Toronto subway

Author: Leandro Alegsa Creation date: November 13, 2022

The Toronto subway and RT is the main rapid transit (RT) railway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is run by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). Since the first part under Yonge Street opened in 1954 with 12 stations, the system has grown to be Canada's biggest rapid transit rail system. It has four lines and 69 stations on 68.3 km of track. The subway system is used very often and has the most number of passengers of any system in Canada. It has an average of 948,100 passenger trips each weekday (as of 2010).

The system is was made bigger on the western part of the Yonge–University Line with new tracks and stations being made north to York University, Steeles Avenue, and Vaughan Corporate Centre in York Region. The Government of Ontario said on March 23, 2006 that it will give $670 million for this new work, which is less than one-third of the total money needed. The new track is about 8.6 km long and was built with six new stations: Downsview Park, Finch West, York University, Pioneer Village, Highway 407, and the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. It was expected to cost about $2 billion.

Questions and Answers

Q: What is the Toronto subway and RT?

A: The Toronto subway and RT is the main rapid transit (RT) railway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Q: Who runs the Toronto subway and RT?

A: The Toronto subway and RT is run by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).

Q: When did the first part of the Toronto subway and RT open?

A: The first part of the Toronto subway and RT opened in 1954 with 12 stations.

Q: How many lines and stations does the Toronto subway and RT have?

A: The Toronto subway and RT has four lines and 69 stations on 68.3 km of track.

Q: How many passengers does the Toronto subway and RT have each weekday?

A: The Toronto subway and RT has an average of 948,100 passenger trips each weekday (as of 2010).

Q: Where was the Toronto subway and RT made bigger with new tracks and stations?

A: The Toronto subway and RT was made bigger on the western part of the Yonge–University Line with new tracks and stations being made north to York University, Steeles Avenue, and Vaughan Corporate Centre in York Region.

Q: How much money was given by the Government of Ontario for the new track and stations made in the Toronto subway and RT?

A: The Government of Ontario said on March 23, 2006 that it will give $670 million for this new work, which is less than one-third of the total money needed.