Bayview station (Toronto)
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox station 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.
History
Bayview opened on November 24, 2002, along with the other stations on Line 4 Sheppard.<ref name="opening">Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2013, the TTC announced plans for a second Bayview station on Line 5 Eglinton. This station was renamed Leaside in January 2016.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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.<ref name=ttc>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Architecture and art
Stevens Group Architects designed the station with Walter Construction being the general contractor.<ref name=TERRAZZO>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The high-ceilinged entrance pavilion, characterized by extensive glazing and angled roofs overhanging the structure, evokes mid-century architecture.
The station is home to a public art installation titled From Here Right Now. Created by Toronto-based artist Panya Clark Espinal and installed by Gem Campbell Terrazzo & Tile,<ref name=TERRAZZO /> it features 24 anamorphic illustrations of everyday objectsTemplate:Spaced en dashsuch as a ladder, pocketwatch, apple, and stairwayTemplate:Spaced en dashstrategically placed across the station's walls and floors.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This artwork led travel magazine BootsnAll to include Bayview station in their list of the world's 15 most beautiful subway stops in 2011.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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 Line 1 Yonge–University tracks.Template:Citation needed
Nearby landmarks
Nearby landmarks include the Bayview Village Shopping Centre and the Kenaston Gardens YMCA; the YMCA features an entrance directly beside the station. However, there is no indoor access to the subway from either the shopping centre or the YMCA.
Surface connections
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} A transfer is needed to connect to all bus routes at the curbside stops located directly outside the station.Template:Citation needed
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 |
| 185 | Sheppard Central | Westbound to Sheppard–Yonge station and eastbound to Don Mills station |
| 385 | Sheppard East | Blue Night service; westbound to Sheppard–Yonge station and eastbound to Rouge Hill GO Station |