Eglinton West (TTC)
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| Eglinton West 1300 Eglinton Avenue West |
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| Opened | January 28, 1978 |
| Line | Yonge-University-Spadina line |
| Next station | ≅1.3 km north to Glencairn 1 min
≅2.3 km southeast to St. Clair West 3 min |
| Connections | 32 Eglinton West, 63 Ossington, 109 Ranee |
| Rank of Subway Boardings [1] | 44th busiest out of 69 |
| Daily Boardings | 16,900 |
| No. of Elevators | 2 |
| Platforms | Side platforms
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Eglinton West is a station on the Yonge-University Spadina line of the subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Allen Road/Everden Road at 1300 Eglinton Avenue West, and opened in 1978. Nearby landmarks include the York-Eglinton Business Improvement Area and Little Jamaica.
The north end of the station is in Allen Road's open cut, while the south end is underground as Allen Road ends here. The line continues underground below Everden Road to reach the Nordheimer Ravine, then continues southeast below the ravine.
The station's artwork is Summertime Streetcar by Gerald Zeldinwith, which depicts a PCC streetcar, although these have never served this station.
As of October 2005, the station is wheelchair-accessible.
Eglinton West station had been planned to be an interchange station as part of the Eglinton subway project. The project was cancelled in 1995 after a change in provincial government, and the small amount of tunnel that had been dug under the station was refilled. Had the project gone ahead, this station would likely have been renamed "Eglinton West-Allen".
[edit] Surface connections
- 32 Eglinton West
- 63 Ossington
- 109 Ranee
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