Eglinton Crosstown LRT

• Crowds organize impromptu celebrations for Eglinton Crosstown LRT on 1st day of service

  It's official. Fifteen years after construction officially began on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, trains finally started carrying passengers.

  Canada

  Feb 8
  
• Planning to ride the Eglinton Crosstown LRT on Sunday? Here’s when each station opens

  The Eglinton Crosstown LRT is set to finally open Sunday morning, but the TTC is stressing there won't be any formal event, ribbon cutting or commemorative merchandise.

  Canada

  Feb 7
  
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• Ontario won’t order inquiry into Eglinton Crosstown LRT: ‘We’re going to move on’

  The premier held an event on Friday to celebrate the opening of the line, where he agreed the project had been a 'nightmare' but accused reporters of being 'negative' about it.

  Politics

  Feb 6
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• The Eglinton Crosstown LRT finally opens Sunday, ushering in a new era for the street

  The Eglinton Crosstown LRT will finally open on Sunday, 15 years after it started construction. Local businesses are preparing for a new era.

  Canada

  Feb 6
• TTC confirms Eglinton Crosstown LRT will open on Sunday

  The Eglinton Crosstown LRT will open on Sunday and offer free rides, marking the end of more than a decade of construction and testing on the line.

  Canada

  Feb 3
• TTC targeting ‘goal’ of opening Eglinton Crosstown LRT on Feb. 8, Ford says

  Speaking as he left an unrelated scrum at Queen's Park on Monday, Ford said the second Sunday in February was the TTC's 'goal' for opening the light rail route.

  Politics

  Jan 26
• Ford ‘confident’ Eglinton Crosstown LRT will open in early February

  At the tail end of 2025, senior leaders from the TTC and Metrolinx sat down alongside Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, Premier Doug Ford and Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria.

  Politics

  Jan 8
• Toronto mayor says Eglinton Crosstown LRT won’t open within next month

  Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Chow said there would be an update on the status of the rapid transit line next month, confirming it would not be open to the public before.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2025
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• TTC can open Eglinton LRT ‘when they feel comfortable’: Transportation Minister

  On Monday, Sarkaria appeared to accept the TTC's position, suggesting the province is willing to give the transit system the time it needs to open the line to the public.

  Politics

  Dec 11, 2025
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• TTC and Metrolinx battle over Eglinton Crosstown LRT date at tense private meeting

  Multiple sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that there was a plan by Metrolinx and the Ministry of Transportation to open the line in the last week of December.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2025