Birchmount stop
Birchmount  | |||||||||||
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| Location | Eglinton Ave East/Birchmount Rd Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°43′48″N 79°16′40″W / 43.73000°N 79.27778°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  TTC buses | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
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| Opening | 2022[1] | ||||||||||
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Birchmount 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. It will be located in the Ionview neighbourhood at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue and Birchmount Road.[2] It is scheduled to open in 2022.[1]
The stop is located in the middle of Eglinton Avenue on the east side of its intersection with Birchmount Avenue. The stop has side platforms which will be accessed from the pedestrian crossing on the east side of the signalized street intersection.[2] On the east side of this stop, there are two separate crossovers, one trailing point and the other facing point.[3]
Surface connections
The following routes would serve this station according to the report presented at the board meeting on February 25, 2016:[4]
| Route | Name | Additional Information |
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| 17 | Birchmount | Northbound to Steeles & Warden and southbound to Warden station |
References
- ^ a b Spurr, Ben (February 17, 2020). "Eglinton Crosstown faces another setback, delayed until 2022 | The Star". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "Birchmount Stop". Eglinton Crosstown. December 3, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ "Eglinton Crosstown Surface Flyover - July 2020". Metrolinx. July 15, 2020. p. 05:06. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ "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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