kotsy
Senior Member
There is a Exhibition Station open house next Saturday and I will remember to ask for more details about the bridge's removal.
Toronto Ontario Line: Exhibition Station | ?m | 2s | Metrolinx | HDR
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reinventingthewheel
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Hmm, I figured this meant the new bridge/concourse may open for public passage before it’s complete. I can’t see any reason to demolish the temple bridge any sooner.
Now looking at some of your previous drone shots, I’m seeing the biggest crane on rails would pass right through the space where the new street bridge will run (entering the concourse from the north). This makes me think that bridge section may be the last built structure. It’s all rather confusing especially with little info about TBM operations, I look forward to finding out more from the open house.
kotsy
Senior Member
Exhibition TBM Launch Shaft/Portal. You can see an outline of where the TBMs will enter now.
Looking West at the launch shaft:
Exhibition North entrance building
Wide shot of platform work:
Looking West at the launch shaft:
Exhibition North entrance building
Wide shot of platform work:
stanko
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Dinamo5
Active Member
I assume that by the time the world cup rolls around this place will still look like a complete mess, unfortunate they could not of started this portion sooner. Either way this station has been needed for a very long time now.
kotsy
Senior Member
I got confirmation on the weekend that the pedestrian bridge will indeed be open until the new station building opens for GO operations, which is expected for 2028/2029, and perhaps a bit after.
reinventingthewheel
Active Member
Great news. Thanks for finding out because the slide deck itself has very little new information.
Here’s a link for all from the Document Centre:
Exhibition Open House Presentation October 4 2025
Just a couple photos worth highlighting, here’s the oddly deep foundation of the north entrance building:
^ They’re still struggling with cardinal directions at ML
This looks like it will be for storage of excavated spoils:
kotsy
Senior Member
TBM launch shaft/portal update:
innsertnamehere
Superstar
I noticed today that there is a number of piles driven into the ground in this area west of Strachan:
Anyone know what that is for? I imagine it's OL related but is on the wrong side of the rail corridor and seems generally odd..
Edit: it's actually visible in the back of this image:
Anyone know what that is for? I imagine it's OL related but is on the wrong side of the rail corridor and seems generally odd..
Edit: it's actually visible in the back of this image:
kotsy
Senior Member
I noticed today that there is a number of piles driven into the ground in this area west of Strachan:
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Anyone know what that is for? I imagine it's OL related but is on the wrong side of the rail corridor and seems generally odd..
Edit: it's actually visible in the back of this image:
That's the site of the traction power substation
Milaisacat
Active Member
Interesting. I was wondering what these foundations and columns would be used for. If it is going to serve as the muck pit(s), it's seemingly on the wrong end of the launching pit. I guess they will use an extensive conveyor belt system to haul it over here? For what it's worth, here's a tweet from the SkyTrain Broadway Subway Twitter about the 'muck pit' for storing the spoils before they are trucked away:
The SkyTrain Broadway Subway muck pit was located to the rear of the tunnel boring complex:
Also, if it's of interest, here's a good timelapse of the SkyTrain Broadway Subway tunnel boring machines being assembled and launched:
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TossYourJacket
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Worth noting that some earlier slide decks from MX suggested 2026/2027 for GO operations using at least the bare bones of the new station. So we're already behind.
UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
In case anyone was wondering about that, FYI:
www.broadwaysubway.ca
...and yes, it's in Vancouver.
Home - Broadway Subway Project
The Broadway Subway Project is a 5.7 km extension of the Millennium Line, from VCC-Clark Station to Broadway and Arbutus. It will provide fast, frequent and convenient SkyTrain service to B.C.’s second largest jobs centre, world-class health services, and emerging innovation and research hub...
...and yes, it's in Vancouver.
kotsy
Senior Member
Portal/tbm launch shaft update:
Milaisacat
Active Member
No photo, but they have erected a long truss system that I believe will house a conveyor belt to take spoil from the TBM pit to the muck pools. It's white and located on the south side of the muck pools and runs back to the TBM pit.