It is important to remember that the Yonge line is on the right side of Line 1 , and University line on the left side of Line 1 ( see map ). This practice is in contrast to TTC-operated bus routes that cross the Toronto–York border at Steeles Avenue, where a second fare is charged. The 11-kilometre (6.8 mi), 18-stop line is to extend from Finch West station on Line 1 Yonge–University to the north campus of Humber College. [38], The TTC purchased two tunnel boring machines in late 2010 from LOVAT Inc. (since acquired by Caterpillar Inc.) for $58.4 million to dig tunnels on this extension, and two more boring machines were delivered in early 2011. [1] Statistics in late 2018 showed that ridership at Downsview Park increased to 2,500 customers per day and Highway 407 increased to 3,400. [citation needed]. After the extension was found to be over-budget in March 2015, the Toronto City Council approved an additional $150 million in funding, with $90 million from Toronto and $60 million from York Region. The logo used during the subway's development was designed by mid-century architect John C. Parkin and chief architect Arthur Keith. From Union station, the eastern portion of the line runs straight under or nearby Yonge Street, sometimes in an uncovered trench, for 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) to its northeastern terminus at Finch Avenue, connecting with Line 2 Bloor–Danforth at Bloor–Yonge and Line 4 Sheppard at Sheppard–Yonge. In total, "57,100 riders boarded trains at the new stations during a week of service in May [2018]. Union Station is in the heart of the downtown city centre and serves as a major transporation hub for connecting to the Go Train, TTC Buses and Streetcars. On January 27, 1978, the Spadina segment of the line was opened, going from St. George station, the north terminus of the University line, to Wilson station. In 1963, it was extended along University Avenue to St. George station and renamed the "Yonge–University Line". The federal government committed $697 million, but only released $75 million at the start of its fall 2006 election campaign. York Mills station formerly followed the same design scheme—in light green and dark green—until it was renovated. [75] It would take a decade to build and would replace many of the 2,500 buses per day that run along the route. Finch West station has 400 spaces, Pioneer Village station has 1,900 spaces, Highway 407 station has 600 spaces,[27] and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station has 900 spaces. [citation needed] The area around Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station is occupied by big-box stores and highways, and lacks the dense development that surrounds most other subway stations. [78], On June 15, 2007, the Ontario government announced plans to fund this extension as part of a network of rapid transit growth called MoveOntario 2020. However, the funding fell through over a disagreement about the details of the employment arrangements. Demand is 31,200 pphpd in 2015 plus 6,600 growth by 2031 plus 2,400 for the extension north of Steeles giving a total demand of 40,200 pphpd. The practice was reinstated in response to a potentially dangerous overcrowding incident that occurred at Bloor–Yonge in January 2018. Subway Hours of operation. The subway also had an additional internal route number: route 602. Ttc Toronto Line 1 Map Ttc Line Map 5 Subway Line Asakusa Station Map Metrolink Train Map Amtrak Downeaster Map ttc subway map line 4 ttc bus route map pdf ttc bus 84 route map ttc bus 84 route map 4 5 train subway map asakusa station directions metrolink train destinations metrolink train destinations toei subway-oedo line map finland train network map | Powering the line allows the TTC to test the automatic train control system and operate trial runs of trains along the line. Moovit has an easy-to-download Toronto TTC map, that serves as your offline Toronto Streetcar or Bus map while traveling. Sheppard West station, which was opened in 1996 as Downsview station, has art and architecture that is different from the earlier Spadina (later University) line stations. People like subways. The scheme was first proposed by Toronto Transportation Commission in 1942 to relieve congestion, which was delaying their bus and tram services. The Toronto Subway typeface and TTC logo were also designed during this period. Other surface and train connections are noted below. This map can be saved in your phone and it’s easy to share with friends. Lawrence, Sheppard–Yonge, and Finch stations are similar to each other in design, but have different colour schemes: Lawrence is red and cream, Sheppard is yellow and dark blue, and Finch is light grey, medium grey, and dark grey. "[31], In 2003, a temporary busway was planned between Downsview (renamed Sheppard West in mid-2017) station and the campus, but was opposed by the university, which felt it would lessen government willingness to extend the subway. Second would be a "surface car subway", diverting streetcar services off Queen and Dundas Street. Approximately 2,900 new parking spaces were built at three stations along the extension in order to encourage commuters to use the subway system. However, provincial funding required the line crossing the city limits. [5], Unofficially, subway lines were already numbered, but in October 2013, the TTC announced plans to display line numbers publicly to help riders to navigate the system. Stations along the University line extension north from Sheppard West to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, in keeping with the pattern of the rest of the former Spadina line, also feature public art and architecture from notable creators. Today, more than half of Toronto’s stations are accessible to people with disabilities. However, the average daily usage of all TTC subway stations is a little more than 34,000, which means that aside from York University station, all stations belonging to the extension are still seeing well below average usage.