Fairbank station
Toronto subway station
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Fairbank is an underground Toronto subway station on Line 5 Eglinton in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[3] It is located in the Fairbank neighbourhood at the intersection of Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue West. Destinations include Fairbank Memorial Park.
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| Location | 1815 Eglinton Avenue West,[1] Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°41′44″N 79°27′00″W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Centre platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | Daoust Lestage | ||||||||||
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| Opened | February 8, 2026[2] | ||||||||||
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Description
The main entrance replaces the Esso gas station on the east side of St. Hilda's Park, at the southeast corner of Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue.[4] A secondary entrance is located on the northwest corner, where a right-turn slip road was removed to provide the necessary space. A third structure, for mechanical and venting purposes, replaces a storefront near the southwest corner.[3] Fairbank station includes a decorative exterior plaza having grass, a misting feature, 14 shade trees, 15 benches and ten bicycle parking spaces. Retail space is located beside the main entrance. It will be suitable for community events.[5]
Architecture
The station was designed by Daoust Lestage, following an architectural concept designed by architects gh3* from Toronto and Daoust Lestage Lizotte Stecker from Montreal.[6][7] As with other stations on Line 5, architectural features include natural light from large windows and skylights, steel structures painted white, and orange accents (the colour of the line).[6]
Station naming
During the planning stages for Line 5 Eglinton, the station was given the working name Dufferin, which was identical to the existing Dufferin station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth. In 2015, a report to the TTC Board recommended giving a unique name to each station in the subway system (including Line 5 Eglinton). Thus, the LRT station was renamed Fairbank after the Fairbank neighbourhood rather than the intersecting Dufferin Street.[8]
Surface connections
The following bus routes serve Fairbank station:[9]
| Route | Name | Additional information |
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| 29A/C | Dufferin | Northbound to Wilson station |
| 29A | Southbound to Exhibition Place (Dufferin Gate) | |
| 29C | Southbound to Exhibition Place (Princes' Gate) | |
| 34 | Eglinton | Westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Kennedy station |
| 929 | Dufferin Express | Northbound to Wilson station and southbound to Exhibition Place (Dufferin Gate) |
| 329 | Dufferin | Blue Night service; northbound to Steeles Avenue West and southbound to Exhibition Place (Princes' Gate) |
| 334A | Eglinton | Blue Night service; eastbound to Kennedy station and westbound to Renforth Drive and Pearson Airport |
| 334B | Blue Night service; eastbound to Finch Avenue East and Neilson Road via Morningside Avenue and westbound to Mount Dennis station |