Mount Pleasant 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.[2] The station will be located in North Toronto at the intersection of Mount Pleasant Road and Eglinton Avenue. Nearby destinations include Northern Secondary School, North Toronto Collegiate Institute, and the Davisville Village neighbourhood. It is scheduled to open in 2024.[1]
Mount Pleasant  | |||||||||||
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 Main entrance under construction, January 2024 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Eglinton Avenue & Mount Pleasant Road Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°42′30.2″N 79°23′24.6″W / 43.708389°N 79.390167°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Centre platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  TTC buses | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
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| Opening | 2024[1] | ||||||||||
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Description
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The station will have two entrances. The main, accessible entrance will be at the northwest corner of Eglinton Avenue and Mount Pleasant Road. The secondary entrance will be just east of Mount Pleasant Road on the north side. The station will have storage for 30 bicycles.[2]
The main entrance of the station at 256–258 Eglinton Avenue East was the location of a former branch of the Imperial Bank of Canada, in a building designed by architect Herbert Horner in 1928. Metrolinx had the building's façade disassembled brick-by-brick, cataloged, labelled and stored for reassembly upon completion of station structure. Only the building's façade will be preserved.[3][4]
Surface connections
editThe following are the proposed connecting routes that would serve this station when Line 5 Eglinton opens, as announced by the TTC in November 2023:[5]
| Route | Name | Additional information |
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| 34 | Eglinton | Westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Kennedy station |
| 74 | Mount Pleasant | Southbound to St. Clair station and westbound to Eglinton station |
| 103 | Mount Pleasant North | Westbound to Eglinton station and northbound to Doncliffe loop |
References
edit- ^ a b Ranger, Michael (May 16, 2023). "Eglinton Crosstown won't open until 2024, construction group to take legal action: Metrolinx". CityNews. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Mount Pleasant Station". Eglinton Crosstown. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
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"McDonalds to be demolished for Bayview LRT". Bayview News. November 7, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
A nice bit of news on the northwest corner of Mt Pleasant and Eglinton where, according to Metrolinx information, the facade of the old building will be retained.
- ^ "Mount Pleasant Station Open House". Metrolinx. October 19, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
•Designed by architect Herbert Horner in 1928, and established as an Imperial Bank of Canada. •In July 2016 demolition of the 256–258 Eglinton Avenue East began. •The façade was disassembled brick-by-brick, cataloged, labelled and stored. •The east portion of the façade will be reassebled upon completion of station structure.
From slide 32 of url's slideshow. - ^ "2024 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. November 17, 2023. p. 106.
External links
edit- Mount Pleasant station project page at the Eglinton Crosstown website