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History of the Toronto subway (credits to Wikipedia):
March 30, 1954 - The Yonge subway opens from Eglinton to Union station. It runs under or near Yonge Street and is part of today's Line 1 Yonge–University.
February 28, 1963 - The University subway opens from Union station to St. George. It is an extension of the Yonge subway northwest under University Avenue.
February 25, 1966 - The Bloor-Danforth subway (now Line 2 Bloor–Danforth) opens from Keele to Woodbine. It runs under or near Bloor Street and Danforth Avenue.
May 10, 1968	- Bloor–Danforth subway extensions open west to Islington and east to Warden.
March 30, 1973 - A Yonge subway extension opens from Eglinton to York Mills.
March 29, 1974 - A further Yonge subway extension opens from York Mills to Finch.
January 28, 1978	 - The Spadina subway, an extension of the University subway, opens from St. George to Wilson. The entire line is renamed the Yonge–University–Spadina subway.
November 21, 1980 - Bloor–Danforth subway extensions open west to Kipling and east to Kennedy.
March 22, 1985 - The Scarborough RT (later Line 3 Scarborough) opens from Kennedy to McCowan. 
June 18, 1987 - North York Centre on the Yonge–University–Spadina subway opens. It is an infill station constructed between two existing stations, Sheppard (now Sheppard–Yonge) and Finch. 
March 31, 1996 - A Spadina subway extension opens from Wilson to Downsview (now Sheppard West).
November 22, 2002 - The Sheppard subway (now Line 4 Sheppard) opens from Sheppard–Yonge to Don Mills. It runs under Sheppard Avenue. 
December 17, 2017 - Line 1's Toronto–York Spadina subway extension (TYSSE) opens from Sheppard West to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. 
July 24, 2023 - Line 3 Scarborough closes following a derailment and the TTC later announces the closure as permanent in August 2023. The permanent closure of Line 3 had already been scheduled for November 19, 2023 in preparation for the extension of Line 2 further into Scarborough in the early 2030s.
December 7, 2025 - Line 6 Finch West opens from Finch West to Humber College. It runs along the median of Finch Avenue at surface level.

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Toronto Subway and Commuter Rail by Metro

created at 2025-12-13T11:45:01.853Z

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History of the Toronto subway (credits to Wikipedia): March 30, 1954 - The Yonge subway opens from Eglinton to Union station. It runs under or near Yonge Street and is part of today's Line 1 Yonge–University. February 28, 1963 - The University subway opens from Union station to St. George. It is an extension of the Yonge subway northwest under University Avenue. February 25, 1966 - The Bloor-Danforth subway (now Line 2 Bloor–Danforth) opens from Keele to Woodbine. It runs under or near Bloor Street and Danforth Avenue. May 10, 1968 - Bloor–Danforth subway extensions open west to Islington and east to Warden. March 30, 1973 - A Yonge subway extension opens from Eglinton to York Mills. March 29, 1974 - A further Yonge subway extension opens from York Mills to Finch. January 28, 1978 - The Spadina subway, an extension of the University subway, opens from St. George to Wilson. The entire line is renamed the Yonge–University–Spadina subway. November 21, 1980 - Bloor–Danforth subway extensions open west to Kipling and east to Kennedy. March 22, 1985 - The Scarborough RT (later Line 3 Scarborough) opens from Kennedy to McCowan. June 18, 1987 - North York Centre on the Yonge–University–Spadina subway opens. It is an infill station constructed between two existing stations, Sheppard (now Sheppard–Yonge) and Finch. March 31, 1996 - A Spadina subway extension opens from Wilson to Downsview (now Sheppard West). November 22, 2002 - The Sheppard subway (now Line 4 Sheppard) opens from Sheppard–Yonge to Don Mills. It runs under Sheppard Avenue. December 17, 2017 - Line 1's Toronto–York Spadina subway extension (TYSSE) opens from Sheppard West to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. July 24, 2023 - Line 3 Scarborough closes following a derailment and the TTC later announces the closure as permanent in August 2023. The permanent closure of Line 3 had already been scheduled for November 19, 2023 in preparation for the extension of Line 2 further into Scarborough in the early 2030s. December 7, 2025 - Line 6 Finch West opens from Finch West to Humber College. It runs along the median of Finch Avenue at surface level.

Map type: regional | Total track length: 370 miles | Center coordinate: 43.6989, -79.4748 |

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