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 2024.[2] Nearby destinations include the York Civic Centre, Keelesdale Park and Chris Tonks Arena, York Memorial Collegiate Institute, George Harvey Collegiate Institute, and the Silverthorn neighbourhood.
Keelesdale  | |||||||||||
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 Main entrance as of June 2024 | |||||||||||
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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°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Centre platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  TTC buses | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
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| Opening | 2024[2] | ||||||||||
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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
editAs of November 2023[update], the following are the proposed connecting routes that would serve this station when Line 5 Eglinton opens:[7]
| Route | Name | Additional information |
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| 34 | Eglinton | Westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Kennedy station |
| 41 | Keele | Northbound to Pioneer Village station and southbound to Keele station |
| 158 | Trethewey | Northbound to Knob Hill and Oak |
| 164 | Castlefield | Eastbound to Cedarvale station and westbound to Mount Dennis station |
| 941 | Keele Express | Northbound to Finch West station and southbound to Keele station |
References
edit- ^ "Keele Crosstown Station : Urban Toronto". Urban Toronto. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ a b Ranger, Michael (May 16, 2023). "Eglinton Crosstown won't open until 2024, construction group to take legal action: Metrolinx". CityNews. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2019. 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.
- ^ "2024 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. November 17, 2023. p. 106.
External links
edit- Keelesdale station project page at the Eglinton Crosstown website