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.
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]
^"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.
^"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.
^"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.