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In 1928, to relieve the congestion of streetcar operations along Queen Street, the McCaul Loop was constructed on the west side of downtown Toronto, and another on Mutual Street to the east. [ 2 ] The Village by the Grange shopping and residential complex was built in 1976 around and on top of the loop which was now enclosed. [ 2 ]
The 501 Queen is an east–west Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) streetcar route, running on Queen Street. [36] The 501 Queen streetcar remains one of the TTC's busiest and longest streetcar routes; it runs every six minutes in each direction (traffic permitting). Queen Street West is also served by Osgoode station at University Avenue.
Neville Park Loop is the eastern terminus of the 301/501 Queen streetcar line, the longest streetcar route of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). [1] It is also the terminus of the 143 Beaches/Downtown express bus service. [2] It is located at the southwest corner of Queen Street East and Nursewood Road in the Beaches neighbourhood of Toronto ...
501 Queen (301 Queen during overnight periods) is an east–west Toronto streetcar route in Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). It stretches from Neville Park Loop (just west of Victoria Park Avenue) in the east, running along Queen Street and in a reserved right-of-way within the median of the Queensway to Humber Loop in the west.
The 502 Downtowner ran southwest on Kingston Road then turned west along Queen Street. It went along Queen to McCaul Street where there is a turning loop just north of Queen Street West. The route was grouped together with the 503 Kingston Rd for accounting purposes, as they shared a large amount of the same track. [6]
There is clockwise looping for streetcars approaching from either east or west along Queen Street via Connaught Avenue, Eastern Avenue, north through the yard tracks returning either to Connaught Avenue or directly onto Queen Street. The minimum radius of curvature for the carhouse trackwork is 11.3 m (37 ft). [2]
It is a western continuation of Queen Street, after it crosses Roncesvalles Avenue and King Street in Toronto. The Queensway is a divided roadway from Roncevalles westerly until 600 metres of the South Kingsway (accessed by ramps) with its centre median dedicated to streetcar service.
From the east the 501 Queen Street streetcar travels along the Queensway until the Humber, then switches south along Lake Shore Boulevard. The Humber Loop is also situated within the neighbourhood. The Loop serves as a station and intermediate turning loop for streetcars on the 501 Queen line of the Toronto Transit Commission.