Coxwell station

{{Infobox station

| name = Coxwell

| symbol_location = toronto

| symbol = 2big

| style = Toronto Transit Commission

| image = Coxwell Station Exterior 2023 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Coxwell station exterior in 2023

| address = 355 Strathmore Boulevard
Toronto, Ontario

| country = Canada

| coordinates = {{Coord|43|41|03|N|79|19|23|W|region:CA-ON_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| other = {{Collapsible list

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|title={{rail-interchange|toronto|bus}} TTC buses

| 1= {{RouteBox|22||#FF2D16|white}} Coxwell

| 2= {{RouteBox|31||#FF2D16|white}} Greenwood

| 3= {{RouteBox|70||#FF2D16|white}} O'Connor

| 4= {{color box|white|300 ^8px|#034DA9|border=silver}} Bloor - Danforth

| 5= {{color box|white|322 ^8px|#034DA9|border=silver}} Coxwell

| 6= {{color box|white|404|#9B9CA0|border=silver}} East York Community Bus

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| 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|Coxwell}}}}

| pass_year = {{TTC ridership}}

| pass_rank = {{TTC rank|Coxwell}}

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Toronto Transit Commission|line=2|left=Greenwood|right=Woodbine}}

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Coxwell is a subway station on the Line 2 Bloor–Danforth in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station is located on Strathmore Boulevard just east of Coxwell Avenue and one block north of Danforth Avenue. It opened in 1966 as part of the original segment of the Bloor–Danforth line. Automatic sliding doors, accessible fare gates and the addition of elevators made the station fully accessible in late December 2017.

Description

The entrance, collector's booth, fare gates, and bus bays are at street level, the concourse is on the second level, and the subway platforms are on the lower level. Stairs connect all levels with escalators only operating up at all times. The station building has four bus bays.

This station is used as a switchover point for subway operators changing their shift, regularly causing a slight delay while the crew is changed in either direction. {{citation needed|date=February 2015}} Station collectors and subway operators use office space at the Danforth Garage,{{cite web |url=http://www3.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_information/Commission_meetings/2008/Sept_18_2008/Reports/Danforth_Garage_Prop.pdf |title=Danforth Garage Property |publisher=Toronto Transit Commission |date=September 18, 2008 |website=ttc.ca |accessdate=November 1, 2011 |archive-date=February 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203030610/http://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_information/Commission_meetings/2008/Sept_18_2008/Reports/Danforth_Garage_Prop.pdf |url-status=live }} which is located on the south side of Danforth Avenue near the station.

The station underwent renovations to add elevators from the street to both subway platforms, automatic sliding doors, accessible fare gates, and improved signage, which made it fully accessible by 2017. This is part of a system-wide program that will retrofit all stations by 2030.{{cite web |title=TTC Coxwell Station - Easier Access Program |url=https://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Projects/Station_Improvements/Coxwell_Station/index.jsp |publisher=Toronto Transit Commission |website=ttc.ca |accessdate=March 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227103038/http://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Projects/Station_Improvements/Coxwell_Station/index.jsp |archive-date=December 27, 2017 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.ttc.ca/PDF/Coxwell%20Easier%20Access%20Program/Accessible_Program_Brochure_web.pdf |title=Brochure for Coxwell Station |date=October 2012 |work=Easier Access Program |publisher=Toronto Transit Commission |accessdate=March 28, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204710/https://www.ttc.ca/PDF/Coxwell%20Easier%20Access%20Program/Accessible_Program_Brochure_web.pdf |url-status=live }}

On December 22, 2016, this station and Leslie were the last subway stations to be equipped with Presto card readers.{{Cite web|url = http://www.cp24.com/news/ttc-has-now-rolled-out-presto-at-every-subway-station-1.3213887|title = TTC has now rolled out PRESTO at every subway station|date = December 22, 2016|access-date = December 22, 2016|archive-date = December 23, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161223052312/http://www.cp24.com/news/ttc-has-now-rolled-out-presto-at-every-subway-station-1.3213887|url-status = live}}

