79-695: The Toronto Rocket ( TR ) is the fifth and latest series of rolling stock used in the Toronto subway system in Toronto , Ontario, Canada. Owned and operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), the trains were built by Bombardier Transportation in Thunder Bay , Ontario, to replace the last remaining H-series trains, as well as increase capacity for the Spadina subway extension to Vaughan that opened in 2017. They operate in
158-647: A "stubway", or a " white elephant ". In 2018, the total ridership on the Sheppard subway line was approximately 50,000 per average weekday, similar to a few of the TTC's busiest streetcar and bus routes, though these routes are generally much longer than Sheppard's 5.5-kilometre (3.4 mi) length. The Sheppard line feeds passengers into the Yonge segment of Line 1 Yonge–University. During the City of Toronto's 2008 budget crisis,
237-523: A challenge posted on Twitter to ride an overheated T1 train on Line 2 during a hot summer day . During the COVID-19 pandemic , certain seats on the Toronto Rocket were prohibited from use to encourage social distancing ; these seats were marked with large laminated signs stuck with adhesive to the upper velour -covered part of the fixed seats (including the half-seats) and either to the top or
316-412: A one- or two-second delay from the time the train appears stopped and the time the doors open. In December 2012, the TTC announced that it had demanded a high-level meeting with Bombardier regarding ongoing performance problems related to "teething issues" with the doors. TTC officials admitted at the time that the new TR trains cannot move until all doors are fully closed (as with the older trains) and if
395-530: A proposed target date for completion. The province revised the proposed route to terminate and meet a then-proposed Scarborough Subway Extension of Line 2 Bloor–Danforth at Sheppard Avenue East and McCowan Road instead of at Scarborough Centre. The announcement noted that construction of the line would not begin until the 2030s, following the completion of the Scarborough Subway Extension. In November 2023, Metrolinx announced that it
474-409: A result of the election of Rob Ford as mayor of Toronto in 2010, the western extension of the Sheppard subway to Sheppard West Station and the eastern extension to Scarborough Centre were considered a priority again. He indicated in a December 2010 interview with The Globe and Mail that all other transit projects would come second to completing the Sheppard line, stating "I'm just focusing on doing
553-427: A series of political debates and proposals about whether to extend Line 4 east or west, or whether Line 4 should be continued eastwards as a separate light-rail line or as a heavy-rail extension of Line 4. Major political decisions were made only to be later reversed by succeeding governments. The following sections detail the major proposals. In March 2007, the City of Toronto, under the mayoralty of David Miller , and
632-556: A six-car configuration on Line 1 Yonge–University and a four-car configuration on Line 4 Sheppard . The sets are stored and maintained at the Wilson and Davisville Yards . The first six-car TR train entered passenger service on Line 1 in July 2011, and four-car TR trainsets entered service on Line 4 in May 2016. The TR series is the newer of the two currently active series of rolling stock on
711-579: A subway at 10,182 people per square kilometre (26,370 people/sq mi). Despite this, a majority of commuters along the Sheppard subway drive to work rather than use public transit. In 2016, according to Royson James of the Toronto Star , residents in the area commuted to jobs throughout the Greater Toronto Area by automobile rather than taking public transit. James stated that subways are designed for corridors with four to eight times
790-691: A subway extension for Sheppard. On April 26 of that year, the motion to build the LRT was announced by the Minister of Transportation after being approved unanimously by Metrolinx . The plan still needed to be approved by Ontario's cabinet, though on June 29, 2012, the Board of Directors of Metrolinx unanimously approved the same motion approved by Metrolinx in April. During the 2014 Toronto mayoral election , incumbent mayor Rob Ford (and his brother Doug Ford , after
869-515: A very narrow margin. James Bow, a Toronto transit reporter, documented that the political clout of North York mayor Mel Lastman (he was later elected mayor of the amalgamated City of Toronto in 1998) was crucial to the Sheppard line proposal being implemented. Councillor Joe Pantalone strongly supported the line, arguing it was a matter of civic equity and that the suburbs deserved good transit, which would – in his opinion – bring transit-oriented development to densify
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#1732797445693948-502: Is accessed via Line 1 Yonge–University . Line 1 was converted to operate using an automatic train control system, with the conversion finishing in September 2022. From October 9, 2016, Line 4 has been served entirely by four-car TR trains, which are operated by one staff member who both drives the train and operates the doors, similar to the model that was in use on the former Line 3 Scarborough . From its opening in 2002 to 2014,
