Toronto Ontario Line: Queen Station | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | HDR

[ethan.l.cecc]

Photos from tonight and last night, including catching them lowering a panel in, and showing that there will be a slight overhang at the jog in the pedestrian walkway

 

[ethan.l.cecc]

From today, showing a new structure being built west of the pedestrian bridge

 

[nightstreak]

From today, showing a new structure being built west of the pedestrian bridge

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Finally,

That's the gantry crane track. It'll go from the bridge to just past James Street and will enable the efficient removal of spoil from the excavation into a steady lineup of trucks exiting onto Bay Street. Once the crane is installed, that's it, we're getting 24 hour digging for about a year.

 

[Aplus23]

Finally,

That's the gantry crane track. It'll go from the bridge to just past James Street and will enable the efficient removal of spoil from the excavation into a steady lineup of trucks exiting onto Bay Street. Once the crane is installed, that's it, we're getting 24 hour digging for about a year.

This will be excavation for the station entrances?

 

[nightstreak]

This will be excavation for the station entrances?

Not just the entrances, the entire station. They're going to dig two massive holes on either side of Yonge, mine under the existing station and then build the station up to ground level.

Here's a diagram of the gantry crane being installed:

 

[kotsy]

 

[Red Mars]

Jul 28, 2025

 

[ethan.l.cecc]

August 2nd
Getting close to being fully enclosed

 

[WalkieScorchie]

Snapped a quick photo as I walked past the site on Aug 15, excavation well underway in the middle of Queen Street outside of the Eaton Centre:

 

[kotsy]

 

[nightstreak]

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I'm not in town, did they re-open the north passageway through James Street? It's honestly so inconvenient to have to go all the way around. When that passageway was open for a few weeks, made all the difference. Hopefully this stays for the remainder of the project.

 

[flonicky]

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

With the Yonge Subway, they laid temporary tracks on top of the wooden beams, running the streetcars (not automobiles) on top. With the occasional stoppage for construction manoeuvres.

 

[kotsy]

Excavation is progressing nicely!

 

[GameOnBrad]

There were a lot of trucks and workers there this weekend. They also doubled the height of some of the walls around the site making it impossible to take pictures from those sidewalk level angles.