Railway Lands area

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The Railway Lands area is a redeveloped district in downtown Toronto known for its former rail yards, major attractions like the Rogers Centre and CN Tower, and dense mixed-use urban development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf redeveloped rail yard area
urban district
adjacentTo Gardiner Expressway
Lake Ontario shoreline
Union Station (Toronto)
characterizedBy high-density residential towers
large entertainment venues
mixed-use podiums
tourist attractions
contains CN Tower
Metro Toronto Convention Centre vicinity
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Rogers Centre
Roundhouse Park
Toronto Railway Museum (at Roundhouse Park)
country Canada
developmentEra early 21st century
late 20th century
formerUse rail yards
railway infrastructure
hasCulturalFunction yes
hasSportsFunction yes
hasTourismFunction yes
hasTransportationHeritage yes
landUse commercial
entertainment
public open space
residential
tourism
locatedIn Toronto
downtown Toronto
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Province of Ontario
linked to: Ontario
near CityPlace neighbourhood
Financial District (Toronto)
partOf Toronto waterfront area
linked to: Toronto Harbour
primaryCity Toronto
redevelopmentType mixed-use development
region Greater Toronto Area
skylineFeature CN Tower
sportsVenue Rogers Centre
transportConnection GO Transit at Union Station
linked to: GO Transit

Toronto subway Line 1 at Union Station
linked to: Union station (TTC)

streetcar routes on Queens Quay
urbanPlanningGoal intensification of downtown Toronto
reuse of former industrial land
zoning mixed-use

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Front Street West passesThrough Railway Lands area