1027-490: Is developed on the site of a former Canadian Tire warehouse/distribution centre, though Canadian Tire retains a retail location there. There is also development around Swedish furniture chain IKEA in the immediate area. From late 2002 to 2011, ridership on the Sheppard subway rose from about 10.7 million riders annually to a peak of 15.9 million. The following table shows the typical number of customer trips made on
1106-444: Is owned and maintained by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). All active TTC subway cars are equipped with flip-up seats located in each car (near the operator's cab), which can accommodate mobility devices such as wheelchairs, strollers, scooters, and bicycles. The new Toronto Rocket trains have two designated areas in each car with automatic flip-up seats, and high-level platforms allow access to all cars. The Toronto Rocket (TR)
1185-455: Is played after the "Arriving at" station announcement (except for terminal stations) to better assist visually impaired passengers, were installed in all TR trains as of January 2016. Additionally, all TR trains were retrofitted with external speakers, along with exterior side destination signs, that audibly announce the route and destination of the train. During the tendering process, Oakville -based Siemens Canada (see Siemens Modular Metro )
1264-446: Is the newest version of TTC subway trains, which is operated on Lines 1 and 4. Its design differs from its predecessors, which were formed by coupling sets of married pairs of identical cars. The trains consist of six cars for Line 1 and four cars for Line 4, both of which are connected with open gangways, similar to Bombardier 's Movia family of metro trains. They only have two full-width operator cabs per trainset (as opposed to one on
1343-530: The 2018 provincial election , unveiled a new transportation plan for Toronto, including the new Ontario Line to replace the proposed Relief Line , an extension of Line 1 to Richmond Hill , a northeastward extension of Line 2 with new stations to replace Line 3 Scarborough , a westward extension of Line 5 Eglinton to Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga and an extension of Line 4 Sheppard east to McCowan Road , where it would intersect with
1422-520: The S-series trains on Line 3 Scarborough from its inception in 1985 until its decommissioning in 2023). They entered service on Line 4 on May 30, 2016, with two crew members, before switching over to OPTO on October 9, 2016. OPTO was later rolled out on Line 1 in phases between 2021 and 2022. In mid-2016, some TR trains were used on Line 2 to address the shortage of T1s caused by faulty air-conditioning units after Toronto mayor John Tory accepted
1501-421: The Toronto subway system, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). It opened on November 22, 2002, and has five stations along 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) of track, which is built without any open sections in the district of North York along Sheppard Avenue East between Yonge Street and Don Mills Road . All stations are wheelchair accessible and are decorated with unique public art . In
1580-559: The Vaughan Metropolitan Centre in York Region renewed interest in this phase, as a subway connection between Sheppard West and Sheppard–Yonge stations would significantly lower commuting times for York University students, as well as commuters travelling to and from Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. The tunnel from Sheppard–Yonge station to Welbeck Road (one block east of Senlac Road) was built for train storage at
1659-467: The legacy fixed-block signalling system in several phases on Line 1 between 2017 and 2022 (starting with the Line 1 extension to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station , which opened on December 17, 2017) and has used only one operator since November 2022, who plays the dual role of driving the train and of opening and closing the doors. The trains were designated under the production name as T35A08 before
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#17327974456931738-620: The 2000s, the Sheppard East LRT was proposed to extend rapid transit along Sheppard Avenue. Despite approvals, the project did not proceed. In 2019, the Government of Ontario announced plans to extend the subway line east to Sheppard Avenue and McCowan Road in Scarborough to meet up with an extended Line 2 Bloor–Danforth . When the line opened in 2002, it was officially given the name "Sheppard Subway". In October 2013,
1817-571: The H4 and H5 subway cars (the H6 cars, though primarily serving Line 2, were also later retired). Manufacturing of the TRs began in 2008. Delivery was expected to begin in late 2009, and they were scheduled to enter passenger service in early 2010. However, delivery was delayed by the bankruptcy of a key part manufacturer, Curtis Doors, which was to install door components for the TTC's TR subway trains. On May 6, 2010,
