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{{short description|Toronto subway station}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Broadview
| symbol_location = toronto
| symbol = 2big
| style = Toronto Transit Commission
| image = Broadview TTC Subway station (2025-01-05) 01.jpg
| caption =
| address = 769 Broadview Avenue [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
| country = [[Canada]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|43|40|37|N|79|21|30|W|region:CA-ON_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| other = {{Collapsible list
|framestyle=border:none; padding:0; 
|title={{rail-interchange|toronto|streetcar}} {{rail-interchange|toronto|bus}} [[List of TTC bus routes|TTC buses and Streetcars]]
| 1= {{RouteBox|8||#FF2D16|white}} Broadview
| 2= {{RouteBox|25||#FF2D16|white}} Don Mills
| 3= {{RouteBox|62||#FF2D16|white}} Mortimer
| 4= {{RouteBox|87||#FF2D16|white}} Cosburn
| 5= {{RouteBox|100||#FF2D16|white}} Flemingdon Park
| 6= {{color box|white|'''300''' [[File:Symbol ksiezyc.svg|8px]]|#034DA9|border=silver}} Bloor - Danforth
| 7= {{color box|white|'''304''' [[File:Symbol ksiezyc.svg|8px]]|#034DA9|border=silver}} [[504 King|King]]
| 8= {{color box|white|'''305''' [[File:Symbol ksiezyc.svg|8px]]|#034DA9|border=silver}} [[505 Dundas|Dundas]]
| 9= {{color box|white|'''322''' [[File:Symbol ksiezyc.svg|8px]]|#034DA9|border=silver}} Coxwell
| 10= {{RouteBox|504B||#FF2D16|white}} [[504 King|King]]
| 11= {{RouteBox|505||#FF2D16|white}} [[505 Dundas|Dundas]]
| 12= {{RouteBox|925||#00843D|white}} Don Mills Express
}}
| website = {{TTC station page}}
| structure = Underground
| platform = [[Side platform]]s
| depth =
| tracks = 2
| parking =
| bicycle =
| opened = {{Start date and age|1966|02|26|df=y}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| accessible = Yes
| passengers = {{Formatnum:{{TTC ridership|Broadview}}}}
| pass_year = {{TTC ridership}}
| pass_rank = {{TTC rank|Broadview}}
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|line2=504B|left2=Wolfrey Avenue|right2=
|line3=505|left3=Wolfrey Avenue|right3=}}
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'''Broadview''' is a [[List of Toronto TTC stations|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 [[504 King|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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tconnect.ca/our-stations/|title=OUR STATIONS - TCONNECT.ca|newspaper=TCONNECT.ca|language=en-US|access-date=21 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222152337/http://tconnect.ca/our-stations/|archive-date=22 December 2016}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Broadview Station Exterior 2022 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Station exterior]]
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.<ref name="TT-4103">{{cite web |url=https://transit.toronto.on.ca/streetcar/4103.shtml |title=Route 504 - The King Streetcar |work=Transit Toronto |first=James |last=Bow |date=11 February 2020 |access-date=29 April 2020 |archive-date=14 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014021042/https://transit.toronto.on.ca/streetcar/4103.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www3.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_information/Commission_meetings/2002/Dec_9_2002/Other/Broadview_Station_Mo.jsp |title=Broadview Station Modifications Approval Of Conceptual Layout |date=9 December 2002 |publisher=Toronto Transit Commission |access-date=22 September 2011 |archive-date=8 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908073949/http://www3.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_information/Commission_meetings/2002/Dec_9_2002/Other/Broadview_Station_Mo.jsp |url-status=live }}</ref> The elevators entered service in 2006,<ref name=star241200>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/07/30/broadview_station_work_is_finally_nearing_an_end.html |title=Broadview station work is finally nearing an end |author=Jack Lakey |date=30 July 2007 |publisher=[[Toronto Star]] |access-date=22 September 2010 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402221234/http://www.thestar.com/news/2007/07/30/broadview_station_work_is_finally_nearing_an_end.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Munro|first=Steve|url = http://stevemunro.ca/2010/06/25/broadview-station-second-exit-stays-closed/ |access-date=16 August 2010|title=Broadview Station Second Exit Stays Closed |date=25 June 2010| author-link = Steve Munro | archive-date = 4 March 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150304010856/http://stevemunro.ca/2010/06/25/broadview-station-second-exit-stays-closed/ | url-status = live }}</ref> It has since been re-opened.

