After 15 years of construction, the recent opening of the EglintonCrosstown LRT (Line 5) is welcome news for transit riders ... all along the Eglinton Crosstown LRT over the next five to 10 years.
After years of delays, bureaucratic red tape, and pushed-back launch days, the EglintonCrosstown LRT is up and running this week.Article content ... The train reached the halfway point at Eglinton station (at Yonge St.) in just under 15 minutes.
Aecon celebrates opening of the EglintonCrosstown LRT in Toronto...Line 5 Eglinton has the capacity to serve more than 123,000 riders each weekday, reducing travel times across the Eglinton corridor by nearly one hour.
Toronto’s EglintonCrosstown LRT opened on Sunday, some six years behind schedule and more than a billion dollars over budget.Advertisement 2 ... around Eglinton that have been shut down over those years.