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 2022.[1]

Pharmacy
At Pharmacy Avenue with the site of the Pharmacy stop just beyond traffic lights
LocationEglinton Ave E/Pharmacy Ave
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°43′33″N 79°17′49″W
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections TTC buses
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
Opening2022 (2022)[1]
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station
toward Mount Dennis
 Eglinton
(opens 2022)
toward 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

The following routes would serve this station according to the report presented at the board meeting on February 25, 2016:[5]

Route Name Additional Information
67 Pharmacy Northbound to Ellesmere Road and southbound to Victoria Park station
70 O'Connor Southbound to Coxwell station

References
  1. Spurr, Ben (February 17, 2020). "Eglinton Crosstown faces another setback, delayed until 2022". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  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. "Changes to TTC Bus Routes in Eglinton Corridor for Line 5 Rapid Transit Line" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. February 25, 2016.


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