The TTC Just Turned 100!
- transitthinker
- Sep 1, 2021
- 3 min read
By: Jamie Kauri
In this post I'll be taking a look back at what the TTC has accomplished since it was founded in 1921. I'll also be looking at what the TTC has planned for the future.
The TTC's Achievements
September 1st, 1921:
On September 1st 1921, the Toronto Transportation Commission was formed from multiple private transit companies.
March 30, 1954:
In March 1954, Canada's First Subway opened. This subway went along Yonge St. from Eglinton Ave. to Front St. This was a roughly 7 kilometre route with 12 stations.
February 28, 1963:
About five years after the opening of the Yonge Subway line, construction started on an extension of the Yonge Subway going along University Ave. This extension opened at the beginning of 1963. This extension had six new stations and went north to Bloor St.
February 26, 1966
Almost exactly three years after the University extension opened, the Bloor-Danforth line opened stretching from Woodbine in the east to Keele in the west. For a short period, the TTC had a line going from Eglinton-Union-Bay-Woodbine, a line going from Eglinton-Union-St. George-Keele and a line going from Woodbine-Keele. This was simplified just a few months later.
June 1978
In the summer of 1978, Line 1 was extended from St. George Stn to Wilson Stn, going at grade and elevated from Eglinton West to WIlson.
June 18, 1987
In June of 1987, the TTC's only station that was built after the rest of the line opened. This station is known as North York Centre on Line 1.
November 22, 2002
On November 22, 2002 the Sheppard subway opened adding four new stations to the system as well as having a fifth station at Sheppard-Yonge connecting to Line 1.
Summer 2008:
For Pride in 2008, the TTC wrapped a bus marking the first in a now-annual Pride bus that the TTC brings out.
July 2011:
In July of 2011, the first Toronto Rocket train entered service. These new trains featured an open-gangway design allowing for easier movement and higher capacity. In 2016, four-car TR trains started operating on the Sheppard Line.
August 31, 2014:
The TTC's new streetcars, the Bombardier Flexity Outlook, started service in summer of 2014 on the 510 Spadina streetcar.
June 19, 2015
After three years of construction, a rebuilt version of Queens Quay W opened. While some of the construction wasn't related to the TTC, streetcar tracks were rebuilt and in some places moved.
December 17, 2017:
In the winter of 2017, Line 1 was extended from Sheppard West Stn to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Stn.
June 3, 2019:
In the summer of 2019, the TTC's first Electric bus went into service on the 35 & 935 Jane. These first e-buses were made by New Flyer. Proterra and BYD also delivered e-buses for the TTC.
December 29, 2019
Near the end of 2019, the TTC retired the CLRV streetcars which had served Toronto for approximately 40 years. The ALRV was similar to the CLRV but was longer and articulated for a higher capacity. The ALRV was retired before the CLRV.
Future Plans
Mid-Late 2022:
Line 5 Eglinton, also known as the Eglinton Crosstown, is set to open in 2022 with 25 stations stretching from Kennedy to Mt. Dennis near Weston and Eglinton.
Fall 2022
By fall of 2022, all of Line 1 is planned to have Automatic Train Control installed which will allow for higher frequency's.
2023
The Finch West LRT in north/west Toronto is scheduled to open in 2023. The first LRV for the line has already been delivered!
2023
Due to the aging of Line 3 Scarborough, the TTC has decided to close Line 3 in 2023. Currently the TTC is looking into bus replacement options for the line until Line 2 is extended to Sheppard and McCowan with a stop at Scarborough Centre.
2029-2031
In this three year period the Ontario Line, Eglinton Crosstown West Extension and Line 2 Scarborough Subway Extension are scheduled to open.
*Because the TTC has done so much not all of the milestones are mentioned in this post.
*The information on this page has come from a variety of sources including the City of Toronto, TTC, Vanishing Underground and Transit Toronto.
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