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Toronto Subway and Commuter Rail

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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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Ridership
458M
Cost
$ 31.1B
Stations
176
Lines
13
Modes
3
Length
596 km
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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 | * 1 Yonge—University: (Metro/rapid transit, 38 stations) Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, Hwy 407, Pioneer Village, York Univ, Finch West, Downsview Park, Sheppard West, Wilson, Yorkdale, Lawrence West, Glencairn, Cedarvale, St Clair West, Dupont, Spadina, St George, Museum, Queen's Park, St Patrick, Osgoode, St Andrew, Union, King, Queen, TMU, College, Wellesley, Bloor—Yonge, Rosedale, Summerhill, St Clair, Davisville, Eglinton, Lawrence, York Mills, Sheppard—Yonge, North York Centre, Finch * 4 Sheppard: (Metro/rapid transit, 5 stations) Sheppard—Yonge, Bayview, Bessarion, Leslie, Don Mills * 2 Bloor—Danforth: (Metro/rapid transit, 31 stations) Kennedy, Warden, Victoria Park, Main St, Woodbine, Coxwell, Greenwood, Donlands, Pape, Chester, Broadview, Castle Frank, Sherbourne, Bloor—Yonge, Bay, St George, Spadina, Bathurst, Christie, Ossington, Dufferin, Lansdowne, Dundas West, Keele, High Park, Runnymede, Jane, Old Mill, Royal York, Islington, Kipling * 6 Finch West: (Light rail/interurban, 18 stations) Humber College, Westmore, Martin Grove, Albion, Stevenson, Mt Olive, Rowntree Mills, Pearldale, Duncanwoods, Milvan Rumike, Emery, Signet Arrow, Norfinch Oakdale, Jane and Finch, Driftwood, Tobermory, Sentinel, Finch West * Lakeshore West: (Commuter/suburban rail, 15 stations) Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Confederation, West Harbour, Aldershot, Burlington, Appleby, Bronte, Oakville, Clarkson, Port Credit, Long Branch, Mimico, Exhibition, Union Station GO and VIA Rail * Lakeshore West - Hamilton: (Commuter/suburban rail, 12 stations) Hamilton, Aldershot, Burlington, Appleby, Bronte, Oakville, Clarkson, Port Credit, Long Branch, Mimico, Exhibition, Union Station GO and VIA Rail * Lakeshore East: (Commuter/suburban rail, 10 stations) Union Station GO and VIA Rail, Danforth, Scarborough, Eglinton, Guildwood, Rouge Hill, Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa * Milton: (Commuter/suburban rail, 9 stations) Union Station GO and VIA Rail, Kipling, Dixie, Cooksville, Erindale, Streetsville, Meadowvale, Lisgar, Milton * Kitchener: (Commuter/suburban rail, 13 stations) Kitchener, Guelph Central Station, Acton, Georgetown, Mt Pleasant, Brampton, Bramalea, Malton, Etobicoke North, Weston, Mt Dennis, Bloor GO, Union Station GO and VIA Rail * Union Pear Express: (Commuter/suburban rail, 5 stations) Toronto Pearson Terminal 1, Weston, Mt Dennis, Bloor GO, Union Station GO and VIA Rail * Barrie: (Commuter/suburban rail, 11 stations) Allandale Waterfront, Barrie South, Bradford, East Gwillimbury, Newmarket, Aurora, King City, Maple, Rutherford, Downsview Park GO, Union Station GO and VIA Rail * Richmond Hill: (Commuter/suburban rail, 7 stations) Union Station GO and VIA Rail, Oriole GO, Old Cummer, Langstaff, Richmond Hill, Gormley, Bloomington * Stouffville: (Commuter/suburban rail, 12 stations) Old Elm, Stouffville, Mt Joy, Markham, Centennial, Unionville, Milliken, Agincourt, Kennedy GO, Scarborough, Danforth, Union Station GO and VIA Rail
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