Eglinton–Scarborough Crosstown line

Eglinton–Scarborough Crosstown line
     Eglinton–Scarborough Crosstown
Overview
Type Premetro
System Toronto subway and RT
Locale Toronto, Ontario
Termini McCowan
Black Creek Drive
Stations Up to 26
Operation
Opened 2020 (expected)
Owner Metrolinx
Operator(s) Toronto Transit Commission
Depot(s)

McCowan RT Yard

Black Creek Maintenance Facility
Technical
Line length 25.2 kilometres (15.7 mi)
Route map
Legend
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Black Creek Maintenance Facility
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Black Creek
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Black Creek
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Keele
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CN Newmarket sub.
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Caledonia
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Dufferin
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Oakwood
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Bathurst
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Chaplin
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Avenue Road
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Mount Pleasant
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Bayview
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Laird formerly Brentcliffe
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Don River (West branch)
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Leslie
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CP Don branch
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Don Mills
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Ferrand
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Don Valley Parkway
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Wynford
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Don River (East branch)
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Richmond Hill GO
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Bermondsey
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Victoria Park
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Pharmacy
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Lebovic
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Warden
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Birchmount
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Ionview
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Lawrence East
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Ellesmere
Waterway under railway bridge
Stouffville GO
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to Lincolnville
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Midland
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Scarborough Centre
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McCowan
Urban non-passenger end station
McCowan Yard

The Eglinton–Scarborough Crosstown line, or simply known as the Crosstown, is a planned light rapid transit line for the Toronto subway and RT in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that is under construction as of November 2011. It was formerly known as the Eglinton Crosstown LRT as part of the Transit City plan, but was renamed following the inclusion of the Scarborough RT portion. The line will be owned by Metrolinx but operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).

Most of the line will be newly constructed underneath Eglinton Avenue between Black Creek Drive in York to Kennedy Station in Scarborough, where it will connect to the Bloor–Danforth line. The line will then continue along the route of the Scarborough RT, which will be renovated and converted to operate with conventional light rail vehicles, and terminate at the existing McCowan Station. Collectively, the line will connect Toronto's west-end to its east-end. The line is expected to use a new fleet of light rail vehicles, rather than Toronto's subway cars or the ICTS Mark I intermediate capacity rail cars, which the TTC has long planned to replace. The cost of construction was announced as $8.2 billion, one of the most expensive rapid transit lines in the world.

An official groundbreaking ceremony was held at Keelesdale Park on November 9, 2011, attended by Toronto mayor Rob Ford and Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty. Tunnel boring is expected to commence in early 2012.

Contents

History

Transit City

The Eglinton Crosstown LRT was conceived as a partially underground light rail line, announced in 2007 by Toronto Mayor David Miller and TTC chair Adam Giambrone. It was part of the Transit City plan, which included the implementation of six other light rail lines across Toronto.

The original version of the line would have run from the Airport along Silver Dart Road to Convair Drive. The planned line would have then turned southwest, bridging over Highway 401 to reach Commerce Boulevard on the other side, where it would run south to reach Eglinton Avenue and the east end of the Mississauga Transitway. The rest of the line would run east along Eglinton Avenue, including a portion along which the previously-proposed Eglinton West subway would have been built. The line would then cut across the city, intersecting every subway and RT line, with the exception of the Sheppard Line.

There were a total of 43 stops planned for the Eglinton LRT, 13 of which would be underground.[1] Surface stops would be spaced on average 500m apart and the underground stations would be 850m apart on average, as constructing numerous underground stops would be costly. The average speed would also not be able to reach 22 kilometres per hour (14 mph), compared with the existing bus routes along Eglinton that have an average speed of 16 to 18 km/h (9.9 to 11 mph).[2] The line would terminate at Kennedy Station to the east in Scarborough where it would meet the Bloor–Danforth subway, the proposed Scarborough Malvern LRT and the Stouffville GO train line.

The proposed cost was $4.6 billion.[3] As a result of provincial funding cuts, construction of the line was divided into two phases: Phase One would end at Jane Street, and Phase Two would see the line terminate as originally planned at Pearson Airport.

Ford era

Miller's successor, Rob Ford, announced the cancellation of Transit City on the day that he took office.[4] The redesigned Eglinton–Scarborough Crosstown line along with a Sheppard line extension was announced four months later, with the support of Metrolinx and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.[5]

The redesigned line would put the 19-kilometre Eglinton portion completely underground, integrate the Scarborough RT portion, and run contiguously from Black Creek to McCowan. The cost would almost double to $8.2 billion and 18 fewer stops would be built. Most of the additional cost comes from putting 12 additional stations underground and for converting the Scarborough RT.

Route and stations

The Eglinton–Scarborough Crosstown line will run for a total of 25.2 km (15.7 mi) from Black Creek Drive to McCowan Road, 19.5 km (12.1 mi) of it underground and 5.7 km (3.5 mi) elevated.[6] Initial plans had the line rising to the surface east of Brentcliffe Avenue.[7]

Government announcements have thus far been vague on the specific station stops, other than a a connection at Kennedy Station, and an above-ground continuation along the Scarborough RT route. There will be up to 26 stations in total, with an estimated 100 million trips annually in 2031.[8] The Presto card will be available for use across the line.

As of October 2011, the construction of the West Launch Shaft at Black Creek for the tunnel boring machines is underway.

Connections and facilities

Commerce Boulevard Possible connection to future Mississauga Transitway
Jane Street Possible connection to future Jane LRT line
Weston Road Possible future connection to Georgetown GO train line
Keele Street 4-bay bus terminal proposed
Caledonia Road Possible future connection to Barrie GO train line
Allen Road Connection to Yonge–University–Spadina subway (Eglinton West Station)
Yonge Street Connection to Yonge–University–Spadina subway (Eglinton Station)
Don Mills Road Possible connection to future Don Mills LRT line; 5-bay bus terminal proposed
Wynford Drive Possible future connection to Richmond Hill GO train line
Kennedy Road Connection to Bloor–Danforth subway (Kennedy Station), Stouffville GO train line (Kennedy GO Station)

Construction

The first part of tunnel construction involves the construction of a launch shaft for tunnel boring machines (TBMs) at Black Creek Drive, which will begin in the summer of 2011. Metrolinx ordered four TBMs at a cost of $54 million on July 28, 2010.[9] These TBMs will commence midtown tunnelling in the summer of 2012.[10] The average mining rate for a single machine is 75 metres a week of lined tunnel.

The upgrade and replacement of the Scarborough RT portion is scheduled to start in late 2015,[11] after the conclusion of the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2015 Parapan American Games. Scarborough RT riders will be bussed for three years until the upgrade is completed.[12]

Metrolinx and the TTC are considering opening the line in segments, rather than all at once. The project is targeted for completion in 2020.[8]

On November 9, 2011, in Keelesdale Park, mayor Rob Ford and premier Dalton McGuinty officially broke ground on the new project.[13]

Future expansion

The Eglinton–Scarborough Crosstown line will end at Black Creek Drive, but the proposed Phase II extension would continue west to Pearson International Airport's Terminal 1. It would then connect with the airport's LINK Train and the Air Rail Link to Union Station.

See also

References

External links


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