Leslie (TTC)

Infobox TTC station
station=Leslie
address=1209 Sheppard Avenue East


opened=November 24, 2002
district=North York
line=Sheppard line
nextstation=≅1.2 km west to Bessarion 2 min≅1.8 km east to Don Mills 2 min
connections=51 Leslie, 85 Sheppard East, IKEA North York Shuttle
nightconnections=385 Sheppard East
goconnections=Oriole GO Station
rank=64th busiest out of 69
dailyboardings=5,450
elevators=2
transferrequired=no
platforms=Centre platform
wheelchair=yes

Leslie is a station on the Sheppard line of the subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 1209 Sheppard Avenue East at Old Leslie Street. It was opened in 2002. Nearby landmarks include the East Don River, North York General Hospital, IKEA North York, Canadian Naturopathic Medicial College (formerly Seneca College's school of nursing) and Canadian Tire.

Public art

The public art 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 [http://transit.toronto.on.ca/images/subway-5119-16.jpg] . 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 public art can be seen on both the concourse and platform levels (but not in the bus terminal).

Routes/Ikea Shuttle

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).

Outside the station, passengers can also connect with TTC route 85 (Sheppard East), although a transfer obtained in Leslie Station would not be accepted on the Route 85 Bus.

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, however the intervening Leslie-401 interchange presents an intimidating barrier to pedestrians.

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.

To the west of the south station entrance is a mural on the walls of the overpass connecting to the station's upper entrance.

urface connections

* IKEA North York shuttle bus (E350 shuttle, not a TTC route)
* 51 Leslie
* 85 Sheppard East

Parking lot

A parking lot with 110 parking spaces is provided at Leslie station for commuters. Access to the lot is by Metropass only; it is not possible to pay cash to enter this parking lot.

Additional notes

Just east of the station, the line emerges from tunnel to cross the Don River East Branch on a fully enclosed bridge, then returns to tunnel.