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'''Line 5 Eglinton''' (also known as the '''Eglinton Crosstown LRT''' or the '''Crosstown''') is a [[light rail]] line that is under construction in [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada. Owned by [[Metrolinx]] and operated by the [[Toronto Transit Commission]] (TTC), the line will be part of the [[Toronto subway]] system as its fifth route. The first phase of the {{convert|19|km|adj=on}} line willis includebeing 25constructed stopsin alongtwo [[Eglinton Avenue]]phases, fromwith [[Mounttwo Dennisextensions station]] mostly underground to [[Laird station]], after which it will run predominantly at-grade withinapproved the street'sToronto [[median strip|median]] to [[Kennedy station]]government, wherebut itnot willyet connectunder underground with [[Line 2 Bloor–Danforth]]construction. The second phase, a {{Convert|9.2|km|adj=on}} westward extension from Mount Dennis, will run mostly underground or elevated to [[Renforth station]], with seven new stations.
The first phase of the {{convert|19|km|adj=on}} line will include 25 stops along [[Eglinton Avenue]], from [[Mount Dennis station]] mostly underground to [[Laird station]], after which it will run predominantly at-grade within the street's [[median strip|median]] to [[Kennedy station]], where it will connect underground with [[Line 2 Bloor–Danforth]]. This first phase has an estimated cost of {{CAD|12.82{{nbsp}}billion|link=yes}};<ref name="TheStar-2022-12-08" /> the cost when the contract was awarded was pegged at $9.1{{nbsp}}billion, although the cost was originally estimated at $11{{nbsp}}billion.<ref name="TheStar-2015-11-03" /> The second phaseIt is expected to cost $4.7{{nbsp}}billionincomplete and tohas beno completedscheduled byopening 2031date.
A second phase, a {{Convert|9.2|km|adj=on}} westward extension from Mount Dennis, will run mostly underground or elevated to [[Renforth station]], with seven new stations. The second phase is expected to cost $4.7{{nbsp}}billion and to be completed by 2031. Construction of the westward extension to [[Renforth station]] began in July 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Next steps announced for Eglinton Crosstown West subway extension into Etobicoke, Mississauga |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7286235/eglinton-crosstown-west-extension-subway-etobicoke-mississauga/ |access-date=September 7, 2020 |website=Global News |archive-date=August 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819234229/https://globalnews.ca/news/7286235/eglinton-crosstown-west-extension-subway-etobicoke-mississauga/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Metrolinx-2022/04/11">{{cite web |date=April 11, 2022 |title=Tunnelling starts on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension |url=https://blog.metrolinx.com/2022/04/11/tunnelling-starts-on-the-eglinton-crosstown-west-extension/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412040648/https://blog.metrolinx.com/2022/04/11/tunnelling-starts-on-the-eglinton-crosstown-west-extension/ |archivedate=April 12, 2022 |publisher=[[Metrolinx]]}}</ref><ref name="CrosstownWestMxFAQ">{{cite web |url=https://www.metrolinx.com/en/projects-and-programs/eglinton-crosstown-west-extension/faqs |title=Eglinton Crosstown West Extension - FAQs |publisher=Metrolinx |access-date=December 7, 2023}}</ref>
The line was conceived in 2007 during the administration of Toronto mayor [[David Miller (Canadian politician)|David Miller]] as part of [[Transit City]], a large-scale transit expansion plan. Construction of the first phase of the line began in 2011 and was originally expected to be completed in 2020,<ref name="CBC-2022-09-23" /> but the opening date has been revised more than once.<ref name="FAQs">{{cite web |url=http://www.thecrosstown.ca/the-project/faq |title=FAQs |work=Eglinton Crosstown: The Project |publisher=Metrolinx |quote=Q: What is the timeline for the project? A:The project will be complete in 2021 |access-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-date=February 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220104124/http://www.thecrosstown.ca/the-project/faq |url-status=live}}</ref> Metrolinx expected the line to be substantially complete by September 2022 but then conceded it would not meet that date. After revising the opening date of the central section to 2023 and then <!--Please don't add a specific month until it is confirmed by Metrolinx-->2024<!--Please don't add a specific month until it is confirmed by Metrolinx-->, and amid ongoing legal action with Crosslinx (the construction consortium), Metrolinx stated they believed there was no credible schedule to complete the project.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/11/24/metrolinx-agrees-to-new-date-to-complete-crosstown-lrt-says-credit-rating-agency.html |title=Metrolinx agrees to new date to complete Crosstown LRT, says credit rating agency |last=Spurr |first=Ben |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |date=November 24, 2021 |access-date=November 25, 2021 |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125000129/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/11/24/metrolinx-agrees-to-new-date-to-complete-crosstown-lrt-says-credit-rating-agency.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TheStar-2021/12/22" /><ref name="TheStar-2022-09-22" /><ref name="CityNews-2023-05-16" /> While the central section is estimated to be 97 percent complete, Metrolinx will not provide an estimated completion date until three months before opening.<ref name="TheStar-2023-09-27">{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/metrolinx-refuses-to-say-when-long-delayed-eglinton-crosstown-lrt-might-open/article_e6dabfdf-1030-538f-98de-d8017c988cfe.html |title=Metrolinx refuses to say when long-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT might open |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |date=September 27, 2023}}</ref><ref name="TheStar-2023-12-08" /> For budget purposes, the TTC made the assumption that Line 5 would open no earlier than September 2024.<ref name="TheStar-2023-12-15" /> ▼
