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| Broadview station | |
|---|---|
| Name | Broadview |
| Type | Rapid transit and commuter rail station |
| Address | Broadview Avenue and Danforth Avenue |
| Borough | Toronto |
| Owned | Toronto Transit Commission; Metrolinx |
| Platforms | Subway: 1 island; GO: 2 side |
| Connections | TTC bus services, GO Transit Richmond Hill line |
| Structure | At-grade / underground |
| Opened | 1966 (subway); 1982 (GO) |
| Rebuilt | 2002–2004 (renovation) |
Broadview station is a multimodal rapid transit and commuter rail interchange in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It serves as a node on the Toronto subway network and connects with regional services operated by GO Transit and surface routes run by the Toronto Transit Commission. The station links neighborhoods including Riverdale, Leslieville, Danforth Village, and the Greektown, Toronto commercial strip.
Broadview station is located at the intersection of Broadview Avenue and Danforth Avenue near the Don River and Don Valley Parkway corridor. The station integrates with the Bloor–Danforth line of the Toronto subway and provides weekday commuter services on the GO Transit Richmond Hill line at a nearby platform. It functions as a transfer point for multiple TTC bus routes and facilitates pedestrian and cycling access to parks such as Riverdale Park and civic institutions including Riverdale Collegiate Institute and Riverdale Farm.
The station opened during the expansion of the Bloor–Danforth line in 1966 as part of the eastward extension that included Woodbine station and Kipling westbound reaches. Its location close to the historic Danforth Avenue commercial corridor linked 19th-century streetcar routes to subway service, altering transit patterns that involved predecessors such as the TTC surface network and private operators like the Toronto Civic Railways. In the 1970s and 1980s, planning for regional rail led to coordination with GO Transit, which opened commuter platforms adjacent to the subway to serve the Richmond Hill corridor. Renovations in the early 2000s addressed accessibility and capacity, following precedents set by upgrades at St. George station and King station. The station has been the focus of municipal transit planning including projects by Metrolinx and policy discussions in Toronto City Council.
The subway portion features a central island platform beneath Danforth Avenue, similar in plan to Donlands station and Pape station, with entrances on both sides of Broadview Avenue. The GO platforms lie at grade to the east, accommodating bi-directional services on tracks shared with freight operators including Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City. Facilities include heated waiting areas, ticket vending machines from Presto card implementation partners, public washrooms, and a staffed collector booth operated by the Toronto Transit Commission until recent fare modernization. Surface connections include bus bays that serve routes linking to Leslieville, East York, and downtown destinations such as Union Station. Bicycle parking is provided following models used at Dufferin station and Bathurst station.
Subway service on the Bloor–Danforth line provides frequent two-way service between Kipling station and Kennedy station, with transfers to Line 1 Yonge–University at St. George station and Yonge–University junctions. GO Transit operates morning and evening peak Richmond Hill line trains, connecting commuters to Union Station and intermediate stops like Oriole GO Station and Langstaff GO Station. TTC bus routes at the station include local east–west and north–south services that connect to Broadview Avenue destinations, Queen Street East, and Gerrard Street. Special-event transit plans have integrated service to venues such as Rogers Centre and Scotiabank Arena via coordinated route diversions. Operational oversight involves both the Toronto Transit Commission and regional planners at Metrolinx.
Ridership levels reflect a mix of local commuters, transfer passengers, and regional travelers accessing GO services. Peak-hour loads align with patterns seen across the Bloor–Danforth subway expansion with weekend ridership influenced by retail activity in Greektown, Toronto and community events at Riverdale Park. Operational challenges have included managing platform crowding during service disruptions similar to incidents at Spadina station and coordinating track usage amid freight movements controlled by Canadian National Railway. Service reliability metrics are reported in TTC performance updates and regional summaries published by Metrolinx and municipal transit studies undertaken by Toronto Transit Commission staff and consultants.
Accessibility improvements at the station have followed Ontario accessibility standards enforced by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and municipal directives adopted by Toronto City Council. Upgrades included elevators, tactile platform strips, and accessible fare gates similar to retrofits at Danforth GO Station and Union Station. Recent modernization projects have incorporated digital wayfinding displays produced by vendors working with Presto card integration, lighting retrofits, and CCTV systems aligned with Toronto Police Service recommendations. Planned works by Metrolinx and the Toronto Transit Commission include further capacity increases, platform modifications, and coordination with provincial funding programs.
The station anchors commercial and residential corridors including Danforth Avenue retail, the Greektown, Toronto festival strip, and community hubs such as Riverdale Farm and Riverdale Park East athletic fields. Redevelopment and intensification efforts in the station area have been guided by policies from City of Toronto Planning Division and transit-oriented development proposals reviewed by Toronto and East York Community Council. Proximity to cultural institutions like the Broadview Hotel district and heritage properties on Broadview Avenue has stimulated mixed-use projects echoing trends at Leslieville and The Beaches. Investment initiatives by private developers and public agencies aim to leverage transit access to stimulate affordable housing proposals, commercial revitalization, and pedestrian improvements.
Category:Toronto subway stations Category:GO Transit stations in Toronto Category:Railway stations opened in 1966