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The Toronto Rocket (TR) is the fifth and latest series of rolling stock used in the Toronto subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Owned and operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), the trains were built by Bombardier Transportation in Thunder Bay, Ontario, to replace the last remaining H-series trains, as well as increase capacity for the Spadina subway extension to Vaughan that ...
Fixed-block signalling was originally used on the Toronto subway since the opening of Toronto's first subway in 1954 and was the first signalling system used on Lines 2 and 4. [109] [110] As of 2022, Lines 2 and 4 use fixed-block signalling but Line 1 no longer does.
A G-series train at Davisville, c. 1969 Trains at Davisville yard, seen from Davisville station c. 2009. Davisville Yard is home to a small portion of the TTC's revenue rolling stock of Toronto Rocket subway trains which operate on Line 1 Yonge-University and Line 4 Sheppard and some of the Commission's work cars.
All active TTC subway cars are equipped with flip-up seats located in each car (near the operator's cab), which can accommodate mobility devices such as wheelchairs, strollers, scooters, and bicycles. The new Toronto Rocket trains have two designated areas in each car with automatic flip-up seats, and high-level platforms allow access to all cars.
Line 4 Sheppard is the newest and shortest rapid transit line of the Toronto subway system, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). [2] It opened on November 22, 2002, and has five stations along 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) of track, which is built without any open sections in the district of North York along Sheppard Avenue East between Yonge Street and Don Mills Road. [3]
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The subway system encompasses three lines and 70 stations on 70.5 kilometres (43.8 mi) of route. [2] As of 2024 [update] , 55 of the 70 stations are accessible, with plans originally set to ensure all stations were accessible by 2025 ; [ 3 ] however, in September 2024, it was reported this goal would not be met until 2026. [ 4 ]
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