The Toronto subway is a system of three underground, surface, and elevated rapid transit lines in Toronto and Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). It was the country's first subway system: the first line was built under Yonge Street with a short stretch along Front Street and opened in 1954 with 12 stations. Since then, the system has expanded to become Canada's largest in terms of number of stations and its second-busiest, with an average of 915,000 passenger trips each weekday recorded during the fourth quarter of 2017.[1] There are a total of 70 operating stations with an additional 60 under construction – 28 of which will be street-running light rail transit (LRT) stops – and 5 former stations.
Description
The subway system encompasses three lines and 70 stations on 70.5 kilometres (43.8 mi) of route.[2] As of December 2023[update], 55 of the 70 stations are accessible, with plans to ensure all stations are accessible by 2025.[3] Line 3 Scarborough, a light metro line with six stations, was permanently closed in July 2023.
As of August 2023,[update] three new lines are under construction, two light rail lines and one light metro line:
Line 5 Eglinton, a 25-station, 19-kilometre (12 mi) line along Eglinton Avenue, scheduled to open in 2024. A 9.2-kilometre (5.7 mi) extension of the line westwards is also under construction, scheduled to open in the early 2030s.[4]
Line 6 Finch West, a 18-stop, 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) line along Finch Avenue West, scheduled to open in 2024.[5]
Ontario Line, a 15-station, 15.6-kilometre (9.7 mi) line from Exhibition station to Science Centre station, scheduled to open in the 2030s.[6]
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References
^"Public Transportation Ridership Report – Fourth Quarter, 2017" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 3, 2017. p. 37. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
^"2013 TTC Operating Statistics". Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
^Haskill, Scott (June 23, 2022). "2022 Accessibility Plan Status Update" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission.
^"Subway ridership, 2022" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved May 4, 2024. This table shows the typical number of customer-trips made on each subway on an average weekday and the typical number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on an average weekday.
^"Paid parking will be available for subway riders at Vaughan station". yorkregion.com. November 29, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
^"Kipling Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^"Islington Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^"Keele Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^"Victoria Park Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^"Warden Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^"Kennedy Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^"Leslie Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^"Don Mills Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^"TTC planning for possible opening of Eglinton Crosstown LRT in September 2024". CP24. December 15, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^Harvey, Lex (November 21, 2023). "After years of construction turmoil, Finch West LRT on track for 2024 opening: 'We've made a lot of headway'". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^Delcan. "Transit Project Assessment: Etobicoke–Finch West LRT – Chapter 2 Plates Part 1" (PDF). Metrolinx. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
^Delcan. "Transit Project Assessment: Etobicoke–Finch West LRT – Chapter 2 Plates Part 2" (PDF). Metrolinx. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
^"Changes to TTC Bus Routes in Eglinton Corridor for Line 5 Rapid Transit Line" (PDF). Ttc.ca. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
^"Putting Humber on the map". Humber Today. January 21, 2019.
^"Metrolinx - Lawrence & McCowan Station". www.metrolinx.com. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ ab"Breaking ground on the Scarborough Subway Extension". June 23, 2021.
^"An extension of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT is already under construction | Urbanized".
^"Subway ridership, 2022" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved May 4, 2024. This table shows the typical number of customer-trips made on each subway on an average weekday and the typical number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on an average weekday.
^"Lawrence East Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^"Ellesmere Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^"Subway ridership, 2019" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2023. This table shows the typical number of customer-trips made on each subway on an average weekday and the typical number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on an average weekday.