Yes. The Eglinton Crosstown, now TTC Line 5 Eglinton, opened to riders on February 8, 2026. It runs 19 kilometres from Mount Dennis to Kennedy with 25 stations and stops, and costs a regular TTC fare of $3.30 with PRESTO or a card tap. Line 6 Finch West opened earlier, on December 7, 2025.
After more than a decade of construction, delays and boarded-up storefronts along Eglinton Avenue, the Eglinton Crosstown LRT finally carried its first paying passengers on February 8, 2026. It operates as TTC Line 5 Eglinton. Metrolinx built the line and owns it, while the TTC runs the trains and staffs the stations.
So if you have been waiting to ride it, you can. As of October 2026, Line 5 has been in regular service for more than eight months, with longer hours and some speed improvements added since opening day.
Line 5 runs about 19 kilometres east-west across midtown, from Mount Dennis station near Weston Road and Eglinton in the west to Kennedy station in Scarborough in the east. It has 25 stations and stops. The central section, roughly from Keelesdale to Laird, runs underground with subway-style stations, while much of the eastern section runs on the surface in the middle of Eglinton Avenue, with platforms at intersections.
From west to east, the stations and stops are:
Note that the former Eglinton West subway station on Line 1 is now called Cedarvale, reflecting its role as a Line 1 and Line 5 interchange.
Line 5 links several of the region’s busiest transit lines, which is a big part of its value:
| Station | Connects to |
|---|---|
| Mount Dennis | GO Transit Kitchener line and UP Express to Pearson Airport |
| Cedarvale | Line 1 Yonge-University (Spadina branch) |
| Eglinton | Line 1 Yonge-University (Yonge branch) |
| Kennedy | Line 2 Bloor-Danforth and GO Transit Stouffville line |
| Caledonia | Future connection to the GO Barrie line |
| Science Centre | Future connection to the Ontario Line |
For someone in Golden Mile or Kennedy Park heading to Yonge and Eglinton, the line removes the old slog on the 34 bus through traffic. For riders from Weston or Mount Dennis, it creates a direct link to Midtown and to the UP Express for the airport.
Line 5 is part of the TTC network, so it costs the same as the subway or a bus: $3.30 for an adult with PRESTO or a debit or credit card tap, or $3.35 in cash. The TTC’s two-hour transfer applies, so you can ride Line 5, switch to Line 1 or Line 2 and finish on a bus without paying again within that window.
Since August 31, 2026, the TTC has replaced most monthly passes with fare capping: after 47 paid fares on the same card or phone in a calendar month, the rest of your rides that month are free.
How you pay depends on the station. The underground stations have fare gates like the subway. At the surface stops in the east end, fare is collected on a proof-of-payment basis, so you tap at the platform validator before boarding and fare inspectors may ask to see proof. Children 12 and under ride free.
The line opened in phases of improvement rather than all at once. Here is what has changed since February:
Metrolinx and the TTC have said further work is aimed at adding trains, improving trip-time reliability and completing signal priority on the surface section. Before opening, the TTC had also raised concerns about unexpected emergency-brake activations in testing; Metrolinx judged them not serious enough to delay the launch.
The Eglinton Crosstown West Extension is under construction. It will extend the line west from Mount Dennis to Renforth Drive at the Mississauga border, closer to Pearson Airport, with seven more stations planned. No firm opening date has been confirmed by the province or the City of Toronto, so treat any date you see as an estimate until it is officially announced.
Line 6 Finch West opened on December 7, 2025, two months before Line 5. It runs about 10.3 kilometres along Finch Avenue West, with 18 stops between Humber College in Etobicoke and Finch West station on Line 1 at Keele Street. Riders can connect to the 35 Jane bus at Jane and Finch and, at Humber College, to TTC, MiWay, Brampton Transit and York Region Transit buses.
Its first winter was rough. A power issue suspended service for about three hours on January 12, 2026, and a major snowstorm closed the line for about a day and a half starting January 15. Track switch heaters struggled in ice and snow, and buses replaced trains over the Victoria Day weekend while crews did winterizing work. On the plus side, late-evening train service between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. began March 15, and by May Metrolinx reported on-time performance up 25 per cent and round trips 16 minutes shorter than at opening.
Yes, the Eglinton Crosstown is finally open. Line 5 Eglinton has carried TTC riders since February 8, 2026, across 25 stations and stops from Mount Dennis to Kennedy, for the regular $3.30 fare, with connections to Lines 1 and 2, the GO Kitchener and Stouffville lines and the UP Express. Line 6 Finch West has been running since December 7, 2025. Both lines have improved since launch, but check the TTC’s service alerts before you travel, especially in winter weather.
The Eglinton Crosstown opened to passengers as TTC Line 5 Eglinton on February 8, 2026, running from Mount Dennis to Kennedy.
Line 5 uses regular TTC fares: $3.30 for adults with PRESTO or a debit or credit tap, $3.35 cash, with a free two-hour transfer to other TTC routes.
Not directly. You can transfer to the UP Express at Mount Dennis to reach Pearson. The West Extension toward Renforth Drive, closer to the airport, is under construction with no confirmed opening date.
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