Fairbank station
Fairbank  | |||||||||||
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| Location |
1815 Eglinton Avenue West,[1] Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°41′44″N 79°27′00″W / 43.69556°N 79.45000°WCoordinates: 43°41′44″N 79°27′00″W / 43.69556°N 79.45000°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Centre platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
 TTC buses | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect |
IBI Group Architects and SNC-Lavalin[1] | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 2021[2] | ||||||||||
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Fairbank,[2] which had a working name of Dufferin, is an LRT station under construction on the Toronto Transit Commission's Eglinton Crosstown line.[3] It will be located in the Fairbank neighbourhood at the intersection of Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue West. It is scheduled to open in 2021.
The main entrance will replace the Esso gas station on the east side of St. Hilda's Park, at the southeast corner of Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue.[4] A secondary entrance will be on the northwest corner, where a right-turn slip road will be removed to provide the necessary space. A third structure, for mechanical and venting purposes, will replace a storefront near the southwest corner.[3]
Construction work related to the station will begin in 2014.[4]
Destinations include the Fairbank neighbourhood and Fairbank Memorial Park.
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]
Surface connections
The following routes would serve this station according to the report presented at the board meeting on February 25, 2016:[5]
- 29 Dufferin: northbound to Wilson station and southbound to Dufferin Gate loop and Princes Gates loop
- 34 Eglinton: westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Science Centre station
References
- 1 2 "Dufferin Crosstown Station". Urban Toronto. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Line 5 Eglinton Station Names" (PDF). Board Presentation. Toronto Transit Commission. 23 November 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
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.
- 1 2 "Dufferin Station". Eglinton Crosstown. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- 1 2 Fannie Sunshine (Jan 31, 2012). "Residents get peek at Crosstown's Dufferin station design". InsideToronto.com. Metroland News. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
- ↑ https://ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_information/Commission_meetings/2016/February_25/Reports/Changes_to_TTC_Bus_Routes_in_Eglinton_Corridor_for_Line_5_Ra.pdf
External links
- Dufferin Station project page at the Eglinton Crosstown website.
- "Dufferin and Eglinton/Then and Now". Lost Toronto.
