Eglinton GO Station

{{Short description|Railway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada}}

{{about|the railway station in Toronto|the subway station|Eglinton station|other uses|Eglinton station (disambiguation)}}

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| address = 2995 Eglinton Avenue East
Toronto, Ontario

| country = Canada

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| parking = 840 spaces

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| opened = {{Start date and age|1967|05|23}}

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| accessible = Yes (elevated platforms)

| code = {{GO Transit code|EG}}

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| zone = 08

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| passengers = 299,000{{cite web |url=http://www.metrolinx.com/en/docs/pdf/board_agenda/20190207/20190207_BoardMtg_Ridership_EN.pdf |title=Drivers of Ridership and Revenue |page=4 |date=2019-02-07 |publisher=Metrolinx |access-date=2019-01-31 |archive-date=2019-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013557/http://www.metrolinx.com/en/docs/pdf/board_agenda/20190207/20190207_BoardMtg_Ridership_EN.pdf |url-status=dead }}

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Eglinton GO Station is a train station that serves the Scarborough Village and Eglinton East neighbourhoods of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a station on the Lakeshore East line of the GO Transit rail network.

History

The station opened to the public in 1967.{{cite web|title=Eglinton GO Station — TRAIN STATION|url=http://www.gotransit.com/publicroot/en/travelling/stations.aspx?station=EGGO|access-date=8 July 2014|work=GO Transit}} The current station building was built in 1978, and was renovated in 2000.

On September 23, 2021, construction started to make the station accessible. The enhancements will include four new elevators and stairwells linking to the two existing pedestrian tunnels. Completion of the work is expected in 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.metrolinx.com/en/greaterregion/projects/eglinton-go-station-accessibility.aspx |title=Eglinton GO Station Accessibility Upgrades |publisher=Metrolinx |accessdate=November 15, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924042455/https://www.metrolinx.com/en/greaterregion/projects/eglinton-go-station-accessibility.aspx | archivedate=September 24, 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://blog.metrolinx.com/2021/09/24/enhanced-accessibility-work-starts-today-at-eglinton-go-station/ |title=Enhanced accessibility work starts today at Eglinton GO Station |publisher=Metrolinx |date=September 24, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925015533/https://blog.metrolinx.com/2021/09/24/enhanced-accessibility-work-starts-today-at-eglinton-go-station/ | archivedate=September 25, 2021 |url-status=live }}

Connecting transit

Toronto Transit Commission buses can be boarded on Eglinton Avenue East at the intersection with Bellamy Road North.

  • 9 Bellamy
  • 86 Scarborough
  • 116 Morningside
  • 905 Eglinton East Express

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