Hakimi Lebovic  | |||||||||||
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| Location | Eglinton Avenue East & Hakimi Avenue / Lebovic Avenue Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°43′37″N 79°17′30″W / 43.72694°N 79.29167°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | None | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
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| Opening | 2024[1] | ||||||||||
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Hakimi Lebovic is a surface light rail transit (LRT) stop under construction on Line 5 Eglinton, a new line that is part of the Toronto subway system. It will be located in the Golden Mile neighbourhood at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue and Lebovic and Hakimi Avenues.[2] It is scheduled to open in 2024.[1]
Location
The stop is located in the middle of Eglinton Avenue East at its intersection with Lebovic and Hakimi Avenues. The stop has side platforms on the far side of the signalized intersection in either direction. This staggered configuration means the westbound platform is located west of the intersection, and the eastbound platform is situated east of the intersection.[2] Between this stop and the Pharmacy stop to the west, there are two separate crossovers, one facing point and the other trailing point.[3]
History
During the planning stages for Line 5 Eglinton, the stop was given the working name "Lebovic" after Lebovic Avenue, a street running south from Eglinton Avenue. However, on November 23, 2015, the TTC Board requested that Metrolinx change the name of the stop to "Hakimi" after Hakimi Avenue, a street running north from the same intersection. The TTC and local politicians felt that "Hakimi" was the better choice as that street leads to the prominent locations of Centennial College and Ashtonbee Reservoir Park. This led to much debate as there were still vocal supporters of the original Lebovic name. On January 15, 2016, as a compromise, the Metrolinx board of directors decided to make "Hakimi Lebovic" the name of the stop.[4][5] Metrolinx later honoured the businessmen, Joe Lebovic and Karim Hakimi, for whom the stop (and associated streets) were named.[6]
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 |
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| 34 | Eglinton | Westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Kennedy station |
References
- 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.
- 1 2 "Lebovic Stop". Eglinton Crosstown. December 3, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ↑ "Eglinton Crosstown Surface Flyover - July 2020". Metrolinx. July 15, 2020. p. 03:50. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑ "Eglinton West station to become 'Cedarvale' because of Crosstown LRT". November 24, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
But the board also voted to ask Metrolinx, which is building the provincially owned Crosstown, to reconsider its choice of Lebovic Ave. as a stop name. The street runs south of Eglinton at one Scarborough stop. The TTC thinks Hakimi Avenue, the road that runs north off the same intersection, would be a better choice. It leads to Centennial College and Ashtonbee Park — two prominent destinations in that neighbourhood.
- ↑ Kalinowski, Tess (January 15, 2016). "Eglinton Crosstown station name sparks contentious Metrolinx debate". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ Palamarchuk, Andrew (May 9, 2018). "Metrolinx honours businessmen Karim Hakimi and Joe Lebovic". Toronto.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ↑ "2024 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. November 17, 2023. p. 106.
