cplchanb
Senior Member
Lets revisit that after the hype has died down. Don't forget many of today's riders are foamers
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Jm gravel
New Member
Integration of the new transit system and the highway system isn’t great. Note that a ton of money has just been spent on the Leslie-401 Interchange…and other than the Don Valley Parkway the next one is Victoria Park, not Don Mills.They need to shut down the Leslie intersection to cars. Only let them turn west off of Leslie and come from the east to Leslie. Or build another ramp like the Celestica Lands have. Then there is zero interference until Don Valley station.
They also need to build two onramp clovers at the Don Valley Expressway so that cars don't need to cross the streetcar tracks there to get on the highway. Eliminating those two intersections will help a lot, considering they aren't even necessary intersections to have at all
Tuck
Active Member
The underground section is great. Very speedy. Stations are nice though a bit barren and overly white.
Think the underground section drives home what a bummer the surface sections are. The surface segments should have been an elevated metro line.
I remember a long time ago there was a user here that everyone kind of hated cause he was vehemently against LRT. Honestly, I think in retrospect he was right.
That said, I think with TSP the surface segments can be tolerable. We hit a string of green lights and though the train was moving kind of slow, it was at least moving consistently and so it wasn't that painful.
The segment between laird and Don Mills is idiotic. What a damn shame.
Think the underground section drives home what a bummer the surface sections are. The surface segments should have been an elevated metro line.
I remember a long time ago there was a user here that everyone kind of hated cause he was vehemently against LRT. Honestly, I think in retrospect he was right.
That said, I think with TSP the surface segments can be tolerable. We hit a string of green lights and though the train was moving kind of slow, it was at least moving consistently and so it wasn't that painful.
The segment between laird and Don Mills is idiotic. What a damn shame.
drum118
Superstar
How can you have a flyover for Leslie when you have CP Bridge in the way??
You need to be 35 feet above the CP bridge to the underside of the flyover and what would the grade be to get the flyover back to grade for Don Mills station??
Left Kennedy at 7:40. Made it to Mount Dennis at 8:50. That included a 15 minute delay at O'Connor due to a door not working. Was all good otherwise. Regular Eglinton users (not tourists like me) on the Scarbough portion were quite happy. Were suprised at the speed and after what they heard of Finch it was all good. I was impressed as well. A game changer for the city.
Photos of every station.
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Keelesdale
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Caledonia
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Fairbank
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Oakwood
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Cedarvale
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Forest Hill
Chaplin
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And a few of the outdoor portion.
Photos of every station.
Mount Dennis
Eglinton Line 5 + GO: Mount Dennis Station + EMSF | ?m | 3s | Metrolinx | Arcadis
One thing to note, this station does not have heating or cooling. It was a tad chilly and I confirmed with staff that there is not HVAC.
Keelesdale
Eglinton Line 5: Keelesdale Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis
June 16 Not going be that far off for my April 9 projection for landscaping and exterior work being completed by summer. Most the landscaping is done. The exterior stills needs some work, but mostly done. The interior still needs work, but not that much from what I saw. The south-east stair is a...
Caledonia
Eglinton Line 5 + GO: Caledonia Station | 11.72m | 2s | Metrolinx | McCallum Sather
Looks like the Bowie Avenue Tunnel is confirmed!
Fairbank
Eglinton Line 5: Fairbank Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Daoust Lestage
Summer in the city The other day while waiting at the bus stop at Fairbank station I noticed a couple of pigeons made their way into the station entrance and were flying around inside lol
Oakwood
Eglinton Line 5: Oakwood Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis
Main entrance on January 23, 2022: Now with pick-up sticks gracing the station's façade
Cedarvale
Eglinton Line 5: Cedarvale Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | NORR
Delayed: Traffic Signal and Street Pole Installations at Cedarvale Station - Early-May 2023 From link. This work has been delayed and is now expected to take place in early-May 2023. Crews at Cedarvale Station will begin performing traffic signal and street pole installations on Eglinton...
Forest Hill
Chaplin
Avenue
Eglinton Line 5: Avenue Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis
Eglinton/Yonge
Eglinton Line 5: Eglinton Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis
Taken today, July 9th, 2025 of the escalator from the bus area Is it rusting due to lack of use?
Mount Pleasant
Eglinton Line 5: Mount Pleasant Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | NORR
Complete and open.
Leaside
Eglinton Line 5: Leaside Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/02/eglinton-crosstown-revenue-service-demonstration-completed-as-ttc-advocates-call-for-more-transparency/ I think these general posts (which are useful!) would be better in the Eglinton Line 5 thread, rather than the individual station threads
Laird
Eglinton Line 5: Laird Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis
There's a thread for that project, @W. K. Lis: https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/toronto-815-eglinton-avenue-east-114-4m-34s-riocan-diamond-schmitt.26010/
Don Valley
Eglinton Line 5: Don Valley Station (was Science Centre Station) | ?m | 2s | Metrolinx | Arcadis
Eglinton-Don Valley would be a bit more logical…
Kennedy
Eglinton Line 5 + GO: Kennedy Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis
Apparently this has something to do with the Scarborough Subway Extension? Very clueless in regards to what this building is. It's part of the ventilation system for the new tunnel section to basicly in case of a fire to help remove smoke from the tunnel. They have been adding them to the...
