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

nfitz said:
Wasn't there 4 or 5 entrances to Line 1 before construction started? I don't see that there'd be less once Line 5 opens.
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There will be the same 4 entrances once Crosstown opens. You have the south and north entrances on the south side as well the tunnel under Yonge from the east side. You will have the tunnel under Eglinton. Other than the 2 tunnels, you have the existing 2 in service today.

When Crosstown opens, there will be 3 for it. The main one, from Line 1 and the Salvation Army Building. Bulk of riders to/from the surface will be using the main one with some using the Salvation Army Building.
 
darthaunty said:
Is the UP Express connection at Mt Dennis going to be active from Day 1 of the LRT opening, or is that on a separate timeline altogether?
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I’m sure it will be, along with the GO connection. In my opinion, Metrolinx shouldn’t wait for the Crosstown to be done to open the Mount Dennis GO and UPX station. Once it’s complete, open it to serve the Mount Dennis community.
 
SaugeenJunction said:
I’m sure it will be, along with the GO connection. In my opinion, Metrolinx shouldn’t wait for the Crosstown to be done to open the Mount Dennis GO and UPX station. Once it’s complete, open it to serve the Mount Dennis community.
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There is also the community facility in the refurbished Kodak building that could be opened.
 
drum118 said:
There will be the same 4 entrances once Crosstown opens. You have the south and north entrances on the south side as well the tunnel under Yonge from the east side. You will have the tunnel under Eglinton. Other than the 2 tunnels, you have the existing 2 in service today.

When Crosstown opens, there will be 3 for it. The main one, from Line 1 and the Salvation Army Building. Bulk of riders to/from the surface will be using the main one with some using the Salvation Army Building.
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There is no entrance at the Salvation Army Building. See these annotated maps from the Eglinton Station thread.

Crosstown LRT: Eglinton Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

60 days to go until 2024 and Yonge and Eglinton still looks like this... What's your point? There isn't even an opening date 😂
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hawc said:
I know you love being disagreeable. So let me clarify... two entrances to the same station right next to each other.
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I only use that station occasionally. I was up there for the first time since Covid the other day, and had problems seeing a entrance sign from the corner of Eglinton and Yonge!

I've been wondering since if they are removing some entranced.

No need to be disagreeable. Thanks for the response.
 
hawc said:
Will that eventually be the only entrance to the Line 1 Eglinton station too? Or is there one entrance to Line 5 Eglinton LRT and one entrance to Line 1 Eglinton Subway right beside each other which feels a little weird. I guess they both connect underground too?
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No. There were previously entrances at all 4 corners, built into the buildings located there. Those still exist, although they have all been closed at various times due to the construction. But they all lead relatively directly to the YUS platform.

This entrance will be a more direct way to get to the Crosstown platforms than those other entrances, but it will be possible to travel anywhere in the station by the labyrinth of connections underground from here

And there is no entrance/exit from the Salvation Army building. There will only be an emergency exit and a firefighter's access.

Dan
 
passing by aga khan station yesterday, it looks like they removed the fare machines.... so we are VERY far away to the point they figured itd be best to waste money to undo their work...
SMH..... 😒 hopefully im proven wrong
 
smallspy said:
No. There were previously entrances at all 4 corners, built into the buildings located there. Those still exist, although they have all been closed at various times due to the construction. But they all lead relatively directly to the YUS platform.

This entrance will be a more direct way to get to the Crosstown platforms than those other entrances, but it will be possible to travel anywhere in the station by the labyrinth of connections underground from here

And there is no entrance/exit from the Salvation Army building. There will only be an emergency exit and a firefighter's access.

Dan
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This map shows how the two entrances connect underground.

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While there are two entrances for now, the current entrance will probably be demolished as part of the Canada Square redevelopment in the next few years. You can see that the building that houses the current south-west entrance will be demolished and turned into an outdoor plaza in renderings of the future site.
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Revised Plans for 5-Tower Canada Square Site Ups Public Space, More | UrbanToronto

The redevelopment of Canada Square at Yonge and Eglinton is back in the news with an application to the City for OPA and ZBA to permit redevelopment with a 5-tower mixed-use community of offices, retail, residential, community, and transportation uses.
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hawc said:
Will that eventually be the only entrance to the Line 1 Eglinton station too? Or is there one entrance to Line 5 Eglinton LRT and one entrance to Line 1 Eglinton Subway right beside each other which feels a little weird. I guess they both connect underground too?
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Unfortunately there currently doesn't seem to be a plan to make the Eglinton subway station more whole. Even the 2180 Yonge plans show a small entrance building on the corner for some reason.
 
drum118 said:
When Crosstown opens, there will be 3 for it. The main one, from Line 1 and the Salvation Army Building. Bulk of riders to/from the surface will be using the main one with some using the Salvation Army Building.
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The Salvation Army building isn't going to have a connection to the station. It is sitting on top of and in front of the mechanical and vents built for Line 5, but there are no vents, doors, or anything else connecting the two. At the end of the project there is a building entirely owned by the Salvation Army, and Metrolinx property behind and under it.
 
The biweekly station showcases will resume soon. Someone requested on twitter for Cedarvale to be shown next, but again, we’ll just have to wait for the YouTube upload..
 
eglinton1661 said:
This map shows how the two entrances connect underground.

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While there are two entrances for now, the current entrance will probably be demolished as part of the Canada Square redevelopment in the next few years. You can see that the building that houses the current south-west entrance will be demolished and turned into an outdoor plaza in renderings of the future site.
urbantoronto.ca

Revised Plans for 5-Tower Canada Square Site Ups Public Space, More | UrbanToronto

The redevelopment of Canada Square at Yonge and Eglinton is back in the news with an application to the City for OPA and ZBA to permit redevelopment with a 5-tower mixed-use community of offices, retail, residential, community, and transportation uses.
urbantoronto.ca urbantoronto.ca

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From the article, and looking at the revised plan:
In the current site plan, the office building at 2200 Yonge is maintained in place...
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So those entrances fronting Eglinton will stay. What may change, or temporarily get closed, is the mid-block entrance.
 
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