Chaplin station
Chaplin | |||||||||||
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| File:Chaplin TTC LRT Station, June 12 2025 (02).jpg Chaplin station in June 2025 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 574 Eglinton Avenue West,[1] Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Centre platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | File:BSicon BUS1.svg TTC buses | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | AECOM[1] | ||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | TBA[2] | ||||||||||
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Chaplin is an underground light rail transit (LRT) station under construction on Line 5 Eglinton, part of the Toronto subway system.[3] It will be located in the Forest Hill neighbourhood at the intersection of Chaplin Crescent and Eglinton Avenue.[4]
Three entrances are planned for this underground station: a main entry at Gilgorm Road and Eglinton Avenue West, next to an expanded Chaplin Parkette and replacing a retail building; a second entrance on the south side of Eglinton between Chaplin Crescent and the Kay Gardner Beltline Park; and a third, also on the south side, about halfway between Chaplin Crescent and Russell Hill Road. The TTC 14 Glencairn bus route will connect at this station.[3]
Destinations include Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, Forest Hill Library, North Prep, the Beltline Trail, Forest Hill Memorial Park, and the Larry Grossman Forest Hill Memorial Arena.
Construction
[edit | edit source]Property at 574 Eglinton Avenue West was expropriated for the construction of the main Chaplin station entrance.[5]
In order to accommodate the third entrance, fire station 135 located at 641 Eglinton Avenue West was closed and its eastern portion demolished. The western portion has been retained. The fire hall was built in 1932, and is listed on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties. A replacement fire station was established on the west side of Chaplin Crescent just north of Eglinton Avenue West.[3][6]
By September 2021, electrical and communications systems had been installed and were ready for use between Caledonia and Chaplin stations, although vehicle testing there would be conducted later in 2021.[7]
Surface connections
[edit | edit source]As of November 2023[update], the following are the proposed connecting routes that would serve this station when Line 5 Eglinton opens:[8]
| Route | Name | Additional information |
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| 14 | Glencairn | Westbound to Caledonia Road and eastbound to Davisville station |
| 33 | Forest Hill | Southbound to St. Clair West station |
| 34 | Eglinton | Westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Kennedy station |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Chaplin station project page at the Eglinton Crosstown website.
- Chaplin station open house: Metrolinx slide show for local residents.
