Mount Dennis station

Mount Dennis
Line 5 platform
General information
Location3500 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
Coordinates43°41′15″N 79°29′14″W / 43.68750°N 79.48722°W / 43.68750; -79.48722
Tracks
Connections
  •  27  Jane South
  •  32  Eglinton West
  •  34  Eglinton
  •  35  Jane
  •  71  Runnymede
  •  73B  Royal York
  •  89  Weston
  •  161  Rogers Rd
  •  164  Castlefield
  •  168  Symington
  •  171  Mount Dennis
  •  334   Eglinton
  •  989  Weston Express
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeGO Transit: MD
Fare zone4 (GO Transit)
History
Opened
  • November 16, 2025 (2025-11-16) (TTC buses, GO, & UP)
  • February 8, 2026 (2026-02-08) (Line 5)
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Terminus Line 5 Eglinton Keelesdale
towards Kennedy
Preceding station GO Transit Following station
Weston
towards Kitchener
 Kitchener Bloor
towards Union Station
Preceding station Metrolinx Following station
Weston
toward Pearson Airport
 Union Pearson Express Bloor
toward Union Station
Future services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Jane
towards Renforth
 Eglinton (west extension)
(opens 2030)
 Keelesdale
towards Kennedy
Location

Mount Dennis (also known as Mount Dennis GO) is an intermodal transit terminal in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located east of the intersection of Eglinton Avenue and Weston Road in the Mount Dennis neighbourhood in the district of York, it is a station on GO Transit's Kitchener line and the Union Pearson Express (UP Express) and is the western terminus of Line 5 Eglinton. The station has been designated as one of "Metrolinx's many mobility hubs" in Greater Toronto. It opened on November 16, 2025, for GO Transit, TTC bus and UP Express services[2] and February 8, 2026, for Line 5.

The station is located on the lands formerly known as Kodak Heights, which was a camera manufacturing facility operated by the Eastman Kodak Company from 1918 to 2006.[3] The station uses Kodak Building 9, a recreational heritage building and local landmark, as a station entrance. Adjacent to the station, the Eglinton Maintenance and Storage Facility is also located on the lands.[4][5][6][7][8]

Timeline

A draft prepared on April 10, 2013, established four designs for the station.[8] In all the designs, the underground Line 5 Eglinton platform was 150 metres (490 ft) long, enough for four vehicle trainsets. Two designs placed the bus platform on the north side of Eglinton, accessed through a 230-metre (750 ft) pedestrian tunnel. In two designs other than the final product, the bus platforms were on the south side of Eglinton, accessed through a 260-metre (850 ft) pedestrian tunnel.

By 2016, the finalized design placed the bus loop on the north side of the station, accessed by a relocated Photography Drive bridge that crosses Eglinton further to the east than the old bridge. This roadway would pass east of the renovated Kodak building, which would form the station's third entrance.

On the weekend of February 19 to 21, 2016, the Photography Drive bridge over Eglinton Avenue was demolished to make way for construction on the Mount Dennis station site.[9]

In August 2016, the former Kodak building was temporarily moved 60 metres (200 ft) to facilitate construction. On November 13, 2017, the building was moved back to sit on a newly built foundation. The community wanted this landmark preserved; thus, it became an integral part of Mount Dennis station.[10][11]

By August 2018, some track had already been laid within the Line 5 portion of the station.[12] By August 2019, track had been extended from the station platform eastwards past the junction with the Eglinton Maintenance and Storage Facility, but overhead wire for pantographs had not yet been hung; escalators and wall tiles were being installed; graffiti had been removed from the Kodak building and restoration work to its interior was in progress.[13]

Main entrance to Mount Dennis station in 2024
Photo of a glass station building with an entryway at ground level. An elevator and staircase are visible inside.
Second entrance in October 2025

By the fourth quarter of 2020, light rail vehicles were making test runs between Mount Dennis and Keelesdale stations.[14]

On October 23, 2025, the province announced that the GO and Union Pearson Express platforms of the station would be opening on November 16, 2025, no matter the status of Line 5.[15]

Line 5 service to the station began on February 8, 2026.[16]

Description

Former Kodak building transformed as a part of the station
Platforms which serve GO Transit's Kitchener line

In addition to being a landmark and of heritage interest, the former Kodak building is a focal point for riders using the mobility hub, as many of the mobility hub's features are linked to this building. It has a waiting area and public washrooms, and retail spaces on the main and basement levels.[1] The upper floors of the building will be used for rented offices, to provide a space for community use,[17] and will include an auditorium.[18]

The station has three entrances:[1]

  • The main entrance and a station plaza are located between Weston Road and the GO Transit Kitchener rail corridor. There is an underground passage from the main entrance to the former Kodak building.
  • The secondary entrance is located at street level on the north side of Eglinton Avenue West on the east side of the rail bridges for the Kitchener rail corridor.
  • The third entrance and another station plaza are at the former Kodak building.

The hub encompasses the following services:[1][19]

  • Line 5 Eglinton terminates at Mount Dennis, and there is special track work for reversing its trains. The Line 5 platform has a glass wall, allowing natural light into the space.
  • GO Transit and UP Express station has platforms constructed along the Kitchener rail corridor and is accessible from the underground connection between the main entrance and the waiting room in the former Kodak building.
  • The off-street TTC bus terminal has 15 bays and is connected to the former Kodak building. The bus terminal will have its own space for retail.
  • The passenger pick-up and drop-off area is available to riders of any of the hub's transit services. There are also four taxi stands nearby.
  • Bicycle storage will include 40 outdoor and 80 indoor spaces. Indoor storage will be provided at the main entrance.