[61]. [78], By 2016, the province had committed to fund 15 per cent of the preliminary engineering and design for the project. [22] This accident prompted the Toronto Transit Commission to review its practices and put resources into safety. [87], A local group in York Region was lobbying for the cancellation of the planned busway along this route, which would have been a part of York Region's Viva bus rapid transit. This page was last edited on 11 March 2021, at 06:01. Finch West and Pioneer Village both serve approximately 17,000 customers and the terminus, Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, has a daily usage of 14,800. In 1978, the "Spadina" section was opened and the line became the "Yonge–University–Spadina Line" (YUS). "Rapid Transit for Toronto" (TTC advertisement). Drag from left to right to reveal the entire map. [52] In 2016, the expected net cost to run the extension was revised to $30 million.[53]. TORONTO, Jan. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global design and technology firm, IBI Group (TSX:IBG), has been named lead architect on the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) Line 1 … North York Centre station is an infill station. For November 2018, the TTC planned to run a fourth gap train (which would sit on either the pocket track between Lawrence West and Glencairn stations or the pocket track between Eglinton West and St. Clair West stations) in the morning peak period plus another during the afternoon peak. You can travel on the TTC every day. The line forms a rough 'U' shape, with two portions running generally north–south that meet at Union in the southern part of the city's downtown, and then gradually spreading farther apart as they proceed northward. The TTC rejected this proposal saying there was insufficient population to justify such a project. [42], By 2015, the project had encountered several problems, such as frequently changing station design plans, project management problems resulting in the dismissal of two TTC managers, poor performance by some contractors, death of a worker at the York University station site and harsh winter weather.[25]. Against the wishes of Walter Paterson, the chief engineer, TTC chairman William McBrien and general manager H.C. Patten rejected the design in favour of one that was more similar to the one previously used on TTC vehicles. Along this stretch, it interchanges with Line 2 at St. George and Spadina stations. Announcements, documentation and rapid transit maps across the system now refer to the line as "Line 1" or "Line 1 Yonge–University".[7]. [19] From St. George station, the 9.9 km (6.2 mi) segment ran north and northwest to Eglinton Avenue and William R. Allen Road, then north along the median of the Allen Road to Wilson Avenue. The segment of the line from St. George to Wilson station (formerly the Spadina segment) has art and architecture that is unique for each station. The Toronto–York Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE) is an extension of the western portion of Line 1 from Sheppard West station northwest via York University to the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre at Jane Street and Highway 7 in the city of Vaughan. On August 11, 1995 at 6:02 pm, the Russell Hill subway accident occurred as a southbound subway train heading toward Dupont station crashed under Russell Hill Drive, killing three passengers and sending 30 to hospital. [80] Specifically, Toronto politicians say that the Yonge line does not have the capacity to support an extension to Richmond Hill until a separate relief line is built between Pape and Osgoode stations. Thus, the deputy mayor of Richmond Hill wanted to start construction of the extension by 2019. The 5B Avenue Road buses runs in place between Eglinton and Front Street whenever the University Subway did not operate, with side-jaunts to St. George station to capture passengers from the Bloor Subway. [25], The extension north of Steeles Avenue has been criticized in the press for several reasons. (The T1 series trains, which used to operate on this line, were transferred over to Line 2 Bloor–Danforth where they replaced the older H4 and H6 series trains). The original design of the oldest stations in the subway system, which are on the Yonge line (from Union to Eglinton), are mainly utilitarian and characterized by vitreous marble wall tiles and the use of the Toronto Subway font for station names. The line is mostly underground, but has several surface or elevated sections between Sheppard West and Eglinton West, and between Bloor and Eglinton; some portions of the section between Bloor and Eglinton were originally open and have since been covered over to permit other uses above the tracks. In 1931, City Controller Hacker proposed a north–south subway running from Avenue Road and St. Clair Avenue