Chaplin station
Chaplin is an underground light rail transit (LRT) station under construction on Line 5 Eglinton, a new line that is part of the Toronto subway system. It will be located in the Forest Hill neighbourhood at the intersection of Chaplin Crescent and Eglinton Avenue, and is scheduled to open in 2024.
Primary entrance under construction in January 2024 | |||||||||||
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Location | 574 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°42′10″N 79°25′02″W | ||||||||||
Platforms | Centre platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | TTC buses | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Architect | AECOM | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
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Opening | 2024 | ||||||||||
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Three entrances are planned for this underground station: a main entry at Gilgorm Road and Eglinton, next to 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 and Russel Hill road. The TTC 14 Glencairn bus route will connect at this station.
Destinations include Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, Forest Hill Library, the Beltline Trail, Memorial Park, and the Forest Hill Memorial Arena.