Fairbank
Main entrance under construction in April 2023
General information
Location1815 Eglinton Avenue West,[1]
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°41′44″N 79°27′00″W / 43.69556°N 79.45000°W / 43.69556; -79.45000
PlatformsCentre platform
Tracks2
Connections TTC buses
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
ArchitectIBI Group Architects and
SNC-Lavalin[1]
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
Opening2024 (2024)[2]
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Caledonia
towards Mount Dennis
 Eglinton
(opens 2024)
 Oakwood
towards Kennedy
Photo of a small, glass panelled light rail station entrance under construction
Secondary entrance under construction in April 2023

Fairbank 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.[3] It will be located in the Fairbank neighbourhood at the intersection of Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue West. Destinations include the Fairbank neighbourhood and Fairbank Memorial Park. As of 2017, construction work related to the station was in progress,[4] having been scheduled to begin in 2014.[5] The station is scheduled to open in 2024.[2]

During the planning stages for Line 5 Eglinton, the station was given the working name "Dufferin", which is identical to the pre-existing Dufferin station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth. On November 23, 2015, a report to the TTC Board recommended giving a unique name to each station in the subway system (including Line 5 Eglinton). Thus, the LRT station was renamed "Fairbank" after the Fairbank neighbourhood rather than the intersecting Dufferin Street.[6]

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.[5] 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] Fairbank station will include a decorative exterior plaza having grass, a misting feature, 14 shade trees, 15 benches and 10 bicycle parking spaces. It will be suitable for community events.[4]

Surface connections

As of November 2023, the following are the proposed connecting routes that would serve this station when Line 5 Eglinton opens:[7]

Route Name Additional information
29A/C Dufferin Northbound to Wilson station
29A Southbound to Exhibition Place (Dufferin Gate)
29C Southbound to Exhibition Place (Princes' Gate)
34 Eglinton Westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Kennedy station
929 Dufferin Express Northbound to Wilson station and southbound to Exhibition Place (Dufferin Gate)

References

  1. 1 2 "Dufferin Crosstown Station". Urban Toronto. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Ranger, Michael (May 16, 2023). "Eglinton Crosstown won't open until 2024, construction group to take legal action: Metrolinx". CityNews. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Dufferin Station". Eglinton Crosstown. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Fairbank Station Public Information Session". Metrolinx. August 24, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017. Slide 22 for plaza, slide 15 for construction progress.
  5. 1 2 Fannie Sunshine (January 31, 2012). "Residents get peek at Crosstown's Dufferin station design". InsideToronto.com. Metroland News. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Line 5 Eglinton Station Names" (PDF). Board Presentation. Toronto Transit Commission. November 23, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 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.
  7. ↑ "2024 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. November 17, 2023. p. 106.
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