south to Front and York streets, making a wide loop via Front, Scott, Victoria and Gerrard streets. The plan was abandoned because the city would take over public transit in 1921, and the company's franchise would then terminate. Toronto Subway Routes. "[60] Finch West station pulled the most riders for the month, with approximately 17,000 customers using the station daily (for comparison, Lawrence West and Lansdowne have similar usage). These costs, including those for the portion in Vaughan, will be covered by the TTC and the City of Toronto. The Scarborough Town Centre is a large indoor shopping mall and extended retail park with cinemas located within walking distance. Its design is different from the other stations in the earlier North Yonge extension. During construction, costs grew from the original $2.6 billion to about $3.2 billion by January 2016. Although only two stations are on Spadina Road, a larger portion of the line was originally intended to follow the planned Spadina Expressway, which was partially built as the Allen Road. In 1942, the TTC proposed a north–south line under Bay Street from Union Station to Bloor Street then jogging over to Yonge Street to continue to north of St. Clair Avenue. All stations, whether by transfer or fare-paid terminal, connect to surface TTC bus and/or streetcar routes. The turnback was moved from St. Clair West station to Glencairn station in 2016,[65] and plans called for it to be moved further to Pioneer Village station in December 2017 when the Line 1 extension opened. Shuttle buses are running. This idea was rejected in favour of a subway completely along Yonge Street. Ridership on the proposed extension is estimated at 165,000 per day. [76], In March 2016, York Region officials said that SmartTrack, electrified GO service, the Spadina subway extension and automatic train control will be implemented within a decade, and that these would be sufficient to support the extra ridership of an extension to Richmond Hill. York Region estimates that the extension will help to create 31,000 jobs,[77] and that the extension would carry 58 million riders annually by 2031. Osgoode – Queen Street) or after cross streets but with a "West" suffix for stations at streets that have counterparts along Yonge, though Dundas West station is on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth. [19] At the time, a newly elected provincial Progressive Conservative government cancelled its share of funding that would have extended this route northward to York University and Steeles Avenue. [76] Vaughan politicians and officials are basing their case on a Metrolinx report from June 2015. They entered revenue service on this line on July 21, 2011, replacing the older H5 and the T1 series trains, which had been used on this line. 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TTC Contacts. Briefly in 1966, the Yonge–University subway ran in two branches: one west along Bloor to Keele station (Yonge–University–Bloor), the other east along Bloor and Danforth to Woodbine station (Yonge–University–Danforth) via Bay Lower station. In October 2018, the TTC restarted the practice of using gap trains to relieve crowding at Bloor–Yonge and St. George stations, where respectively 225,000 and 135,000 passengers transfer trains daily. The University segment does not have an overnight service. Museum station was renovated to have columns resemble artifacts found in the nearby Royal Ontario Museum. On February 28, 1963, an extension was added to curve north from Union Station, below University Avenue and Queen's Park to near Bloor Street, where it turned west to terminate at St. George and Bloor Street. In addition to the maps inside the stations, you can get a free TTC map at the collector booth or at any of our information desks. It also serves Finch West Station on Line 1 Yonge-University. Until the 1990s, train destination signs read "VIA DOWNTOWN" after the terminal station name. [39][40] Tunnel boring for the extension began on June 17, 2011[41] and was completed on November 8, 2013. Unlike other trains in the Toronto subway rolling stock, the TR trains have a "six-car fixed" articulated configuration with full-open gangways, allowing passengers to walk freely from one end to the other. [28], A Spadina extension into Vaughan had been suggested as early as 1988, when Lorna Jackson campaigned during the Vaughan municipal elections to extend the subway system to the proposed Highway 407 corridor. Following its opening between Union Station and Eglinton Avenue along Yonge Street in 1954, it was called "the subway" (Yonge subway is its retronym). Since late 2017, work is underway to restore the art in both stations, with Glencairn's being fully re-installed in 2020. The line's name has been changed as it has been extended. Downsview Park and Highway 407 saw some of the worst ridership numbers in the entire subway system, with 2,000 daily customers at Downsview Park and 2,900 at Highway 407. [82]) Toronto transit advocate Steve Munro says that, given the Metrolinx analysis, the line would be at 96 percent capacity in the peak hour and, because this is the peak hour average, there would be some overcrowding due to variations over the hour. [77] (Note that the TTC and the Metrolinx report disagree as to the estimated capacity of the Yonge line after the implementation of automatic train control. On March 31, 1973, the line was extended north from Eglinton to York Mills,[19][21] and on March 29, 1974 to Finch. All of @TTChelps Line 1 is now PRESTO enabled. Stations were also planned for Glencairn (between Eglinton and Lawrence, though another Glencairn station would be built later on the Spadina section), Glen Echo (between Lawrence and York Mills) and Empress (between Sheppard and Finch, later opened as North York Centre station). The Toronto Transit Commission is the quick, convenient and safe way to get around Toronto. ), As of November 17, 2016, with the Presto fare gates installed at Eglinton station, all of the stations along this line are Presto-enabled.