Rapid transit in Canada
Rapid transit in Canada entails rapid transit (or metro) systems operating in Canadian urban centres. In addition to fully grade-separated rapid transit lines, there are also several light rail transit lines and bus rapid transit lines in Canada.
There are three rapid transit systems in Canada: the Toronto Subway, Montreal Metro and Vancouver SkyTrain.
History
The first rapid transit system in Canada was the Toronto Subway, which opened its first 12-station segment in 1954.[1] It has since expanded to three full-scale rapid transit lines and one light metro line.
In 1966, the Montreal Metro began operation. Plans to build a rapid transit system in the city had existed since 1902.[2]
The Vancouver SkyTrain opened in January 1986 for the Expo 86 world fair.[3] It differs from the two other rapid transit systems in that it is an intermediate-rail, driverless system and operates predominantly above grade.
List of rapid transit systems
| Location | Transit | Daily ridership (Q4 2014)[4] |
System length (km) |
Stations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal, Quebec |
Montreal Metro | 1,263,800 | 69.2 | 68 |
 Toronto, Ontario |
Toronto subway and RT | 1,093,300 | 68.3 | 69 |
 Vancouver, British Columbia |
SkyTrain | 390,600 | 68.6 | 47 |
See also
- Bus rapid transit in Canada
- Light rail in Canada
- List of North American rapid transit systems by ridership
- Transportation in Canada
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