Toronto Civic Railways
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Toronto Civic Railways was a municipally owned streetcar system that operated in Toronto in the early 20th century before being absorbed into the unified public transit network.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct organization
ⓘ
public transit operator ⓘ streetcar system ⓘ |
| absorbedInto |
Toronto Transit Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto Transit Commission streetcar system
unified Toronto public transit network ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1921 ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead trolley wire ⓘ |
| fareIntegration | not integrated with Toronto Railway Company fares ⓘ |
| fareSystem | flat fare ⓘ |
| hasRoute |
Bloor Street West
ⓘ
surface form:
Bloor West route
Danforth route ⓘ Gerrard route ⓘ Lansdowne route ⓘ Spadina Avenue ⓘ
surface form:
Spadina extension route
St. Clair route ⓘ |
| heritage | predecessor of the Toronto Transit Commission streetcar network ⓘ |
| inception | 1912 ⓘ |
| legalForm | municipal department ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ontario
ⓘ
Toronto ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Toronto Transit Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto Transportation Commission
|
| modeOfTransport | streetcar ⓘ |
| municipalizationContext | created during conflict between City of Toronto and Toronto Railway Company over service expansion ⓘ |
| operatedBy | City of Toronto Works Department ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| operatorType | municipal ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Toronto
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Toronto
|
| powerSupply | 600 V DC ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem | electric traction ⓘ |
| publicTransitSystemOf | Toronto ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation | to provide streetcar service in areas not served by the Toronto Railway Company ⓘ |
| rollingStockType |
double-truck streetcars
ⓘ
single-truck streetcars ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Bloor Street West
ⓘ
surface form:
Bloor West corridor
Danforth Avenue ⓘ
surface form:
Danforth Avenue corridor
Eastern Toronto ⓘ
surface form:
East Toronto
Midtown Toronto ⓘ
surface form:
North Toronto
St. Clair Avenue corridor ⓘ West Toronto Junction vicinity ⓘ newly annexed districts of Toronto ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
Toronto Transit Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto Transportation Commission
|
| trackGauge |
1495 mm
ⓘ
Toronto gauge ⓘ |
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