my thoughts on line 5
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15 years after shovels hit the ground, the Line 5 Eglinton finally opened to riders on February 8th, 2026.1 Years of delays, cost overruns, and significantly slower-than-anticipated end-to-end time soured what should have been a day of celebration.2 What frustrates me, as a lifelong transit enthusiast, is just how avoidable the whole situation was.
Ontario announcement confirming Line 5 opening date: https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/02/03/line-5-eglinton-crosstown-lrt-ttc-opening/ ↩
TTC line information showing end-to-end time (~52–54 minutes): https://www.ttc.ca/routes-and-schedules/5/0 ↩