Keelesdale station

This article is about the future Eglinton LRT station. For the subway station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth, see Keele station.

Keelesdale is an underground light rail transit (LRT) station under construction on Line 5 Eglinton, a new line that will be part of the Toronto subway system. It will be located in the Silverthorn neighbourhood at the intersection of Keele Street and Eglinton Avenue. As of January 2025,^[update] its opening has been postponed, with no new opening date provided.^[2] Nearby destinations include the York Civic Centre, Keelesdale Park and Chris Tonks Arena, York Memorial Collegiate Institute, George Harvey Collegiate Institute, and the Silverthorn neighbourhood.

Keelesdale
Main entrance as of June 2024
General information
Location	2620 Eglinton Avenue West,[1] Toronto, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°41′25″N 79°28′30″W
Platforms	Centre platform
Tracks	2
Connections	TTC buses
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Under construction
History
Opening	TBA[2]
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station Mount Dennis Terminus Line 5 Eglinton (under construction) Caledonia towards Kennedy

The primary entrance and an off-street bus loop are located at the northeast corner of Eglinton Avenue and Trethewey Drive. A secondary entrance is located on the northwest corner of Eglinton Avenue and Trethewey Drive adjacent to York Memorial Collegiate. A third entrance is located at the southeast corner of Eglinton Avenue and Keele Street. The primary entrance will be fully accessible and have a station plaza with a landscaped public space. The station will have four bus bays plus on-street connections for TTC buses. Noise attenuation walls will be placed between the bus bays and neighbouring houses. There will be outdoor parking for 60 bicycles.^[3]

During the planning stages for Line 5 Eglinton, the station was given the working name "Keele", which is identical to the pre-existing Keele 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 "Keelesdale". Silverthorn was also considered.^[4]

Secondary entrance in June 2024

Before construction, land expropriations and demolitions were required. The primary entrance is at the site of former EMS Station 19 and a car wash.^[5] The secondary entrance is at the site of a former Coffee Time outlet and its adjacent parking lot.^[6]

Surface connections

Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

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
34	Eglinton	Westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Kennedy station
41	Keele	Northbound to Pioneer Village station and southbound to Keele station
158	Trethewey	Northbound to Knob Hill and Oak
164	Castlefield	Eastbound to Cedarvale station and westbound to Mount Dennis station
941	Keele Express	Northbound to Finch West station and southbound to Keele station

Third entrance in May 2022