TTC gauge
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TTC gauge is the unique, slightly wider-than-standard track gauge used by Toronto’s streetcar and subway systems.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
broad gauge
ⓘ
railway track gauge ⓘ |
| allows | wider carbody clearance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Toronto gauge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Line 1 Yonge–University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Line 2 Bloor–Danforth NERFINISHED ⓘ Line 3 Scarborough (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ Line 4 Sheppard NERFINISHED ⓘ TTC heavy rail subway lines ⓘ TTC streetcar network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Rail gauges in Canada
ⓘ
Rail infrastructure in Toronto ⓘ |
| comparedToStandardGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstUse | 19th century ⓘ |
| designedFor | streetcar operation in mixed traffic ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
broad gauge (Indian 1676 mm)
ⓘ
metre gauge ⓘ standard gauge ⓘ |
| governingBody | Toronto Transit Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReason |
chosen to prevent early mainline railway use of streetcar tracks
ⓘ
continuity with early Toronto street railway practice ⓘ |
| incompatibleWith | standard gauge rolling stock without modification ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Toronto Street Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Toronto ⓘ |
| maintenanceBy | Toronto Transit Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notUsedBy |
GO Transit rail network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Line 5 Eglinton NERFINISHED ⓘ Line 6 Finch West NERFINISHED ⓘ mainline Canadian railways ⓘ |
| operator | Toronto Transit Commission ⓘ |
| partOf | Toronto Transit Commission network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Greater Toronto Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyImplication | prevents through-running with standard gauge railways ⓘ |
| trackGaugeWidth |
1495 mm
ⓘ
4 ft 10 7⁄8 in ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Toronto Transit Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toronto streetcar system NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto subway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnInfrastructureType |
streetcar tracks
ⓘ
subway tracks ⓘ |
| usedOnVehicleType |
TTC streetcars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TTC subway trains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| widerThan | standard gauge ⓘ |
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