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Broadview station

Toronto subway station

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Broadview is a Toronto 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.

The station, which is the north-eastern terminus of the 504B King and 505 Dundas 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.

01History

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.

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. The elevators entered service in 2006, 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. 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.

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.

On June 24, 2024, Broadview station served the eastern terminal of the 508 Lake Shore route. The rush-hour service used the same platform as 504 Dundas. On September 2, 2025, route 508 Lake Shore was cut back to Distillery Loop on Cherry Street south of King, and service to Broadview Station was removed.

Station exterior
Station exterior

02Nearby 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.

03Parkette

Broadview Subway Station Parkette
Interactive map of Broadview Subway Station Parkette
Location769 Broadview Ave at Erindale
Coordinates43°40′38″N 79°21′30″W / 43.67722°N 79.35833°W / 43.67722; -79.35833
Area932 m2 (10,030 sq ft)
OperatorToronto 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. 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.

04Surface connections

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

Bay number Route Name Additional information
1 100A Flemingdon Park Northbound to Don Valley station via Grenoble Drive
100B Northbound to Don Valley station via Linkwood Lane
2 925 Don Mills Express Northbound to Steeles Avenue East via Don Mills station
3 25A Don Mills Northbound to Steeles Avenue East via Don Mills station
25B Northbound to Don Mills station
4 87A Cosburn Eastbound to Main Street station via East York Acres
87C Eastbound to Main Street station
Wheel-Trans
N/A 8 Broadview Northbound to Warden station via O'Connor Drive
Southbound to Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital
62 Mortimer Eastbound to Main Street station
Westbound to Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital
N/A 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
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Sources and credits

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