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Eglinton Crosstown West Extension

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Taking Eglinton Crosstown Further

The Eglinton Crosstown West Extension will bring even more rapid transit to Etobicoke and Mississauga to make it easier for people to get where they need to be each day.

The extension of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT will run 9.2 kilometres from the future Mount Dennis LRT station to Renforth Drive and will operate mainly underground, helping to reduce travel times and improve access to jobs, schools and other destinations throughout the Greater Toronto Area.

Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario are working together to deliver the project, which is estimated to be complete by 2030-31.

7
Stops*

9.2
Kilometres*

37,000
Daily Boardings

A Message from the Project Team

Metrolinx Program Sponsor Joshua Engel-Yan and the team behind the project are eager to bring your ideas into the planning and design process. There’s never been a better opportunity for you to have your voice heard in the development of new rapid transit that will shape the Toronto region for decades to come.

Where will it take me?

The extension will offer convenient links to other destinations throughout the region – UP Express and Kitchener Line GO Train service at Mount Dennis, TTC bus services at all transit stops in Toronto, and MiWay and GO Bus services via the Mississauga Transitway at Renforth Drive.

Plans are also being explored with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority to extend the line another 4.7 kilometres to Pearson International Airport.

All alignments, stations, stops, locations, names and quantity of stations/stops are conceptual and subject to change.

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By the Numbers

(All numbers are approximate, based on current plans for the project)

Number of stations Up to 10
  • 7 from Mount Dennis to Renforth Drive
  • Up to 3 more for the potential link between Renforth Drive and Pearson International Airport
Connections to other transit options 5
  • 2 regional rail services: UP Express and Kitchener GO Train
  • 3 bus services – GO Transit, TTC and MiWay buses
Route length Up to 13.9km
  • 9.2km between Mount Dennis and Renforth Drive
  • 4.7km for the potential link between Renforth Drive and Pearson International Airport
Ridership 37,000 daily boardings
Improved access to transit 50,000 more people within walking distance to transit
Improved access to jobs 31,000 more jobs within walking distance to transit
Yearly reductions in greenhouse gas emissions 39,000 tonnes

Faster and More Convenient Travel

The Eglinton Crosstown West Extension will bring the Crosstown LRT further west, creating a continuous LRT line along Eglinton Avenue, from the east end of Toronto into Mississauga, providing significant relief to busy commutes by expanding transit capacity and cutting travel times.

Contact Us

Have a question or concern about the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension? Our dedicated community relations team is available 24/7 through phone at 416-202-8001 or email at EglintonWest@metrolinx.com.

Your opinion matters and we’d love to hear from you. For upcoming engagement opportunities please visit our Metrolinx Engage page.

Milestones

May 20, 2021

  • Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario have awarded the advance tunnel contract to West End Connectors to design, build and finance the tunnels for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension. Learn more here.

April 2021

March 5, 2021

  • We’ve identified the team who will design and build the tunnels for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, bringing us even closer to a better connected GTA. Learn more here.

August 20, 2020

  • Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario issued the Request for Proposals (RFP) for advanced tunnelling, inviting three shortlisted teams to begin preparing submissions for how they will deliver the project if selected. Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx expect to award tunnelling contracts in mid-2021. Read more about the RFP and shortlisted bidders here.

Stay tuned to this page for future project updates.

In The News

Metrolinx shares an update on the elevated section of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension

April 2022

Preliminary design rendering from the survey. Survey respondents were asked to provide feedback on the lighting strategy, among other aspects of the elevated section.

Teams are one step closer to building the elevated part of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension and the results of a recently released survey on this important part of the project are in.

Tunnelling starts on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension

April 2022

A wide angle shot of the tunnel boring machines at the launch site.

Metrolinx marks a major milestone as tunnelling starts on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, the 9.2-kilometre extension of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT from Mount Dennis Station to Renforth Drive.

Metrolinx shares updated station maps and survey results for underground stations on Eglinton Crosstown West Extension

March 2022

Image showing a more detailed overhead map of Kipling-Eglinton station. The station is located at the south edge of the woodlot, with Eglinton Avenue West shifted three metres south to accommodate the station.

Late last year, Metrolinx launched an online survey to gather feedback from the community on the location of the future Kipling-Eglinton station – and the results are in.

Where are they now? Check out latest photos of Eglinton Crosstown West Extension tunnel boring machines

March 2022

The cutterheads are lowered into the launch shaft site in Jan. 2022 and attached to the front of the TBMs.

Since late last year, Metrolinx has been hard at work assembling the mighty machines that will dig the twin tunnels for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension. Now that the assembly is nearly complete, take a look at how everything has come together at the tunnel launch site.

Read more on Metrolinx News…