What’s going on subway surfers, we’re back on the surface today taking a look around the
future Caledonia Station. Located in the west end of Toronto on the future Line 5 Eglinton,
this station will offer connections between the future light rail, GO Trains, and TTC
buses. We visited the station this past week to check in on the construction, and get an
understanding of the scope of this project. I’m Zach with Vanishing Underground, and let's take a look.
Caledonia Station is located roughly 8 kilometres
northwest of downtown Toronto, in the City of York. Located at the intersection of Eglinton
Avenue and Caledonia Road, the station will be an important stop on the Eglinton Crosstown
Light Rail line, providing connections between the Barrie GO Train line and various TTC bus
routes. Two underground platforms will service LRT trains travelling west to Mount Dennis,
and east to Kennedy. On the surface, a new bus terminal will contain two bus bays, which
will provide connections to TTC bus routes. One entrance will be located west of the intersection,
with the station building located at the intersection of Eglinton and Blackthorn, roughly
250 metres west of Caledonia. Retail spaces will be provided at street level, as well as a total
of 60 outdoor bike parking spaces. A new multi-use trail will also link from the station to the
Westside Mall, located just north of the station. Public art will also be integrated into the
station design, as well as a new public plaza. With construction progressing well, the station
is on track to open in 2022.
Beside the LRT station, a new GO station will
provide an interchange with the Barrie GO line, and will contain two new platforms.
A passenger pick up and drop off will be constructed on the east side of the GO tracks, linked
to the LRT station via a pedestrian bridge. Stairwells and elevators will also connect
from the pedestrian bridge down to the GO platforms, which will run north from Eglinton Avenue.
At the north end of the station, a future pedestrian tunnel will link to Carnarvon Street and Bowie Avenue,
providing access to the platforms, as well as local access to the Westside Mall. With construction expected to start
in 2021, the GO station should be open for 2023.
With the opening of the LRT station, some TTC bus routes in the area are expected to be
shifted to connect to the new stop. Service on the 47 Lansdowne will be revised
to terminate at the stop, running south from the new bus terminal to Queen Street. North
of Eglinton, the new route 18 Caledonia will run to Yorkdale Station, replacing service
along Caledonia and Bridgeland previously offered by route 47. A new route 19 will also
be introduced operating along Roselawn and Castlefield Avenues. This route will run parallel
to the Eglinton Crosstown between Caledonia and Cedarvale Stations, providing service
along a previously unserved roadway. Service along the 34 Eglinton route will also be revised,
with a stop on-street in front of the station replacing the 32 Eglinton West bus. Operating between Mount Dennis and
Science Centre Station, this route will provide supplementry service along the underground section of the crosstown.
Thanks for watching! We hope you enjoyed this
video, and learned something new about the future Caledonia Station. Once construction
of the station is complete, click the button in the top-right corner of this video for
footage from the opening day. Feel free to leave a like and a comment if you want to
see more, and as for us here, we’ll be Vanishing Underground, until the next one.