Oakwood Station (Toronto) - Overhead Crane
Oakwood can refer to rapid transit stations on two different systems: * Oakwood tube station, a London Underground subway station * Oakwood station (Toronto) Oakwood is an underground light rail transit (LRT) station under construction on Line 5 Eglinton, a new line that is part of the Toronto subway system. It will be located in the Little Jamaica neighbourhood at the intersection of Oakwood Avenue ...

Rapid Transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be called a subway, tube, or underground. Unlike buses or trams, rapid transit systems are railways (usually electric railway, electric) that operate on an exclusive right-of-way (transportation), right-of-way, which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other vehicles, and which is often grade-separated in tunnels or on elevated railways. Modern services on rapid transit systems are provided on designated lines between rapid transit station, stations typically using electric multiple units on rail tracks, although some systems use guided rubber tires, magnetic levitation (''maglev''), or monorail. The stations typically have high platforms, without steps inside the trains, requiring custom-made trains in order to minimize gaps between train a ...
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Oakwood Tube Station
Oakwood is a London Underground station on the Piccadilly line The Piccadilly line is a deep-level London Underground line running from the north to the west of London. It has two branches, which split at Acton Town, and serves 53 stations. The line serves Heathrow Airport, and some of its stations are n .... It is the second most northerly station on the line, between Southgate and Cockfosters stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station is on the edge of the Oakwood, London, Oakwood area of London Borough of Enfield, Enfield (N postcode area, N14) and is situated at the junction of Bramley Road (A110 road (England), A110) and Chase Road (the other end of Chase Road is close to Southgate tube station, Southgate Underground station). This station has step-free access after the upgrades made to the station between October and December 2007. History The station opened on 13 March 1933 as part of the Piccadilly line extension to Cockfosters, Cockfosters extension, ...
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