Eglinton (TTC)

Eglinton is an underground subway station in Toronto. It lies on the Yonge- University - Spadina line of the Toronto Subway, at the intersection of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue. The station, which is located opposite the residential complex Minto Midtown, has a central platform and is used daily by an average of 70 720 passengers (2009 /10).

It offers connecting flights to ten bus lines, which provides for a higher than average frequenting. In addition, the station building has several shops. In the vicinity are the studios of TVOntario, the Canada Square Complex and the Eglinton Park. The opening of the station on 30 March 1954 together with the portion Union - Eglinton Yonge Subway, the oldest subway on Canadian soil. For almost two decades Eglinton was the northern terminus, until the opening of the section to York Mills on 31 March 1973. Initially Until the 1980s used here, every second train because the urban development was further north not far advanced.

Medium term, the Eglinton Station will receive a second level. As part of the road project City Transit a light rail line will be built along Eglinton Avenue. That person, the Eglinton Crosstown LRT line will be 33 km long when completed and connect the airport Toronto Pearson with the station Kennedy in Scarborough district. In the central portion of the Eglinton subway stations and an underground Eglinton West route is planned.