Chaplin station
Chaplin  | |||||||||||
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 Main entrance structure will replace the building on west side of Gilgorm Road, next to Chaplin Parkette | |||||||||||
| Location |
524 Eglinton Avenue West,[1] Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°42′10″N 79°25′02″W / 43.70278°N 79.41722°WCoordinates: 43°42′10″N 79°25′02″W / 43.70278°N 79.41722°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Centre platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
 TTC buses | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | AECOM[1] | ||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 2021[2] | ||||||||||
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Chaplin[2] is an LRT station under construction on the Toronto Transit Commission's Eglinton Crosstown line.[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 2020.
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]
Destinations include Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, Forest Hill Library, the Beltline Trail, Memorial Park, and the Forest Hill Memorial Arena.
In a report to the TTC Board on 23 November 2015 it was recommended that stations on Line 5 Eglinton LRT should be given unique names.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Chaplin Crosstown Station". Urban Toronto. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Line 5 Eglinton Station Names" (PDF). Board Presentation. Toronto Transit Commission. 23 November 2015. Retrieved November 23, 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.
- 1 2 "Chaplin Station". Eglinton Crosstown. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Appendix "A" - Expropriation of Property Interests for the Eglinton Scarborough Crosstown Transit Project" (PDF). City of Toronto. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
External links
- Chaplin Station project page at the Eglinton Crosstown website.
