Fairbank station
Fairbank  | |||||||||||
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| Location |
1815 Eglinton Avenue West,[1] Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°41′44″N 79°27′00″W / 43.69556°N 79.45000°WCoordinates: 43°41′44″N 79°27′00″W / 43.69556°N 79.45000°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Centre platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
 TTC buses | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect |
IBI Group Architects and SNC-Lavalin[1] | ||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 2021[2] | ||||||||||
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Fairbank,[2] which had a working name of Dufferin, is an LRT station under construction on the Toronto Transit Commission's Eglinton Crosstown line.[3] It will be located in the Fairbank neighbourhood at the intersection of Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue West. It is scheduled to open in 2021.
The main entrance will replace the Esso gas station on the east side of St. Hilda's Park, at the southeast corner of Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue.[4] A secondary entrance will be on the northwest corner, where a right-turn slip road will be removed to provide the necessary space. A third structure, for mechanical and venting purposes, will replace a storefront near the southwest corner.[3]
Construction work related to the station will begin in 2014.[4]
Destinations include the Fairbank neighbourhood and Fairbank Memorial Park.
In a report to the TTC Board on 23 November 2015, it was recommended that stations on Line 5 Eglinton LRT should be given unique names.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Dufferin Crosstown Station". Urban Toronto. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Line 5 Eglinton Station Names" (PDF). Board Presentation. Toronto Transit Commission. 23 November 2015. Retrieved November 2015.
TTC staff evaluated the initial report and the proposed names and provided feedback and recommendations. A primary TTC concern was to avoid replication and redundancy with existing TTC station names. The proposed names are unique and are not likely to be confused with existing station names.
Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - 1 2 "Dufferin Station". Eglinton Crosstown. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- 1 2 Fannie Sunshine (Jan 31, 2012). "Residents get peek at Crosstown's Dufferin station design". InsideToronto.com. Metroland News. Retrieved September 2014. Check date values in:
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External links
- Dufferin Station project page at the Eglinton Crosstown website.
- "Dufferin and Eglinton/Then and Now". Lost Toronto.
