King–Liberty GO Station (also referred to as Liberty Village) is a planned regional train station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It will be an infill station on the Kitchener line of GO Transit located between Union Station and Bloor GO Station. The station is one of five GO stations to be built as part of the SmartTrack Stations Program to adapt regional commuter service for urban public transit.[2] The construction contract was awarded in 2022; construction is planned to begin in 2024 and completed in 2028.[3]
 King–Liberty | |||||||||||
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| Location | North of King Street West between Joe Shuster Way and Sudbury Street Toronto, Ontario | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°38′27″N 79°25′26″W / 43.6409°N 79.4239°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metrolinx | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms[1]: 18 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4[1]: 18 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  TTC buses  501 Queen 504 King | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opening | 2026[1]: 11 | ||||||||||
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| Metrolinx exhibit | |
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 Artist rendition of Sudbury St entrance | |
| Artist rendition of station platform area |
Description
editThe station will be located between Joe Shuster Way and Sudbury Street, north of King Street West. The station building will have two glass towers suspending a glass-enclosed bridge over the tracks with stairs and elevators descending to the two island platforms. One tower will face Joe Shuster Way and the other Sudbury Street. From the Sudbury Street tower, there will be a long enclosed ramp descending from bridge level to street level between Sudbury Street and the railway right-of-way towards Queen Street. The station service building will be located at the foot of the ramp. On the north side of King Street and at the west portal of the King Street West Subway Bridge, there will be another tower with a pedestrian bridge crossing over to the island platforms at their southern end. From the base of this tower there will also be a pedestrian bridge crossing King Street parallel to the railway bridge. This will give the station four entry points.[1]: 14–16, 18 [4]: 8–9 The entrance towers will have elevators, and the platforms will have canopies. There will be bicycle parking at each entrance. Bicycles will be allowed on the ramp along Sudbury Street to allow cyclists to cross over the tracks to Joe Shuster Way.[5]: 17:48
There are seven tracks passing through the future station area. The new station platforms will serve the four tracks of the Kitchener line. Ultimately, there could be eight tracks through the area.[5]: 24:30
Construction
editDuring planning, Metrolinx had to take three heritage structures into account:[1]: 20–21
- The building at 55 Sudbury Street (opposite Dovercourt Road) will be protected from construction activity.
- The building at 99 Sudbury Street (opposite Lisgar Street) will be demolished to make way for station construction. Before demolition, Metrolinx will photo-document the structure for commemorative purposes. Bricks from the building will be salvaged for possible reuse.
- A small portion of the King Street West Subway Bridge will be impacted by construction.
TTC connections
editTTC routes that may serve the new station are:[1]: 13
- 29 Dufferin
- 63 Ossington
- 501 Queen
- 504 King
- 508 Lake Shore
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "King-Liberty GO Station" (PDF). Metrolinx. November 18, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2021.
- ^ "SmartTrack Stations Program". Metrolinx. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "From a planned 22 stations to five. How did John Tory's $8-billion SmartTrack public transit plan go off the rails?". Toronto Star. March 27, 2023.
- ^ "SmartTrack stations program technical update" (PDF). City of Toronto. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ a b "SmartTrack King-Liberty GO Station - LIVE Event". Metrolinx. November 18, 2021.