Ossington station

{{short description|Toronto subway station}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox station | name = Ossington | symbol_location = toronto | symbol = 2big | style = Toronto Transit Commission | image = Ossington Subway Station Platform, October 4 2025 (01).jpg | caption = | address = 746 Ossington Avenue, Toronto, Ontario | country = Canada | coordinates = {{coord|43|39|45|N|79|25|34|W|region:CA-ON_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}} |other = {{Collapsible list |framestyle=border:none; padding:0;  |title={{rail-interchange|toronto|bus}} TTC buses | 1= {{RouteBox|63||#FF2D16|white}} Ossington | 2= {{RouteBox|94A||#FF2D16|white}} Wellesley | 3= {{RouteBox|161||#FF2D16|white}} Rogers Rd | 4= {{color box|white|'''300''' 8px|#034DA9|border=silver}} Bloor - Danforth | 5= {{color box|white|'''363''' 8px|#034DA9|border=silver}} Ossington }} | website = {{TTC station page}} | structure = Underground | platform = Side platforms | depth = | tracks = 2 | parking = | bicycle = | opened = {{Start date and age|1966|02|26}} | closed = | rebuilt = | accessible = yes | passengers = {{formatnum:{{TTC ridership|Ossington}}}} | pass_year = {{TTC ridership}} | pass_rank = {{TTC rank|Ossington}} | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Toronto Transit Commission|line=2|left=Dufferin|right=Christie}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #16A753 | mapframe-marker = rail-metro }} '''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.

==Description== thumb|right|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.<ref name=TTC-Access>{{cite web |url=https://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Projects/Station_Improvements/Ossington_Station/index.jsp |title=Ossington Station - Easier Access Program |publisher=Toronto Transit Commission |date=December 2016 |access-date=February 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215195639/https://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Projects/Station_Improvements/Ossington_Station/index.jsp | archive-date=February 15, 2017 }}</ref>

As part of the 2016 renovation, the station acquired the artwork ''Ossington Particles'' by Scott Eunson.<ref name=TTC-2015-12-16>{{cite web |url=https://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_information/Commission_meetings/2015/December_16/Reports/Approval_of_Art_Concepts.pdf |title=Approval of Art Concepts for Coxwell, Wellesley, Royal York, Ossington and St. Clair West Stations |publisher=Toronto Transit Commission |date=December 16, 2015 |access-date=February 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727064411/https://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_information/Commission_meetings/2015/December_16/Reports/Approval_of_Art_Concepts.pdf | archive-date=July 27, 2017 }}</ref> The artwork uses 800 stick-on coloured acrylic tiles arranged in clusters near stairways on the platform and mezzanine levels.<ref name=Metro-2015-12-09>{{cite news |url=http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2015/12/09/artistic-overhaul-coming-to-five-ttc-subway-stations.html |title=Artistic overhaul coming to five TTC subway stations |newspaper=Metro News |author=Chris Bateman |date=December 9, 2015 |access-date=February 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044004/http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2015/12/09/artistic-overhaul-coming-to-five-ttc-subway-stations.html |archive-date=December 9, 2017 }}</ref> 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."<ref name=ArtistMessage>{{cite sign |title=Ossington Particles |type=Plaque on station platform |author=Scott Eunson |date=February 13, 2017 }}</ref>

==Surface connections== thumb|Exterior of the station {{main|List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes}} {{unreferenced-section|date=December 2006}} TTC routes serving the station include: {| class="wikitable" ! Route ! Name ! Additional information |- !63A/B |rowspan="3"|Ossington |Southbound to Liberty Village |- !63A |Northbound to Cedarvale station |- !63B |Northbound to St. Clair Avenue West {{small|(Rush hour service)}} |- !94A |Wellesley |Eastbound to Castle Frank station |- !161 |Rogers Road |Westbound to Mount Dennis station |- !363 |Ossington |Blue Night service; northbound to Cedarvale station and southbound to Canadian National Exhibition |}

== Easier access program == 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=TTC Ossington Station|url=https://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Projects/Station_Improvements/Ossington_Station/index.jsp|website=Toronto Transit Commission|access-date=July 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724055232/https://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Projects/Station_Improvements/Ossington_Station/index.jsp | archive-date=July 24, 2014}}</ref>

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==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} * {{TTC station page}}

Category:Line 2 Bloor–Danforth stations Category:Railway stations in Canada opened in 1966 Category:Railway stations located underground in Canada