54-465: The Terminal Link , formerly known as Link Train , is an automated people mover (APM) at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga , Ontario , Canada . The wheelchair-accessible train runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is completely free-of-charge to ride. In 2012, it transported 17,000 passengers daily, 60 to 70% of whom were airport staff. The original proposal for an automated people mover system at Pearson Airport
108-469: A cost of $ 54 million. Each TBM is 10 metres (33 ft) long, 6.5 metres (21 ft) in diameter and weighs 400 tonnes (390 long tons; 440 short tons). They bore 10 metres (33 ft) per day, 16 to 20 metres (52 to 66 ft) below the surface. The TBMs were named Dennis, Lea, Humber, and Don. The names were chosen by Jason Paris, a moderator of the UrbanToronto blog and web forums. Dennis
162-485: A large-scale transit expansion plan. The line is being constructed in two phases. The first phase of the 19-kilometre (12 mi) line will include 25 stops along Eglinton Avenue , from Mount Dennis station mostly underground to Laird station , after which it will run predominantly at-grade within the street's median to Kennedy station , where it will connect underground with Line 2 Bloor–Danforth . This first phase has an estimated cost of CA$ 12.82 billion ;
216-602: A launch shaft for tunnel boring machines at Black Creek Drive began, while in October of that year, the first part of tunnel construction started. On November 9, 2011, in Keelesdale Park, Mayor Rob Ford and Premier Dalton McGuinty officially broke ground on the new project. 2012 In May 2012, TTC staff released a report saying that completion of the Eglinton Crosstown was unlikely by 2020 and that
270-675: A more realistic in-service date would be 2022–2023. The main reason given was that the project management had been transferred from the TTC to Infrastructure Ontario which uses the Alternative Finance and Procurement strategy. That strategy would use a private contractor to complete the project, effectively requiring that contractor to redo all design work already completed by the TTC. The TTC also warned that Metrolinx's aggressive timeline would lead to severe construction-related disruptions to communities and traffic because large stretches of
324-419: A mostly grade-separated line with seven stations (four underground, two elevated, one at ground level). The decision to run trains above ground near the proposed station at Jane Street led to protests from late 2022 and the erection of a tipi and other temporary structures by local First Nations groups from early February 2023. As of that month, the coalition was asking Metrolinx to pause development until
378-412: A new paint scheme, new seats, and a seventh car (they were originally delivered and used as six-car trains). The two fully elevated lines, running side-by-side, are 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) long, and have a one-way travel time of four minutes. They serve three stations: Both lines operate independently in shuttle mode with a total capacity of up to 2,180 pphpd . The trains run on rubber tires on
432-416: A pair of Cable Liner trains, each composed of seven permanently-coupled cars. They use a cable-hauled , drive and tension system. Each train has capacity for 175 passengers with baggage (25 per car: 17 standing, 8 seated) or 2,500 passengers per hour per direction (pphpd). The two trains, plus a small work car, cost a total of CA$ 56 million when delivered. They were refurbished in 2013, and received
486-515: A resolution was found. The group also requested more "transparency about the project – its costs, its size, and its impact". Building a mostly grade-separated extension is expected to cost $ 4.7 billion and would have 7 stations and an estimated 37,000 daily boardings. For comparison, a surface line would have cost $ 2.9 billion and have had 10 ground-level stations and an estimated 42,500 daily boardings. Travel time savings on an underground line would have been double that for
540-558: A smooth steel surface and all propulsion is provided by the cable. The absence of onboard motors , braking systems and gearboxes eliminates excessive noise, oil spills from the trains, and dust from brakes. Doppelmayr asserts that a cable-driven APM is the most environmentally responsible solution for transportation in high density applications. On March 30, 2009, the Link Train was put out of service for extensive maintenance due to engineering design flaws. During this time, service
594-415: A surface line and such a line would have been fully weatherproof, but the reduction in stations was projected to have led to a lower estimated ridership, though local bus service would have been retained given the increased spacing between stations. During the 2018 Ontario provincial election , Liberal and Progressive Conservative candidates Yvan Baker and Kinga Surma supported the underground option. Of