1896-597: The LRT, although the project would not be a priority for him. On April 27, 2015, Steven Del Duca , the Ontario Minister of Transportation, said that the LRT project would not start until at least 2021. In July 2016, Toronto City Council approved a one-stop subway extension on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth to Scarborough Centre Station. During this vote, city council also approved putting an extension of Line 4 into Scarborough back into consideration. In April 2019, Doug Ford, who had since become premier of Ontario after
1975-486: The Line 2 extension about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Scarborough Town Centre. However, money was not set aside in the government's budget for the Line 4 extension. During the 2022 provincial election , Doug Ford campaigned for the eastward extension of Line 4 to Scarborough to intersect with the Line 2 extension, as well as for other subway extensions in Toronto. Following Ford's re-election as premier of Ontario,
2054-528: The Metrolinx board of directors endorsed a prioritization framework for a proposed frequent rapid transit network that was inclusive of a proposed subway extension from Sheppard–Yonge station to Sheppard West station; with a forecast ridership of 9,800 per hour in 2031 and a proposed line length of 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) along Sheppard Avenue West, the project scored "medium" with a preliminary benefit-cost ratio of 0.26 to 0.35. Since 2007, there have been
2133-686: The Ontario Fall Economic Statement in 2022 recommitted the government to the eastward extension by confirming planning work had continued for the Sheppard Subway Extension, which would extend Line 4 from its existing terminus at Don Mills station to McCowan Road. On June 8, 2023, Associate Minister of Transportation Stan Cho announced that he and the Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney had given official direction to agency officials to prepare an initial business case to extend Line 4 eastwards to
2212-533: The Sheppard line as part of the Network 2011 transportation plan, unveiled in 1985, which called for a line from Yonge Street to Victoria Park Avenue on the boundary between North York and Scarborough. The plan was approved by Metropolitan Toronto , but funding was delayed by the provincial government of David Peterson 's Liberal Party . In 1993, the governing New Democratic Party (NDP) under Bob Rae proposed provincial funding for four subway/LRT projects for
2291-463: The Sheppard line level of Sheppard–Yonge station was constructed with a roughed-in Spanish solution platform layout in anticipation of increased ridership, though in practice, the island platform is unused and only has advertising on the columns. Platform screen doors were proposed for the Sheppard line. Installed at the edge of the platforms, platform screen doors would have aligned themselves with
2370-522: The Sheppard line spurred over $ 1 billion of construction of new housing, including several high-rise condominium towers, along its route as transit-oriented developments . Since 2000, condominium towers have been built around all five stations on the line, with most of the new developments being centred around Bayview and Bessarion stations. The Daniels Corporation built a six-tower condominium development, called NY Towers, north of Highway 401 between Bayview and Bessarion stations; Arc Condominiums on
2449-462: The Sheppard line. Funding for the Sheppard line was initially rejected by city council. However, after a number of votes on different alterations to the project (including only building the subway line as far as Leslie Street ), the proposal to build the Sheppard line tunnels only, without tracks, was passed by a narrow margin. After this vote passed city council, a re-vote was taken on the entire Sheppard line project to Don Mills, which then passed by
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2528-410: The Sheppard subway on an average weekday. Note: 2017 figures, as well as figures between 2019 and 2021, are unavailable. Line 4 features artwork in each station, such as the scenic mosaic mural at Sheppard–Yonge station, Bayview station's trompe-l'œil and Leslie station's individual wall tiles, each containing the words "Sheppard & Leslie". The line has been criticized as a "subway to nowhere",
2607-506: The Sheppard subway receives a subsidy of more than $ 10 per ride. According to the Metro commuter newspaper, between the opening of the Sheppard line in November 2002 and December 2014, there was over $ 1 billion in development along that corridor, much of it in the vicinity of Bayview, Bessarion and Don Mills stations. The area surrounding Don Mills station has a density suitable for
