52 h. ago Eglinton Crosstown LRT's September opening date looking less and less likely

While much headway has been made toward opening Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown LRT in September as expected, it's starting to look like the 13.5-year-long project may be delayed even further as we get closer to the fall.The regional transit agency's move to hand the line over to the TTC two weeks ago was generally considered an indication that locals were finally on the verge of getting to ride the problem-plagued line, which was initially scheduled to launch in 2020.Prior to that big announcement, signage had already appeared along Eglinton explaining that bus stops were being "updated in preparation for" the LRT's inauguration, and TTC staff were re-deployed and re-trained along the route.Though internal budgets anticipated a summer 2025 debut, anonymous sources recently cited a September 2025 opening, though with the caveat that "an eleventh-hour problem" during ...

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1 week ago You can make bets on when the Eglinton Crosstown LRT will finally open

A betting website is taking wagers from the public over when the oft-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT finally opens its doors for the public to use.

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1 week ago Online betting site letting Toronto gamble on when Eglinton Crosstown LRT opens

After more than a decade of construction delays and shifting timelines, the long-awaited Eglinton Crosstown LRT is finally nearing completion, and some people are now betting on exactly when the delay-plagued transit line will open to the public.That's right, FanDuel Canada allows users to wager on when the 19-kilometre, 25-stop light rail line will officially begin service. At the moment, the most favoured window is between Sept. 16 and Sept. 30, 2025, while the longest shot on the board is before or on Aug. 31, 2025.Despite some public doubt, officials maintain that if everything goes according to plan, the LRT remains on track to open this September. Last Tuesday, Metrolinx interim CEO Michael Lindsay confirmed that all civil infrastructure is complete, and that the TTC has taken full operational control of the line and its 28 trains.The handover was described as one of the final milestones before the service is officially launched. "Operator driver training is complete,...

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2 w. ago What's happening behind the scenes at the Ontario Line's Queen Station

It seems Metrolinx has learned from the 13.5-year-long construction fiasco of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, as its latest mega project, the Ontario Line subway, is shaping up rapidly.While residents patiently wait for the former line to finally launch this fall — five years later than initially planned after numerous setbacks and cost overruns — key intersections across the city are being transformed for new stations on the latter route, and looking different every day.Gigantic caverns are being excavated below King-Bathurst and Queen-Spadina in preparation for the tunnel boring machines that will carve out the underground parts of the 15.6-kilometre-long line, which will stretch across 15 stops total, including downtown hubs at the aforementioned intersections and the nearby corner of Queen and Yonge streets.Queen-Yonge station will be one of the more complicated builds, as it already ser...

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2 w. ago New elevated subway station will be unlike anything else in Toronto

Toronto is witnessing the most significant transit expansion in history, with three new TTC lines on the way, along with other extensions of the local and regional transit network.But it is the new Ontario Line subway that has stood out as the biggest leap for Toronto transit in generations, and the project continues to captivate the public as construction for the 15-stop, 15.6-km transit line ramps up.The Ontario Line will eventually link an expanded interchange at Exhibition Place with a brand-new transit hub at Eglinton Avenue and Don Mills Road.This northern terminus for the Ontario Line — known as Don Valley Station — will be an intermodal stop at Eglinton Avenue and Don Mills Road, where passengers will be able to transfer between the Ontario Line (future TTC Line 3) and the Eglinton Crosstown LRT (future TTC Line 5).Don Valley Station (which was formerly known as Science Centre Station before the Ford government closed the namesake attraction and scrubbe...

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2 w. ago TTC takes over running trains as Eglinton Crosstown LRT nears completion

On Tuesday, Metrolinx interim-CEO Michael Lindsay said the Toronto Transit Commission had taken over control of the 28 trains on the Eglinton LRT as various tests continue.

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