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

[turini2]

Nice timelapse onboard video of the completed tunnel section!

 

[allengeorge]

@turini2 Thanks for posting! I didn’t realize how substantial the tunneled section was until today.

 

[Tunafish13]

Nice timelapse onboard video of the completed tunnel section!

Wow, thats pretty impressive.

Those switchover spaces before Laird and Avenue stations are a lot bigger and more spacious then I thought they would be.

 

[kingkam]

What will be the top speed of the LRV? 45/KM/H or so?

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

What will be the top speed of the LRV? 45/KM/H or so?

Because construction is still going on, they have to go slow. Design speed is 80 km/h underground, but that will be when it opens.

 

[kingkam]

Because construction is still going on, they have to go slow. Design speed is 80 km/h underground, but that will be when it opens.

Awesome!

Anyone know estimated travel time from end-to-end when it opens?

 

[evandyk]

Depends how many cars have to make a left turn in front of your streetcar.

 

[Richard White]

Awesome!

Anyone know estimated travel time from end-to-end when it opens?

If it is anything like the 501.. likely an hour to an hour and a half end to end.

 

[robmausser]

Awesome!

Anyone know estimated travel time from end-to-end when it opens?

Tunneled section: 10 minutes. At-grade section: 4 hours.

 

[Aplus23]

Can't they just implement left hand turns after Green lights instead of before, they do that on other lines if I'm not mistaken and would be a great improvement.

 

[Undead]

Tunneled section: 10 minutes. At-grade section: 4 hours.

It's the journey, not the destination.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Can't they just implement left hand turns after Green lights instead of before, they do that on other lines if I'm not mistaken and would be a great improvement.

Better yet, left turn arrows after, if there is a light rail vehicle approaching. Left turn arrows before, if there is NO light rail vehicle approaching. Like they do in Europe. Even better, left turn arrows after, only if there is at least one vehicle in the left turn lane and turn to a yellow left turn arrow as the motor vehicle enters the intersection. Otherwise, remain with a red left turn arrow.

Why does Toronto not use RED or YELLOW LEFT TURN ARROWS? Toronto and Ontario is so far behind other jurisdictions.

 

[44 North]

Just a casual observation, but the construction activity for the central section seems to have grown immensely. I see way more workers and equipment now than in the past.

 

[Transportfan]

Wow, thats pretty impressive.

Those switchover spaces before Laird and Avenue stations are a lot bigger and more spacious then I thought they would be.

Sure doesn't look like anything else in Toronto with those round triple track tunnels.

 

[ViveleCanada]

Awesome!

Anyone know estimated travel time from end-to-end when it opens?

The Eglinton Crosstown website says about 38 minutes from end to end. 26 minutes between Bloor-Yonge and Kennedy.