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#1732779742338648-698: Is named after Mount Dennis , Lea is named after Leaside , Humber is named after the Humber River , and Don is named after the Don River . The names Dennis and Lea combined allude to the Canadian poet Dennis Lee . When boring work was completed, enough dirt had been removed to fill the Scotiabank Arena to the height of the CN Tower . 2011 In August 2011, preparation for construction of
702-744: The 2015 Pan American Games . It directly serves Terminal 1 , with a connection to Terminal 3 via the Terminal Link. A number of public transport bus services in the GTA have a stop on the lower level of Terminal 1 ; these include the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), MiWay , Brampton Transit , and GO Transit . The TTC has an additional stop on the lower level at Terminal 3, served after departing Terminal 1. At Viscount station, connections to MiWay and Brampton Transit's Züm can be made. As originally proposed, Line 5 Eglinton
756-467: The City of Toronto released a feasibility report that found this proposal would have significant capital costs ranging from $ 3.6 billion to $ 7.7 billion. In comparison, extending the Eglinton Crosstown as approved would cost $ 1.3 billion. It was also found that a light rail transit line would attract higher ridership than a heavy rail line. The City of Toronto's chief planner recommended
810-719: The Eglinton Crosstown LRT or the Crosstown , is a light rail transit line that is under construction in Toronto , Ontario, Canada, to expand and improve public transportation in the Greater Toronto Area . Owned by Metrolinx and operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), the line will be part of the Toronto subway system. The Crosstown was conceived in 2007 during the administration of Toronto mayor David Miller as part of Transit City ,
864-798: The 15 underground stations costing $ 80–$ 100 million to build and the ten street-level stops $ 3–$ 5 million each. The remainder will be for financing, lifecycle and maintenance costs. In July 2015, the Crosslinx Transit Solutions Maintenance General Partnership consortium awarded Bombardier Transportation a 30-year contract to maintain Line 5's light-rail vehicles. The contract was worth $ 403 million. Bombardier will also maintain wayside systems (track and overhead catenary) for Line 5. 2010 On July 28, 2010, Metrolinx ordered four tunnel boring machines (TBMs) from Caterpillar at
918-562: The 1985 Network 2011 plan conceived by the Metropolitan Toronto government as the TTC and Metro began to install the busway along Eglinton. It was to be completed by 2003. In 1986, a coalition of City of York and Etobicoke Metro councillors and the Regional Municipality of Peel persuaded Metro Council to include an Eglinton West line in a new Transit Network Plan. Work on the subway line began in 1994 and
972-740: The Crosstown West as a light-rail component of his SmartTrack plan. In June 2016, the estimated completion date was 2023. The estimated cost to build the Eglinton West LRT was $ 2.47 billion of which the City of Toronto would contribute $ 1.18 billion, the federal government would contribute $ 822.9 million, and the City of Mississauga and the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) would be asked to contribute $ 470 million for
1026-524: The Eglinton Avenue would have to be torn up concurrently to meet deadlines. 2013 In January 2013, Infrastructure Ontario issued a request for qualifications to shortlist companies to construct the line. A request for proposal was expected in mid-2013. On February 22, 2013, TBMs Dennis and Lea arrived in Keelesdale Park. In June 2013, the TBMs Dennis and Lea began tunnelling on
1080-518: The LRT tunnel from Laird station to Science Centre station and eliminating the planned Sunnybrook Park surface stop. It did not want to build an underground station at the Sunnybrook location as it would cost $ 80 to $ 100 million (as compared to about $ 3 million for a surface stop). Metrolinx considered the cost of an underground station to be unjustified given its low projected ridership (650 passengers at
1134-662: The TBMs Don and Humber arrived for assembly in the shaft at Brentcliffe Road before starting to drill the 3.25-kilometre (2.02 mi) section west to Yonge Street. On September 24, 2015, Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca issued a statement saying the Crosstown would not operate until September 2021, in order "to mitigate disruption to the local community and infrastructure as much as possible." The earlier plan had been to open in 2020 with tunnelling and station construction to start in 2012. Infrastructure Ontario has awarded
