Broadview station

Broadview is a subway station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The entrance to the building is from Broadview Avenue just north of Danforth Avenue.

Broadview
General information
Location	769 Broadview Avenue Toronto, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°40′37″N 79°21′30″W
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	TTC buses and Streetcars  8  Broadview  62  Mortimer  87  Cosburn  100  Flemingdon Park  300   Bloor - Danforth  304   King  305   Dundas  322   Coxwell  504B  King  505  Dundas  508  Lake Shore
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Website	Official station page
History
Opened	26 February 1966; 58 years ago (1966-02-26)
Passengers
2022[1]	25,057
Rank	30 of 70
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station Castle Frank towards Kipling Line 2 Bloor–Danforth Chester towards Kennedy Wolfrey Avenue towards Dufferin Gate Loop 504B King Terminus Wolfrey Avenue towards Dundas West 505 Dundas
Location

The station, which is the north-eastern terminus of the 504B King, 505 Dundas, and 508 Lake Shore streetcar routes, has two streetcar platforms and five bus bays to allow riders to transfer between connecting routes. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.^[2]

History

Broadview station was opened in 1966 as part of the original segment of the Bloor–Danforth line, from Keele station in the west to Woodbine station in the east. In that same year, the streetcar loop at Broadview station replaced the nearby Erindale Loop formerly located at the corner of Erindale and Broadview avenues.^[3]

In 2003, a renovation of the station began, adding an extra streetcar track, additional bus bays, new signage, and elevators/stairways to the platforms, satisfying fire safety requirements for a second exit.^[4] The elevators entered service in 2006,^[5] and the stairs from the westbound subway to the bus and streetcar platform followed. The next stage of the renovation was to build a stairway from the bus and streetcar platform to the eastbound subway platform. This was completed and opened in 2008; however, it was closed shortly afterwards due to water ingress.^[6] It has since been re-opened.

In early 2020, the 504 King streetcar platform was extended to accommodate two Flexity Outlook streetcars in order to relieve the queuing of streetcars waiting on the street to enter the station.^[7]

From May 7, 2023, to February 18, 2024, streetcar service was suspended for track and utility work along Broadview Avenue north of Gerrard Street, as well as track replacement for the station's streetcar loop. The bus loop had a shorter closure period. When streetcar service resumed, platform assignments were changed with the 505 using the longer track (holding two streetcars) and the 504B streetcar using the shorter track.^[8][9]

Effective June 24, 2024, Broadview station became the eastern terminal of the 508 Lake Shore route. The rush-hour service uses the same platform as 504 Dundas.^[10]

Nearby landmarks

The station, located at the east end of the Prince Edward Viaduct, serves the local communities of Playter Estates, Greektown and Riverdale and nearby destinations such as Danforth Music Hall and Riverdale Park.

Parkette

Broadview Subway Station Parkette
Location	769 Broadview Ave at Erindale
Coordinates	43°40′38″N 79°21′30″W
Area	932 m2 (10,030 sq ft)
Operated by	Toronto Parks

The northwest corner of the station property, which was not required for transit purposes, was leased to the former City of Toronto's Parks Department, since the early 1970s, for use as a public park. During the upgrading of the station facilities in the 2000s, part of the parkette land was required to expand the streetcar platforms and the remainder was used as a staging area during the construction.^[5] Subsequently, in 2010 the TTC declared this portion of the site surplus to its operating requirements and the City of Toronto, Parks, Forestry and Recreation agreed to maintain the re-landscaped land for use as a parkette.^[11]

Surface connections

Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

When the subway is closed, an on-street transfer is required at the parkette. TTC routes serving the station include:

Route	Name	Additional information
8	Broadview	Northbound to Warden station via O'Connor Drive
62	Mortimer	Eastbound to Main Street station
87A	Cosburn	Eastbound to Main Street Station via East York Acres
87C		Eastbound to Main Street Station
100A	Flemingdon Park	Northbound to Eglinton Avenue East and Don Mills Road
304	King	Blue Night Streetcar service; westbound to Dundas West station
305	Dundas	Blue Night Streetcar service; westbound to Dundas West station
504B	King	Streetcar; westbound to Dufferin Gate Loop
505	Dundas	Streetcar; westbound to Dundas West Station
508	Lake Shore	Streetcar; westbound to Long Branch Loop (rush hours only)

References

1. "Subway ridership, 2022" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved 4 May 2024. This table shows the typical number of customer-trips made on each subway on an average weekday and the typical number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on an average weekday.
2. "OUR STATIONS - TCONNECT.ca". TCONNECT.ca. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
3. Bow, James (11 February 2020). "Route 504 - The King Streetcar". Transit Toronto. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
4. "Broadview Station Modifications Approval Of Conceptual Layout". Toronto Transit Commission. 9 December 2002. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
5. Jack Lakey (30 July 2007). "Broadview station work is finally nearing an end". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
6. Munro, Steve (25 June 2010). "Broadview Station Second Exit Stays Closed". Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
7. Munro, Steve (17 April 2020). "Streetcars Return to 505 Dundas on April 20, 2020". Steve Munro. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020. Work at Broadview Station on the extended 504 King platform is nearly complete, and this should relieve some of the streetcar queuing on Broadview outside of the station, an important consideration once the 505 Dundas streetcars are added to the traffic there. ... The existing stop has been moved west slightly so that the back end of a Flexity is right at the fence at the end of the platform. East of the crossing to the Dundas platform, the platform has been modified so that a second car can sit on the curve but still clear of the switch at the exit. ... The new layout would not have worked with the CLRVs because they have more swing-out at curves and doorways would not align with the platform edge.
8. "Track Renewal and Expansion – Broadview Station". Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
9. "TTC service adjustments – Effective February 18, 2024". Toronto Transit Commission. 18 February 2024. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024.
10. "Service changes on 508 Lakeshore, 512/312 St Clair and 510/310 Spadina routes". Toronto Transit Commission. 23 June 2024. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024.
11. Staff (14 January 2010). "Part of 769 Broadview Avenue – Rezoning Application – Final Report" (PDF). City of Toronto. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011.

External links

Media related to Broadview Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official station page