Mount Dennis station

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Mount Dennis
TTC - Line 5.svg GO Kitchener logo.svg UP Express logo.svg
Mount Dennis Station April 2023.jpg
Mount Dennis station under construction
General information
Location3500 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [1]
Coordinates 43°41′15″N79°29′14″W / 43.68750°N 79.48722°W / 43.68750; -79.48722
Tracks
  • 2 (TTC)
  • 4 (GO Transit)
Connections BSicon BUS1.svg TTC buses
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
Fare zone4 (GO Transit)
History
Opening2024(0 years ago) (2024) [2]
Future services
Preceding station Logo of the Toronto Transit Commission.svg Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Terminus Line 5 Eglinton
(opens 2024)
Keelesdale
towards Kennedy
Jane
towards Renforth
Eglinton (west extension)
(opens 2030)
Preceding station GO Transit logo.svg GO Transit Following station
Weston
towards Kitchener
Kitchener Bloor
towards Union Station
Preceding station Metrolinx 2017 logo.svg Metrolinx Following station
Weston Union Pearson Express Bloor

Mount Dennis is an intermodal transit terminal under construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located east of the intersection of Eglinton Avenue and Weston Road in the Mount Dennis neighbourhood in the district of York, the station will be the western terminus of the future Line 5 Eglinton as well as an intermediate station on the GO Transit Kitchener line and Union Pearson Express. The station has been designated as one of many "mobility hubs" in Greater Toronto. [1] It is scheduled to open in 2024. [2]

Contents

The station is being built on the lands formerly known as Kodak Heights, which was a camera manufacturing facility operated by the Eastman Kodak Company from 1918 to 2006. [3] The station will use Kodak Building 9, a heritage building and local landmark, as a station entrance. Adjacent to the station, the Eglinton Maintenance and Storage Facility is also located on the lands. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Timeline

A draft prepared on April 10, 2013, established four designs for the station. [8] In all the designs, the underground LRT platform was 150 metres (490 ft) long—long enough for four vehicle trainsets. Two designs placed the bus platform on the north side of Eglinton, accessed through a 230-metre (750 ft) pedestrian tunnel. In the other two designs, the bus platforms were on the south side of Eglinton, accessed through a 260-metre (850 ft) pedestrian tunnel.

By 2016, the finalized design placed the bus loop on the north side of the station, accessed by a relocated Photography Drive bridge that crosses Eglinton further to the east than the old bridge. This roadway would pass east of the renovated Kodak building, which would form the station's third entrance.

On the weekend of February 19 to 21, 2016, the Photography Drive bridge over Eglinton Avenue was demolished to make way for construction on the Mount Dennis station site. [9]

In August 2016, the former Kodak building was temporarily moved 60 metres (200 ft) to facilitate construction. On November 13, 2017, the building was moved back to sit on a newly built foundation. The community wanted this landmark preserved; thus, it will become an integral part of Mount Dennis station. [10] [11]

By August 2018, some track had already been laid within the Line 5 portion of the station. [12] By August 2019, track had been extended from the station platform eastwards past the junction with the Eglinton Maintenance and Storage Facility, but overhead wire for pantographs had not yet been hung; escalators and wall tiles were being installed; graffiti had been removed from the Kodak building and restoration work to its interior was in progress. [13]

Secondary entrance to Mount Dennis station, January 2024 Mount Dennis Secondary Entrance Jan 2024.jpg
Secondary entrance to Mount Dennis station, January 2024

By the fourth quarter of 2020, light rail vehicles were making test runs between Mount Dennis and Keelesdale stations. [14]

Description

In addition to being a landmark and a Heritage Interest Building, the former Kodak building will be a focal point for riders using the mobility hub, as many of the mobility hub's features are linked to this building. It will have a waiting area and public washrooms, and retail spaces on the main and basement levels. [1] The upper floors of the building will be used for rented offices, to provide a space for community use, [15] and will include an auditorium. [16]

The station will have three entrances: [1]

The hub will encompass the following services: [1] [17]

East of the station, the LRT line would travel on an elevated guideway above Black Creek Drive and Black Creek itself, before descending into the western portal of the line's bored tunnel, towards Keelesdale Station. [17]

As part of a program to install artworks at major interchange stations along Line 5 Eglinton, Mount Dennis Station will feature two artworks: [18]

Surface connections

As of November 2023, the following are the proposed connecting routes that would serve this station when Line 5 Eglinton opens: [19]

RouteNameAdditional information
27Jane SouthSouthbound to Jane station
32Eglinton WestWestbound to Renforth station
34EglintonEastbound to Kennedy station
35AJaneNorthbound to Pioneer Village station
35BNorthbound to Pioneer Village station via Hullmar Drive
71RunnymedeNorthbound to Industry Steet and southbound to Runnymede station
73BRoyal YorkSouthbound to Royal York station via Emmett Avenue and La Rose Avenue
89WestonNorthbound to Albion Road and southbound to Keele station
161Rogers RoadEastbound to Ossington station
164CastlefieldEastbound to Cedarvale station via Keelesdale station
168SymingtonSouthbound to Dundas West station
171Mount DennisNorthbound to Industry Street and southbound to Jane Street and Alliance Avenue [20]
901Airport–Eglinton ExpressWestbound to Pearson Airport
989Weston ExpressNorthbound to Steeles Avenue West and southbound to Keele station

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The following videos were released by the Crosstown project: