History
Eglinton Station was opened in 1954 as the northern terminus of the original Yonge subway line. Original stations on this line used a similar vitreous marble tiling scheme with variations in colour combinations, but Eglinton Station is the only one to retain its original tiles, which had not deteriorated like at the other stations with the glass tiles.
On April 23, 2007, TTC employee Antonio Almeida was killed in the tunnel just north of the station when a platform on their work car dislodged.
The Transit City plan called for a new Eglinton Crosstown LRT line, running along Eglinton Avenue from Toronto Pearson International Airport and Mississauga to Kennedy Station, passing through the station and Eglinton West Station on the way.
Mayor Rob Ford announced the cancellation of Transit City on the day that he took office. However, a redesigned Eglinton–Scarborough Crosstown line along with a Sheppard line extension was announced four months later, with the support of Metrolinx and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.
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