Chaplin station

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Chaplin
TTC - Line 5.svg
Chaplin LRT station storefront 2015-08-22.JPG
Main entrance structure will replace the building on west side of Gilgorm Road, next to Chaplin Parkette
Location574 Eglinton Avenue West,[1]
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°42′10″N 79°25′02″W / 43.70278°N 79.41722°W / 43.70278; -79.41722Coordinates: 43°42′10″N 79°25′02″W / 43.70278°N 79.41722°W / 43.70278; -79.41722
PlatformsCentre platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBSicon BUS1.svg TTC buses
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
ArchitectAECOM[1]
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
Opening2022 (1 year's time) (2022)[2]
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station
toward Mount Dennis
TTC - Line 5.svg Eglinton
(opens 2022)
toward Kennedy

Chaplin is an underground light rail transit (LRT) station under construction on Line 5 Eglinton, a new line that is part of the Toronto subway system.[3] It will be located in the Forest Hill neighbourhood at the intersection of Chaplin Crescent and Eglinton Avenue, and is scheduled to open in 2022.[2]

Three entrances are planned for this underground station: a main entry at Gilgorm Road and Eglinton, next to Chaplin Parkette and replacing a retail building; a second entrance on the south side of Eglinton between Chaplin Crescent and the Kay Gardner Beltline Park; and a third, also on the south side, about halfway between Chaplin and Russel Hill road. The TTC 14 Glencain bus route will connect at this station.[3]

Destinations include Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, Forest Hill Library, the Beltline Trail, Memorial Park, and the Forest Hill Memorial Arena.

Construction[]

Property at 574 Eglinton Avenue West was expropriated for the construction of the main Chaplin Station entrance.[4]

In order to accommodate the third entrance, fire station 135 located at 641 Eglinton Avenue West was closed and its eastern portion demolished. The western portion has been retained. The fire hall was built in 1932, and is listed on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties. A replacement fire station was established on the west side of Chaplin Crescent just north of Eglinton Avenue West.[3][5]

By September 2021, electrical and communications systems had been installed and were ready for use between Caledonia and Chaplin stations, although vehicle testing there would be conducted later in 2021.[6]

Surface connections[]

Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

The following routes would serve this station according to the report presented at the board meeting on February 25, 2016:[7]

Route Name Additional Information
14 Glencairn Westbound to Caledonia Road and eastbound to Davisville station
33 Forest Hill Southbound to St. Clair West station
34 Eglinton Westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Science Centre station

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Chaplin Crosstown Station". Urban Toronto. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Spurr, Ben (December 30, 2019). "Eglinton Crosstown LRT could be $330 million over budget and open seven months late, internal documents warn". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on March 14, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Chaplin Station". Eglinton Crosstown. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "Appendix "A" – Expropriation of Property Interests for the Eglinton Scarborough Crosstown Transit Project" (PDF). City of Toronto. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  5. ^ "Station 135". City of Toronto. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017. Station 135, 641 Eglinton Avenue West, M5N 1C5. Date built: 1932. Square footage: 10,600
  6. ^ "Look inside unusual Oakwood Station on Crosstown light rail transit line". Metrolinx. September 13, 2021. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "Changes to TTC Bus Routes in Eglinton Corridor for Line 5 Rapid Transit Line" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. February 25, 2016.

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