Keelesdale station
Keelesdale  | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2620 Eglinton Avenue West,[1] Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°41′25″N 79°28′30″W / 43.69028°N 79.47500°WCoordinates: 43°41′25″N 79°28′30″W / 43.69028°N 79.47500°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Centre platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  TTC buses | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | Arup Canada and NORR Architects[1] | ||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
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| Opening | 2022[2] | ||||||||||
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Keelesdale is an underground light rail transit (LRT) station under construction on Line 5 Eglinton, a new line that will be part of the Toronto subway system. It will be located in the Silverthorn neighbourhood at the intersection of Keele Street and Eglinton Avenue and is scheduled to open in 2022.[2] Nearby destinations include the York Civic Centre, Keelesdale Park and Chris Tonks Arena, York Memorial Collegiate Institute, George Harvey Collegiate Institute, the Humber River Regional Hospital's Keele campus, and the Silverthorn neighbourhood.
The primary entrance and an off-street bus loop are located at the northeast corner of Eglinton Avenue and Trethewey Drive. A secondary entrance is located on the northwest corner of Eglinton Avenue and Trethewey Drive adjacent to York Memorial Collegiate. A third entrance is located at the southeast corner of Eglinton Avenue and Keele Street. The primary entrance will be fully accessible and have a station plaza with a landscaped public space. The station will have four bus bays plus on-street connections for TTC buses. Noise attenuation walls will be placed between the bus bays and neighbouring houses. There will be outdoor parking for 60 bicycles.[3]
During the planning stages for Line 5 Eglinton, the station was given the working name "Keele", which is identical to the pre-existing Keele station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth. On November 23, 2015, a report to the TTC Board recommended giving a unique name to each station in the subway system (including Line 5 Eglinton). Thus, the LRT station was renamed "Keelesdale". Silverthorn was also considered.[4]
Before construction, land expropriations and demolitions were required. The primary entrance is at the site of former EMS Station 19 and a car wash.[5] The secondary entrance is at the site of a former Coffee Time outlet and its adjacent parking lot.[6]
Surface connections[]
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Eglinton | Westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Science Centre station |
| 41 | Keele | Northbound to Pioneer Village station and southbound to Keele station |
| 158 | Trethewey | Northbound to Knob Hill and Oak |
| 179 | Castlefield | Eastbound to Cedarvale Station |
| 941 | Keele Express | Northbound to Finch West station and southbound to Keele station |
References[]
- ^ a b "Keele Crosstown Station : Urban Toronto". Urban Toronto. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ a b Spurr, Ben (February 17, 2020). "Eglinton Crosstown faces another setback, delayed until 2022". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- ^ "Keelesdale (formerly Keele) Station". Eglinton Crosstown. October 13, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ "Line 5 Eglinton Station Names" (PDF). Board Presentation. Toronto Transit Commission. November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 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.
- ^ "Eglinton Ave W & Trethway Dr". Google Maps. August 2009.
- ^ "Eglinton Ave W & Keele St". Google Maps. June 2009.
- ^ "Changes to TTC Bus Routes in Eglinton Corridor for Line 5 Rapid Transit Line" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. February 25, 2016.
External links[]
- Keelesdale Station project page at the Eglinton Crosstown website.
- Line 5 Eglinton stations