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The '''Eglinton East LRT''' ('''EELRT'''), formerly known as the '''Scarborough Malvern LRT''', is a proposed [[light rail]] line in [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada. The line would be entirely within the district of [[Scarborough, Ontario|Scarborough]].<ref name=2023-05-presentation/> It was originally part of [[Transit City]], a 2007 plan to develop new light rail lines along several priority transit corridors in the city. Upon opening, the line is to be named as Line 7.<ref name="Station and line number" />
The '''Eglinton East LRT''' ('''EELRT'''), formerly known as the '''Scarborough Malvern LRT''', is a proposed [[light rail]] line in [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada. The line would be entirely within the district of [[Scarborough, Ontario|Scarborough]].<ref name=2023-05-presentation/> It was originally part of [[Transit City]], a 2007 plan to develop new light rail lines along several priority transit corridors in the city. Upon opening, the line is to be named as Line 7.<ref>https://stevemunro.ca/2023/11/28/eglinton-east-lrt-update/ </ref>


Unlike [[Line 5 Eglinton]], which is a Metrolinx project, the EELRT is a City of Toronto project. {{as of|2022}}, the plan was that the EELRT be designed and operated as a distinct service from Line 5 Eglinton; both would terminate at Kennedy station with no connecting track.<ref name="TO-EELRT-2022" /> {{as of|2023|11}}, the estimated cost of the EELRT was $4.65{{Nbsp}}billion, with construction expected to occur between 2027 and 2034.<ref name="TO-2023-11-21" />
Unlike [[Line 5 Eglinton]], which is a Metrolinx project, the EELRT is a City of Toronto project. {{as of|2022}}, the plan was that the EELRT be designed and operated as a distinct service from Line 5 Eglinton; both would terminate at Kennedy station with no connecting track.<ref name="TO-EELRT-2022" /> {{as of|2023|11}}, the estimated cost of the EELRT was $4.65{{Nbsp}}billion, with construction expected to occur between 2027 and 2034.<ref name="TO-2023-11-21" />
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