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#17327797423381188-730: The TBMs had arrived at Caledonia station . In April 2014, The Globe and Mail reported that the two western tunnel boring machines were excavating "approximately 1,000 cubic yards [760 m ] of spoil", per day. For the year prior to May 2014, the two TBMs Dennis and Lea had been excavating and installing concrete tunnel liners at a rate of approximately 10 metres (33 ft) per day. The tunnels are lined with precast concrete liner segments. Six 2.5-tonne (2.8-ton) segments form each ring. In early December 2014, Dennis and Lea arrived at Eglinton West station. Dennis stopped to allow Lea to catch up so that they would arrive at Eglinton West station at
1242-519: The at-grade option would use signal coordination; however, grade separation would require fewer restrictions on left turns. There would be no difference in development potential with either option. However, because of feedback from the public and local politicians, Mayor John Tory recommended more study on grade separation. A fully at-grade extension was estimated to cost $ 1.5 to $ 2.1 billion. Grade separation would add an extra $ 881.9 million to $ 1.32 billion to that cost. In April 2019,
1296-571: The brother of Rob Ford, Ontario premier Doug Ford , announced a plan for transit in the Greater Toronto Area. This included the planned extension of Line 5 Eglinton west to Pearson Airport with a section of the line built underground from Royal York to Martin Grove. In February 2020, Metrolinx released an initial business case analysis of the project with four options, including three which were below-grade. Metrolinx ultimately decided on
1350-405: The busiest hour). Local residents objected to the elimination of their stop, and by mid-2013, Metrolinx had relented and the surface stop was restored. Members of the public asked Metrolinx why it was proposing a centre-of-road alignment instead of running the tracks on the south side of Eglinton Avenue through the valley at Leslie Street. The south-side alignment would have avoided going through
1404-576: The city was considering grade separation using fly-overs and fly-unders at six intersections: Martin Grove Road, Kipling Avenue, Islington Avenue, Royal York Road, Scarlett Road, and Jane Street, with surface running between stations. On November 21, 2017, city staff recommended just 10 stops along Eglinton West between Mount Dennis station and Renforth station on the Mississauga Transitway . The most recent recommendation dropped
1458-544: The construction of the Eglinton Avenue portion of the line as planned but to exclude the Scarborough RT. In July 2013, plans for an "Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown" line were abandoned, thereby reverting the entire line back to the plan that had been conceived under Transit City. The environmental assessment evaluated the line running in the middle of Eglinton Avenue through the valley at Leslie Street. However, in late 2012 and early 2013, there were proposals to locate
1512-476: The cost when the contract was awarded was pegged at $ 9.1 billion, although the cost was originally estimated at $ 11 billion. This phase is incomplete and has no scheduled opening date. A second phase, a 9.2-kilometre (5.7 mi) westward extension from Mount Dennis, will run mostly underground or elevated to Renforth station , with seven new stations. The second phase is expected to cost $ 4.7 billion and to be completed by 2031. Construction of
1566-407: The day he took office. He proposed an alternative titled the "Eglinton–Scarborough Crosstown line", which put the 19-kilometre (12 mi) line along Eglinton Avenue completely underground. The line would have then followed the route of Line 3 Scarborough, thus forming a single line continuously from Black Creek Drive to McCowan . The cost would almost double to $ 8.2 billion and, compared to
1620-515: The eastern launch shaft. For two and a half years, traffic around the excavation site will be reduced from two to one lane in each direction. West of the site, more lane restrictions would go into effect to construct head walls (below-ground walls that form the ends of each subway station) at the future Laird , Bayview (later renamed Leaside) and Mount Pleasant stations. There will also be lane restrictions for two years near Hanna Road to build an emergency exit near Leaside High School . By April 2014,
1674-407: The extension of the Eglinton Crosstown line (referred to as Crosstown West) to Pearson Airport in lieu of establishing SmartTrack on Eglinton Avenue, based upon negative community impacts, higher costs, and lower projected ridership associated with a heavy rail corridor. On January 19, 2016, Tory agreed with the analysis and supported Metrolinx's original plan of extending the Crosstown. Tory included
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1728-456: The first phase of the line began in 2011 and was originally expected to be completed in 2020, but the opening date has been revised several times. Metrolinx expected the line to be substantially complete by September 2022 but then conceded it would not meet that date. After revising the opening date of the central section to 2023 and then, amid ongoing legal action against Crosslinx (the construction consortium), Metrolinx stated they believed there
