Eglinton Crosstown LRT

• 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
• Eglinton Crosstown LRT wraps final testing phase, will soon be handed to TTC

  The Ministry of Transportation said the line had completed its revenue service demonstration testing and would shortly be handed over to Toronto's transit agency.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2025
• Eglinton Crosstown LRT station opens for GO trains, route still without completion date

  Mount Dennis Station opened its doors to GO train passengers and people riding on Toronto buses, marking the first part of the Eglinton LRT to start accepting passengers.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2025
• More than 30 days after entering final tests, Eglinton Crosstown LRT still being assessed

  On Oct. 7, provincial transit agency Metrolinx announced the Crosstown had started revenue service demonstration, a key 30-day testing process.

  Politics

  Nov 11, 2025
• Eglinton Crosstown LRT starts final testing phase, could open next month

  A spokesperson for the Ministry of Transportation confirmed to Global News the 30-day testing period was officially underway.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2025
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• Eglinton Crosstown LRT looks set to begin final testing phase this week

  Metrolinx said it hoped to begin a long-awaited, final testing phase sometime this week, although details remain scarce.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2025
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• Eglinton Crosstown LRT misses another deadline. Metrolinx has ‘hope’ it will open this year

  Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay said testing of the line continued but revealed it was not yet ready for its final 30-day pilot, which must take place before it opens to the public.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2025