East of the station, Line 5 uses an elevated guideway above Black Creek Drive and Black Creek itself before descending into the western portal of the line's bored tunnel, towards Keelesdale station.[19]

As part of a program to install artworks at major interchange stations along Line 5 Eglinton, Mount Dennis station features two artworks:[20]

  • Up to This Moment, by Hadley + Maxwell, is a video display of an image documenting changes to the Kodak Heights site. The image displayed changes daily. The artwork is located on the east wall of the upper concourse; it is visible from Eglinton Avenue through the south-side, glass wall of the station.
  • An untitled work by Sara Cwynar features a brightly coloured, wall-sized mural consisting of a collage of photographic images, digitally printed on layered glass panels. The artwork is located along a pedestrian corridor within the station.

Surface connections

Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

The following bus routes serve Mount Dennis station:[21]

Bay number Route Name Additional information
1 Spare
2 27 Jane South Southbound to Jane station
3 89 Weston Southbound to Keele station
4 989 Weston Express Southbound to Keele station
(Rush hour service)
5 168 Symington Southbound to Dundas West station
6 71 Runnymede Southbound to Runnymede station
171A Mount Dennis Southbound to Jane Street and Alliance Avenue
7 73B Royal York Southbound to Royal York station via Emmett Avenue and La Rose Avenue
8 34 Eglinton Eastbound to Kennedy station
164 Castlefield Eastbound to Cedarvale station via Keelesdale station
9 71 Runnymede Northbound to Industry Street
171A Mount Dennis
10 161 Rogers Road Eastbound to Ossington station
11 89 Weston Northbound to Albion Road
12 989 Weston Express Northbound to Steeles Avenue West
(Rush hour service)
13 32 Eglinton West Westbound to Renforth station
14 Spare
15 35A Jane Northbound to Pioneer Village station
35B Northbound to Pioneer Village station via Hullmar Drive
Wheel-Trans
N/A 334A Eglinton Blue Night service; eastbound to Kennedy station and westbound to Renforth Drive and Pearson Airport
(On-street connection)
334B Blue Night service; eastbound to Finch Avenue East and Neilson Road via Morningside Avenue

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Dennis Station + Maintenance and Storage Facility". Metrolinx. October 13, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ontario Newsroom". news.ontario.ca. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  3. ^ Armstrong, James (September 13, 2013). "Community wants to preserve Kodak building while Metrolinx plans LRT station". Toronto: Global News. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013.
  4. ^ Lorinc, John (November 23, 2012). "Down (but not out) Mount Dennis area pins hopes on Metrolinx". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  5. ^ Gupta, Rahul (December 12, 2012). "Meeting to provide details on LRT station in Mount Dennis". York Guardian. Archived from the original on December 22, 2012. The Mount Dennis underground stop at Weston Road would serve as the line's western terminus point, said Metrolinx spokesperson Jamie Robinson on Friday, Dec. 7.
  6. ^ Bow, James (September 4, 2013). "Future Mount Dennis Station (Kitchener Line/Eglinton LRT)". Transit Toronto. Retrieved September 8, 2013. The connection was given new life with the launch of Eglinton LRT, operating from Jane Street east to Kennedy. A stop near Black Creek Drive would include a connection with the GO Kitchener line and a new stop on the Union Pearson Express.
  7. ^ Kalinowski, Tess (February 16, 2010). "Residents ask TTC for LRT tunnel through Mount Dennis". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  8. ^ a b "background file" (PDF). City of Toronto. April 10, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  9. ^ "Stretch of Eglinton Avenue West to close for weekend Crosstown LRT work". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. February 19, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  10. ^ "Onetime Kodak building to move 60 metres for new LRT station". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. August 25, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  11. ^ "Eglinton Crosstown LRT Update – November 2017". Metrolinx. November 23, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017. With the new foundation in place, November 13 marked the beginning for moving Kodak Building 9 back to its original location.
  12. ^ Mackenzie, Robert (August 30, 2018). "Previewing Mount Dennis LRT Station and Maintenance Facility". UrbanToronto. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  13. ^ Mackenzie, Robert (August 2, 2019). "Hard-Hat Touring Mount Dennis Station on the Crosstown LRT". UrbanToronto. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  14. ^ "Exploring the route – Take a rare ride aboard an Eglinton Crosstown vehicle during testing (video)". Metrolinx. July 20, 2021. Archived from the original on March 28, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  15. ^ "Ontario Completes Final Testing on Finch West LRT". Newsroom. Province of Ontario. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  16. ^ Thayaparan, Arrthy (February 8, 2026). "Beautiful, wonderful, or Toronto transit's black eye? Whatever it is, the Eglinton Crosstown is finally open". CBC News. Archived from the original on February 9, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  17. ^ Spurr, Ben (August 29, 2018). "Eglinton Crosstown taking shape, despite legal tussle". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  18. ^ "Hardwood floors for Kodak Building as escalator delivered far below Cedarvale for Crosstown project". Metrolinx. July 20, 2021. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Mount Dennis Station Open House". Metrolinx. May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  20. ^ "Artists and Artworks". Metrolinx. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  21. ^ "2024 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. November 17, 2023. p. 106.
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