1782-409: The implementation of six other light rail lines across Toronto. The original version of the line would have run from Pearson Airport along Silver Dart Drive to Convair Drive. The line would have then turned southwest to a bridge over Highway 401 to reach Commerce Boulevard on the other side, where it would run south to reach Eglinton Avenue and the east end of the Mississauga Transitway . The rest of
1836-522: The line would run east along Eglinton Avenue, including a portion along which the cancelled Eglinton West subway line would have been built. The line would then traverse the city, connecting with Line 1 Yonge–University , Line 2 Bloor–Danforth , and Line 3 Scarborough . There were 43 stops planned for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, 13 of which would be underground. Surface stops would be spaced on average 500 metres (550 yd) apart and
1890-456: The line. Traffic on Eglinton Avenue near Keele Street was reduced to one lane in each direction. On November 12, 2013, Metrolinx awarded a contract to a joint venture between Aecon Group and ACS Dragados Canada to construct the tunnel for the eastern portion of the line between Yonge Street and Laird Drive. 2014 In March 2014, work began to clear utilities and trees on the south side of Eglinton Avenue just east of Brentcliffe Road to set up
1944-420: The original plan, 18 fewer stops were planned, including the elimination of the connection to Pearson Airport. Most of the additional cost would have come from putting 12 additional stations underground and for converting the Scarborough RT. On February 8, 2012, in a special meeting, Toronto City Council, led by Karen Stintz , voted 25–18 to override Mayor Ford's modifications to the project. The vote reinstated
1998-554: The original proposal to only construct the portion between Laird Drive and Keele Street underground while the remainder of the line is built along the surface. On November 30, 2012, the environmental assessment was revised, such that the east tunnel portal location would be moved from east of Brentcliffe to east of Don Mills; however, this was reversed in May 2013 after receiving community feedback. In January 2013, city councillors from Scarborough put forward an alternative plan to proceed with
2052-466: The portion of the line in Mississauga. Approvals for the financing were still to be secured as of November 2, 2016. Public meetings for the extension, renamed the Eglinton West LRT, began November 13, 2017. The 2010 Environmental Assessment for Transit City originally considered an entirely at-grade light rail line running west from Weston Road and Mount Dennis station. However, by October 2017,
2106-491: The proposed Scarborough Malvern LRT and the Stouffville GO train line . The expected cost was CA$ 4.6 billion . As a result of provincial funding cuts, construction of the line was divided into two phases: phase one would end at Jane Street , and phase two would terminate as had been planned at Pearson Airport . Miller's successor, Rob Ford , announced the cancellation of Transit City on December 1, 2010,
2160-508: The same time. 2015 On the weekend of April 18 and 19, 2015, the boring machines, Dennis and Lea, were lifted out of a shaft west of Allen Road and moved about 100 metres (330 ft) to a shaft just east of Allen Road. In April 2015, merchants along Eglinton Avenue West were complaining of lost revenue (up to a 35 percent dip in sales), because construction was discouraging customers with snarled traffic, limited parking options, reduced foot traffic and dusty sidewalks. By September 2015,
2214-453: The signaled intersection at Leslie Street. Metrolinx explained that the alternate alignment "was more expensive and [would have] required an EA amendment. Due to project implementation timelines the project is proceeding with the EA option". They also stated, "It is very difficult (if not impossible) to relocate the portal from the centre of Eglinton (as proposed in the current design) and shift it to
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2268-485: The south side of the right-of-way and continue to use the existing bridge." In a later phase, Metrolinx had planned for the Eglinton Crosstown to be extended westwards from Mount Dennis along Eglinton Avenue West to Toronto Pearson International Airport. However, during his successful campaign in the 2014 Toronto mayoral election , John Tory proposed SmartTrack , which would have included a heavy rail transit line established along this section of Eglinton Avenue. In 2016,
2322-406: The stops at Rangoon, East Mall, and Russell / Eden Valley. At a city executive committee meeting on November 28, 2017, city staff recommended building the extension without any grade separation. City staff had concluded that a fully at-grade extension would provide better access for transit users and have fewer environmental impacts. Grade separation would have little improvement on traffic because
