2.0 THE TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION
The Toronto Transit Commission moves 1.5 million riders every weekday. The TTC is the third-largest public transit system in North America, after New York and Mexico City. The TTC services some 4.5 million people in the Greater Toronto Area with a network of subways, streetcars, buses, the Scarborough Rapid Transit (SRT) system, and the specialized Wheel-Trans service for people who require accessible transportation.
This is a large, and, by necessity, complex organization. A few more facts (2009):
- 12,500 Employees
- 1,782 Buses
- 248 Streetcars
- 678 Subway Cars
- 28 SRT Cars
- 7,206 Kilometres of Bus Routes
- 305 Kilometres of Streetcar Routes
- 68 Kilometres of Subway/SRT Routes
- 155 Surface Routes
- 69 Stations
- 294 Escalators
- 78 Elevators
- 29 Commuter Parking Lots
Annually, the TTC covers a lot of ground:
- 123,652,000 Kilometres – Buses
- 75,512,000 Kilometres – Subway
- 12,337,000 Kilometres – Streetcars
- 3,246,000 Kilometres – SRT
In the morning rush hour, TTC vehicles replace a large number of vehicles that would otherwise be travelling on our already-congested roads:
1 Bus replaces 45 Vehicles
1 Streetcar replaces between 65 and 95 Vehicles
1 4-Car SRT Train replaces 200 Vehicles
1 6-Car Subway Train replaces 910 Vehicles
In 2009, the TTC carried 471 million riders. That same year, it also carried its 27 billionth rider. The system now moves one billion riders every 30 months.