9 h. ago All these TTC subway stations were once the 'end of the line'

A trip along either of Toronto's two subway lines in the present day is plenty of time to catch up on work, consume an entire podcast, or maybe just sit and disassociate between the omnipresent obligations of everyday life. But this wasn't always the case, and, for previous generations, that "end of the line" announcement used to come a whole lot faster.Let's look back at some of the TTC subway stations that were once the last stops on their routes.Line 1 Yonge–University1954: Eglinton, Union Toronto's — and Canada's — first subway line opened Mar. 30, 1954, with an initial 7.4-kilometre route connecting Union Station in the south with Eglinton Station in the north. It was shiny and new, but it had a long way to go.1963: Eglinton, St. GeorgeThe Yonge Line became the Yonge-University Line in 1963 when the route was extended north from the original southern terminus of Union up to a new terminal station at St. George via Univer...

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24 h. ago Man sought for allegedly sexually assaulting boy, 15, on TTC subway

Investigators have released images of a suspect hoping members of the public recognize him and come forward

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7 d. ago 11 houses across from Toronto park could be torn down for pair of large towers

A substantial development proposed for a pocket of low-rise housing across the street from Toronto's High Park could see 11 houses torn down to make way for a pair of towers with unique, curving exteriors.Developer Elysium has assembled the group of houses fronting Oakmount Rd. and Mountview Ave., just north of Bloor St. W. and northwest of the TTC's High Park subway station.Elysium hopes to gain approval to rezone and raze the site with a plan to construct a large-scale rental development with towers rising 41 and 39 storeys in place of the current homes.The plan features a striking design from Teeple Architects that would strongly contrast the expanse of beige-brown 20th-century apartment towers that dominate the local skyline, boasting curved facades clad in a distinctive patterned treatment.With heights as tall as almost 145 metres, the towers would be significantly taller than existing apartment towers in the neighbourhood. However, unlike the condo towers that tend to ...

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8 d. ago You can go back in time and step inside a TTC subway train from the 1950s

Toronto's modern subway trains represent a significant evolution from the trains that first carried passengers on the city's rapid transit network in the 1950s. But while the TTC's original subway trains have long since been retired, there's still one place you can experience what it was like to ride them.Decades before the current fleet of modern Toronto Rocket trains debuted in 2011, a ride on the TTC subway meant hopping on board one of the distinctive "G series" cars with their vibrant red exteriors.The G series trains entered service when the TTC debuted its first subway line in 1954, and these workhorses were not retired until 1990, after having served 36 years across multiple expansions of the city's rapid transit network.Manufactured from 1953 to 1959 by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company of England, the design of G series trains was based on Q38 and R Stock trains then used on the London Underground.Frank Denardo/Wikimedia Common...

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1 week ago Toronto deploying crisis workers to downtown TTC subway platforms

Mayor Olivia Chow announced on Wednesday that crisis workers would be stationed on Line 1 platforms from Spadina to Bloor-Yonge station starting in November.

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1 week ago Over 11km of TTC subway will shut down this weekend in huge planned outage

Those looking to take advantage of the final days of tolerable weather in Toronto may want to note a massive transit disruption planned for the coming weekend.The TTC is planning to shut down stretches of its two busiest subway lines for the entire weekend of Saturday, Sept. 27 and Sunday, Sept. 28, with the overlapping closures on Line 1 and Line 2 combining for a whopping 11.25 kilometres of track.Here's what you need to know about this weekend's transit disruptions.Line 1 (Yonge-University)Commuters relying on the Yonge stretch of Line 1 will be hardest hit by the planned outages, with the TTC to shut down approximately 8.5 kilometres of track spanning from Eglinton Station all the way up to the line's northern terminus at Finch.Shuttle buses will cover the gap in service, which covers Eglinton, Lawrence, York Mills, Sheppard-Yonge, North York Centre, and Finch stations.All stations along the closed stretch of subway will remain open for commuters to purchase fares an...

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2 w. ago Huge stretch of TTC subway spanning almost 7km to shut down for entire weekend

A significant stretch of the TTC subway will shut down for the entire weekend of Sept. 20 and 21, 2025, leaving Toronto commuters with almost seven kilometres of transit planning headaches to navigate.The TTC plans to shutter service on a large stretch of the Line 2 - Bloor Danforth subway for the duration of the coming weekend, covering roughly 6.8 kilometres extending from Keele Station to the line's western terminus at Kipling.Shuttle buses will be available for commuters requiring service on this leg of the route, though these replacement buses will have to contend with mixed Bloor Street traffic.The latest in a string of closures throughout 2025, the TTC attributes the coming service outage to signal work. In total, a whopping 38 different weekend closures were planned for service and upgrades as of the start of 2025.Throughout the closure, passengers will still be able to access the stations along this portion of Line 2 — Keele, High Park, Runnymede, Jane, Old Mill, ...

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