And a few of the outdoor portion.
APTA-2048
Senior Member
Holy crap. Both trains I rode between Oakwood and Eglinton slammed into emergency while going full speed in the tunnel. We ended up going half speed the rest of the way to Mount Dennis the first time. The second time we are currently waiting at Chaplin. Edit: now we’re going slow again between stations and I hear a nasty wheel flat I didn’t notice before.
No explanation the first time. Second time they said technical issue.
No explanation the first time. Second time they said technical issue.
nfitz
Superstar
I'm surprised at the blue seats. What colour are they using for the accessible seats?
hw621
Senior Member
Can anyone confirm that Freedom Mobile doesn't work in the tunnel? Thanks!
EnviroTO
Senior Member
Today I rode Line 5 and for the first time rode Line 6.
My Route:
Good: Vehicle build, ride quality, acceleration, deceleration, speed (cars were not leaving us in their dust), decent wayfinding, announcements (I prefer the Metrolinx bilingual softer tone).
Needs improvement: Signal priority, announcement sound quality onboard the vehicles gets static clicks.
Summary: This is built as it should have been minus the choice to put the tracks in the middle of the road instead of along the south side. If you solve signal priority and the sound system issues inside the vehicles it will be near perfect.
Rating: Excellent, 4.5 out of 5
Review of Line 6:
Good: Decent wayfinding, decent stop design, it isn't a bus, no issues noticed with sound quality.
Needs improvement: Vehicle build, ride quality, acceleration, deceleration, speed between stops, signal priority.
Summary: There is something seriously deficient with how these vehicles have been built. The interface between the carbodies and the rails is full of vibration and friction. A ride along the rails should be smooth but somehow this felt like the vehicle was being dragged and there were obviously flat spots on many of the wheels, but the friction went well beyond that. I'm not sure if the wheels are slightly off perpendicular to the rail, have bad ball bearings, the brakes never fully release, or they have expanded regenerative braking to include regenerative driving and coasting... but something is off with these vehicles. The speed hit 50 km/h only once passing under highway 400, but most of the time seemed content going 30 km/h, and acceleration was abysmal.
Rating: Poor, 2 out of 5
My Route:
- Line 5 from Mount Pleasant to Cedarvale,
- Line 1 Cedarvale to Finch West,
- Line 6 from Finch West to Humber College
- Express Bus 906 from Humber College to Pearson Viscount
- APM from Pearson Viscount to Pearson UP
- UP Express from Pearson UP to Mount Dennis
- Line 5 from Mount Dennis to Kennedy
- Line 5 from Kennedy to Laird (stop at Canadian Tire)
- Line 5 Laird to Mount Pleasant
Good: Vehicle build, ride quality, acceleration, deceleration, speed (cars were not leaving us in their dust), decent wayfinding, announcements (I prefer the Metrolinx bilingual softer tone).
Needs improvement: Signal priority, announcement sound quality onboard the vehicles gets static clicks.
Summary: This is built as it should have been minus the choice to put the tracks in the middle of the road instead of along the south side. If you solve signal priority and the sound system issues inside the vehicles it will be near perfect.
Rating: Excellent, 4.5 out of 5
Review of Line 6:
Good: Decent wayfinding, decent stop design, it isn't a bus, no issues noticed with sound quality.
Needs improvement: Vehicle build, ride quality, acceleration, deceleration, speed between stops, signal priority.
Summary: There is something seriously deficient with how these vehicles have been built. The interface between the carbodies and the rails is full of vibration and friction. A ride along the rails should be smooth but somehow this felt like the vehicle was being dragged and there were obviously flat spots on many of the wheels, but the friction went well beyond that. I'm not sure if the wheels are slightly off perpendicular to the rail, have bad ball bearings, the brakes never fully release, or they have expanded regenerative braking to include regenerative driving and coasting... but something is off with these vehicles. The speed hit 50 km/h only once passing under highway 400, but most of the time seemed content going 30 km/h, and acceleration was abysmal.
Rating: Poor, 2 out of 5
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Amare
Senior Member
Oh boy, this sounds like the random emergency braking issues that were being talked about, even days before the opening of this line.
How this still hasnt been resolved is beyond me. It's not like they've had 3,000+ days to figure it out.
hawc
Senior Member
Who cares? I get so sick and tired of this absurd view that traffic may only be caused by immediate residents. Roads are to move people around from all over. It's like the literal point of a road. Am I not worthy to drive on certain roads I've paid for with my tax dollars, because I don't have a house on that road? Gimme a break. The only exception I can see to this is a residential side street being using as a main thoroughfare by thousands of commuters trying to get a short cut to and from work each day. But Leslie? Come on.
ps. Agree with the rest of your post.
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Transportfan
Senior Member
Here is the updated subway map!
APTA-2048
Senior Member
On my third trip on the surface section now. Pleasantly surprised. Most of the time we kept up with or beat traffic.
jmi22
Active Member
Actually incredibly surprised with how good (particularly the tunnelled section) Line 5 is. It's move at the speed you would expect a subway too in the tunnels, and getting from Weston to Yonge as fast as we did was simply not possible before. Surface section has it's issues...but the insane slow orders and stop-and-go rules at green lights we saw on Finch seem to have been seriously corrected.