Toronto subway

Key facts

Owner

Toronto Transit Commission (Lines 1, 2 and 4) Metrolinx (Lines 5 and 6)

Area served

Greater Toronto

Locale

Toronto , Ontario Vaughan , Ontario

Transit type

Rapid transit

Number of lines

5 (plus 1 under construction)

Number of stations

109 (plus 26 under construction)

Daily ridership

1,089,300 (weekdays, Q1 2026)

Annual ridership

331,789,000 (2025)

Began operation

March 30, 1954 ; 72 years ago ( 1954-03-30 )

Operator s

Toronto Transit Commission

Number of vehicles

830 heavy rail cars 66 work cars

Train length

6 cars (Lines 1 and 2) 4 cars (Line 4) 2 cars (Line 5) 1 car (Line 6)

Headway

2 min 30 s – 5 min (Line 1) 2 min 20 s – 6 min (Line 2) 5 min 30 s (Line 4) 4 min 4 s – 12 min 40 s (Line 5) 6 min 32 s – 12 min 15 s (Line 6)

System length

100.1 km (62.2 mi) , (33.2 km (20.6 mi) under construction)

Track gauge

1,495 mm ( 4 ft 10 + 7 ⁄ 8 in ) Toronto gauge (Lines 1, 2 and 4) 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge (Lines 5 and 6)

Electrification

Third rail , 600 V DC (Lines 1, 2 and 4) Overhead line , 750 V DC (Lines 5 and 6)

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