Laird station
Laird  | |||||||||||
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 The main entrance will replace this building[1] | |||||||||||
| Location |
Eglinton Av/Laird Dr Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°42′48″N 79°21′54″W / 43.71333°N 79.36500°WCoordinates: 43°42′48″N 79°21′54″W / 43.71333°N 79.36500°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Centre platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
 TTC buses | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
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| Opening | 2021[2] | ||||||||||
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Laird[2] is an LRT station under construction on the Toronto Transit Commission's Eglinton Crosstown line.[3] It will be located in the Leaside neighbourhood at the intersection of Laird Drive and Eglinton Avenue. It is scheduled to open in 2020.
When opened this station might serve as a temporary eastern terminus of the line if the eastern portion of this line is not yet complete.
This station's entrances are both on the south side of Eglinton. The main entrance is at the southwest corner of the Laird Drive intersection replacing a small strip mall and the secondary one is east of that in the Leaside Centre parking lot, just beyond the Pier 1 Imports store.[1] This is the last underground station eastbound in the main tunnel; the line will emerge in the Eglinton median about 250m east of Brentcliffe Drive.
Destinations include the many commercial establishments to the southeast: Leaside Centre, the SmartCentres on Laird, and the Leaside Business Park on Eglinton.
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]
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne officiated at the ground-breaking for the station on June 30, 2016.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Laird LRT stop will replace long-time Bagel maker". The South Bayview Bulldog. 20 November 2013. Retrieved October 2015.
The main entrance will be built on the site of the strip mall on the southwest corner. Across Laird to the east, a second entrance will be built on the parking lot of the RioCan-owned Laird Centre on the southeast corner.
Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - 1 2 3 "Line 5 Eglinton Station Names" (PDF). Board Presentation. Toronto Transit Commission. 23 November 2015. Retrieved November 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.
Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Laird Station". Eglinton Crosstown. Retrieved October 2015. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Ontario Breaks Ground on Laird Station on Eglinton Crosstown LRT". Government of Ontario. 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
Work is beginning on Laird Station, located near the midpoint of the 19-kilometre Light Rail Transit (LRT) line. Construction began in March on Keelesdale, the first underground station. By the end of the summer, more than half of the underground stations on the 25-station line will be under construction.
External links
- Laird Station project page at the Eglinton Crosstown website.
