Caledonia  | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Station construction as of January 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2400 Eglinton Avenue West,[1] Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°41′32″N79°27′56″W / 43.69222°N 79.46556°W /43.69222; -79.46556 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Centre platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  TTC buses | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Arup Canada, DTAH, and NORR Architects[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Caledonia is an undergroundlight rail transit (LRT) station under construction onLine 5 Eglinton, a new line that is part of theToronto subway system. It will be located alongEglinton Avenue between theGO TransitBarrie rail corridor and the entrance to the Westside Mall. This is about 200 metres (660 ft) west ofCaledonia Road opposite Blackthorn Avenue.[2]
In April 2014, the station'sheadwalls were tunnelled through.[3][4][5] As of February 2025,[update] its opening has been postponed, with no new opening date provided.[6]
The main entrance will face Eglinton Avenue West and have a small station plaza. The station will include a bus loop with two bus bays, outdoor parking for 60 bicycles and retail spaces within the main entrance at ground level.[2]
The underground station platform will be located on the north side of the Eglinton Avenue directly under the main entrance. The station design provides an opportunity to bring sunlight from this entrance down to the platform level[2] via an open shaft from the upper concourse.[7]
As part of a program to install artworks at major interchange stations along Line 5 Eglinton, Caledonia station will feature the artworkRide of Your Life byJanice Kerbel, consisting of a series of large-scale mosaic wall works which will be visible from the Line 5 platform level. The artwork shows mosaic images of signage with multiple typefaces and sizes.[8]
In May 2015,Metrolinx announced plans to add Caledonia as a future stop on theGO TransitBarrie line.[9][10] The environmental assessment for the GO station was expected to be complete in early 2016. Construction of the GO portion of the station is expected to take two years.[11] As of 2022, construction was expected to begin in mid-2023 and conclude sometime after the opening of Line 5 Eglinton.[12]
The LRT station will be integrated with the planned GO station. There will be a pedestrian bridge connecting the GO station to the LRT station's main entrance. The GO station will have a second entrance at its north end where both theYork Beltline Trail and Bowie Avenue end. In future, through theRegional Rail Express project, a second track is planned for the GO line to enable all-day, two-way GO train service.[13][10]
As of November 2023[update], the following are the proposed connecting routes that would serve this station when Line 5 Eglinton opens:[14]
| Route | Name | Additional information |
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| 18 | Caledonia | Northbound toYorkdale station |
| 34 | Eglinton | Westbound toMount Dennis station and eastbound toKennedy station |
| 47 | Lansdowne | Southbound to Queen Street |
Headwalls that will form the box of the stations have been installed at Keele Street and Caledonia Road, and work is under way on one at Dufferin Street. The TBMs go right through headwalls after they have been built, in order to ensure a tight seal, and the two at work in this area are now on either side of what will eventually be the Caledonia LRT station.
Digging 50 feet below street level, the 81-metre long TBMs nicknamed Dennis and Lea are currently located in the vicinity of Caledonia Road, one of 12 underground Crosstown stations planned for the route. They are expected to reach the Allen later this year, when they will be redeployed beyond Eglinton West subway station to continue the dig east towards Yonge Street.
"It's a seemingly simple process that's actually very high tech," said Kramer. The first of the two tunneling machines (dubbed Dennis) entered the ground June of 2013 and has made it to Caledonia Rd. from its starting point at Black Creek Dr. The other machine, Lea, is just behind.
Metrolinx, the provincial agency in charge of regional transportation plans in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Areas, has announced it will be adding a GO Transit station on the Barrie GO line at Eglinton Avenue West and Caledonia Road.
The expected completion date for the station is 2020, to open at the same time as the new Eglinton Crosstown LRT. Metrolinx, a provincial agency in charge of both projects, is currently conducting an environmental assessment for the GO station, which is expected to be complete in early 2016.
