Toronto Photo Gallery - Eglinton Crosstown LRT (Line 5)

Spanning 19km heading west to east along Eglinton Avenue with 25 stations, Line 5 opened in February 2026 after 15 years of construction. Initially set to open in 2020 but delayed multiple times as well as overrunning the budget by over a billion dollars, the $13 billion project has been a political landmine, with calls for a public enquiry and accountability.
A journey from end to end takes just under an hour, or about 47% faster than the buses that previously ran along the route. Some sections are underground but the surface route is a dedicated right-of-way for the trains, they are still subject to traffic lights with neighbouring cars on Eglinton.
The stations are not architecturally interesting with a little bit of artwork at some but not all.


Spanning 19km heading west to east along Eglinton Avenue with 25 stations, Line 5 opened in February 2026 after 15 years of construction. Initially set to open in 2020 but delayed multiple times as well as overrunning the budget by over a billion dollars, the $13 billion project has been a political landmine, with calls for a public enquiry and accountability. A journey from end to end takes just under an hour, or about 47% faster than the buses that previously ran along the route. Some sections are underground but the surface route is a dedicated right-of-way for the trains, they are still subject to traffic lights with neighbouring cars on Eglinton. The stations are not architecturally interesting with a little bit of artwork at some but not all.

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