Eglinton GO Station Is Now Fully Accessible For All

Construction to make Eglinton GO Station accessible for all passengers is now complete.

Eglinton GO Station, located near the intersection of Eglinton Avenue East and McCowan Road, was built in 1978. This latest project adds infrastructure so the station is accessible for all passengers. This is the final phase of a two-phase project and will prepare the station to support increased two-way, all-day service in years to come.

The following key elements were completed during this project:

• Two new (east and west) pedestrian tunnels
• Elevators and stairwells from the new pedestrian tunnels leading up to the north and south rail platforms
• From the north side: ramp into tunnel, elevators from tunnel to both north and south platforms.
• From the south side: walk-on access to south platform, platform elevators down to tunnel connecting to north side.
• Full rehabilitation of the north and south platforms, including yellow raised tactile edges
• Mini-platforms on both rail platforms
• Upgraded site CCTV system and lighting
• Improved wayfinding signage
• Platform canopies along the accessible routes
• Digital screens displaying passenger route information on the platforms
• Snow/ice melt heated ramps on the northwest and northeast ramps to platform and tunnels
• Accessible mini-plaza entrance from Eglinton Avenue, leading to the east pedestrian tunnel, which includes seating, automated fare purchase and digital signage
• Reconfigured Pick-Up and Drop-Off (PUDO) area to accommodate accessible pick up and drop off
• Additional accessible barrier-free parking spots in the south parking lot.

How You Will Benefit

GO Expansion will bring more frequent two-way, all-day service to the Lakeshore East line to enable better connections and travel opportunities, and these upgrades to Eglinton GO Station are a key step in ensuring station accessibility for all GO customers.

• Construction beginning on the accessibility upgrades at Eglinton GO is just one example of how GO Expansion is making progress in your communities.
• These upgrades show Metrolinx’s commitment to following through on the Metrolinx Multi-Year Accessibility Plan 2018-2022, and ensuring accessible access to our stations for all our passengers.
• Metrolinx is building a transit system for years to come. That is why we are keeping our promise to move forward with more frequent, two-way, all-day service on the Lakeshore East line, improving access and convenience for the people of Ontario for generations to come.

Accessibility upgrades at Eglinton GO Station will support the 251,000 GO customer boardings at this station per year, as well as prepare the station to support increased two-way, all-day service in years to come.

• Works to upgrade Eglinton GO Station and make it fully accessible will include: two new tunnels, stairwells and elevators to platforms, mini-platforms to enable boarding and exiting accessibility coaches, tactile edge tiles, new ramps, digital signage and rehabilitation of the pick-up/drop-off zone (Kiss & Ride).
• During construction, GO customers might have a different experience at Eglinton GO than what they are used to. Changes to services and the station are all part of the project to ensure the station can remain open during these upgrades, to continue serving our passengers for the duration of construction.
• On some weekends, construction will operate overnight and one of the two GO rail tracks might be closed for construction work. These weekend works have been planned to ensure that GO customers can use Eglinton GO Station as normally as possible on weekdays, when many people rely on this station for their commutes to and from work.

These accessibility upgrades are the second phase of a two-phase project that was initiated to provide full passenger accessibility to the station building, side platforms, north and south parking lots, and the pick-up/drop-off area (Kiss & Ride).

• Construction is expected to be completed, offering customers a fully accessible Eglinton GO Station, as early as Summer 2024.
• These investments, and GO Expansion as a whole, are critical to transform the GO rail network into a comprehensive, all‐day rapid transit network.
• GO Transit is committed to keeping you up-to-date on any changes to how you might use or access the station, platform, or nearby park.

Updated November 20, 2023 | Renderings subject to change.