Aga Khan Park & Museum stop

Aga Khan Park & Museum
Aga Khan Park & Museum
	Stop under construction in July 2020
General information
Location	Eglinton Avenue East & Don Valley Parkway; Toronto, Ontario; Canada
Coordinates	43°43′21″N 79°19′57″W
Platforms	Parallel side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	None
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Under construction
History
Opening	2024[1]
Services

Aga Khan Park & Museum 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. Destinations nearby include its namesakes, Aga Khan Park and Aga Khan Museum.[2] The station is scheduled to open in 2024.[1]

The stop is located in the middle of Eglinton Avenue East, on the west side of the intersection with the southbound ramp from and to the Don Valley Parkway southbound. The stop has parallel side platforms. Access to the platforms will be via the pedestrian crossing on the west side of the signalized intersection where the ramp crosses Eglinton Avenue.[3] Just to the west of the stop, there is a double crossover on the ramp descending to Science Centre station.[4]

During the planning stages for Line 5 Eglinton, the stop was given the working name "Ferrand" after the nearby Ferrand Drive. With public consultation, Metrolinx proposed changing the name to "Aga Khan & Eglinton" finally choosing "Aga Khan Park & Museum". Metrolinx said that "The Aga Khan Museum is a highly visible landmark. Naming this surface-level LRT stop [after the museum] provides a unique and self-locating identifier."[5]

Surface connections

As of February 2022, the following are the proposed connecting routes that would serve this station when Line 5 Eglinton opens:[6]

Route	Name	Additional information
34	Eglinton	Westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Kennedy station

References

Ranger, Michael (May 16, 2023). "Eglinton Crosstown won't open until 2024, construction group to take legal action: Metrolinx". CityNews. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
"Ferrand Stop". Eglinton Crosstown. February 27, 2017. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
"Science Centre Station and West At-Grade (Sunnybrook Park Stop to O'Connor Stop) Open House". Metrolinx. November 14, 2017. p. 25. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
"Eglinton Crosstown Surface Flyover - July 2020". Metrolinx. July 15, 2020. p. 01:48. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
"Aga Khan & Eglinton". Metrolinx. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
"2022 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. February 10, 2022. p. 37. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 8, 2022.

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[Opening-1] Ranger, Michael (May 16, 2023). "Eglinton Crosstown won't open until 2024, construction group to take legal action: Metrolinx". CityNews. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

[eglinton-2] "Ferrand Stop". Eglinton Crosstown. February 27, 2017. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[Metrolinx-2017-11-14-3] "Science Centre Station and West At-Grade (Sunnybrook Park Stop to O'Connor Stop) Open House". Metrolinx. November 14, 2017. p. 25. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.

[Crosstown-2020-07-15-4] "Eglinton Crosstown Surface Flyover - July 2020". Metrolinx. July 15, 2020. p. 01:48. Retrieved July 31, 2020.

[Metrolinx-Stop-Name-5] "Aga Khan & Eglinton". Metrolinx. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[TTC-2022-02-10-6] "2022 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. February 10, 2022. p. 37. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 8, 2022.