| Mount Dennis | |
| Style: | Toronto Transit Commission |
| Address: | 3500 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates: | 43.6875°N -79.4872°W |
| Other: | TTC buses |
| Structure: | At-grade |
| Tracks: |
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| Opening: | [1] |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Zone: | 4 (GO Transit) |
| Status: | Under construction |
| Other Services Header: | Future services |
Mount Dennis is an intermodal transit terminal under construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located east of the intersection of Eglinton Avenue and Weston Road in the Mount Dennis neighbourhood in the district of York, the station will be the western terminus of the future Line 5 Eglinton as well as an intermediate station on the GO Transit Kitchener line and Union Pearson Express. The station has been designated as one of many "mobility hubs" in Greater Toronto. It is scheduled to open in 2024.
The station is being built on the lands formerly known as Kodak Heights, which was a camera manufacturing facility operated by the Eastman Kodak Company from 1918 to 2006. The station will use Kodak Building 9, a heritage building and local landmark, as a station entrance. Adjacent to the station, the Eglinton Maintenance and Storage Facility is also located on the lands.
A draft prepared on April 10, 2013, established four designs for the station. In all the designs, the underground LRT platform was long—long enough for four vehicle trainsets. Two designs placed the bus platform on the north side of Eglinton, accessed through a 230m (760feet) pedestrian tunnel. In the other two designs, the bus platforms were on the south side of Eglinton, accessed through a 260metre pedestrian tunnel.
By 2016, the finalized design placed the bus loop on the north side of the station, accessed by a relocated Photography Drive bridge that crosses Eglinton further to the east than the old bridge. This roadway would pass east of the renovated Kodak building, which would form the station's third entrance.
On the weekend of February 19 to 21, 2016, the Photography Drive bridge over Eglinton Avenue was demolished to make way for construction on the Mount Dennis station site.[2]
In August 2016, the former Kodak building was temporarily moved to facilitate construction. On November 13, 2017, the building was moved back to sit on a newly built foundation. The community wanted this landmark preserved; thus, it will become an integral part of Mount Dennis station.[3] [4]
By August 2018, some track had already been laid within the Line 5 portion of the station. By August 2019, track had been extended from the station platform eastwards past the junction with the Eglinton Maintenance and Storage Facility, but overhead wire for pantographs had not yet been hung; escalators and wall tiles were being installed; graffiti had been removed from the Kodak building and restoration work to its interior was in progress.By the fourth quarter of 2020, light rail vehicles were making test runs between Mount Dennis and Keelesdale stations.[5]
In addition to being a landmark and a Heritage Interest Building, the former Kodak building will be a focal point for riders using the mobility hub, as many of the mobility hub's features are linked to this building. It will have a waiting area and public washrooms, and retail spaces on the main and basement levels. The upper floors of the building will be used for rented offices, to provide a space for community use, and will include an auditorium.
The station will have three entrances:
The hub will encompass the following services:
East of the station, the LRT line would travel on an elevated guideway above Black Creek Drive and Black Creek itself, before descending into the western portal of the line's bored tunnel, towards Keelesdale Station.
As part of a program to install artworks at major interchange stations along Line 5 Eglinton, Mount Dennis Station will feature two artworks:
See main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes., the following are the proposed connecting routes that would serve this station when Line 5 Eglinton opens:[6]
| Route | Name | Additional information | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Jane South | ||
| 32 | Eglinton West | Westbound to Renforth station | |
| 34 | Eglinton | Eastbound to Kennedy station | |
| 35A | Jane | ||
| 35B | Northbound to Pioneer Village station via Hullmar Drive | ||
| 71 | Runnymede | Northbound to Industry Steet and southbound to Runnymede station | |
| 73B | Royal York | Southbound to Royal York station via Emmett Avenue and La Rose Avenue | |
| 89 | Weston | Northbound to Albion Road and southbound to Keele station | |
| 161 | Rogers Road | Eastbound to Ossington station | |
| 164 | Castlefield | Eastbound to Cedarvale station via Keelesdale station | |
| 168 | Symington | Southbound to Dundas West station | |
| 171 | Mount Dennis | Northbound to Industry Street and southbound to Jane Street and Alliance Avenue[7] | |
| 901 | Airport–Eglinton Express | Westbound to Pearson Airport | |
| 989 | Weston Express | Northbound to Steeles Avenue West and southbound to Keele station |
The following videos were released by the Crosstown project: