Chaplin station
Main entrance structure will replace the building on west side of Gilgorm Road, next to Chaplin Parkette | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 574 Eglinton Avenue West,[1] Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°42′10″N 79°25′02″W / 43.70278°N 79.41722°W | ||||||||||
Platforms | Centre platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Architect | AECOM[1] | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opening | 2021[2] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Chaplin is an underground light rail transit (LRT) station under construction on Line 5 Eglinton, a new line that is part of the Toronto subway system.[3] It will be located in the Forest Hill neighbourhood at the intersection of Chaplin Crescent and Eglinton Avenue, and is scheduled to open in 2021.
Three entrances are planned for this underground station: a main entry at Gilgorm Road and Eglinton, next to Chaplin Parkette and replacing a retail building; a second entrance on the south side of Eglinton between Chaplin Crescent and the Kay Gardner Beltline Park; and a third, also on the south side, about halfway between Chaplin and Russel Hill road. The TTC 14 Glencain bus route will connect at this station.[3]
Property at 574 Eglinton Avenue West was expropriated for the construction of the main Chaplin Station entrance.[4]
In order to accommodate the third entrance, fire station 135 located at 641 Eglinton Avenue West was closed and its eastern portion demolished. The western portion has been retained. The fire hall was built in 1932, and is listed on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties. A replacement fire station was established on the west side of Chaplin Crescent just north of Eglinton Avenue West.[3][5]
Destinations include Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, Forest Hill Library, the Beltline Trail, Memorial Park, and the Forest Hill Memorial Arena.
Surface connections
The following routes would serve this station according to the report presented at the board meeting on February 25, 2016:[6]
Route | Name | Additional Information |
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14 | Glencairn | Westbound to Caledonia Road and eastbound to Davisville station |
33 | Forest Hill | Southbound to St. Clair West station |
34 | Eglinton | Westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Science Centre station |
References
- ^ a b "Chaplin Crosstown Station". Urban Toronto. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ "Line 5 Eglinton Station Names" (PDF). November 23, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Chaplin Station". Eglinton Crosstown. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ "Appendix "A" – Expropriation of Property Interests for the Eglinton Scarborough Crosstown Transit Project" (PDF). City of Toronto. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- ^ "Station 135". City of Toronto. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
Station 135, 641 Eglinton Avenue West, M5N 1C5. Date built: 1932. Square footage: 10,600
- ^ "Changes to TTC Bus Routes in Eglinton Corridor for Line 5 Rapid Transit Line" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. February 25, 2016.
External links
- Chaplin Station project page at the Eglinton Crosstown website.
- Chaplin Station Open House: Metrolinx slide show for local residents.