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Toronto-gauge railways are tram and rapid transit lines built to Toronto gauge, a broad gauge of 4 ft 10 + 7 ⁄ 8 in (1,495 mm). This is 2 + 3 ⁄ 8 in (60 mm) wider than standard gauge of 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 1,435 mm ) which is by far the most common track gauge in Canada .
Newer bored mainline tunnel south of York University station A surface section of Line 1 in the median of Allen Road. The TTC's heavy rail lines – Lines 1, 2, and 4 – are built to the unique Toronto gauge of 4 ft 10 + 7 ⁄ 8 in (1,495 mm), which is the same gauge used on the city's streetcar system.
When it opened, the yard had a railway siding and some four rail, dual gauge (4 ft 10 + 7 ⁄ 8 in or 1,495 mm and 1,435 mm or 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in standard gauge) track for the delivery of subway cars from the manufacturer. [4] However, circa 2013, the TTC removed the standard gauge track to make more room for subway car storage. [7]
Subway tracks in Toronto were built to 4 ft 10 + 7 ⁄ 8 in (1,495 mm), the same gauge used by the TTC's streetcar system. Lines 1, 2 and 4 – the heavy-rail lines – run on tracks built to the Toronto gauge of 4 ft 10 + 7 ⁄ 8 in ( 1,495 mm ), the same gauge used on the Toronto streetcar system .
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 is owned and maintained by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).
The Flexity Outlook is the latest model of streetcar in the rolling stock of the Toronto streetcar system owned by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). Based on the Bombardier Flexity, they were first ordered in 2009 and were built by Bombardier Transportation in Thunder Bay and Kingston, Ontario, with specific modifications for Toronto, such as unidirectional operation and the ability to ...
The tracks conform to the TTC's track gauge of 4 ft 10 + 7 ⁄ 8 in (1,495 mm), which is 60 mm (2 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) wider than 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge. Vehicles from other systems must be altered to accommodate the tracks, and cars intended for third-rail power must be reconfigured for use with overhead wire .
Before the opening of the subway, there was a temporary interchange track between the Yonge streetcar line and the Davisville Yard on the north side of the Belt Line bridge for the interchange of rail equipment with the streetcar system. [3] In 1953, subway cars 5000 and 5001, after being displayed at the Canadian National Exhibition, were ...