2686-439: The Sheppard subway underground." On March 31, 2011, Rob Ford announced that the proposed Sheppard East LRT line would be replaced by western and eastern extensions for the Sheppard line so that the completed line would run from Sheppard West station to Scarborough Centre. The Ontario government approved this plan, which was estimated to cost $ 4.2 billion. The City of Toronto would assume complete financial responsibility for
2765-504: The TR fleet, the new trains would consist of three coupled pairs. Only the two end cars of the new trains would have cabs; cab-less cars would have hostler controls to allow the independent movement of cab-less pairs within work shop areas. In April 2024, a TTC staff report recommended ordering 80 new trains, 55 to replace the T1 fleet on Line 2 and 25 for Line 1. The estimated cost of the new trains
2844-498: The TTC announced plans to give the lines official numbers to help riders and visitors navigate the system. The Sheppard line was renamed "Line 4 Sheppard" and new signage reflecting this began being gradually implemented in March 2014. The Toronto Rocket trains also use the numerical system for interchange station announcements, such as announcing "Change for Line 1" when the trains arrive at Sheppard–Yonge station . The TTC proposed
2923-424: The TTC considered shutting the line down on weekends or entirely. Similarly, as a result of financial pressures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto , Mayor John Tory announced in 2020 that the entire line would be shut down without financial support from upper levels of government, though funding was eventually secured to allow the line to remain open. Jarrett Walker , a transportation consultant and
3002-672: The TTC released the Transit City proposal to begin a new round of transit expansion using light rail technology on dedicated rights-of-way instead of subway technology. Under this plan, the Sheppard East subway extension had been replaced by a light rail line running from Don Mills Station along Sheppard Avenue East to Meadowvale Road, where it would have met the northern terminus of an extended Line 3 Scarborough. Under this proposal, there would be no direct connection between North York City Centre and Scarborough City Centre . As
3081-421: The TTC reported that the T1 trains running on Line 4 would have to be replaced with TR trains before conversion of Line 1 to automatic train control (ATC) (which was initially to be fully rolled out by 2020, but was delayed until 2022) and that the TTC would report soon on the option of converting an existing six-car train to a four-car train to test one-person train operation (OPTO) (which had been in place on
3160-488: The TTC voted to exercise a contract option with Bombardier for an additional 186 cars, making 31 six-car fixed train sets. This allowed for the retirement of the older H6 series trains, and to have enough TR trains to meet future ridership demands for the opening of the Spadina Subway extension to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station (signed as "Vaughan" on the TR train's exterior destination signs for brevity), which
3239-653: The TTC. Included in these four proposals were plans to build new subway lines along Eglinton and Sheppard Avenues and work was begun on both projects. The NDP was defeated in the 1995 provincial election and the Progressive Conservatives under Mike Harris were elected. Harris cancelled the Eglinton subway in York (though it would be later revived as Line 5 Eglinton , albeit as a light rail line with two long underground sections) but continued work on
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3318-406: The author of the book Human Transit , says "Sheppard's technology makes it both expensive to abandon and expensive to extend; that's the trap." Councillor Josh Colle , who chaired the TTC from 2014 to 2018, said in May 2015 that, given the existing Sheppard subway's performance, he could rationalize spending more money to expand it east from Don Mills or west from Sheppard–Yonge. He estimated that
3397-572: The bottom of the automatic folding seats, depending on the individual train. The TR series trains are similar to that of the T-series cars , also built by Bombardier in the same facility, but have several new features that make them more accessible and user-friendly for passengers. They include: Additional yellow plastic straps (placed underneath the HVAC units) along with audible door opening side announcements (based on direction of train travel), which
3476-508: The doors fail to close thrice consecutively fully, the TR train would require a system reboot, meaning that the train would have to be pulled out of service until it was resolved. This has led to several delays on Line 1. [REDACTED] Media related to Toronto Rocket at Wikimedia Commons Toronto subway rolling stock The Toronto subway system's rolling stock consists of 880 subway cars for Line 1 Yonge–University , Line 2 Bloor–Danforth , and Line 4 Sheppard . The rolling stock
3555-414: The eastward and westward extensions was being undertaken by the provincial government. These projects were then unfunded, and a target date for completion had not been announced. In October 2023, Metrolinx sought public feedback regarding the potential extension by posting on its website. The mode of rapid transit had not been determined. The agency explained that the feedback gathered would be used to guide
