Osgoode station

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title: "Osgoode station" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["line-1-yonge–university-stations", "railway-stations-in-canada-opened-in-1963", "1963-establishments-in-ontario", "ontario-line-stations", "railway-stations-located-underground-in-canada"] description: "Toronto subway station" topic_path: "society/education" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgoode_station" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Toronto subway station ::

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Field	Value
name	Osgoode
symbol_location	toronto
symbol	1big
style	Toronto Transit Commission
image	Osgoode TTC Subway Station, September 27 2025.jpg
address	181 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
country	Canada
coordinates
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title	TTC buses and Streetcars
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3	Downtown / Beach Express
4	Downtown / Don Valley Express
5	Downtown / Humber Bay Express --
6	Queen
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website
structure	Underground
platform	Centre platform
tracks	2
opened
rebuilt	2006–2008, 2016
accessible	Yes
owned	Toronto Transit Commission
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mapframe-marker	rail-metro
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|name = Osgoode |symbol_location = toronto |symbol = 1big |style = Toronto Transit Commission |image = Osgoode TTC Subway Station, September 27 2025.jpg |address = 181 Queen Street West Toronto, Ontario |country = Canada |coordinates = |other ={{Collapsible list |framestyle=border:none; padding:0; |title= TTC buses and Streetcars | 2= Downtown / Avenue Rd Express | 3= Downtown / Beach Express | 4= Downtown / Don Valley Express | 5= Downtown / Humber Bay Express -- | 6= Queen | 7= Queen |website = |structure = Underground |platform = Centre platform |depth = |levels = |tracks = 2 |parking = |bicycle = |opened = |closed = |rebuilt = 2006–2008, 2016 |accessible = Yes |owned = Toronto Transit Commission |passengers = |pass_year = |pass_rank = |services = | other_services_header = Future services | other_services_collapsible = yes | other_services= | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #FFCB0C | mapframe-marker = rail-metro Osgoode is a subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station, which opened in 1963, is located under University Avenue where it is crossed by Queen Street West and is named for the nearby Osgoode Hall, which honours William Osgoode, the first chief justice of Upper Canada.

History and construction

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The station has an island platform and was constructed using the cut-and-cover method. There is a pocket track at the south end of the station which allows a southbound train to change direction.

When Osgoode was built, some utility lines were relocated away from the station to allow for a future "Lower Osgoode" station on the projected but never-built Queen Street subway, but unlike at Lower Queen, no actual construction took place. When it opened, Osgoode, like St. Andrew station, boasted Vitrolite tiles on its walls. Cracks resulting from the high water table at the station forced the TTC to cover over most of these tiles in the 1970s with vertical slats along the outer walls on the far side of the tracks and ceramic tiles on structural elements on the platform itself. In 2016, the slats on the outer walls were replaced by off-white panels, evoking the original design.

Entrances to the station were all built as open stairways from the sidewalk, with the panel above the lintel emblazoned with the scales of justice, which referenced the Superior Court of Justice at Osgoode Hall. Subsequent refurbishment resulted in a generic TTC style replacing the unique symbolism. In 2006, a new entrance, with elevator access to the concourse level, was integrated into the construction of the Four Seasons Centre, at the southeast corner of Queen and University. Along with an elevator to the platform level within the fare paid area, this made the station fully accessible as of 2007. Plans from 2008 call for Diamond and Schmitt Architects, who were responsible for the opera house, to design complementary covered entrances at the other three corners of the intersection. | align = left | direction = horizontal | header = Entrances | image1 = OsgoodeTTCsign1999.jpg | width1 = | caption1 = Original design of entrance stairwell | image2 = Osgoode TTC NE entrance.JPG | width2 = | caption2 = Current stairs with generic TTC signage | image3 = Osgoode TTC opera entrance.JPG | width3 = | caption3 = Four Seasons Centre subway entrance

Ontario Line

By early 2023, construction had begun on the Ontario Line, a rapid transit line connecting the south loop of Line 1 Yonge–University to the east wing of Line 2 Bloor–Danforth, then extending north to Don Valley station, where the line will interchange with Line 5 Eglinton. From Osgoode station, the line will also travel west to Exhibition. At Osgoode, the Ontario Line segment of the station will be drilled out of rock at a lower level than the existing Line 1 infrastructure.

Nearby landmarks

Nearby landmarks include the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto City Hall, Nathan Phillips Square, Osgoode Hall, the South African War Memorial, 299 Queen Street West, the Canada Life Building and the United States Consulate.

Surface connections

Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

A transfer is required to connect between the subway system and these surface routes:

TTC routes serving the station include: ::data[format=table]

Route	Name	Additional information	501/301
Queen	Streetcar; eastbound to Neville Park Loop and westbound to Bathurst Street.
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References

References

1. Spurr, Ben. (June 4, 2021). "'It's a miracle': How two TTC subway trains came within seconds of a disastrous collision". [[Toronto Star]].
2. "The University Subway – Under Construction – Transit Toronto – Content".
3. "Gordon on Instagram: "Before and after. Osgoode station. #toronto #TTC #beforeandafter #Osgoode #subway #oldandnew "".
4. "Installation Of Elevators At Osgoode Station".
5. "Retrofit Of Subway/Srt Open Stairway Entrances".
6. Harvey, Lex. (April 29, 2023). "'All hands on deck': Toronto braces for a decade of traffic turmoil as Ontario Line work shuts city streets". [[Toronto Star]].
7. "The Ontario Line – Neighbourhood Updates – Downtown".

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