Leaside station
Leaside | |||||||||||
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| File:Leaside TTC LRT Station, August 30 2025.jpg Leaside station main entrance in August 2025 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 615 Eglinton Avenue East 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 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
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| Opening | TBA[1] | ||||||||||
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Leaside is an underground light rail transit (LRT) station under construction on Line 5 Eglinton, part of the Toronto subway system.[2] It is located in the Leaside neighbourhood at the intersection of Bayview Avenue and Eglinton Avenue. An opening date for this station has yet to be announced.[1]
During the planning stages for Line 5 Eglinton, the station was given the working name "Bayview", which is identical to the pre-existing Bayview station on Line 4 Sheppard. On November 23, 2015, a report to the TTC Board recommended giving a unique name to each station in the subway system (including Line 5 Eglinton). Thus, the LRT station was renamed "Leaside".[3]
Located at the intersection with Bayview Avenue, this underground station will have two entrances on opposite corners: the main entry at the southeast (replacing a McDonald's) and a secondary entry on the northwest (in the corner of a retail parking lot).[4] Nearby destinations include Howard Talbot Park, Leaside High School, Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery, and the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre complex.
Station site
[edit | edit source]In October 2013, local residents learned that Metrolinx negotiations with Countrywide Homes, the current owner, allowed the owner to propose to build a new condominium over the station.[5] Metrolinx was to acquire several adjacent properties, not necessary for constructing the station, because they fit within the plan to put the property to dual use.[6] Sam Balsamo, an executive with the developer, characterized the dual-use plan "a unique opportunity because it will potentially be one of the only stops where you'll have residential right above a subway stop".[citation needed] Councillor Jon Burnside voiced concern that the developer would use the association with new line to argue for an exemption to the current height restrictions for the area of nine storeys and instead build a high-rise.
On September 24, 2015, a McDonald's restaurant on the southeast corner of Bayview and Eglinton Avenues was closed to make way for the station. Its closure had been a contentious topic at town hall meetings, reflecting widespread concerns about the local impact of the new transit system.[7] The McDonald's had been a neighbourhood landmark due to its unique design, with the dining area elevated above a ground-floor parking lot, and its proximity to Howard Talbot Park, where patrons could watch students from Leaside High School play baseball after buying dinner.[8]
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:[9]
| Route | Name | Additional information |
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| 11 | Bayview | Northbound to Steeles Avenue via Sunnybrook Hospital and southbound to Davisville station |
| 34 | Eglinton | Westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Kennedy station |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Bayview Station project page at the Eglinton Crosstown website.