3634-400: The expansion by itself. In 2011, Metrolinx estimated that the westward extension to Sheppard West would be 5.45 km (3.39 mi) long, add two stations, and cost $ 1.48 billion. The Sheppard East extension would be 8 km (5.0 mi) long, add seven stations, and cost $ 2.75 billion. Gordon Chong , head of the TTC agency tasked with analyzing the new subway plans at
3713-441: The extension to Vaughan) on October 14, 2010. Between October 2010 and July 2011, the TR trains underwent a series of testing and training runs on Line 1. The first TR trainset (5411–5416) entered passenger service on Line 1 with two-crew members on July 21, 2011. The purchase of ten additional train sets (60 cars) was authorized in March 2014, bringing the total number of TR stock to 80 six-car train sets and 480 cars. In March 2015,
3792-572: The heavy-rail lines in the Toronto subway network, featuring a completely new design based on the Bombardier Movia family of trains. They are notable as the first subway trains in North America equipped with full-open gangways , which allows passengers to see and walk through the entire length of the train. They are currently the only ones in Toronto compatible with the communications-based train control (CBTC) system, which replaced
3871-459: The initial business case for the Sheppard extension. The TTC considered the eastward extension of the Sheppard line to Scarborough Centre station as one of its top priorities for rapid-transit expansion, which would have expanded rapid transit in Scarborough for the first time since the completion of Line 3 Scarborough . In 2015, the TTC estimated that a Sheppard subway to Scarborough Centre would have 7,800 riders per hour while 10,000 per hour
3950-455: The intention of being the western terminus of the Sheppard line before the line was truncated. The Sheppard line cost just under C$ 1 billion and took eight years to build. It is the first subway line in Canada that had plain tunnel sections built entirely by tunnel boring machine . The Sheppard line is the only subway line in Toronto that does not have any open sections. All stations on
4029-456: The line were constructed using the cut-and-cover method, with the expansion of Sheppard station having required an S-shaped diversion of Yonge Street during construction. Just east of Leslie station , there is an enclosed concrete bridge over the east branch of the Don River . It was the first line to have accessible elevators at every station. The automated system to announce each station
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#17327974456934108-566: The meeting, council voted to build the Eglinton project according to the original Transit City plan (partly underground and partly at grade), build an at-grade Finch West LRT , and to appoint a panel to recommend whether to pursue the eastward extension of the Sheppard subway or construct the Sheppard East LRT instead. The panel reported back to council on March 31, 2012. At this council meeting, council approved light rail rather than
4187-470: The mid-2000s, a Sheppard East LRT was proposed instead of an eastern subway extension. Despite various approvals, the construction of the line did not proceed as the construction of the Finch West LRT was deemed a priority. In 2019, the provincial government under Premier Doug Ford announced it supported an eastern extension of the line as a longer-term project. As of 2023 , a business case for
4266-460: The name "Toronto Rocket" was chosen through a contest open to the public. They are jointly funded by the City of Toronto ( Toronto Transportation Services ), the Government of Ontario ( Ministry of Transportation ), and the Government of Canada ( Transport Canada ). The initial order was signed in 2006 for the delivery of 234 cars, making 39 six-car fixed trains, which allowed for the retirement of
4345-473: The new trains would not enter service until late 2010. The first train arrived on TTC property in October 2010, and entered revenue service on July 21, 2011. By 2022, the TTC had decided that the next-generation of subway cars would have a design different from the T1 and TR fleets. Like the TR fleet, riders would be able to walk the full length of the interior of the new trains. Like the T1 trains and unlike
4424-440: The northeast corner of Bayview Avenue and Sheppard Avenue; and terraced condos just east of their NY Towers. Shane Baghai built a multi-tower development in the area. In 2007, Leslie and Bessarion stations were the least-used stations in the system; in 2015, four of twenty planned buildings of Concord Adex Investments' condominium complex, Concord Park Place , located between these two stations, had been completed. The complex
