Midtown Urbanist
Superstar
Yup, hopefully the councilors can be made useful when it comes to naming things for once.
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howl
Active Member
They can't even keep their naming conventions consistent. If Yonge & Eglinton is "Eglinton" because it's an existing subway station then why isn't Allen and Eglinton "Eglinton West"? If anything Yonge & Eglinton should be "Yonge". Either you use the existing subway station name or you use the cross street name, but not one of each.
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
I'll be our legal representation. Just note that I charge a very high fee. You gotta pay if you want the best
salsa
Senior Member
I'll be our legal representation. Just note that I charge a very high fee. You gotta pay if you want the best
I have a few more of those little streetcars. How many would you like?
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
Stealing this comment from udunehommik:
My personal favourite is Eglinton station on the Eglinton line.
"Maybe we should call it Eglinton-Yonge so that it's consistent with Bloor-Yonge and Sheppard-Yonge and actually provides useful information as to where on the 19 km long route it's located? Oh wait nah that's not an option on our all powerful [naming decision tree](https://www.metrolinxengage.com/sites/default/files/decision_tree_-_11x17.pdf), can't do that."
Yet Metrolinx then goes and names the next station to the east Mount Pleasant (which actually does make sense so I'm totally okay with that one), despite the fact that it breaks their "no duplication across the network" rule because of Mount Pleasant station on the Kitchener line. What???
My personal favourite is Eglinton station on the Eglinton line.
"Maybe we should call it Eglinton-Yonge so that it's consistent with Bloor-Yonge and Sheppard-Yonge and actually provides useful information as to where on the 19 km long route it's located? Oh wait nah that's not an option on our all powerful [naming decision tree](https://www.metrolinxengage.com/sites/default/files/decision_tree_-_11x17.pdf), can't do that."
Yet Metrolinx then goes and names the next station to the east Mount Pleasant (which actually does make sense so I'm totally okay with that one), despite the fact that it breaks their "no duplication across the network" rule because of Mount Pleasant station on the Kitchener line. What???
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
I have a few more of those little streetcars. How many would you like?
2 and 7/5 steetcars.
M II A II R II K
Senior Member
I guess they 't started on an Oakwood station yet since nothing is taking place there.
Napoleon
Active Member
Certainly not very helpful to have a station name called "Eglinton" when the entire route is along Eglinton.
CDL.TO
Moderator
We wouldn't name a station "Spadina" on the Spadina subway line! Confusion would reign supreme!
Johnny Au
Superstar
Spadina station (on Line 1) should be renamed "Annex" or "Kendal" or "Lowther" and be done with it.
salsa
Senior Member
Bathurst & Eglinton. There's so much gridlock now and station construction hasn't even started yet. It's gonna be several long years, but totally worth it in the end.
Johnny Au
Superstar
There is always going on the Old Forest Hill Road bridge or bypassing the area by using Chaplain, Roselawn, Elm Ridge, Roselawn again, and the choice of Marlee, Dufferin, Caledonia, Woodborough/Carnavan, or Keele.Bathurst & Eglinton. There's so much gridlock now and station construction hasn't even started yet. It's gonna be several long years, but totally worth it in the end.
Napoleon
Active Member
Right, I see your point, Spadina Station was an existing station on the Bloor Line prior to the Yonge-University-Spadina line being built. It is, however, a little different, as the YUS line only travels along Spadina for two stations (Spadina & Dupont) before veering further west. Spadina still gives you some real information at that stop.
The better parallel would be to have a stop called "University" or just "Bloor" as opposed to "Bloor-Yonge." The other point is that they've been so wildly inconsistent with naming stations on the line anyway...why Eglinton but not Eglinton West?
howl
Active Member
Personally I think the biggest problem is they refuse to use the well-accepted practice of using hyphenated names Like Yonge-Eglinton. Every station along the line could have it's location pinned down exactly with no duplication if they just used that naming convention.
Also, Metrolinx has just put up huge banners at many stations announcing the future locations. Unfortunately they have the old names. Today I walked past "Future Home of Bathurst Station" and the "Future Home of Dufferin Station".
Also, Metrolinx has just put up huge banners at many stations announcing the future locations. Unfortunately they have the old names. Today I walked past "Future Home of Bathurst Station" and the "Future Home of Dufferin Station".
Mr.Tang
Active Member
Will Allen station on the Eglinton Crosstown be physically connected to Eg West subway station (ie. you can access underground in a reasonable amount of time)? From the outside it appears as though they are pretty far apart.