Science Centre LRT station
Science Centre  | |||||||||||
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| Location |
Eglinton Ave E. at Don Mills Rd Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°43′14″N 79°20′20″W / 43.72056°N 79.33889°WCoordinates: 43°43′14″N 79°20′20″W / 43.72056°N 79.33889°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Centre platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
 TTC buses | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Indoor bike parking[1] | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 2021[2] | ||||||||||
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Science Centre,[2] is a planned underground LRT station on the Toronto Transit Commission's Eglinton Crosstown line.[1] It will be located in the Flemingdon Park neighbourhood at the intersection of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue. It is scheduled to open in 2020.
This station's main entrance will be built adjacent to the Ontario Science Centre at the southwest corner of the intersection with Don Mills Road.[3] A secondary entrance will be on the opposite northeast corner, with a new bus terminal stretching beyond that to Gervais Drive.
Unlike the other underground stations on the line, this stop will be built in a cut-and-cover tunnel with at-grade stations on either side; a surface station was considered here as well, but given the expected ridership and potential for a junction with a future Don Mills LRT or perhaps the Downtown Relief Line, the underground approach was approved.
Destinations include the Ontario Science Centre, the Flemingdon Park neighbourhood, the Celestica headquarters, and the Foresters building.
In a report to the TTC Board on 23 November 2015 it was recommended that stations on Line 5 Eglinton LRT should be given unique names.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Don Mills Station". Eglinton Crosstown. Retrieved October 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Line 5 Eglinton Station Names" (PDF). Board Presentation. Toronto Transit Commission. 23 November 2015. Retrieved November 2015.
TTC staff evaluated the initial report and the proposed names and provided feedback and recommendations. A primary TTC concern was to avoid replication and redundancy with existing TTC station names. The proposed names are unique and are not likely to be confused with existing station names.
- ↑ Chris Bateman (August 6, 2014). "Crosstown LRT spurs massive redevelopment proposal". blogTO. Retrieved October 2014.
An underground stop on the Eglinton-Crosstown LRT is due to be built on the southwest corner of Eglinton and Don Mills
External links
- Don Mills Station project page at the Eglinton Crosstown website.