4503-485: The older T1 subway trains, which were moved to Line 2 Bloor–Danforth. The TRs are based on Bombardier Transportation 's Movia -styled train sets and are the first TTC trains which have no separators between the cars. This allows passengers to walk freely from one end to the other, unlike Toronto's previous subway cars. The change to TR trains was necessary because Line 4 trains are based in Davisville Yard , which
4582-444: The prior's withdrawal) were the only major candidates who supported completing Line 4 Sheppard east to McCowan Road (phase-one project) and west to Sheppard West station (phase-two project). John Tory , who won the election, did not include anything on the Sheppard corridor in his maps; instead, he favoured SmartTrack , a proposal to enhance GO Transit rail service with the city of Toronto. However, he did say that he would proceed with
4661-427: The problem. To increase mobility, the train does not have centre poles, leaving standing riders with fewer places to hold. There are swinging handles hanging from a lateral pole along the length of each car near the ceiling, except near car ends, where an overhead ventilation unit is located. In March 2012, TTC officials admitted that the door threshold incidents were the result of "teething issues". Another issue that
4740-401: The project, which was proposed to be funded through a public–private partnership , as well as through the use of surplus funds from the proposed Eglinton Crosstown line (later renamed Line 5 Eglinton ), if there were any. Massive redevelopment along the route would be needed to generate these funds, as the then-current population density and projected ridership was too low to support the cost of
4819-497: The ridership along Sheppard Avenue East. Several informal proposals have been made to extend the line in both directions. The original proposal for the Sheppard line was for a major subway line running from Sheppard West station on the University portion of Line 1 to Scarborough Centre station on Line 3 Scarborough. Instead, funding was only approved for a truncated line with the possibility of several phased expansions. In
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#17327974456934898-485: The right-hand corner of every subway car on the older versions), greater accessibility options and the skin of the train is welded rather than the previously used riveting method. The TRs' exterior front and rear destination and train run number signs are outfitted with digital orange LED boards, while all previous TTC train models use back-lit roller signs. The first of the new TR trains was scheduled to be delivered in late 2009, but in early 2010, TTC officials stated that
4977-419: The suburbs. David L. Gunn , who was general manager of the TTC, opposed the Sheppard line, saying that it "made no sense to build an expensive new subway when the existing system was strapped for cash to make basic repairs" and "if the city wanted to expand transit, it would be better to do it downtown, easing congestion in the busiest parts of the system". The Sheppard line was opened on November 22, 2002. It
5056-453: The subway-car doors when trains were in station for safety and suicide prevention. The proposed system was dropped because of its cost. From its opening in November 2002 to May 2016, the line was operated solely with four-car T1 subway trains, with two staff members operating the trains – one driver and one guard who operated the doors. On May 30, 2016, new four-car Toronto Rocket (TR) subway trains were introduced on this line. They replaced
5135-439: The terminus station of the Scarborough Subway Extension (located at McCowan Road and Sheppard Avenue) and to explore the potential for extending the line westwards to Sheppard West station. In November 2023, Metrolinx held public consultations to receive feedback on potential extensions along Sheppard Avenue eastward from Don Mills station to McCowan Road, and westward from Sheppard–Yonge station to Sheppard West station. Metrolinx
5214-474: The time of closure, four months ahead of schedule due to a derailment). Most subway work cars are painted yellow with the fleet number as RT-## . The exception are converted passenger cars, which have a yellow stripe added and the RT fleet number replaces the former fleet number. The TTC uses two different track gauges : Line 4 Sheppard Line 4 Sheppard is the newest and shortest rapid transit line of
5293-509: The time of original construction. In December 2009, a westward extension was again considered by the TTC to link the line to the Wilson subway yard . It was immediately dismissed due to cost. In December 2013, this extension was listed as being under consideration as an "unfunded future rapid transit project" in the City of Toronto's "Feeling Congested?" report. As of April 2019 , the westward extension had neither provincial government support nor funding. At its February 20, 2020, meeting,
5372-451: The time, said it was possible that no new transit development would occur along Sheppard Avenue. On January 23, 2012, TTC chair Karen Stintz suggested a plan to extend the line two stops eastwards funded by making the eastern portion of Line 5 Eglinton at street level. This motion was defeated by the TTC board. She then got 24 councillors (a majority) to sign a petition calling for a special council meeting for February 8 of that year. In
