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The TTC operates several bus routes that run from Toronto into a neighbouring municipality. Outside of Toronto, these routes operate on behalf of either MiWay (Mississauga) or York Region Transit, and require a TTC fare within Toronto and either a Miway or a YRT fare beyond the Toronto city limits. [3]
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) uses buses and other vehicles for public transportation. In 2018, the TTC bus system had 159 bus routes carrying over 264 million riders over 6,686 kilometres (4,154 mi) of routes with buses travelling 143 million kilometres (89 million mi) in the year. [4]
One Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) route, 52B/52D Lawrence West, is operated by the TTC contracted on behalf of the City of Mississauga. The fare payment method is the same as for regular MiWay buses; via a Presto card, contactless, or cash.
Promenade Terminal & Centre St. Wilson TTC station: Orange: Monday–Sunday: Operated by the TTC. 165: Weston: Major Mackenzie West Terminal: Pioneer Village station: Orange: Monday–Sunday: 300: Business Express: Finch GO Bus Terminal: Town Centre Blvd. Blue, Purple: Rush Hour Only: Operates from Finch in AM and to Finch in PM. 301: Markham ...
Most bus routes connect to one or more subway stations, save a few routes that serve bus depots or GO stations. A more distinctive feature of the TTC is the streetcar system, one of the few remaining in North America with a substantial amount of in-street operation. The city of Toronto has the largest streetcar system in the Americas.
After the Williams Omnibus Bus Line had become heavily loaded in 1861, the city of Toronto issued a transit franchise (Resolution 14, By-law 353) for a horse-drawn street railway. The winner was Alexander Easton's Toronto Street Railway which opened the first street railway line in Canada on September 11, 1861, operating from Yorkville Town ...
From the 1970s to the 1990s, the Toronto hub for GO Transit bus services was the Elizabeth Street annex to the Toronto Coach Terminal at Bay and Dundas Streets, with some routes also stopping curb-side at the Union Station train terminal, or the Royal York Hotel opposite it, from the inception of the GO Bus service on September 8, 1970. [8]
The line is forecast to carry about 14.6 million rides a year or 40,000 a day by 2031 [9] and will replace the 36B Finch West bus route (west from Finch West station), which is one of the three busiest bus routes in Toronto. [9] [10] In 2023, Line 6 was expected to open within the first half of 2024, [11] with an estimated cost of CA$2.5 ...