Eglinton (TTC)
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| Location | 2190 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°42′21″N 79°23′54″W / 43.70583°N 79.39833°WCoordinates: 43°42′21″N 79°23′54″W / 43.70583°N 79.39833°W | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Centre platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 March 1954 | |||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2015) | 72,750 | |||||||||||||||
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Eglinton is a subway station on the Yonge–University line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the southwest corner of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue. It is one of the larger stations of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), with several shops located on the concourse level. It is the busiest station that is not currently a line terminus or a major transfer point with another line or transit system.
The station is on three levels, all six entrances are scattered throughout the street level in the surrounding area of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue, the concourse and collector is on the second level, and the subway platform is on the lower level. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.
The tracks approach the station from the south in open cut before going underground at the Berwick Portal, immediately before the station. Here the tracks divide sharply to go either side of the island platform. North of the station the line swings to the east, to run directly under Yonge Street in a bored tunnel.
This station is used as a switchover point for subways operators who are coming off or coming on their shift. There are sometimes slight delays at this station as subway operators are being changed.
Nearby destinations include Eglinton Park, TVOntario studios, head offices of the Canadian Tire Corporation, the Yonge-Eglinton Centre, Minto Midtown, and the Canada Square Complex which is built directly over the station.
Tourists staying in downtown Toronto wishing to travel to the Ontario Science Centre usually take the subway to this station and take the 34 Eglinton East bus to Don Mills Road to reach the destination.
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