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Fairbank
Fairbank
	Main entrance under construction in February 2024
General information
Location	1815 Eglinton Avenue West,; Toronto, Ontario; Canada
Coordinates	43°41′44″N 79°27′00″W / 43.69556°N 79.45000°W
Platforms	Centre platform
Tracks	2
Connections	TTC buses
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Architect	IBI Group Architects and; SNC-Lavalin
Other information
Status	Under construction
History
Opening	2024 (0 years ago)
Services

Fairbank is an underground light rail transit (LRT) station under construction on Line 5 Eglinton, a new line that is part of the Toronto subway system.^[3] It will be located in the Fairbank neighbourhood at the intersection of Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue West. Destinations include the Fairbank neighbourhood and Fairbank Memorial Park. As of 2017^[update], construction work related to the station was in progress,^[4] having been scheduled to begin in 2014.^[5] The station is scheduled to open in 2024.^[2]

During the planning stages for Line 5 Eglinton, the station was given the working name "Dufferin", which is identical to the pre-existing Dufferin station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth. On November 23, 2015, a report to the TTC Board recommended giving a unique name to each station in the subway system (including Line 5 Eglinton). Thus, the LRT station was renamed "Fairbank" after the Fairbank neighbourhood rather than the intersecting Dufferin Street.^[6]

The main entrance will replace the Esso gas station on the east side of St. Hilda's Park, at the southeast corner of Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue.^[5] A secondary entrance will be on the northwest corner, where a right-turn slip road will be removed to provide the necessary space. A third structure, for mechanical and venting purposes, will replace a storefront near the southwest corner.^[3] Fairbank station will include a decorative exterior plaza having grass, a misting feature, 14 shade trees, 15 benches and 10 bicycle parking spaces. It will be suitable for community events.^[4]

Surface connections edit

As of November 2023^[update], the following are the proposed connecting routes that would serve this station when Line 5 Eglinton opens:^[7]

Route	Name	Additional information
29A/C	Dufferin	Northbound to Wilson station
29A		Southbound to Exhibition Place (Dufferin Gate)
29C		Southbound to Exhibition Place (Princes' Gate)
34	Eglinton	Westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Kennedy station
929	Dufferin Express	Northbound to Wilson station and southbound to Exhibition Place (Dufferin Gate)

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Dufferin Crosstown Station". Urban Toronto. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Ranger, Michael (May 16, 2023). "Eglinton Crosstown won't open until 2024, construction group to take legal action: Metrolinx". CityNews. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Dufferin Station". Eglinton Crosstown. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Fairbank Station Public Information Session". Metrolinx. August 24, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017. Slide 22 for plaza, slide 15 for construction progress.
^ ^a ^b Fannie Sunshine (January 31, 2012). "Residents get peek at Crosstown's Dufferin station design". InsideToronto.com. Metroland News. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
^ "Line 5 Eglinton Station Names" (PDF). Board Presentation. Toronto Transit Commission. November 23, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2015. TTC staff evaluated the initial report and the proposed names and provided feedback and recommendations. A primary TTC concern was to avoid replication and redundancy with existing TTC station names. The proposed names are unique and are not likely to be confused with existing station names.
^ "2024 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. November 17, 2023. p. 106.