Toronto Transit Commission facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Toronto Transit Commission |
|
|---|---|
 Montage of TTC 2.jpg From top-left, clockwise: A Flexity Outlook streetcar, a CLRV streetcar, an S-series rapid transit train, an Orion bus, wall tile signage at Eglinton station featuring the Toronto Subway typeface, a Wheel-Trans bus, and a Toronto Rocket subway train
|
|
| Info | |
| Owner | City of Toronto |
| Locale | Toronto, Mississauga, Vaughan, Markham |
| Transit type | Bus, subway, streetcar |
| Number of lines | 149+ bus routes 4 subway lines 10 streetcar routes |
| Number of stations | 75 in use 39 under construction |
| Daily ridership | 1.69 million weekday passengers |
| Chief executive | Rick Leary |
| Headquarters | William McBrien Building 1900 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 1921 |
| Number of vehicles | 1,869 buses, 752 rapid transit cars, 250 streetcars, 214 Wheel-Trans buses |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 10 7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) |
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) runs the public transport system that has buses, streetcars, subways, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Started in 1954, the TTC has grown to three subway lines and an elevated rapid transit line with a total of 75 stations, as well as 149 surface routes (buses and streetcars). Of these 149 routes 148 make 243 connections with a subway or rapid transit station during weekday rush hours.
The TTC operates the third most used urban public transport system in North America (after the New York City Transit Authority and the Mexico City Metro).
The TTC also runs a door-to-door (they pick people up at home, the shops or work, and take them anywhere they wish to go) system for people with physical disabilities known as Wheel-Trans; about 5,500 trips are made by this service daily. This service costs the same as any other trip on the TTC even though it is door-to-door. The TTC had 11,235 people working for it in 2007.
Related pages
- Toronto subway and RT
- Toronto buses and trolley buses
- Toronto streetcar system
- Signals on the TTC
- Russell Hill subway accident
- List of Toronto subway and RT stations
Route information
Multimedia
Images for kids
-
Two buses used by the TTC, 1936. The left bus was used by the agency's intercity bus line, whereas the right was used for local bus routes.
-
The TTC's slogan, "Ride the Rocket," originates from the red-painted G-series trains that were in service from 1954 to 1990.
-
A passenger boards a bus operated by the TTC. The TTC operates the third-largest fleet of buses in North America.
-
A Toronto Rocket subway train arrives at Museum station. The station is one of 75 operated along four different subway lines.
-
An ALRV (left) and Flexity Outlook (right)
-
Obverse and reverse of Toronto Transit Commission single-ride token
-
Paddle-style fare gates at Toronto subway stations are equipped with Presto readers.
-
Some TTC shelters are equipped with displays that show when the next bus or streetcar will arrive.
-
Union Station serves as an intermodal transportation hub for Toronto. TTC passengers may connect to intercity bus and rail services at this station.
-
The wheelchair positions on a Toronto Rocket subway train feature automatic folding seats.
-
A TTC bus stop pole
-
The TTC head office, the William McBrien Building, next to Davisville Yard, a maintenance facility for subways
-
A designated waiting area (DWA) at Glencairn station. DWAs are well-lit waiting areas that are monitored, have intercoms, and are situated near the location where the guard car stops.
-
Fare inspectors of the Transit Enforcement Unit board a TTC streetcar for inspection.
-
Large LCD television screens that display the news and updates for TTC services are installed in most subway stations, such as Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station.
.jpg)
.JPG_-_panoramio.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
See also
In Spanish: Comité de Tránsito de Toronto para niños
