Toronto Transit Commission
| Toronto Transit Commission | |
|---|---|
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| Basic information | |
| Company headquarters | Toronto, Ontario Canada
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| Web presence | TTC website |
| Board | Karen Stintz, chair |
| Operations management | Peter Milczyn |
| Employee | over 12,000 |
| sales | 834.13 |
| Lines | |
| Subway | 4th |
| tram | 11 |
| bus | 140 |
| number of vehicles | |
| Subway car | 706 |
| Tram cars | 248 |
| other vehicles | 1782 buses |
| statistics | |
| Passengers | 471,233,000 (2009) |
| Mileage | 107,609 km (bus) 11,850 km (tram) 74,512 km (subway) |
| Stops | 69 |
| Catchment area | Toronto, Mississauga, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham |
| Residents in the catchment area |
5.6 million in the Greater Toronto Area |
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is the name of the Toronto Public Transportation . The TTC was founded in 1954; it emerged from the Toronto Transportation Commission in 1921. The origins of privately operated transport companies go back to 1849 with the Williams Omnibus Bus Line .
The TTC maintains three subway lines and one express train line, which is an eastern continuation of the subway. The network has 69 stops. Despite the few lines, the Toronto subway network is the third largest in North America after the New York subway and the Mexico City subway . In addition to the subway, the TTC has a network of trams and buses. In 2007 TTC carried 1.5 million passengers a day and around 459,769,000 in total for the entire year. On average, 49% of all passengers use the buses, 37% use the underground and 13% use the trams. Trams are painted red in Toronto, while city buses are red and white.
Tickets
In addition to cash and printed tickets, passengers can also use so-called tokens for a journey. As of January 3, 2016, a single adult ticket is $ 3.25. A token has been costing $ 3 since January 1, 2017. It is also possible to buy multiple trips or buy tickets for a day, a week, a month or twelve months. There are over 1200 licensed TTC ticket outlets in Toronto. Since 2008 the so-called PRESTO card can also be used. This is a chip card system that is available in all buses, trams and at least one entrance per underground station as of 2017.
history
The first privately operated local transport connections were operated in 1850. A few years later, some routes were operated directly through the city. In 1921 the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) was founded, which took over and operates all lines. In the years that followed, local transport was served by tram lines, among other things. In 1954, the TTC opened the first underground line, which was further expanded and extended to also connect suburbs with the city center.
organization
TTC headquarters are located on 1900 Yonge Street, off Davisville Avenue . The office building is also known as the William C. McBrien Building , which was completed in 1957. The TTC also has several depots and workshops that are spread over several locations.
Vehicle fleet
buses
Today the largest unit of vehicles at TTC are the buses. Before 1960, however, these played a subordinate role compared to the trams. The regular bus service was introduced in 1921 and was very important for the places and suburbs in Toronto that could not be reached by tram. Trolleybuses were operated on a trial basis from 1920 onwards , but these were then replaced by buses with internal combustion engines. The last trolleybus connections were changed between 1991 and 1993. The buses were later replaced by new modern Orion VII hybrid electric low-floor buses . Shortly afterwards, TTC ordered more buses of this type, resulting in a total of 500 vehicles. This moved Toronto closer to second place, the transport company of New York City, which operated buses of the same construction. In 2001–2006, TTC ordered additional Orion VIIs that differed only slightly from the previous ones. From 2007 the vehicle fleet was partially modernized. The older buses that were still in service in 1991 have been replaced by newer, more modern buses. These have a more modern design and technology. The next major modernization of the vehicle fleet was planned for 2012. With its vehicle fleet, the Toronto Transit Commission is the third largest city bus operator in North America, after New York City and Los Angeles .
Toronto Subway
The Toronto Subway has three main routes. The network operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has a route length of 68.3 kilometers and includes 69 stations. The Yonge University Line is the longest line, opened in 1954 and last extended in 1996, has 31 stations. The second connection is the Bloor-Danforth Line , an east-west connection that opened in 1966 and was last extended in 1980. At the eastern end of the Bloor-Danforth line, the connection of the 1985 opened Scarborough line joins, which leads to McCowan in the district of Scarborough and is technically different from the other lines. The third connection is the Sheppard Line , opened in 2002. This route under Sheppard Avenue connects Don Mills with Sheppard-Yonge, where you can change to the Yonge University Line.
