Dreaming of a seamless journey across Toronto? The Ontario Line: Science Centre => Exhibition is poised to redefine rapid transit. This ambitious project is currently under construction and promises to whisk you between the Ontario Science Centre and Exhibition GO Station.
Imagine zipping through the city. The Ontario Line will connect with Line 5 Eglinton at Science Centre station. It will also link to GO train lines at Exhibition. The aim is to ease congestion at Union Station. This new line offers a swift connection.
Let’s delve into the details of the Ontario Line. The Ontario Line’s northern end will be at Eglinton Avenue and Don Mills Road. Here, Science Centre station will offer a convenient connection to Line 5 Eglinton. The southern end? That’s Exhibition GO Station on the Lakeshore West line.
Announced in April 2019 by the Ontario government, the Ontario Line is a standalone line. It will use lighter rolling stock and shorter trainsets than existing Toronto subway lines. The projected opening is 2031.
The Ontario Line project has a fascinating history. Plans for an east-west downtown subway line date back to the early 20th century. The Ontario Line proposal seemed to follow much of the Relief Line’s route. However, there are some significant differences.
The Ontario Line involves significant lengths of at-grade or elevated track. The Ontario Place station was eliminated. An Exhibition station was added near the Exhibition GO Station.
The Ontario Line’s route runs from Science Centre station at Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue to Exhibition station. Science Centre station will be elevated. The Ontario Line platform will sit above the bus terminal.
Flemingdon Park station will be on the west side of Don Mills Road. It will be north of Gateway Boulevard. Thorncliffe Park station will be on Overlea Boulevard. It will be over Thorncliffe Park Drive West.
Cosburn station will be at Cosburn Avenue. Pape station will connect with Line 2 Bloor-Danforth. Gerrard station will be at Gerrard Street East and Carlaw Avenue.
Riverside-Leslieville station will be over Queen Street East. It will be on the boundary between Riverside and Leslieville. East Harbour station will connect with GO Transit. Corktown station will be at King and Berkeley Streets.
Moss Park station will be at Queen and Sherbourne Streets. Queen station will connect to Line 1 Yonge-University. Osgoode station will also connect to Line 1. Queen-Spadina station will be at Queen Street West and Spadina Avenue. King-Bathurst station will be at King Street West and Bathurst Street. Finally, Exhibition station will be on the north side of Exhibition GO station.
The Ontario Line is a project of grand scale and vision. It promises to reshape Toronto’s transit landscape. The Ontario Line is designed to create new connections. It is designed to ease congestion. It is designed to propel Toronto forward.