749357376).jpg| The [[Kormann Hotel]], built in 1897, may have its facade recycled for a 97 metre condo, after decades of abandonment | |||
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The announcement of the station has triggered the redevelopment of older properties. | The announcement of the station has triggered the redevelopment of older properties.<ref name=blogto2021-06/> | ||
==Connection to the 501 Queen Streetcar== | |||
The [[501 Queen]] streetcar route is the longest streetcar route in North America, and riders will be able to transfer to and from this route at five Ontario Line stations, including Moss Park.<ref name=blogto2021-06/> The other stations are at [[Queen Spadina Station]], [[Osgoode Station]], [[Queen Station]] and [[Leslieville Station]]. | |||
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| url = https://www.blogto.com/city/2021/06/locations-revealed-4-new-subway-stations-downtown-toronto/ | |||
| title = Locations revealed for 4 new subway stations in downtown Toronto | |||
| work = [[Blog TO]] | |||
| author = Lauren O'Neil | |||
| date = June 2021 | |||
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| quote = A brand new subway station at Sherbourne and Queen will "connect a dense and fast-growing area of the city to the subway network" with an estimated 7,300 people expected to use the brand new Moss Park station during the rush hour. | |||
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Moss Park station will be one of the stations on Toronto, Ontario's new Ontario Line. It was renamed after Moss Park, the park where it is to be built, between Jarvis Street and Sherbourne Street, on Queen Street (Toronto).[1]
The station itself will be built using the cut and cover construction technique, while the tunnels feeding it will be bored through bedrock at a depth of approximately 35 meters.
The Richard Bigley building in 2015
The Richard Bigley building in 2022
The Kormann Hotel, built in 1897, may have its facade recycled for a 97 metre condo, after decades of abandonment
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The announcement of the station has triggered the redevelopment of older properties.[1]
Connection to the 501 Queen Streetcar
The 501 Queen streetcar route is the longest streetcar route in North America, and riders will be able to transfer to and from this route at five Ontario Line stations, including Moss Park.[1] The other stations are at Queen Spadina Station, Osgoode Station, Queen Station and Leslieville Station.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lauren O'Neil. Locations revealed for 4 new subway stations in downtown Toronto, Blog TO, June 2021. Retrieved on 2022-05-18. “A brand new subway station at Sherbourne and Queen will "connect a dense and fast-growing area of the city to the subway network" with an estimated 7,300 people expected to use the brand new Moss Park station during the rush hour.”