Toronto Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

[steveintoronto]

Off topic, but something's caught my eyes on that second last map: proof that Oriole station was at York Mills Road.

CNR Oriole Station
The station is named for the old Canadian Northern Railway Oriole Station, built in 1905 as Duncan Station on the south side of York Mills west of Don Mills Road.[4] The two storey station closed and abandoned as Oriole was relocated in 1978 and was finally demolished in 1987.[5]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriole_GO_Station

 

[11th]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriole_GO_Station

Interesting how the station will eventually be at Sheppard, but keeping the same name (as in the current released plan).

 

[TransitBart]

Who do I have to bribe to be on that train?

Can't we simply ask politely? If they were smart, the'd be charging and making money from the testing. Ah. pipe dream.

 

[steveintoronto]

Can't we simply ask politely?

I thought SNC-Lavalin were part of the consortium...a bribe is a requisite.

 

[JamesKoole]

The tunnels are way larger than I expected. The pictures don't really give a good sense of perspective. I'm almost 6'2 and the tunnels are close to 3 times my height.

Neat tour and pics, thanks! I was looking at some stuff from the Confederation Line in Ottawa and they dug a single tunnel with both directions rather than one tunnel for each. You can see it here in this video timelapse of the line:

Makes for a different feel than the single tunnels and feels similar to some of the T lines in Boston.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

From link:


They’re not quite finished yet, but work is ongoing to install escalators at Mount Dennis Station!

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

Neat tour and pics, thanks! I was looking at some stuff from the Confederation Line in Ottawa and they dug a single tunnel with both directions rather than one tunnel for each. You can see it here in this video timelapse of the line:

Makes for a different feel than the single tunnels and feels similar to some of the T lines in Boston.

Interesting!

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

From link:


They’re not quite finished yet, but work is ongoing to install escalators at Mount Dennis Station!

Holy, MTD Station is really ahead of the eve when it comes to the station construction

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Holy, MTD Station is really ahead of the eve when it comes to the station construction

Mt. Dennis Station may just be ready for Open Doors 2019, in May 25-26, 2019. Unavailable that weekend. Take photos, for those who may go.

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

Mt. Dennis Station may just be ready for Open Doors 2019, in May 25-26, 2019. Unavailable that weekend. Take photos, for those who may go.

I hope so, I'd love to go to that!

 

[Sandpit]

Neat tour and pics, thanks! I was looking at some stuff from the Confederation Line in Ottawa and they dug a single tunnel with both directions rather than one tunnel for each. You can see it here in this video timelapse of the line:

Makes for a different feel than the single tunnels and feels similar to some of the T lines in Boston.

The stations feel similiar to the newer Skytrain stations.

 

[junctionist]

Are the stations going to look similar to the Scarborough RT stations? Those stations are minimalist modern with mostly bare concrete surfaces and large windows.

 

[Leo_Chan]

Are the stations going to look similar to the Scarborough RT stations? Those stations are minimalist modern with mostly bare concrete surfaces and large windows.

It’s almost like the SRT is a good model for transit and no one liked it because it was ignored!

 

[raptor]

 

[SaugeenJunction]

So exciting to see the surface section take shape!