ConstructionTwo offuture theextensions westwardare extension to [[Renforth station]] began in July 2021planned.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Next steps announced for Eglinton Crosstown West subway extension into Etobicoke, Mississauga |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7286235/eglinton-crosstown-west-extension-subway-etobicoke-mississauga/ |access-date=September 7, 2020 |website=Global News |archive-date=August 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819234229/https://globalnews.ca/news/7286235/eglinton-crosstown-west-extension-subway-etobicoke-mississauga/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Metrolinx-2022/04/11">{{cite web |date=April 11, 2022 |title=Tunnelling starts on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension |url=https://blog.metrolinx.com/2022/04/11/tunnelling-starts-on-the-eglinton-crosstown-west-extension/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412040648/https://blog.metrolinx.com/2022/04/11/tunnelling-starts-on-the-eglinton-crosstown-west-extension/ |archivedate=April 12, 2022 |publisher=[[Metrolinx]]}}</ref><ref name="CrosstownWestMxFAQ">{{cite web |url=https://www.metrolinx.com/en/projects-and-programs/eglinton-crosstown-west-extension/faqs |title=Eglinton Crosstown West Extension - FAQs |publisher=Metrolinx |access-date=December 7, 2023}}</ref> An eastern extension to the [[University of Toronto Scarborough]]<ref name="June2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.metrolinx.com/en/docs/pdf/presentations/EglintonCrosstownSlidesCombinedPresentationFINAL.pdf |title=Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown Update |publisher=Metrolinx |date=June 23, 2011 |access-date=July 28, 2011 |archive-date=November 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105234642/http://www.metrolinx.com/en/docs/pdf/presentations/EglintonCrosstownSlidesCombinedPresentationFINAL.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> and a northwestern extension towards [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] were approved by Toronto City Council in 2016<ref name="Crosstown Council Approves East West">{{Cite web |title=Agenda Item History |url=http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2016.EX13.3 |access-date=September 7, 2020 |website=app.toronto.ca |archive-date=March 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317014722/http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2016.EX13.3 |url-status=live}}</ref> The eastern extension was approved by the Toronto Transit Commission, but the extension was split into [[Eglinton East LRT|its own line]] in 2022.
▲TheLine line5 was conceived in 2007 during the administration of Toronto mayor [[David Miller (Canadian politician)|David Miller]] as part of [[Transit City]], a large-scale transit expansion plan. Construction of the first phase of the line began in 2011 and was originally expected to be completed in 2020,<ref name="CBC-2022-09-23" /> but the opening date has been revised more than once.<ref name="FAQs">{{cite web |url=http://www.thecrosstown.ca/the-project/faq |title=FAQs |work=Eglinton Crosstown: The Project |publisher=Metrolinx |quote=Q: What is the timeline for the project? A:The project will be complete in 2021 |access-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-date=February 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220104124/http://www.thecrosstown.ca/the-project/faq |url-status=live}}</ref> Metrolinx expected the line to be substantially complete by September 2022 but then conceded it would not meet that date. After revising the opening date of the central section to 2023 and then <!--Please don't add a specific month until it is confirmed by Metrolinx-->2024<!--Please don't add a specific month until it is confirmed by Metrolinx-->, and amid ongoing legal action with Crosslinx (the construction consortium), Metrolinx stated they believed there was no credible schedule to complete the project.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/11/24/metrolinx-agrees-to-new-date-to-complete-crosstown-lrt-says-credit-rating-agency.html |title=Metrolinx agrees to new date to complete Crosstown LRT, says credit rating agency |last=Spurr |first=Ben |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |date=November 24, 2021 |access-date=November 25, 2021 |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125000129/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/11/24/metrolinx-agrees-to-new-date-to-complete-crosstown-lrt-says-credit-rating-agency.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TheStar-2021/12/22" /><ref name="TheStar-2022-09-22" /><ref name="CityNews-2023-05-16" /> While the central section is estimated to be 97 percent complete, Metrolinx will not provide an estimated completion date until three months before opening.<ref name="TheStar-2023-09-27">{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/metrolinx-refuses-to-say-when-long-delayed-eglinton-crosstown-lrt-might-open/article_e6dabfdf-1030-538f-98de-d8017c988cfe.html |title=Metrolinx refuses to say when long-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT might open |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |date=September 27, 2023}}</ref><ref name="TheStar-2023-12-08" /> For budget purposes, the TTC made the assumption that Line 5 would open no earlier than September 2024.<ref name="TheStar-2023-12-15" />
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