Ossington station

Toronto subway station

Ossington

General information
Location| 746 Ossington Avenue,
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates| 43°39′44″N 79°25′36″W﻿ / ﻿43.66222°N 79.42667°W﻿ / 43.66222; -79.42667
Platforms| Side platforms
Tracks| 2
Connections|

TTC buses

* 63 Ossington
* 94A Wellesley
* 161 Rogers Rd
* 300 Bloor - Danforth
* 363 Ossington

Construction
Structure type| Underground
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Website| Official station page
History
Opened| February 26, 1966; 57 years ago (1966-02-26)
Passengers
2019[1]| 31,316
Rank| 28 of 75
Services
| Preceding station  |  Toronto Transit Commission | Following station

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Dufferin

towards Kipling

|  | Bloor–Danforth |  | Christie

towards Kennedy

Location

Ossington is a subway station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth of the Toronto subway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at Ossington Avenue just north of Bloor Street West and opened in 1966 as part of the original segment of the subway line. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.[2]

## Description[edit]

Artwork Ossington Particles

The main station entrance is on the west side of Ossington Avenue, just north of Bloor. In December 2016, elevators were installed at this station, thus making Ossington station a fully accessible station. There is a second automatic entrance, with entry only by Presto card, on Delaware Avenue, beside a TTC electrical substation.[3]

As part of the 2016 renovation, the station acquired the artwork Ossington Particles by Scott Eunson.[4] The artwork uses 800 stick-on coloured acrylic tiles arranged in clusters near stairways on the platform and mezzanine levels.[5] Plaques in the station provide an artist's message: "The Particles inhabit the tile grid of Ossington Station to tell a story of the natural and human history of this site, mapping the local Garrison Creek watershed and recalling the ancient landscape and geology of this neighborhood."[6]

## Surface connections[edit]

Exterior of the station

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TTC routes serving the station include:

Route  | Name  | Additional information

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63A/B  | Ossington  | Southbound to Liberty Village
63A  | Northbound to Eglinton West station
63B  | Northbound to St. Clair Avenue West
(Rush hour service)
94A  | Wellesley  | Eastbound to Castle Frank station
161  | Rogers Road  | Westbound to Jane Street
363  | Ossington  | Blue Night service; northbound to Eglinton West Station and southbound to Canadian National Exhibition

## Easier access program[edit]

In the summer of 2014, work has begun on the station to make it accessible to all customers. Improvements to the station include two new elevators to access the subway platforms, automatic sliding doors, barrier free access to the platform, security upgrades, and signage improvements.[7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Subway ridership, 2019" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2023. "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. ^ "There's now free WiFi at over 40 TTC subway stations". blogTO. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
3. ^ "Ossington Station - Easier Access Program". Toronto Transit Commission. December 2016. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
4. ^ "Approval of Art Concepts for Coxwell, Wellesley, Royal York, Ossington and St. Clair West Stations" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. December 16, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
5. ^ Chris Bateman (December 9, 2015). "Artistic overhaul coming to five TTC subway stations". Metro News. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
6. ^ Scott Eunson (February 13, 2017). Ossington Particles (Plaque on station platform).
7. ^ "TTC Ossington Station". Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.

## External links[edit]

Media related to Ossington Station at Wikimedia Commons

* Official station page

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Stations, stops and loops of the Toronto subway and streetcar systems

Present|

|  Yonge–University|

* Finch
* North York Centre
* Sheppard–Yonge
* York Mills
* Lawrence
* Eglinton
* Davisville
* St. Clair
* Summerhill
* Rosedale
* Bloor–Yonge
* Wellesley
* College
* Dundas
* Queen
* King
* Union
* St. Andrew
* Osgoode
* St. Patrick
* Queen's Park
* Museum
* St. George
* Spadina
* Dupont
* St. Clair West
* Eglinton West (Cedarvale)
* Glencairn
* Lawrence West
* Yorkdale
* Wilson
* Sheppard West
* Downsview Park
* Finch West
* York University
* Pioneer Village
* Highway 407
* Vaughan

|

Bloor–Danforth|

* Kipling
* Islington
* Royal York
* Old Mill
* Jane
* Runnymede
* High Park
* Keele
* Dundas West
* Lansdowne
* Dufferin
* Ossington
* Christie
* Bathurst
* Spadina
* St. George
* Bay
* Bloor–Yonge
* Sherbourne
* Castle Frank
* Broadview
* Chester
* Pape
* Donlands
* Greenwood
* Coxwell
* Woodbine
* Main Street
* Victoria Park
* Warden
* Kennedy
* Lawrence & McCowan
* Scarborough Centre
* Sheppard & McCowan

Sheppard|

* Sheppard–Yonge
* Bayview
* Bessarion
* Leslie
* Don Mills

Streetcar system|

* Bingham Loop
* Distillery Loop
* Dufferin Gate Loop
* Exhibition Loop
* Fleet Loop
* Gunns Loop
* High Park Loop
* Humber Loop
* Long Branch Loop
* McCaul Loop
* Neville Park Loop
* Queens Quay station

Future|

|  Eglinton|

* Renforth
* Martin Grove
* Kipling
* Islington
* Royal York
* Scarlett
* Jane
* Mount Dennis
* Keelesdale
* Caledonia
* Fairbank
* Oakwood
* Cedarvale (Eglinton West)
* Forest Hill
* Chaplin
* Avenue
* Eglinton
* Mount Pleasant
* Leaside
* Laird
* Sunnybrook Park
* Science Centre
* Aga Khan Park & Museum
* Wynford
* Sloane
* O'Connor
* Pharmacy
* Hakimi Lebovic
* Golden Mile
* Birchmount
* Ionview
* Kennedy

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Finch West|

* Humber College
* Westmore
* Martin Grove
* Albion
* Stevenson
* Mount Olive
* Rowntree Mills
* Pearldale
* Duncanwoods
* Milvan Rumike
* Emery
* Signet Arrow
* Norfinch Oakdale
* Jane and Finch
* Driftwood
* Tobermory
* Sentinel
* Finch West

Ontario Line|

* Exhibition
* King–Bathurst
* Queen–Spadina
* Osgoode
* Queen
* Moss Park
* Corktown
* East Harbour
* Riverside–Leslieville
* Gerrard
* Pape
* Cosburn
* Thorncliffe Park
* Flemingdon Park
* Science Centre

Former|

|  Scarborough|

* Kennedy
* Lawrence East
* Ellesmere
* Midland
* Scarborough Centre
* McCowan

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