Lawrence station (Toronto)
Lawrence is a subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located under Yonge Street at Lawrence Avenue, in the Bedford Park, Lawrence Park and Lytton Park neighbourhoods.
The station is on four levels, all the entrances to the station are at street level, the concourse and collector level is on the second level, the bus platform is on the third level, and the subway platform is on the lower level.
Entrances
There are four entrances to the station located in the surrounding area:- an entrance on Lawrence Avenue, west of Yonge Street
- an entrance on Lawrence Avenue, east of Yonge Street
- an automatic entrance at Bedford Park Avenue, which leads directly to the subway platform level
- an automatic entrance at Ranleigh Avenue, which leads directly to the subway platform level
History
Lawrence was the first station in the network to feature an underground bus terminal. It is one of Toronto's deepest stations.
On April 23, 2007, TTC employee Antonio Almeida was killed in the tunnel just south of the station when a platform on his work car was dislodged.
In 2012, a series of renovations repaired the deteriorating concrete of the bus roadway and tunnel walls. Between the fourth quarter of 2012 and mid-2015, four high-capacity fire ventilation fans were installed at the station.
Nearby landmarks
- Nearby there are a series of parks that run through Chatsworth and Blythwood ravines from Chatsworth Drive and Cheritan Avenue to Bayview Avenue.
- Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens
- Toronto Public Library Locke Branch
Surface connections
TTC routes serving the station include:
| Route | Name | Additional Information |
| 52A | Lawrence West | Westbound to Pearson Airport via Dixon Road |
| 52B | Lawrence West | Westbound to Westwood Mall Bus Terminal via Dixon Road |
| 52D | Lawrence West | Westbound to McNaughton via Dixon Road |
| 52F | Lawrence West | Westbound to Royal York Road |
| 97A | Yonge | Northbound to York Mills station via Yonge Boulevard and southbound to Davisville station |
| 97B | Yonge | Northbound to York Mills station via Yonge Boulevard and southbound to Queens Quay via Davisville station |
| 97F | Yonge | Northbound to Steeles Avenue and southbound to Davisville station |
| 124 | Sunnybrook | Eastbound to Sunnybrook Hospital |
| 162 | Lawrence–Donway | Eastbound to Don Mills Road |
| 952 | Lawrence West Express | Westbound to Pearson Airport |
| 320 | Yonge | Blue Night service; Northbound to Steeles Avenue and southbound to Queens Quay |
| 352 | Lawrence West | Blue Night service; Eastbound to Sunnybrook Hospital and westbound to Pearson Airport |