5451-462: Was a public consultation regarding the Line 4 eastward extension in which the public selected their preferred alignment, with the extension to Scarborough Town Centre being the most popular among the options. The frequency for this line is 5 to 6 minutes at all times during scheduled hours. On September 4, 2005, an overnight service on Sheppard Avenue East was introduced. The 385 Sheppard East Blue Night bus route provides late-night service when
5530-419: Was acknowledged involves a short delay in opening of the doors when the train pulls into a station. On the older train models, the door release interlock could be triggered just before or immediately after the vehicle comes to a complete stop. The TR trains must come to a complete stop with confirmation from the onboard computer before the door interlock can be released and the guard can open the doors. This causes
5609-505: Was also considering a further extension eastwards from McCowan Road to Meadowvale Road. Before this announcement, the City of Toronto was planning that its proposed Eglinton East LRT would serve Sheppard Avenue between McCowan Road and Morningside Avenue, overlapping a potential Metrolinx expansion of Line 4 east of McCowan Road. In case of an overlap, city planners would modify the Eglinton East LRT route. In June 2024, there
5688-470: Was also considering a further extension of Line 4 east of McCowan Road to Meadowvale Road. A separate 4.5-kilometre (2.8 mi) westward extension was proposed to Sheppard West station on Line 1. Lower population density made this expansion a much lower priority than the eastward one, as the minimal increase in ridership was insufficient to justify the costs. The approval of the Spadina subway extension to
5767-421: Was at $ 3.23 billion with the earliest delivery being in 2030, four years after the lifespan of the T1 fleet. In July 2024, TTC CEO Rick Leary reported that the TTC would launch procurement for 70 new trains, pending funding from the federal government. The initial procurement would consist of: The contract would also include options for an additional 42 trains: All units retired on July 24, 2023 (at
5846-478: Was installed in January 2006. Its stations were built to accommodate the TTC's standard subway trains of six 23-metre (75 ft) cars, but part of each platform was blocked off since only four-car trains are needed to carry the amount of traffic on the line. The line was designed so that it can be extended at both ends, allowing for the construction of westward and eastward branches that had been planned. Likewise,
5925-450: Was reported that some passengers with mobility devices were experiencing difficulties while boarding or alighting the then-new TR trains. TTC officials noted that this could either be because the train was sitting too high in relation to the level of the platform or be the result of the train's door threshold, which is not parallel with the platform and/or the number of passengers riding on the train. They were actively looking for ways to solve
6004-487: Was seen as a possible competitor to the Bombardier bid. Councillors Karen Stintz (who later also served as TTC chair), Denzil Minnan-Wong , and Rob Ford (who became mayor in late 2010) were opposed to sole-sourcing the contract to Bombardier. They alleged that many sole-source advocates had union ties and were thus not interested in getting the best financial deal available to the city. In late September 2011, it
6083-776: Was the city's first new subway line since the opening of the Bloor–Danforth line in 1966. It remained the newest subway infrastructure in Toronto for 15 years until the opening of the Toronto–York Spadina Subway extension in 2017. It is shorter than had been planned, running from Yonge Street (at the former Sheppard station, renamed Sheppard–Yonge when the Sheppard line opened) east to Don Mills Road rather than further west to Downsview station (renamed Sheppard West in May 2017 to prevent confusion with Downsview Park station ) and southeast to Scarborough Centre station . Downsview station had been built in 1996, ostensibly with
6162-401: Was the minimum number of riders per hour considered appropriate for a subway. The maximum capacity of the subway option was about 30,000 riders per hour, approximately the load the Yonge portion of Line 1 carried in the morning rush. In April 2019, the provincial government under Premier Doug Ford announced that it supported an eastward extension of Line 4 but included no promise of funding nor
6241-404: Was then scheduled for opening in mid-2015 (in time for the opening of that summer's Pan American Games ). However, the opening of the extension was delayed until December 17, 2017. On October 1, 2010, the first train set (5391–5396) was delivered to Wilson Yard. It was unveiled to the public and media at Downsview station (later renamed Sheppard West in mid-2017 in preparation for the opening of
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