The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne, the Mayor of Toronto, John Tory, the Chairman and CEO of York Region, Wayne Emmerson, and the Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), Josh Colle, announced the completion of the Toronto-York Spadina metro extension on December 15. This is the first metro service in Ontario’s history that moves across regional boundaries.
The new extension, also known as the TTC Line 1 Extension, connects Sheppard West Station in Toronto to the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station in York Region. The 8.6 kilometre extension will reduce commute travel time and make it easier and faster for residents and tourists to get around.
“Modernizing our public transit infrastructure is about creating good, middle class jobs and transforming the way that Canadians move, work, and live. This project is an example of what can be accomplished when all levels of government work together to make our communities more connected and more welcoming,” Trudeau said.
The Line 1 extension project includes six new stations at Downsview Park, Finch West, York University, Pioneer Village, Highway 407 and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. It also includes three new commuter parking lots and TTC, York Region, and GO bus terminals.
For this project, Alstom has supplied its Urbalis 400 CBTC solution is the train control and signalling system and marks the first time that such an innovative radio-based CBTC system enters into commercial service on a metro line in Canada.
The Government of Canada provided CAD 622 million (USD 410.6 million) through the Building Canada Fund and an additional CAD 75 million (USD 49.5 million) through a one-time transfer to the Government of Ontario’s Move Ontario Trust.
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