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.
The subway system encompasses three lines and 70 stations on 70.5 kilometres (43.8 mi) of route.[2] As of 2024[update], 55 of the 70 stations are accessible, with plans originally set to ensure all stations were accessible by 2025;[3] however, in September 2024, it was reported this goal would not be met until 2026.[4]Line 3 Scarborough, a light metro line with six stations, was permanently closed in July 2023.
As of September 2024,[update] three new lines are under construction, two light rail lines and one subway line:
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.[5]
^"Subway ridership, 2023-2024"(PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved November 12, 2024. This table shows the typical number of customer-boardings made on each subway line and the number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on a typical weekday in Sep 2023-Aug 2024.
^"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.