The route network is used by 678 vehicles, these are mostly coupled together to form 4 or 6-car trains. Starting in 2010, Bombardier will be delivering a new type of car, the Toronto Rocket. The trains run daily between 6 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. the next day. On Sundays, trains do not run until 9 a.m. until the end of operations. The subways and tunnel stations are closed during the night breaks. Cleaning and repair work is mostly carried out at night. Night buses, which run through the whole night, serve as replacement traffic for the railways. In the mid-1990s, construction began on the Eglinton West Subway , but the project was temporarily put on hold shortly before work began. In 2007, considerations were made to expand this line so that a direct connection from Toronto Pearson International Airport to the city center and to Scarborough is possible.
According to current plans, the TTC plans to extend the Yonge University line northwest to York University , Steeles Avenue and the Vaughan Metropolitan Center in the York region. The provincial government announced on March 23, 2006 that it would be funding this project with $ 670 million, which would represent about a third of the total investment. A northern extension is also being planned, which will be driven by the York Region and the Province of Ontario. This project would take the Yonge University Line north to the Richmond Hill Center Transit Terminal Richmond Hill near Highway 7.
In September 2006, the city approved the purchase of 234 new metro vehicles, as those previously used have reached their maximum service life. These trains are being built by Bombardier Transportation in Thunder Bay .
tram
The Toronto tram network is one of the few transport networks that has been in operation since the mid-19th century. The tram system dates back to the time when horses with horse-drawn carriages still operated the local transport system in 1861. The first electrically operated tram ran in 1892 when the infrastructure and power grid for 600-volt cars was expanded. Most of the trams run in the downtown area. The tram network covers a length of 75 kilometers. These are mainly relocated in a west-east direction. The vehicles are only designed for one-way operation, which makes it necessary to use turning loops at the ends of the route.
Service offers
Driving routes and driving times can be requested by calling TTC Info number 416-393-INFO. Individual travel times can be viewed and compiled on the TTC website. Google Maps has been supporting TTC since October 2010. On December 15, 2008, TTC installed a new passenger information system, the Next Vehicle Information System (NVIS), at highly frequented stations. The NVIS shows the next arriving train and the destination. The Spadina and Harborfont tram lines were the first stations to be equipped with this system. In addition, many underground stations were also equipped with a new passenger information system. The display in the underground stations is done with flat screens ( OneStop media screens ), which shows relevant information about the waiting time of the next arriving trains of the lines with the direction of travel. The time and other information are also displayed to the passengers.
Tariff and tickets
TTC has a route-independent uniform tariff , whereby single trips can be paid for in cash , with tokens (in coin or paper form) or Presto Card credit. Surcharges have to be paid for certain express routes. Daily, weekly and monthly tickets are also available.
Safety devices
Public transport safety programs launched by the TTC include:
- Stop request (for bus traffic): Young people and women traveling alone can inform the driver of a specific point along the route where they want to get off between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. These can also be between two stops . The sense and purpose is that young people and women who drive alone are spared long distances in the dark and that they can reach their safe destination more quickly, thus increasing subjective safety.
- Camera surveillance : The TTC has a total of 12,000 surveillance cameras in the subway and tram systems as well as in the buses.
- Toronto EMS Paramedics : Toronto EMS paramedics are on standby in the major subway stations during morning and evening rush hour to be more quickly on site in the event of a medical emergency.
- Emergency power interruption in stations : are marked by a blue color and are located at the ends of the respective subway station, these have a telephone with which you can call the TTC driving control. This protective device is intended to interrupt the power to the power rail if someone falls on the track.
- Emergency Stopping Mechanism : All TTC metro trains have this system. This is used to stop the train immediately if someone gets between the train and the platform edge or is trapped in the door and the train should start anyway.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ TTC Annual Report 2007 (PDF file; 4.38 MB)
- ↑ http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1122072619227_40/?hub=CTVNewsAt11
- ↑ American Public Transportation Association on website apta.com : APTA Transit Ridership Report - Fourth Quarter 2006 ( PDF document ( Memento of the original dated February 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check Original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. ), Explanation of the abbreviations: PDF document ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 23, 2009
- ↑ TTC fare changes effective January 3, 2016. Accessed September 10, 2017 .
- ↑ TTC fare changes coming January 1. Retrieved September 10, 2017 .
- ↑ PRESTO Fare System. Retrieved September 10, 2017 .
