Birchmount stop

Birchmount is a surface light rail transit (LRT) stop to be constructed on Line 5 Eglinton, a new line that is part of the Toronto subway system. It will be located in the Ionview neighbourhood at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue and Birchmount Road.[2] It is scheduled to open in 2022.[1]

Birchmount
LocationEglinton Ave East/Birchmount Rd
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°43′48″N 79°16′40″W
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections TTC buses
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
Opening2022 (2022)[1]
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station
toward Mount Dennis
 Eglinton
(opens 2022)
toward Kennedy

The stop is located in the middle of Eglinton Avenue on the east side of its intersection with Birchmount Avenue. The stop has side platforms which will be accessed from the pedestrian crossing on the east side of the signalized street intersection.[2] On the east side of this stop, there are two separate crossovers, one trailing point and the other facing point.[3]

Westminster Presbyterian Church is located at the southeast corner of Eglinton Ave and Birchmount Ave.

Surface connections
Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

The following routes would serve this station according to the report presented at the board meeting on February 25, 2016:[4]

Route Name Additional Information
17 Birchmount Northbound to Steeles & Warden and southbound to Warden station

References
  1. Spurr, Ben (February 17, 2020). "Eglinton Crosstown faces another setback, delayed until 2022 | The Star". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  2. "Birchmount Stop". Eglinton Crosstown. December 3, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  3. "Eglinton Crosstown Surface Flyover - July 2020". Metrolinx. July 15, 2020. p. 05:06. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  4. "Changes to TTC Bus Routes in Eglinton Corridor for Line 5 Rapid Transit Line" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. February 25, 2016.


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