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Leslie (TTC)
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Leslie is a station on the Sheppard line of the Toronto subway and RT
. It is located at 1209 Sheppard Avenue
East at Old Leslie Street. It was opened in 2002.
It features 102 spaces of commuter parking. Cost is $7 per day or $2 per hour from 5:00 am to 2:00 am daily. As with all TTC lots, no overnight parking is allowed between 2:00 am and 5:00 am.
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in the station, entitled Ampersand (2002) and created by Canadian artist Micah Lexier, consists of 17,000 ceramic tiles each with a printed ampersand
and, above and below it, the words "Sheppard" and "Leslie", based on 3,400 different pieces of handwriting from the community collected in 1997.
According to the artist's statement
posted in the station, this piece of artwork "acknowledges the duality of being both an individual and part of a larger community." This piece can be seen on both the concourse and platform levels, including the bus terminal.
East Branch on a fully enclosed bridge, then returns into the tunnel.
, the Betty Sutherland
Trail, North York General Hospital, IKEA
North York, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (formerly Seneca College
's School of Nursing) and Canadian Tire
.
A bus terminal, located one level above concourse, is integrated with Leslie station. Although the terminal is quite spacious and has several bus bays, currently it serves only TTC route 51 (Leslie).
Leslie station is located near Oriole Station on GO Transit
's Richmond Hill line
, but they are not adjacent. No action has yet been taken on proposals to move the GO station to connect directly with the subway. Passengers wishing to transfer to the GO station are directed to the exit outside the bus terminal; a short walk to the intersection of Old Leslie Street and Esther Shiner Boulevard brings pedestrians to a walkway which connects to the north end of the GO platform.
In addition to regular TTC and GO Transit connections, IKEA runs a shuttle bus service between the station and IKEA North York. The shuttle picks up passengers and departs from a loop outside Leslie Station’s bus terminal. However, because the entrance outside the bus terminal is unmanned and therefore cannot be used by passengers carrying large or many items, when the shuttle returns from IKEA, it drops off passengers outside the entrance at the track level instead.
Toronto subway and RT
The Toronto subway and RT is a rapid transit system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of both underground and elevated railway lines, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission . It was Canada's first completed subway system, with the first line being built under Yonge Street, which opened in...
. It is located at 1209 Sheppard Avenue
Sheppard Avenue
Sheppard Avenue is an east-west principal arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A small portion of a continuation of the road in Pickering, Ontario is also called Sheppard Avenue.-History:...
East at Old Leslie Street. It was opened in 2002.
It features 102 spaces of commuter parking. Cost is $7 per day or $2 per hour from 5:00 am to 2:00 am daily. As with all TTC lots, no overnight parking is allowed between 2:00 am and 5:00 am.
Public art
The public artPublic art
The term public art properly refers to works of art in any media that have been planned and executed with the specific intention of being sited or staged in the physical public domain, usually outside and accessible to all...
in the station, entitled Ampersand (2002) and created by Canadian artist Micah Lexier, consists of 17,000 ceramic tiles each with a printed ampersand
Ampersand
An ampersand is a logogram representing the conjunction word "and". The symbol is a ligature of the letters in et, Latin for "and".-Etymology:...
and, above and below it, the words "Sheppard" and "Leslie", based on 3,400 different pieces of handwriting from the community collected in 1997.
According to the artist's statement
Artist's Statement
An artist's statement is a brief verbal representation created by the artist about his or her own work.-Content:...
posted in the station, this piece of artwork "acknowledges the duality of being both an individual and part of a larger community." This piece can be seen on both the concourse and platform levels, including the bus terminal.
Subway infrastructure in the vicinity
Just east of the station, the line emerges from the subway tunnel to cross the Don RiverDon River (Toronto)
The Don River is one of two rivers bounding the original settled area of Toronto, Ontario along the shore of Lake Ontario, the other being the Humber River to the west. The Don is formed from two rivers, the East and West Branches, that meet about north of Lake Ontario while flowing southward into...
East Branch on a fully enclosed bridge, then returns into the tunnel.
Nearby landmarks
Nearby landmarks include the East Don RiverDon River (Toronto)
The Don River is one of two rivers bounding the original settled area of Toronto, Ontario along the shore of Lake Ontario, the other being the Humber River to the west. The Don is formed from two rivers, the East and West Branches, that meet about north of Lake Ontario while flowing southward into...
, the Betty Sutherland
Betty Sutherland
Betty Sutherland was a member of the municipal council of North York, Ontario, Canada for Ward 14 from 1972 to 1985. She was married to Bill Sutherland, who was also a municipal politician. Their son, Paul Sutherland, is a former member of Toronto City Council.From 1979 to 1985, Mrs...
Trail, North York General Hospital, IKEA
IKEA
IKEA is a privately held, international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks, appliances and home accessories. The company is the world's largest furniture retailer...
North York, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (formerly Seneca College
Seneca College
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology is a Canadian public college in the greater Toronto area. Seneca College is currently Canada's largest college with approximately 108,000 students.-History:...
's School of Nursing) and Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited is one of Canada's 60 largest publicly traded companies. The firm operates an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retailing hardgoods, apparel and petroleum as well as financial and automotive services, employing more than 58,000 people across Canada...
.
Surface connections
- 51 Leslie north and southbound
- 85 Sheppard East (transfer to bus on street; requires proof of payment)
- IKEAIKEAIKEA is a privately held, international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks, appliances and home accessories. The company is the world's largest furniture retailer...
North York shuttle bus (E350 shuttle, not a TTC route)
Leslie station is located near Oriole Station on GO Transit
GO Transit
GO Transit is an inter-regional public transit system in Southern Ontario, Canada. It primarily serves the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area conurbation, with operations extending to several communities beyond the GTHA proper in the Greater Golden Horseshoe...
's Richmond Hill line
Richmond Hill Line
The Richmond Hill Line is a surface transit line on Myrtle Avenue in Queens, New York City, United States. Once a streetcar line owned by the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation, it is now the Q55 Myrtle Avenue bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority....
, but they are not adjacent. No action has yet been taken on proposals to move the GO station to connect directly with the subway. Passengers wishing to transfer to the GO station are directed to the exit outside the bus terminal; a short walk to the intersection of Old Leslie Street and Esther Shiner Boulevard brings pedestrians to a walkway which connects to the north end of the GO platform.
In addition to regular TTC and GO Transit connections, IKEA runs a shuttle bus service between the station and IKEA North York. The shuttle picks up passengers and departs from a loop outside Leslie Station’s bus terminal. However, because the entrance outside the bus terminal is unmanned and therefore cannot be used by passengers carrying large or many items, when the shuttle returns from IKEA, it drops off passengers outside the entrance at the track level instead.