Toronto Transit Commission | |
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Overview | |
Owner | City of Toronto |
Locale | Toronto, Mississauga, Vaughan, Markham |
Transit type | Bus, subway, streetcar |
Number of lines | 191 bus routes 3 subway lines 11 streetcar routes |
Number of stations | 70 in use 68 under construction |
Daily ridership | 2,482,600 (weekdays, Q1 2024)[1] |
Annual ridership | 736,712,000 (2023)[2] |
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Headquarters | William McBrien Building 1900 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Website | ttc |
Operation | |
Began operation | September 1, 1921 |
Number of vehicles | 2,100 buses, 848 rapid transit cars, 204 streetcars, 214 Wheel-Trans buses[4] |
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The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is the public transport agency that operates bus, subway, streetcar, and paratransit services in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some of which run into Peel Region and York Region. It is the oldest and largest of the urban transit service providers in the Greater Toronto Area, with numerous connections to systems serving its surrounding municipalities.
Established as the Toronto Transportation Commission in 1921, the TTC owns and operates three rapid transit lines with 70 stations, over 150 bus routes, and 9 streetcar lines. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 736,712,000, or about 2,482,600 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2024. The TTC is the most heavily used urban mass transit system in Canada.