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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.
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
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 .
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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.
The vast majority of rapid transit systems use 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge.Some of the largest and oldest subway systems in the world use standard gauge in agreement with the country wide dominant usage for track gauge, e.g. London Underground (1863), Chicago "L" (1892), Vienna Metro (1898), Paris Métro (1900), Berlin U-Bahn (1902), New York City Subway (1904), Stockholm ...
Track gauge in Canada is standard gauge of 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm), except for Toronto transit systems and the White Pass and Yukon Route. Rail lines built during the 19th century with a broad gauge of 5 ft 6 in ( 1,676 mm ) were converted to standard gauge.