2376-407: The three major parties, only NDP candidate Erica Kelly supported the surface option. Doug Ford, campaigning to become the premier of Ontario, preferred underground construction. Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS), a consortium of more than 26 companies, was awarded the contract to design, build and finance the Eglinton Crosstown line and to maintain it for 30 years. The contract, which excludes boring
2430-661: The tracks elsewhere. In 2012, Metrolinx discovered that there would be minimal cost differential between tunnelling under the West Don River at Leslie Street (the proposed location of the Sunnybrook Park stop) versus laying the track on the surface. Also, tunnelling through that section would have provided "significant improvements to construction staging, schedule and traffic impacts", according to Metrolinx. Thus, in December 2012, Metrolinx proposed continuing
2484-462: The tunnels, is for completing all other remaining work, including the stations and the finishing work within the tunnels. Some of the members of the consortium are SNC-Lavalin , Aecon , EllisDon , ACS Infrastructure Canada, Dragados, IBI Group and Scotiabank . The contract defines a public–private partnership . The 30-year contract to build and maintain the line will total $ 9.1 billion. Capital costs will be $ 5.3 billion, with each of
2538-505: The underground stations would be 850 m (930 yd) apart on average, as constructing numerous underground stops would be costly. The average speed would be 28 kilometres per hour (17 mph), compared with the existing bus routes along Eglinton that have an average speed of 16 to 18 km/h (9.9 to 11.2 mph). The line would terminate at Kennedy station to the east in Scarborough where it would meet Line 2 Bloor–Danforth,
2592-580: The western extension is underway and Metrolinx hopes to complete the line by 2030–31. Automated guideway transit Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 218412874 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:42:22 GMT Line 5 Eglinton [REDACTED] Line 5 Eglinton , also known as
2646-576: The westward extension to Renforth station began in July 2021. Two future extensions were planned: an eastern extension to the University of Toronto Scarborough and a northwestern extension towards Toronto Pearson International Airport . In 2022, the city of Toronto converted the eastern extension into a city project and a separate line known as the Eglinton East LRT . Construction of
2700-669: Was replaced by an inter-terminal shuttle bus contracted to Penetang-Midland Coach Lines . Normal service resumed in July 2009. On March 16, 2013, the Link Train was shut down for approximately eight months during construction of the Union Pearson Express . The trains were refurbished during this time and received a seventh car, new seats, and a new paint scheme. The Union Pearson Express airport rail link service between Pearson Airport and Union Station in Downtown Toronto opened on June 6, 2015, in time for
2754-556: Was halted following the election in 1995 , which saw Mike Harris taking power and led to the cancellation of the Eglinton West line, with the existing tunnel quickly filled in. Line 5 Eglinton was originally conceived as the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, a partially underground light rail line, announced in 2007 by Toronto mayor David Miller and TTC chair Adam Giambrone . It was part of the Transit City plan, which included
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#17327797423382808-467: Was no credible schedule to complete the project. While the central section was estimated to be 97 percent complete in September 2023, Metrolinx refused to provide an estimated completion date, although they did indicate they would provide notice three months before opening. In early October 2024, Metrolinx stated that the line would not open in 2024. The origins of Line 5 Eglinton can be traced to
2862-458: Was submitted in May 2002. Six months later, on November 15, 2002, a CA$ 55-million contract was signed with DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH of Wolfurt , Austria , followed by four years of construction, and the system opened to the public on July 6, 2006. The service initially operated alongside its predecessor, the Link shuttle bus system. The system cost $ 150 million. The Terminal Link uses
2916-588: Was to connect Pearson Airport with Scarborough by 2018 as part of the Transit City plan. However, when the four Transit City lines were found to be $ 2.4 billion over their funding envelope in January 2010, parts of the network were deferred, including the western section of the Eglinton LRT. A future extension could eventually reach the airport, completing the line as envisioned. As of 2020 planning for
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