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Aga Khan Park & Museum stop

Coordinates: 43°43′21″N 79°19′57″W / 43.72250°N 79.33250°W / 43.72250; -79.33250
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Aga Khan Park & Museum
Stop under construction in July 2020
General information
LocationEglinton Ave. E/Don Valley Pkwy
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°43′21″N 79°19′57″W / 43.72250°N 79.33250°W / 43.72250; -79.33250
PlatformsParallel side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNone
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
Opening2022 (2 years ago) (2022)[1]
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station
Template:TTC lines
(opens 2022)

Aga Khan Park & Museum is a surface light rail transit (LRT) stop to be constructed on Line 5 Eglinton, a new line that is part of the Toronto subway system. Destinations nearby include its namesakes, Aga Khan Park and Aga Khan Museum.[2] It is one of three stops on the line with no planned connections to any bus route.[3] The station is scheduled to open in 2022.[1]

The stop is located in the middle of Eglinton Avenue East, on the west side of the intersection with the southbound ramp from and to the Don Valley Parkway southbound. The stop has parallel side platforms. Access to the platforms will be via the pedestrian crossing on the west side of the signalized intersection where the ramp crosses Eglinton Avenue.[4] Just to the west of the stop, there is a double crossover on the ramp descending to Science Centre station.[5]

During the planning stages for Line 5 Eglinton, the stop was given the working name "Ferrand" after the nearby Ferrand Drive. With public consultation, Metrolinx proposed changing the name to "Aga Khan & Eglinton" finally choosing "Aga Khan Park & Museum". Metrolinx said that "The Aga Khan Museum is a highly visible landmark. Naming this surface-level LRT stop [after the museum] provides a unique and self-locating identifier."[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Spurr, Ben (February 17, 2020). "Eglinton Crosstown faces another setback, delayed until 2022 | The Star". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ferrand Stop". Eglinton Crosstown. February 27, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Changes to TTC Bus Routes in Eglinton Corridor for Line 5" (PDF). TTC. February 25, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "Science Centre Station and West At-Grade (Sunnybrook Park Stop to O'Connor Stop) Open House". Metrolinx. November 14, 2017. p. 25. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Eglinton Crosstown Surface Flyover - July 2020". Metrolinx. July 15, 2020. p. 01:48. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  6. ^ "Aga Khan & Eglinton". Metrolinx. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

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