{{Stack|File:Coxwell Laneway Mosaic Mural & pedestrian walkway.jpg}}

In October 2016, the Coxwell Laneway Mosaic Mural was unveiled by dignitaries, including TTC Chair Josh Colle, who said, "At the TTC, public art not only beautifies our properties, but it's become a catalyst for station improvement projects." The mural is mounted on the outside of the barrier separating the Coxwell Station bus loop from a pedestrian walkway on the east and a parking lot on the south. The work is divided in two sections, representing past and future. It was created by a local group led by artist Cristina Delago.{{cite web |url=http://www.insidetoronto.com/whatson-story/6927907-coxwell-laneway-mosaic-mural-unveiled/ |title=Coxwell Laneway Mosaic Mural unveiled |publisher=Inside Toronto (East York Mirror) |first=Joanna |last=Lavoie |date=October 25, 2016 |accessdate=February 14, 2017 |archive-date=February 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215224118/http://www.insidetoronto.com/whatson-story/6927907-coxwell-laneway-mosaic-mural-unveiled/ |url-status=live }}

File:Coxwell Station Platform 2023.jpg

File:Coxwell Station station concourse level 2023.jpg

Installed in 2018, the artwork Forwards and Backwards by Jennifer Davis and Jon Sasaki is displayed on the station concourse level,{{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 |accessdate=February 9, 2017 |archive-date=July 27, 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 |url-status=live }} giving the effect of a funhouse mirror. Davis describes the work as "a three-dimensional sculpted curtain, cast in polished reflective aluminum, a material widely used in the TTC's rolling stock and infrastructure". The "sculpted curtain" is intended as a tribute to the TTC's "behind-the-curtain" employees.{{cite web |url=http://jenniferdavis.ca/works/forwards-and-backwards/ |title=Forwards and Backwards |website=jenniferdavis.ca |publisher=Jennifer Davis |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813043356/http://jenniferdavis.ca/works/forwards-and-backwards/ |archive-date=August 13, 2018 |url-status=dead}}

A laneway connects the station to Danforth and runs by the former Hollinger Bus Lines terminal, which is now a restaurant.{{cite web | url=https://transittoronto.ca/bus/8112.shtml | title=Toronto's Forgotten Bus Networks (A Brief History of the non-TTC Bus Operations within the City of Toronto) - Transit Toronto - Content | access-date=December 5, 2021 | archive-date=May 10, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510221826/https://transittoronto.ca/bus/8112.shtml | url-status=live }}

Ridership

The ridership at Coxwell station has been relatively stable since 2007, with a peak ridership of 17,900 in 2008 and the lowest ridership in 2015 with 15,260 riders.{{Cite web|url=https://transittoronto.ca/spare/0052.shtml|title=TTC Reports and Statistics - Transit Toronto - Content|access-date=July 9, 2020|archive-date=October 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002145342/https://transittoronto.ca/spare/0052.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{Historical populations

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|type = Canada

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|2007|16590

|2008|17900

|2009|16700

|2010|15620

|2011|16670

|2012|16730

|2013|17660

|2014|16980

|2015|15260

|2016|15620

|2018|15480

}}

Nearby landmarks

Nearby landmarks include Monarch Park Stadium, Monarch Park Collegiate Institute, Michael Garron Hospital and the East York Civic Centre.

Surface connections

TTC routes serving the station include:

class="wikitable" ! Route ! Name ! Additional information
22 \|Coxwell \|Southbound to Queen Street East
31 \|Greenwood \|Southbound to Queen Street East and Eastern Avenue via Greenwood station
70 \|O'Connor \|Eastbound to Eglinton Avenue East
322 \|Coxwell \|Blue Night service; northbound to Broadview station via Cosburn Avenue and southbound to the Bingham Loop via Kingston Road
404 \|East York \|Community bus

class="wikitable"

! Route

! Name

! Additional information

|Coxwell

|Southbound to Queen Street East

|Greenwood

|Southbound to Queen Street East and Eastern Avenue via Greenwood station

|O'Connor

|Eastbound to Eglinton Avenue East

322

|Coxwell