Photos courtesy Kevin W. Shen. Toronto subway, December 1998.

Toronto
Full Metro, LRT and Advanced Rapid Transit

Toronto is known for having one of , if not the most, clean and efficient subway lines in North America. Opened in 1954, it consists of 4 lines, 69.9 km, and 71 stations. Of that, 6.5 km and 6 stations are on the above ground Scarborough Advanced Light Rapid Transit line, which in the near future will be converted to light rail and extended. 51.4 km of the subway system is below ground.

2008 the TTC decided to engage in a massive light rail expansion programt., probably due to the fact that their excursions into the subway world had proved incompetent and expensive. The project, known as Transit City, will include 7 new light rail lines and 126 km of new track, at least one of which will include an underground section..:

In Toronto's York region, a program known as VivaNext is admiinistering the construction of two subway extensions totaling 15.5 km, and two new light rail lines. The 8.7 km Spadina subway extension is expected to open in 2015.

Metrolinx is the agency that will interfere - I mean integrate - many of the services and projects administered by TTC and VivaNext.


Toronto's streetcars operate on 11 routes, 3 of which operate in a central city subway.



Transit Toronto
GO Transit (operates  6 station, 6.5 km ALRT) 
TTC History
Toronto Transit Commission's Home Page
TTC - Toronto Transit Commission
Infiltration Magazine explores the Toronto subway
Cool Toronto subway page with photos
TTC 1000's TTC Page
TTS Online
City of Toronto's TTC page, with info on the new subway line (1998)
HL's TTC Discusssion Archive
Ontario Transit Operators and Toronto Pages (including photos)
TTC site in French
SRT is a fairweather friend according to the Toronto Star
Metropass - TTC fan page
GTA (Greater Toronto Area) TRANSIT - Main Page
Street Car Toronto
Marshall's Trollies of Toronto
TTC Home page
Abandoned Toronto Subway: Subway Secrets
Ian Hendry's Toronto subway photos
Photo gallery from NYCSUBWAY.ORG
The Toronto Transit Commission's Streetcar Lines Should Die!

Crashed Toronto Subway


Toronto Transit Commission
1900 Yonge St.
Toronto, Ontario
M4S 1Z2

Phone: (416) 393-7837
Fax: (416) 393-2073

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