Science Centre station

Science Centre
Main entrance under construction in January 2024
General information
LocationEglinton Avenue East & Don Mills Road
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°43′14″N 79°20′20″W / 43.72056°N 79.33889°W / 43.72056; -79.33889
PlatformsCentre platform
Tracks2
Connections TTC buses
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesIndoor bike parking[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
Opening2024 (0 years ago) (2024)[2]
Future services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Sunnybrook Park
towards Mount Dennis
Line 5 Eglinton
(opens 2024)
Aga Khan Park & Museum
towards Kennedy
Flemingdon Park
towards Exhibition
Ontario Line
(opens 2031)
Terminus

Science Centre is an underground light rail transit (LRT) station and mobility hub under construction on Line 5 Eglinton, a new line that is part of the Toronto subway system.[1] It will be located in the Flemingdon Park neighbourhood at the intersection of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue. It is scheduled to open in 2024.[2]

Photo of a glass panelled subway station and bus terminal behind protective fencing
Bus terminal of Science Centre Station under construction in January 2024

On April 10, 2019, the Ontario government announced that Science Centre station would be the northern terminus for the proposed Ontario Line,[3] construction of which began in March 2022.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Science Centre (formerly Don Mills) Station". Eglinton Crosstown. October 12, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Spurr, Ben (February 17, 2020). "Eglinton Crosstown faces another setback, delayed until 2022". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Jackson-Kelso, Rhianna; Bensadoun, Emerald (April 10, 2019). "How Doug Ford's $28.5-billion transit overhaul compares with Toronto's existing plans". Toronto Star. Retrieved April 28, 2019. stretching from Ontario Place to the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto.
  4. ^ "'Game changer': Ford, Tory break ground on Ontario line, vow to protect local businesses - Toronto | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved May 23, 2022.