Toronto subway

Toronto subway
Toronto subway
	Subway train at Museum station
Overview
Owner	City of Toronto (Lines 1, 2 and 4); Metrolinx (Lines 5 and 6);
Locale	Toronto; Vaughan;
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	3 (plus 3 under construction)
Number of stations	70 (plus 60 under construction)
Daily ridership	970,600 (weekdays, Q3 2023)
Annual ridership	235,740,000 (2022)
Operation
Began operation	March 30, 1954
Operator(s)	Toronto Transit Commission
Number of vehicles	830 heavy rail cars; 66 work cars;
Train length	6 cars (Lines 1 and 2); 4 cars (Line 4); 3 cars (Line 5);
Headway	2 min 50 s – 6 min (Line 1); 3 min – 6 min (Line 2); 5 min 30 s (Line 4);
Technical
System length	70.1 km (43.6 mi); 63.2 km (39.3 mi) (under construction)
Track gauge	4 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) (Lines 1, 2 and 4); 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (Lines 5 and 6);
Electrification	Third rail, 600 V DC (Lines 1, 2 and 4); Overhead line, 750 V DC (Lines 5 and 6);
System map

The Toronto subway is a rapid transit system serving Toronto and the neighbouring city of Vaughan in Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). As of September 2023, the subway system is a rail network consisting of three heavy-capacity rail lines operating predominantly underground. As of December 2022, three new lines are under construction: two light rail lines (one running mostly below ground, the other running mostly at-grade) and one light metro line (running both underground and on elevated guideways).

In 1954, the TTC opened Canada's first underground rail line, then known as the "Yonge subway", under Yonge Street between Union Station and Eglinton Avenue with 12 stations. As of 2023, the network encompasses 70 stations and 70.1 kilometres (43.6 mi) of route. In 2022, the system had a ridership of 235,740,000, or about 970,600 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2023, making it the busiest rapid transit system in Canada in terms of daily ridership. There are 60 stations under construction as part of three new lines, two light rail lines and one light metro line, and two extensions to existing lines.

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