Pharmacy stop

Pharmacy 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 in Ontario, Canada. It will be located in the Golden Mile neighbourhood at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue East and Pharmacy Avenue.[2] It is scheduled to open in 2024.[1]

Pharmacy
Pharmacy stop
General information
LocationEglinton Avenue East & Pharmacy Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°43′33″N 79°17′49″W
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
O'Connor
towards Mount Dennis
 Eglinton
(opens 2024)
 Hakimi Lebovic
towards Kennedy

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

History

In March 2020, Pharmacy became the first stop on the surface section of the line to receive a passenger waiting shelter. The shelter was pre-fabricated and hoisted into position onto the LRT boarding platform.[4]

Surface connections
Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

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

Route Name Additional information
34 Eglinton Westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Kennedy station
67 Pharmacy Northbound to Ellesmere Road and southbound to Victoria Park station
70 O'Connor Southbound to Coxwell station

References
  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.
  2. "Pharmacy Stop". Eglinton Crosstown. May 10, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  3. "Eglinton Crosstown Surface Flyover - July 2020". Metrolinx. July 15, 2020. p. 03:50. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  4. "Eglinton Crosstown Update". Metrolinx. March 13, 2020. Archived from the original on March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  5. "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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