Birchmount
Shelter on the westbound platform
General information
LocationEglinton Avenue East & Birchmount Road
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°43′48″N 79°16′40″W / 43.73000°N 79.27778°W / 43.73000; -79.27778
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections TTC buses
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
Opening2024 (2024)[1]
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Golden Mile
towards Mount Dennis
 Eglinton
(opens 2024)
 Ionview
towards Kennedy

Birchmount 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 Ionview neighbourhood at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue and Birchmount Road.[2] It is scheduled to open in 2024.[1]

The stop is located in the middle of Eglinton Avenue on the east side of its intersection with Birchmount Road. The stop has side platforms which will be accessed from the pedestrian crossing on the east side of the signalized street intersection.[2] On the east side of this stop, there are two separate crossovers, one trailing point and the other facing point.[3]

Surface connections

As of November 2023, the following are the proposed connecting routes that would serve this station when Line 5 Eglinton opens:[4]

Route Name Additional information
17 Birchmount Northbound to Steeles & Warden and southbound to Warden station
34 Eglinton Westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Kennedy station

References

  1. 1 2 Spurr, Ben (February 17, 2020). "Eglinton Crosstown faces another setback, delayed until 2022". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Birchmount Stop". Eglinton Crosstown. December 3, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Eglinton Crosstown Surface Flyover - July 2020". Metrolinx. July 15, 2020. p. 05:06. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  4. ↑ "2024 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. November 17, 2023. p. 106.


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