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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Toronto Transit Commission precededBy Toronto Civic Railways