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Canada, Toronto, Ontario Line

24 August 2024

The Ontario Line will be a 15.6-kilometre subway line that will make it faster and easier to travel within Toronto and beyond.

The line will bring 15 new stations to the city and will run from Exhibition Place, through the heart of downtown, all the way to the Eglinton Crosstown LRT at Don Mills Road.

It will give people more time back in their days, with a trip from one end to the other taking less than 30 minutes compared to the 70 minutes it takes on transit today. There will also be significant relief from crowding throughout the existing transit network thanks to connections to more than 40 other travel options along the way, including the TTC’s Line 1 and Line 2, three GO Transit rail lines, and the Eglinton Crosstown LRT.

Construction is now underway.

Key facts

Number of stations	15
End-to-end journey time	30 minutes or less
Connections to other transit options	Over 40, including: Connections to Lakeshore West, Lakeshore East, and Stouffville GO train services Connections to the TTC’s Line 1 and Line 2 subways Connection to Line 5 (Eglinton Crosstown LRT) Connections to streetcar lines at 10 Ontario Line stations Connections to bus services at 12 Ontario Line stations
Route length	15.6 km
Ridership	388,000 daily boardings
Frequency	As frequent as every 90 seconds during rush hour
Improved access to transit	227,500 more people within walking distance to transit
Improved access to jobs	Up to 47,000 more jobs accessible in 45 minutes or less, on average For lower-income residents, up to 57,000 more jobs accessible in 45 minutes or less
Reductions in rush hour crowding	Up to 22 per cent at Bloor/Yonge Station, or 14,000 fewer people, during the busiest hour Up to 16 per cent at Eglinton Station, or 5,000 fewer people, during the busiest hour Up to 14 per cent at Union Station, or 14,000 fewer people, during the busiest hour
Daily reductions in traffic congestion	28,000 fewer car trips every day
Yearly reductions in fuel consumption	7.2 million litres

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