Toronto Streetcars

• Construction in Toronto to impact 4 streetcar routes. Here’s how to get around

  The TTC said the impacted routes are the 501 Queen, 503 Kingston Road, 504 King and 508 Lake Shore streetcars.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2023
  
• Construction projects along Toronto’s St. Clair Avenue to impact streetcar service, TTC says

  The TTC said beginning on Sept. 3, 'multiple construction projects' will take place along St. Clair Avenue and at St. Clair West station.

  Traffic

  Aug 29, 2023
  
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• TTC unveils 10-year plan to fix aging infrastructure, but critics say it’s mostly unfunded

  In order to pay for the major projects identified, TTC staff said the upper levels of government need to come through with funding.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2020
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• TTC retiring last of older streetcar fleet vehicles on Sunday

  The vehicles first hit Toronto's streets in 1979, followed in 1988 by the longer Articulated Light Rail Vehicles.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2019
• Streetcar service resumes on Toronto’s Queen Street after route inspection

  TTC originally replaced the streetcars with buses through Monday, but rail service resumed on the 501 route Saturday morning. 

  Consumer

  Nov 30, 2019
• TTC streetcars along 501 Queen route pulled until Monday

  The TTC said buses will replace streetcars along the 501 Queen route until at least Monday morning.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2019
• TTC pulls streetcars from Queen Street due to braking problems

  The Toronto Transit Commission said it has pulled all 35 streetcars from Queen Street because of a braking issues — and has replaced the route with as many as 90 buses.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2019
• TTC to stop selling tickets, tokens, day and weekly passes by Nov. 30

  The TTC says it will stop in-station sales of tickets, tokens and day and weekly passes at collector booths by Nov. 30, encouraging customers to move to Presto cards.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2019
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• Transit advocates call on province to use TTC streetcar cameras to enforce traffic violations

  NDP Transit critic Jessica Bell said a letter was sent to the Ontario government asking that the TTC "install and use safety cameras to find and fine drivers who break the rules."

  Politics

  Sep 24, 2019
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• Busy east-end Toronto intersection closed for streetcar track replacement

  The City of Toronto says the intersection Queen Street East and Kingston Road/Eastern Avenue will be closed Monday for two months for streetcar track replacement work.

  Traffic

  Sep 9, 2019