Birchmount is a surface light rail transit (LRT) stop under construction on

Line 5 Eglinton Line 5 Eglinton (also known as the Eglinton Crosstown or the Crosstown) is a light rail line that is under construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Owned by Metrolinx and operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), the line will be part ...

, a new line that is part of the

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system. It will be located in the

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neighbourhood at the intersection of

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and Birchmount Road. It is scheduled to open in 2023. The stop is located in the middle of Eglinton Avenue on the east side of its intersection with Birchmount Road. The stop has

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which will be accessed from the pedestrian crossing on the east side of the signalized street intersection. On the east side of this stop, there are two separate

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, one trailing point and the other facing point.

Surface connections

, the following are the proposed connecting routes that would serve this station when Line 5 Eglinton opens:

References

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{{TTCstations Line 5 Eglinton stations