[23]. There was concern that the expected post-war boom in car ownership would choke the city with traffic. Evidence of this can be seen in the tunnel: there are no columns or walls between tracks, and ballast and drainage ditches are present, something not seen in the rest of the subway system. [18] The plan to operate two-car trains during off-peak hours was abandoned in favour of four-car trains, and six-car trains were standard during most periods, with some eight-car trains used during peak periods. At Spadina Avenue, it turns north to run for roughly 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) under Spadina Road before curving northwesterly to continue along the Nordheimer and Cedarvale ravines to the foot of Allen Road at Eglinton Avenue. Enable JavaScript to see Google Maps. [1] It is worth noting that these numbers were recorded during York University's strike, leading to fewer passengers at Pioneer Village and York University. The plan had two parts. [29], The preferred alignment and placement for four stations for the extension beyond Sheppard West Station to serve York University were finalized in September 2005. [62], Southbound station platform signage on both branches indicates Union as a terminal station due to it being located at the southernmost point of the line's rough 'U' shape, where it turns northward when travelling along either branch. The route would run directly under Queen Street from University Avenue to Church Street, with the rest off-street. The line was then opened to the public, and that day at 2:30 pm, the last streetcar made its final trip along the Yonge streetcar line.[8]. Service on the Yonge route would be handled by new rolling stock, and the TTC was particularly interested in the Chicago series 6000 cars, which used trucks, wheels, motors, and drive control technologies that had been developed and perfected on PCC streetcars. Over the coming months, the TTC will test the power along the entire line extension or in parts as necessary. This extension had been proposed as part of the Spadina Expressway, but when the expressway portion south of Eglinton Avenue was cancelled after massive protests, the subway was still built following the route through Cedarvale Ravine. Queen's Park and St. Patrick stations have circular and semi-circular cross-sections, because they are constructed in bored tunnels. In his memoirs, he said that "it would not only be great for the people in the region, but also for my political prospects. On November 4, 2017, the TTC successfully completed a 13-day test of ATC with trains using it in regular service between Dupont and Yorkdale stations. [12][13] The vote was overwhelmingly in favour, and Toronto City Council approved construction four months later. Between Summerhill and St. Clair, the track was built in open cut, but has since been covered over. [83], In June 2016, TTC spokesperson Brad Ross said that the ridership on the Yonge line is regularly 24,000 passengers per hour during the morning rush hours, approaching the line's capacity of 25,500. The expected completion date of the revised busway is 2020. The line has 38 stations and is 38.4 km (23.9 miles) in length. The federal Minister of Reconstruction, C.D. Toronto council approved the plan in principle in January 2009 provided there were upgrades to the existing line to support the additional ridership from York Region. From the line's opening in 1954 until 1990, it was operated with G-series cars, and was also served with a mix of M1 and H1/H2/H4 subway cars between 1965 and 1999. As of December 17, 2017[update], with the opening of the TYSSE, 26 stations have elevators for wheelchair and stroller access. The Scarborough line is a short train route that is represented in blue on the TTC subway map. In the morning rush hours, southbound trains on the Yonge line usually reach capacity between York Mills and Eglinton stations. ';h'+escape(document.title.substring(0,150))+';'+Math.random()+ It is operated by the Toronto Transit Commission, has 38 stations[3] and is 38.8 km (24.1 mi) in length, making it the longest line on the subway system. Six new stations were built along the 8.6 km (5.3 mi) route, with 6.2 km (3.9 mi) in the City of Toronto and 2.4 km (1.5 mi) in York Region. It was first introduced with the opening of the TYSSE on December 17, 2017, between Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and Sheppard West stations. [36] The City of Toronto and the Regional Municipality of York committed to fund one-third of total project costs, with Toronto contributing $526 million and York Region contributing $352 million. Weekday and Saturday service approximately 6 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Sunday service approximately 8 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. document.write('