Wynford stop

Wynford is a surface light rail transit (LRT) stop under construction on Line 5 Eglinton, a new line that is part of the Toronto subway system in Ontario, Canada. It will be located in the Flemingdon Park neighbourhood at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue and Wynford Drive just east of the Don Valley Parkway.[2] It is scheduled to open in 2022.

Wynford
Stop under construction in July 2020
LocationEglinton Ave. E. & Wynford Dr.
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°43′27″N 79°19′34″W
PlatformsSide platform
Tracks2
Connections TTC buses
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
Opening2022 (2022)[1]
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station
toward Mount Dennis
 Eglinton
(opens 2022)
toward Kennedy

The stop is located in the middle of Eglinton Avenue East, just west of the bridge over Wynford Drive. The stop has parallel side platforms accessible by a signalized pedestrian crosswalk across Eglinton Avenue at the east end of the platforms. In addition to the existing stairs from Wynford Drive, there will be wheelchair-accessible pedestrian walkways along the curved ramps connecting eastbound Eglinton Avenue to Wynford Drive, and from Wynford Drive to Eglinton Avenue westbound.[2][3]

Surface connections
Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

The following routes would serve this station according to the report presented at the board meeting on February 25, 2016:[4]

Route Name Additional Information
100A Flemingdon Park Northbound to Science Centre station and southbound to Broadview station
100B Northbound to Science Centre station and southbound to Broadview station via Linkwood Lane

References
  1. "Line 5 Eglinton Station Names" (PDF). Board Presentation. Toronto Transit Commission. November 23, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  2. "Wynford Stop". Eglinton Crosstown. February 27, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  3. "Science Centre Station and West At-Grade (Sunnybrook Park Stop to O'Connor Stop) Open House". Metrolinx. November 14, 2017. p. 26. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  4. "Changes to TTC Bus Routes in Eglinton Corridor for Line 5 Rapid Transit Line" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. February 25, 2016.


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