Toronto Eglinton Line 5 + GO: Caledonia Station | 11.72m | 2s | Metrolinx | McCallum Sather

February 27, 2026:

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I even managed to snap the full posters!
 
This station is attractive and looks to have been well built. The GO connection is going to be amazing, especially with fare integration. It's just unfortunate that it meets the street awkwardly. The neighbourhood to the south was like an afterthought to the planners. There are no south-side entrances. The north-side entrances are set back from the street and separated with a fenced-off bus area.

There's not even a crosswalk at the east side of the intersection with the street that connects with the neighbourhood to the south, Blackthorn Avenue. It's also unfortunate that you can't drop people off by car in front of the station because of "No Stopping" signage. It's awkward to do so in the shopping plaza parking lot because of how busy the parking lot is.

I'm sure the city can put in a proper crosswalk on the east side, but it feels like a highway planner was asked to integrate a transit station into a neighbourhood and was clueless as to what's functional and practical for local transit users. If they were too cheap for south-side entrances, then there should obviously be a crosswalk right at the east side of the intersection. Eglinton must be pedestrian-oriented for the LRT to succeed and to add value to the neighbourhoods it serves. It can't be a highway where pedestrian crossings are minimized for driver convenience.
 
junctionist said:
This station is attractive and looks to have been well built. The GO connection is going to be amazing, especially with fare integration. It's just unfortunate that it meets the street awkwardly. The neighbourhood to the south was like an afterthought to the planners. There are no south-side entrances. The north-side entrances are set back from the street and separated with a fenced-off bus area.

There's not even a crosswalk at the east side of the intersection with the street that connects with the neighbourhood to the south, Blackthorn Avenue. It's also unfortunate that you can't drop people off by car in front of the station because of "No Stopping" signage. It's awkward to do so in the shopping plaza parking lot because of how busy the parking lot is.

I'm sure the city can put in a proper crosswalk on the east side, but it feels like a highway planner was asked to integrate a transit station into a neighbourhood and was clueless as to what's functional and practical for local transit users. If they were too cheap for south-side entrances, then there should obviously be a crosswalk right at the east side of the intersection. Eglinton must be pedestrian-oriented for the LRT to succeed and to add value to the neighbourhoods it serves. It can't be a highway where pedestrian crossings are minimized for driver convenience.
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See https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/toronto-eglinton-line-5-go-caledonia-station-11-72m-2s-metrolinx-mccallum-sather.19735/page-10#post-2194695

Buses exiting Caledonia Station are getting blocked by motor vehicles who do not stop at the nearside of the intersection at Blackthron Avenue and Eglinton. With farside traffic signals, they are supposed to stop at the stop line or crosswalk going east on Eglinton Avenue West. Should have nearside traffic signals, but have to follow Ontario regulations for traffic signal placement. It's a case of "so it is written, so it will be done", instead of logic for traffic control.

There should be nearside traffic signals at Caledonia Station, but because that would be cost $$$$, they can't do that.
 
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junctionist said:
The GO connection is going to be amazing, especially with fare integration.
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The GO connection is going to be amazingly stupid. There should have been knockout panels built on the fare line level of the subway station, so that a direct connection could have been established between it and the GO platforms via short tunnels. But no, in their infinite lack of wisdom, Metrolunx is forcing everyone up to the surface, and then down again, adding probably 3 or 4 minutes to every transfer for time immemorial. Caledonia Line 5 is so deep already, what's a pile more inconvenience added into the trip?

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