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

[nfitz]

Eglinton Station was already shifted during the construction. There was never a plan to shift Eglinton West Station. It’s already too late to do any major construction.

All the crosstown station and stations being constructed on new lines will have long walking distances. Consider the Spadina walkway the average standard for getting from the street/bus terminal to the trains.

200 metres the norm? That's near double the distance at Cedarvale. And surely it's relatively short at Eglinton, Mount Dennis, and Kennedy

Don Valley to the bus terminal is only about 100 metres. Caledonia should be miniscule transfering from the subway station to the GO station which is almost on top of the subway platform. On the Ontario Line, the transfers at Exhibition, Queen, Osgoode, and East Harbour look short. Hopefully Pape too, with the new platforms under the old platforms.

Might be some good walking distances to the bus terminals on the Line 2 extension ... but that appears to be the exception not the norm.

 

[youngblood]

still a chance that line 5 will open this year according to our favorite CEO

why would he say this... there is no upside to saying this compared to just not answering the question.... UNLESS?

 

[stevensontransit]

still a chance that line 5 will open this year according to our favorite CEO

Is he this delusional?

 

[ThenWhat]

why would he say this... there is no upside to saying this compared to just not answering the question.... UNLESS?

What he said is a polite way of not answering the question.

"... there is a chance ..." --- a nice phrase, which will not be contradicted by facts no matter what happens.

 

[micheal_can]

At best, when could the line open, if there are no more issues?

 

[pleaseLRT]

still a chance that line 5 will open this year according to our favorite CEO

Using words like "chance" when we're a month and a half away from 2026 is insanity

I also find it funny that he says, "the system is showing great stability even in the Canadian winter, so there's a lot of promise". Uh I would hope so? There's winter and snow in Toronto every year - system stability in the winter for an any infrastructure project here is the bare minimum

 

[JasonParis]

For those on Instagram, you can see my stories from Cedarvale, Keelesdale and Mount Dennis here...

Line 5

 

[Metroscapes]

Metrolinx is going to get blasted in the new year if it's still (predictably) not open. Lindsay is going to get blasted today for broadcasting some hope when it's been dashed time and time again. I feel a teeny bit bad, only a little though.

 

[urbanclient]

Using words like "chance" when we're a month and a half away from 2026 is insanity

I also find it funny that he says, "the system is showing great stability even in the Canadian winter, so there's a lot of promise". Uh I would hope so? There's winter and snow in Toronto every year - system stability in the winter for an any infrastructure project here is the bare minimum

There is also a chance that I win the lottery by picking up a ticket off the ground tomorrow, a snowball's chance in hell, but still, a chance.

 

[hw621]

https://www.reddit.com/r/TTC/comments/1ozje15/spotted_this_new_subway_map_at_museum_station

Crossposting this from reddit:

Speaking of which, are they adding Line 5 and 6 to the subway maps in subway cars yet? If they are that would be a sign of these lines opening...

 

[hw621]

Using words like "chance" when we're a month and a half away from 2026 is insanity

I also find it funny that he says, "the system is showing great stability even in the Canadian winter, so there's a lot of promise". Uh I would hope so? There's winter and snow in Toronto every year - system stability in the winter for an any infrastructure project here is the bare minimum

The SRT begged to differ...

 

[hw621]

Metrolinx is going to get blasted in the new year if it's still (predictably) not open. Lindsay is going to get blasted today for broadcasting some hope when it's been dashed time and time again. I feel a teeny bit bad, only a little though.

Blast as much as you want. They don't give a damn, neither would they be scratched by it.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

still a chance that line 5 will open this year according to our favorite CEO

On the Gregorian or Julian calendar? A 13-day difference,

 

[Admiral Beez]

Given the ongoing testing challenges and a lack of confidence in system reliability, legal disputes, and contractual complexities, my best guess is it opens in spring/summer 2026. That'll be almost 20 years since then-Mayor David Miller announced the project.

I stand by my prediction from Jan 2025.

 

[Bojaxs]

I see some people commenting that Cedarvale is the new Spadina Station with the long transfer distance. Were there any plans early on to move the Eglinton West Station’s Line 1 platforms South similar to Eglinton Station’s being moved North?

Doesn't bother me too much. When I was in London, England a lot of the Underground stations seemed to have long, winding tunnels commuters had to walk through to get above ground. Particularly with stations that had lines intersecting with each other and you had to transfer to another line. I think it's part and parcel when you're constructing a tunnel in an area of a city that already has a lot of underground infrastructure.