From: msb@sq.sq.com (Mark Brader)
Subject: Re: toronto subway gauge
Organization: SoftQuad Inc., Toronto, Canada
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 92 20:55:19 GMT

> > SUBWAY: Long silver trains running underground downtown, and above ground
> > elsewhere.  One main east-west line and two lines branching to the north.
> > There's an above-ground yard along Yonge Street north of downtown.
> 
> The "two lines branching to the north" are really a single U-shaped
> line.  If I recall correctly, there's also a yard east of downtown
> (near the Greenwood station?)

Three yards are in use on the Toronto subway system, but the Davisville
yard beside Davisville station on Yonge Street is the only one readily
visible from the trains.  The Greenwood yard is accessed through branch
tunnels between Donlands and Greenwood stations -- it can be seen from GO
and VIA trains on the CN mainline, but not from the subway.  And the
Wilson yard is beyond the end of the line at Wilson station.

There was also a small yard between Keele and Dundas West stations, which
was apparently built because there wasn't quite enough space available
at the Davisville and Greenwood sites to store all the trains.  It was
taken out of use after the Wilson yard was opened, but the tracks are
still there.  Whereas the active yards are entirely above ground, the
Keele yard is in a hilly area and its four tracks end in tunnel.

Most of the system is underground, even outside of downtown.  The usual
construction is cut-and-cover offset to one side of the parallel main
street -- mostly under side streets, back alleys, parking lots, etc.
Where I just say "underground", that's what I mean.  Where I put a
station name in parentheses, the station (and maybe a short section
adjacent to it) is not included in the section being described.

Davisville and Rosedale stations have canopies over the platforms
only, while other surface stations have overall roofs over the tracks.

Yonge-University-Spadina line:

	From Finch to Osgoode, all stations are underground, or underground
		directly under the main street where the line is so aligned,
		except as noted below.  Of special note is North York Centre
		station which was built after the line was opened.  The line
		is underground initially, then...
	(Sheppard) to (York Mills), underground in tube tunnel
	(York Mills) to (Lawrence), underground in tube tunnel
	(Lawrence) to (Eglinton), underground in tube tunnel
	(Eglinton) to (St. Clair), surface in open cutting,
		including Davisville station
	(St. Clair) to (Summerhill), underground, but originally surface
		in open cutting -- years later the cut was roofed over
	(Summerhill) to (Rosedale), surface in open cutting
	Rosedale to (Bloor), surface
	Bloor, normally underground, but currently there is a temporary
		hole in the roof over a 30 or 40-foot length while the
		station is being reconstructed, with canopies over the
		platform sections under the hole
	(Bloor) to (College), underground
	College to Osgoode, underground directly under main streets
	(Osgoode) to Queen's Park, underground in tube tunnel
		directly under main street
	(Queen's Park) to (Museum), underground in tube tunnel
	Museum, underground directly under main street
	(Museum) to (Spadina), underground
	Spadina to Dupont, underground directly under main street
	(Dupont) to (St. Clair West), underground in tube tunnel
	St. Clair West to Eglinton West (south end), underground
	Eglinton West (north end) to (Yorkdale), surface in expressway
		median
	Yorkdale to Wilson, elevated in median of elevated expressway

Bloor-Danforth line:

	Kipling to (Islington), surface
	Islington station, underground
	(Islington) to (Royal York), elevated over park and creek
	Royal York to Old Mill (west end), underground
	Old Mill (east end) to Runnymede, short elevated section over
		park and river, then underground
	(Runnymede) to High Park (west end), surface
	High Park (east end) to (Keele), underground
	Keele station, elevated
	(Keele) to (Dundas West), surface
	From Dundas West to Main Street, all stations are underground;
		the line is underground except as noted below
	(Dundas West) to (Lansdowne), underground in tube tunnel
	(Dufferin) to (Ossington), mostly underground but with a short
		section in Siamese twin tube tunnel
	(Yonge [= Bloor]) to (Sherbourne), underground in tube tunnel
	(Sherbourne) to (Castle Frank), elevated on concrete covered
		bridge over park (no view from train)
	(Castle Frank) to (Broadview), elevated on lower deck of road
		bridge over park, river, railways, expressway
	(Main Street) to (Victoria Park), surface
	Victoria Park, elevated
	(Victoria Park) to (Warden), surface
	Warden, elevated
	(Warden) to Kennedy, underground
-- 
Mark Brader		    this                                take
SoftQuad Inc.		"If      is          shall       really      to
Toronto			            flying I       never                it."
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