Eglinton East LRT
light rail line in Toronto, Canada
The Eglinton East LRT (EELRT), also known as the Scarborough East Rapid Transit Line (SERT), formerly known as the Scarborough Malvern LRT, is a proposed light rail line intended to be part of the Toronto subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The line would be entirely within the district of Scarborough. It was originally part of Transit City, a 2007 plan to develop new light rail lines along several priority transit corridors in the city.
Unlike Line 5 Eglinton, which is a Metrolinx project, the EELRT is a City of Toronto project. In 2022, the plan was that the EELRT be designed and operated as a distinct service from Line 5 Eglinton; both would terminate at Kennedy station with no connecting track. In November 2023, the estimated cost of the EELRT was CA$4.65 billion, with construction expected to occur between 2027 and 2034 if the project were to be approved and funded.
History
Transit City initial proposal and cancellation
The Scarborough Malvern LRT was part of Toronto mayor David Miller's Transit City proposal announced on March 16, 2007, to be operated by the Toronto Transit Commission. This shorter 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) line was envisioned to terminate at Sheppard Avenue East and Morningside Avenue, where it would interchange with the proposed Sheppard East LRT. In 2008, the Scarborough Malvern LRT was included in Metrolinx's regional transportation plan The Big Move within that plan's 25-year horizon. In 2009, the initial design for the Scarborough Malvern LRT was completed. The design cut off west of Midland Avenue, leaving the question open for later design phases of how the line would interface with Kennedy station and whether the line would be an extension of Line 5 or a distinct service.
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