Keelesdale Station
The primary entrance and an off-street bus loop are located at the northeast corner of Eglinton Avenue and Trethewey Drive. A secondary entrance is located on the northwest corner of Eglinton Avenue and Trethewey Drive adjacent to York Memorial Collegiate. A third entrance is located at the southeast corner of Eglinton Avenue and Keele Street. The primary entrance will be fully accessible and have a station plaza with a landscaped public space. The station will have four bus bays plus on-street connections for TTC buses. Noise attenuation walls will be placed between the bus bays and neighbouring houses. There will be outdoor parking for 60 bicycles.
During the planning stages for Line 5 Eglinton, the station was given the working name "Keele", which is identical to the pre-existing Keele station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth. On November 23, 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 "Keelesdale". Silverthorn was also considered.
Before construction, land expropriations and demolitions were required. The primary entrance is at the site of former EMS Station 19 and a car wash. The secondary entrance is at the site of a former Coffee Time outlet and its adjacent parking lot.
Surface connections
As of November 2023, the following are the proposed connecting routes that would serve this station when Line 5 Eglinton opens:
Route | Name | Additional information |
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34 | Eglinton | Westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Kennedy station |
41 | Keele | Northbound to Pioneer Village station and southbound to Keele station |
158 | Trethewey | Northbound to Knob Hill and Oak |
164 | Castlefield | Eastbound to Cedarvale station and westbound to Mount Dennis station |
941 | Keele Express | Northbound to Finch West station and southbound to Keele station |