Chaplin station

Chaplin
Chaplin
	Primary entrance under construction in January 2024
General information
Location	574 Eglinton Avenue West,; Toronto, Ontario; Canada
Coordinates	43°42′10″N79°25′02″W / 43.70278°N 79.41722°W
Platforms	Centre platform
Tracks	2
Connections	TTC buses
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Architect	AECOM
Other information
Status	Under construction
History
Opening	2024(0 years ago)
Services

Last updated January 26, 2024

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 2024.^[2]

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 Glencairn bus route will connect at this station.^[3]

Destinations include Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, Forest Hill Library, the Beltline Trail, Memorial Park, and the Forest Hill Memorial Arena.

Construction

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]

By September 2021, electrical and communications systems had been installed and were ready for use between Caledonia and Chaplin stations, although vehicle testing there would be conducted later in 2021.^[6]

Surface connections

As of November 2023^[update], the following are the proposed connecting routes that would serve this station when Line 5 Eglinton opens:^[7]

Route	Name	Additional information
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 Kennedy station

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References

1 2 "Chaplin Crosstown Station". Urban Toronto. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
1 2 Ranger, Michael (May 16, 2023). "Eglinton Crosstown won't open until 2024, construction group to take legal action: Metrolinx". CityNews. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
1 2 3 "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. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017. Station 135, 641 Eglinton Avenue West, M5N 1C5. Date built: 1932. Square footage: 10,600
↑ "Look inside unusual Oakwood Station on Crosstown light rail transit line". Metrolinx. September 13, 2021. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
↑ "2024 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. November 17, 2023. p. 106.

External links

Chaplin station project page at the Eglinton Crosstown website.
Chaplin station open house: Metrolinx slide show for local residents.

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[urbanto-1] 1 2 "Chaplin Crosstown Station". Urban Toronto. Retrieved June 2, 2017.

[Opening-2] 1 2 Ranger, Michael (May 16, 2023). "Eglinton Crosstown won't open until 2024, construction group to take legal action: Metrolinx". CityNews. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

[eglinton-3] 1 2 3 "Chaplin Station". Eglinton Crosstown. Retrieved September 1, 2014.

[4] "Appendix "A" – Expropriation of Property Interests for the Eglinton Scarborough Crosstown Transit Project" (PDF). City of Toronto. Retrieved September 6, 2014.

[Station135-5] "Station 135". City of Toronto. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017. Station 135, 641 Eglinton Avenue West, M5N 1C5. Date built: 1932. Square footage: 10,600

[Metrolinx-2021-09-13-6] "Look inside unusual Oakwood Station on Crosstown light rail transit line". Metrolinx. September 13, 2021. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

[TTC-2023-11-22-7] "2024 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. November 17, 2023. p. 106.

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