Line 5 Eglinton: What to See at Every Stop in Toronto

Toronto now has a straight line across its middle, and nearly every stop on it comes with a reason to get off.

Where does Line 5 Eglinton run?

Line 5 Eglinton runs along Eglinton Avenue for 19 kilometres from Mount Dennis to Kennedy. It has 25 stations and stops. Think of it as a ruler laid across the city.

How should you ride Line 5 for fun?

Treat each stop as a short chapter. You do not need to see all 25 in one go, and you do not need a plan beyond one good reason per outing: a mosaic wall, a bakery, a ravine path, a garden. Eglinton Avenue rewards the curious, and a station-hopping Saturday is an easy way to learn a part of the city you have only ever driven past. Snap a photo at each stop and you will have a neighbourhood scrapbook by the end of the month.

Is Line 5 open right now?

Yes. The TTC began an introductory service period on Line 5 on February 8, 2026. In its February announcement, the TTC said it would announce the start of full service once all partners are confident in the line’s performance. Check the TTC before you head out, because service details can move.

What is there to see in the west, from Mount Dennis to Cedarvale?

Start at the western end, where the line meets the rail network. Mount Dennis Station connects riders to Kitchener line GO trains, UP Express and TTC buses. Metrolinx describes it as the first station to connect GO Transit, TTC and UP Express at a single station.

Keelesdale, the next stop, was built using the cut-and-cover construction method and has an off-street loop for TTC buses. Caledonia is the one for art lovers: it is one of Line 5’s 15 underground stations, and it is set to connect riders to the Barrie GO line in the future. Janice Kerbel’s The Ride of Your Life, a series of large-scale wall works made of mosaic tiles, is at Caledonia Station.

Keep going to Cedarvale, a transfer point where Line 5 connects to the TTC’s Line 1 subway at Allen Road and Eglinton Avenue. Douglas Coupland’s Super Signals, a colourful work of art, is waiting at that station. Oakwood has colour of its own: Metrolinx says the main entrance features a window art display by Nicholas Pye called Assembly with Colour, Rhythm and Form.

Which midtown stops are worth a look?

Chaplin Station has three entrances, including one that served as a fire station in the 1920s. Our pick for a coffee-and-wander stop, it rewards anyone who likes a building with a past.

At Eglinton, the line meets Line 1 again, this time at Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue. It is our pick for a swap if you are crossing from the Yonge side.

What does Line 5 mean for East York and Leaside?

This is the stretch we care about most. Leaside Station is at Eglinton Avenue East and Bayview Avenue. Both Leaside and Laird stations are listed by the TTC as accessible. From Leaside, our Leaside guide walks you through the shops, the library and the history around the stop.

Laird Station is at Eglinton Avenue East and Laird Drive, with bus connections including the 51 Leslie and 88 South Leaside. If you are hungry after the ride, East York restaurants and bakeries are grouped by walkable cluster.

Where are the ravine and museum stops?

Next come the stops that feel like a day trip. Sunnybrook Park, Don Valley and Aga Khan Park & Museum are consecutive stops on Line 5.

Sunnybrook Park is a 154-hectare country estate north of Leaside and south of the Bridle Path that was donated to the City in 1928. Its ravine land is home to Glendon Forest, an Environmentally Significant Area designated by the City, which the City also names as one of the top spots to see birds in the city. Bring binoculars.

At Don Valley Station, look for Sarah Morris’s Total Lunar Eclipse, an eye-catching piece of silkscreened porcelain tiles. The station is planned to serve the Ontario Line subway in the future.

Then step off at Aga Khan Park & Museum. Aga Khan Park covers 17 acres, and its central feature is a Persian and Mughal inspired garden known as a chahar bagh (four-part garden). Fumihiko Maki, winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, used light as his inspiration in designing the Aga Khan Museum. It is an easy half-day on its own.

What would a good Line 5 day look like?

We would pick three. For a gallery-and-mosaic morning, hop between Caledonia, Cedarvale and Don Valley and let the station art do the work. For a green afternoon, ride to Sunnybrook Park and look up for birds. For a slow Sunday, finish at the Aga Khan gardens and stay until the light changes. Pack a light bag, keep your phone charged for the TTC page, and let the stops pick the route.

What is at the east end?

Kennedy is where Line 5 hands you to Line 2 and to Stouffville line GO trains. GO Transit lists Joseph Kosuth’s Locations of Meaning as one of two integrated art pieces inside the new LRT station concourse level at Kennedy. Golden Mile is a stop on Line 5 too. Our Golden Mile guide covers that stretch.

If you came for the whole story of the neighbourhood this line crosses, begin with the East York neighbourhood hub and our history of East York.

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