King–Liberty GO Station

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GO Transit logo.svg King–Liberty
General information
LocationNorth of King Street West between Joe Shuster Way and Sudbury Street
Toronto, Ontario
Coordinates43°38′27″N 79°25′26″W / 43.6409°N 79.4239°W / 43.6409; -79.4239Coordinates: 43°38′27″N 79°25′26″W / 43.6409°N 79.4239°W / 43.6409; -79.4239
Owned byMetrolinx
Platforms2 island platforms[1]: 18 
Tracks4[1]: 18 
ConnectionsBSicon BUS1.svg TTC buses BSicon CLRV.svg 501 Queen 504 King
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
Opening2026[1]: 11 
Services
Preceding station GO Transit logo.svg GO Transit Following station
Bloor
towards Kitchener
 Kitchener
Planned expansion
 Union Station
towards Union Station
Metrolinx exhibit
image icon Artist rendition of Joe Schuster Way entrance
image icon Artist rendition of station platform area

King–Liberty GO Station (also referred to as Liberty Village) is a planned commuter train station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It will be an infill station on the Kitchener line of GO Transit located between Union Station and Bloor GO Station. The station is one of five GO stations to be built as part of the SmartTrack Stations Program to adapt regional commuter service for urban public transit.[2] A contract to construct the station will be awarded in 2022 with an expected completion in 2026.[1]: 11 

Description[]

The station will be located between Joe Shuster Way and Sudbury Street, north of King Street West. The station building will have two glass towers suspending a glass-enclosed bridge over the tracks with stairs and elevators descending to the two island platforms. One tower will face Joe Shuster Way and the other Sudbury Street. From the Sudbury Street tower, there will be a long enclosed ramp descending from bridge level to street level between Sudbury Street and the railway right-of-way towards Queen Street. The station service building will be located at the foot of the ramp. On the north side of King Street and at the west portal of the King Street West Subway Bridge, there will be another tower with a pedestrian bridge crossing over to the island platforms at their southern end. From the base of this tower there will also be a pedestrian bridge crossing King Street parallel to the railway bridge. This will give the station four entry points.[1]: 14–16, 18 [3]: 8–9  The entrance towers will have elevators, and the platforms will have canopies. There will be bicycle parking at each entrance. Bicycles will be allowed on the ramp along Sudbury Street to allow cyclists to cross over the tracks to Joe Shuster Way.[4]: 17:48 

There are seven tracks passing through the future station area. The new station platforms will serve the four tracks of the Kitchener line. Ultimately, there could be eight tracks through the area.[4]: 24:30 

Construction[]

A January 2021 City of Toronto report said that construction of the Sudbury Street entrance would be deferred to a future phase.[3]: 8  However, a November 2021 Metrolinx presentation did not mention such a deferral.[1]

During planning, Metrolinx had to take three heritage structures into account:[1]: 20–21 

  • The building at 55 Sudbury Street (opposite Dovercourt Road) will be protected from construction activity.
  • The building at 99 Sudbury Street (opposite Lisgar Street) will be demolished to make way for station construction. Before demolition, Metrolinx will photo-document the structure for commemorative purposes. Bricks from the building will be salvaged for possible reuse.
  • A small portion of the King Street West Subway Bridge will be impacted by construction.

TTC connections[]

TTC routes that may serve the new station are:[1]: 13 

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "St. Clair-Old Weston GO Station" (PDF). Metrolinx. November 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "SmartTrack Stations Program". Metrolinx. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "SmartTrack stations program technical update" (PDF). City of Toronto. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "SmartTrack King-Liberty GO Station - LIVE Event". Metrolinx. November 18, 2021.

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