Lansdowne is a station on the Bloor–Danforth line of the subway system

Toronto subway and RT

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 in Toronto

Toronto

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, Canada

Canada

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. Its official address is 1287 Bloor Street

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 West, although the main station is located just north of Bloor Street on Lansdowne Avenue

Lansdowne Avenue

Lansdowne Avenue is an arterial road in Toronto, Ontario. It runs north-south and starts at Queen Street West and proceeds north to St. Clair Avenue West. Lansdowne Avenue is primarily a four-lane arterial road, with two lanes regularly used for motor vehicle parking.-Character:Lansdowne Avenue...

. Opened in 1966, the station lies approximately 561 metres (1,842 feet) from its nearest station to the west, Dundas West

Dundas West (TTC)

Dundas West is a station on the Bloor–Danforth line in Toronto, Canada. It now ranks as the 29th busiest station in the system. Its postal address is 1525 Bloor Street West; the main entrance, however, is on Dundas Street, at the corner of Edna Avenue...

. The station is in the Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction neighbourhood on the edge of the Bloordale Village

Bloordale Village

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 strip.

The station is considered to require "special attention" from the Toronto Police

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 vice squad

Vice Squad

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, due to the prevalence of drug dealers, prostitutes and other offenders in the area, especially at the Coffee Time

Coffee Time

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 diner across the street. In one month, 94 people were charged with selling crack cocaine

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. Along with Lawrence West

Lawrence West (TTC)

Lawrence West is a station on the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on William R. Allen Road at 655 Lawrence Avenue West. It opened in 1978 in what was then the Borough of North York...

, Warden

Warden (TTC)

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, and Kennedy

Kennedy (TTC)

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 Stations, the Toronto Star

Toronto Star

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reported this station to be a "known problem area" in terms of crime in the subway system in 2008.

Surface connections

Northbound

• 47 Lansdowne to St Clair

47B to Yorkdale Station

Yorkdale (TTC)

Yorkdale is a station on the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on William R. Allen Road just south of Highway 401. It opened in 1978 in what was then the Borough of North York, and was named for the nearby Yorkdale Shopping Centre, to...

via Bridgeland and Caledonia

47C to Yorkdale Station via Orfus and Caledonia

Southbound

• 47 Lansdowne to Queen St