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

[nfitz]

On opening day, the opposite was the case. Every 5 seconds or so at the termini you'd have a PSA about staying back from the yellow line, presumably because of the large amounts of people milling around

Standing at Cedarvale this week during a shut down, you could see/hear that the PSA about the yellow line only happened when people were getting onto the yellow line. There are sensors.

So there is a solution to that problem!

 

[ThenWhat]

Oh absolutly I agree. But my friend, lets engage on such issues like we are normal humans having a normal conversation..

for example, someone suggested that the ads may cause:

"people stay away and prefer to drive"


There is reasonable complaints that one can engage in reasonable debate and discussions over and then there's this.....

Let me clarify in case it wasn't clear first time: People stay away and prefer to drive because of an accumulation of many things, some major and some minor. TTC is not able to control many of those things, but they can control some. Decreasing the amount of auditory and visual pollution in the stations and on the trains is something they could do if they tried. It is not as important as say the trains running on time, but it is one of many things that add up over time and influence people's decisions.

 

[zang]

I rode Line 5 again today and this time, the ''please stand clear'' announcements seemed to not be activating so some progress there...

Given we're adverse to the idea of curved stations in Toronto, one would think a couple of infrared laser/sensor pairs could easily be set up at the end of each platform to trigger the announcement when someone crosses the yellow line and a train isn't in the station, rather than regular announcements.

 

[T3G]

Are you saying the primary cause of L6's crappy operation was/is people standing too close to the edge / trespassing onto the tracks?

It was mentioned on here that the TTC only okay'ed the higher operating speeds on the 5 because of the guideway intrusion detection system (of which the sensor triggered announcements are part). There is, as I understand, no such system in place on the 6 (nor is it necessary, since, again, experience from Europe, but we're a paranoid bunch around these parts), hence the poor operational speed.

 

[Jonny5]

It was mentioned on here that the TTC only okay'ed the higher operating speeds on the 5 because of the guideway intrusion detection system (of which the sensor triggered announcements are part). There is, as I understand, no such system in place on the 6 (nor is it necessary, since, again, experience from Europe, but we're a paranoid bunch around these parts), hence the poor operational speed.

It may be the TTC being paranoid, but don't rule out the insurance providers who write this into the policies to offer discounted insurance premiums, regardless of its proven efficacy, they may simply insist on it until they are more comfortable with the line's operations, with the only alternative offered being much higher annual premiums and much larger deductibles.

 

[Northern Light]

It may be the TTC being paranoid, but don't rule out the insurance providers who write this into the policies to offer discounted insurance premiums, regardless of its proven efficacy, they may simply insist on it until they are more comfortable with the line's operations, with the only alternative offered being much higher annual premiums and much larger deductibles.

The TTC self-insures.

Not sure how Mx handles its liability.

 

[smallspy]

How was Line 5 during regular weekday usage this week? (I didn't see it in the discussion). Anyone use it to get to work 3/5 days this week?

I use it to get to and from work every day, as well as to get around for many errands.

Monday, there were still quite a few people who were unaware that the line had opened, and were waiting at their regular bus stops. By Thursday, no one was waiting.

Ridership seemed to increase every day until Friday - likely due to the PA day, as well as being a popular day to work-from-home. Also interestingly, it seemed that the auto traffic on Eglinton increased every day as the week went on as well, at least during the rush hours.

Given we're adverse to the idea of curved stations in Toronto, one would think a couple of infrared laser/sensor pairs could easily be set up at the end of each platform to trigger the announcement when someone crosses the yellow line and a train isn't in the station, rather than regular announcements.

This is exactly what has been set up.

That said, there is also an automated announcement that plays when a train is a set distance away from the station. So it's not impossible to get the announcements played back-to-back, which the French announcement following the English.

Dan

 

[APTA-2048]

There is, as I understand, no such system in place on the 6 (nor is it necessary, since, again, experience from Europe, but we're a paranoid bunch around these parts), hence the poor operational speed.

I thought I heard from TTC staff that there is GIDS at Humber College and Finch West.

 

[EllaW]

I use it to get to and from work every day, as well as to get around for many errands.

Monday, there were still quite a few people who were unaware that the line had opened, and were waiting at their regular bus stops. By Thursday, no one was waiting.

Ridership seemed to increase every day until Friday - likely due to the PA day, as well as being a popular day to work-from-home. Also interestingly, it seemed that the auto traffic on Eglinton increased every day as the week went on as well, at least during the rush hours.


This is exactly what has been set up.

That said, there is also an automated announcement that plays when a train is a set distance away from the station. So it's not impossible to get the announcements played back-to-back, which the French announcement following the English.

Dan

I can second that auto traffic seemed a lot worse on the Eastern side of Eglinton. Very confusing.

 

[CanadianJedi1983]

rode it today around 5pm from Eglington to Leaside at most i was waiting 5 mins for a Eastbound Train went out wrong entrance for the northbound 11 bus (had to wait 20 mins for that)

 

[SaugeenJunction]

This person filmed Line 5 on a 2011 camcorder - from the same year construction started

 

[Johnny Au]

February 15, 2026:

Kennedy Station:

 

[zang]

This person filmed Line 5 on a 2011 camcorder - from the same year construction started

That's a terrible camcorder for 2011, geez.

 

[81-717]

That's a terrible camcorder for 2011, geez.

Yeah, it gives off more 1980s/1990s vibes or so. idk if it's supposed to be some nostalgia thing for 2011 or something. That video has no description, and doesn't specify what camera was used. I remember when TYSSE opened, I still had an S2 phone, and the videos I took back then were also similarly low quality (because I had it set to 480p without realizing it could be changed to 1080). Most of those videos I've since taken down anyway.

 

[smallspy]

I thought I heard from TTC staff that there is GIDS at Humber College and Finch West.

There is.

Dan