Keelesdale station

This article is about the future Eglinton LRT station. For the subway station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth, see Keele station.

Keelesdale
Main entrance in April 2023
General information
Location	2620 Eglinton Avenue West, [1] Toronto, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°41′25″N79°28′30″W / 43.69028°N 79.47500°W / 43.69028; -79.47500
Platforms	Centre platform
Tracks	2
Connections	TTC buses
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Under construction
History
Opened	October 12, 2025;3 months ago (2025-10-12) (TTC buses)
Opening	February 8, 2026;2 days' time (2026-02-08) (Line 5) [2]
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station Mount Dennis Terminus Line 5 Eglinton (under construction) Caledonia towards Kennedy
Location

Keelesdale is an underground light rail transit (LRT) station on Line 5 Eglinton, part of the Toronto subway system. It will be located in the Silverthorn neighbourhood at the intersection of Keele Street and Eglinton Avenue. Nearby destinations include the York Civic Centre, Keelesdale Park and Chris Tonks Arena, York Memorial Collegiate Institute, George Harvey Collegiate Institute, and the Silverthorn neighbourhood.

The primary entrance and an off-street bus loop are located at the northeast corner of Eglinton Avenue and Trethewey Drive. A secondary entrance is located on the northwest corner of Eglinton Avenue and Trethewey Drive adjacent to York Memorial Collegiate. A third entrance is located at the southeast corner of Eglinton Avenue and Keele Street. The primary entrance will be fully accessible and have a station plaza with a landscaped public space. The station will have four bus bays plus on-street connections for TTC buses. Noise attenuation walls will be placed between the bus bays and neighbouring houses. There will be outdoor parking for 60 bicycles. ^[3]

During the planning stages for Line 5 Eglinton, the station was given the working name "Keele", which is identical to the pre-existing Keele station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth. On November 23, 2015, a report to the TTC Board recommended giving a unique name to each station in the subway system (including Line 5 Eglinton). Thus, the LRT station was renamed "Keelesdale". Silverthorn was also considered. ^[4]

Secondary entrance in June 2024

Before construction, land expropriations and demolitions were required. The primary entrance is at the site of former EMS Station 19 and a car wash. ^[5] The secondary entrance is at the site of a former Coffee Time outlet and its adjacent parking lot. ^[6]

Surface connections

Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

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
34	Eglinton	Westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Kennedy station
41	Keele	Northbound to Pioneer Village station and southbound to Keele station
158	Trethewey	Northbound to Knob Hill and Oak
164	Castlefield	Eastbound to Cedarvale station and westbound to Mount Dennis station
941	Keele Express	Northbound to Finch West station and southbound to Keele station

Since October 12, 2025, routes 41 towards Pioneer Village station, 164 towards Cedarvale station and 941 towards Finch West station operate through the station's bus loop. ^[8]

Third entrance in May 2022

References

1. "Keele Crosstown Station : Urban Toronto". Urban Toronto. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
2. "Eglinton LRT to open on Sunday: TTC CEO". CBC News. Archived from the original on February 3, 2026. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
3. "Keelesdale (formerly Keele) Station". Eglinton Crosstown. October 13, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
4. "Line 5 Eglinton Station Names" (PDF). Board Presentation. Toronto Transit Commission. November 23, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 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.
5. "Eglinton Ave W & Trethway Dr". Google Maps. August 2009.
6. "Eglinton Ave W & Keele St". Google Maps. June 2009.
7. "2024 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. November 17, 2023. p. 106.
8. "Service changes coming to select bus routes that connect to the future Line 5 Eglinton". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved October 10, 2025.

External links

• Keelesdale station project page at the Eglinton Crosstown website