In early 2020, the 504 King streetcar platform was extended to accommodate two [[Flexity Outlook (Toronto streetcar)|Flexity Outlook]] streetcars in order to relieve the queuing of streetcars waiting on the street to enter the station.<ref name="SteveMunro-2020-04-17">{{cite web |url=https://stevemunro.ca/2020/04/17/streetcars-return-to-505-dundas-on-april-20-2020/ |title=Streetcars Return to 505 Dundas on April 20, 2020 |publisher=[[Steve Munro]] |first=Steve |last=Munro |date=17 April 2020 |access-date=29 April 2020 |quote=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. |archive-date=17 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417161552/https://stevemunro.ca/2020/04/17/streetcars-return-to-505-dundas-on-april-20-2020/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref name="TTC-2023-project">{{cite web |url=https://www.ttc.ca/about-the-ttc/projects-and-plans/Broadview-Station-and-Broadview-Avenue |title=Track Renewal and Expansion{{snd}}Broadview Station |publisher=[[Toronto Transit Commission]] |accessdate=April 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421065244/https://www.ttc.ca/about-the-ttc/projects-and-plans/Broadview-Station-and-Broadview-Avenue | archive-date=April 21, 2023 }}</ref><ref name="TTC-2024-02-18">{{cite web |url=https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/Updates/TTC-service-adjustments |title=TTC service adjustments{{snd}}Effective February 18, 2024 |publisher=[[Toronto Transit Commission]] |date=February 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213223704/https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/Updates/TTC-service-adjustments |archive-date=13 February 2024 }}</ref>

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.<ref name="TTC-2024-06-23">{{cite web |url=https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/Updates/Important-changes-coming-to-508-Lake-Shore-512-312-St-Clair-and-510-310-Spadina-streetcar-service |title=Service changes on 508 Lakeshore, 512/312 St Clair and 510/310 Spadina routes |publisher=[[Toronto Transit Commission]] |date=2024-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613215748/https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/Updates/Important-changes-coming-to-508-Lake-Shore-512-312-St-Clair-and-510-310-Spadina-streetcar-service | archive-date=2024-06-13}}</ref> 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.<ref name="TheStar-2025-08-30">{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/rush-hour-508-lake-shore-streetcars-set-to-return-504-304-king-streetcars-coming-back/article_25a29aa7-d15e-4feb-a682-e0d5774fb8ad.html |title=Rush hour 508 Lake Shore streetcars set to return, 504/304 King streetcars coming back on track through King and Church |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |date=August 30, 2025 }}</ref>

==Nearby landmarks==
The station, located at the east end of the [[Prince Edward Viaduct]], serves the local communities of [[Playter Estates]], [[Greektown, Toronto|Greektown]] and [[Riverdale, Toronto|Riverdale]] and nearby destinations such as [[Danforth Music Hall]] and [[Riverdale Park (Toronto)|Riverdale Park]].

==Parkette==
{{Infobox park
| name = Broadview Subway Station Parkette
| photo = Broadview Parkette 4159.jpg
| photo_caption =
| map =
| map_width =
| type =
| location = 769 Broadview Ave at Erindale
| coords = {{Coord|43|40|38|N|79|21|30|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark|display=inline}}
| area = {{convert|932|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}
| created =
| operator = [[Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division|Toronto Parks]]
| status =
| open =
| website =
}}
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.<ref name="star241200" /> Subsequently, in 2010 the TTC declared this portion of the site surplus to its operating requirements and the [[Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division|City of Toronto, Parks, Forestry and Recreation]] agreed to maintain the re-landscaped land for use as a parkette.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-26825.pdf|title=Part of 769 Broadview Avenue – Rezoning Application – Final Report|author=Staff|date=14 January 2010|publisher=City of Toronto|access-date=1 August 2011|archive-date=16 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016132327/http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-26825.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Surface connections==
{{Main|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:
{| class="wikitable"
! Route
! Name
! Additional information
|-
! rowspan="2" |8
| rowspan="2" |Broadview
|Northbound to [[Warden station]] via O'Connor Drive
|-
|Southbound to [[Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital]]
|-
!25A
| rowspan="2" |Don Mills
|Northbound to [[Steeles Avenue|Steeles Avenue East]] via [[Don Mills station]]
|-
!25B
|Northbound to Don Mills station
|-
! rowspan="2" |62
| rowspan="2" |Mortimer
|Eastbound to [[Main Street station (Toronto)|Main Street station]]
|-
|Westbound to Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital
|-
!87A
| rowspan="2" |Cosburn
|Eastbound to Main Street station via East York Acres
|-
!87C
|Eastbound to Main Street station
|-
!100A
|Flemingdon Park
|Northbound to [[Don Mills Road]] and Wynford Drive
|-
!304
|King
|[[Blue Night Network|Blue Night Streetcar service]]; westbound to [[Dundas West station]]
|-
!305
|Dundas
|Blue Night Streetcar service; westbound to Dundas West station
|-
![[504 King|504B]]
|King
|Streetcar; westbound to [[Dufferin Gate Loop]]
|-
![[505 Dundas|505]]
|Dundas
|Streetcar; westbound to Dundas West Station
|-
!925
|Don Mills Express
|Northbound to Steeles Avenue East via Don Mills station
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Broadview (TTC)|Broadview Station}}
*{{TTC station page}}

{{TTC lines and stations}}

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[[Category:Line 2 Bloor–Danforth stations]]
[[Category:Toronto streetcar loops]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Canada opened in 1966]]
[[Category:Pocket parks]]
[[Category:Railway stations located underground in Canada]]

Broadview station - Revision history

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