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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.
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 .
Toronto gauge: Halton County Radial Railway, Toronto streetcar system, and Toronto subway (Lines 1, 2, and 4) [93] 1,520 mm 4 ft 11 + 27 ⁄ 32 in: Former USSR Also named Russian gauge. See 5 ft and 1520 mm gauge railways & Confederate railroads in the American Civil War: 1,522 mm 4 ft 11 + 29 ⁄ 32 in: Finland Helsinki Metro [94] 1,524 mm 5 ...
Track gauge Electrification Yonge–University northeast extension 2030/31 6 8 km (5.0 mi) Heavy rail Toronto gauge (1,495 mm) 600 V DC third rail Eglinton East: 2034 [b] 27 18.6 km (11.6 mi) Light rail Standard gauge (1,435 mm) 750 V DC overhead line Sheppard east extension TBD TBD TBD Heavy rail Toronto gauge (1,495 mm) 600 V DC third rail
The Toronto Transit Commission uses a Toronto gauge of 4 ft 10 + 7 ⁄ 8 in (1,495 mm) on its streetcar and heavy-rail subway lines, which was actually closer to 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 + 27 ⁄ 32 in) gauge. The Toronto Transit Commission light-metro lines and light-rail lines (whether existing, under construction or proposed) use standard gauge.
This is a category for all railways built with a broad track gauge of 4 ft 10 + 7 ⁄ 8 in (1,495 mm) Toronto gauge Pages in category "Toronto-gauge railways" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
However, in the 1870s, most Canadian railroads (apart from some narrow-gauge lines) were changed to standard gauge to facilitate interchange with U.S. railroads. The last broad-gauge line closed in 1911. The Toronto subway and streetcar system are Toronto-gauge railways of 4 ft 10 + 7 ⁄ 8 in (1,495 mm).
Cross-section of 4-rail dual-gauge track (standard and metre gauge/ narrow gauge) (click to enlarge) Cross-section of Australian dual-gauge track – 1600 mm (5 ft 3 in) and 1435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) gauges (click to enlarge) Mixed gauge track at Sassari, Sardinia: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge and 950 mm (3 ft 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in)