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[KevinKorell]

CP24, 6/6/16:

Track work completed on Toronto-York-Spadina Subway Extension

Track work for the 8.6-kilometre Toronto-York-Spadina Subway Extension has officially been completed, officials announced Monday.

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[KevinKorell]

Progressive Railroading, 4/10/17:

 

 

TTC powers up third rail on Line 1 subway extension

 

 

The Toronto Transit Commission has powered up the third rail on its Line 1 subway extension to begin trial runs for trains.

The move also allows the TTC to test the automatic train control signal system, agency officials said in a press release.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Old Post!

 

From BlogTO, 9/5/17:

 

 

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Opening date announced for Toronto's new subway line

 

In some excellent news for Toronto and York region commuters, the TTC has finally confirmed an opening date for the new, long-waited Toronto–York Spadina Subway Extension.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Old Post....     CP24, 9/18/17:

 

 

With 3 months to go, TTC tests hundreds of elements on Vaughan subway extension

 

TTC workers on the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension have a big job ahead of them before riders hop on in three months time.

 

The city recently announced an opening date -- Dec. 17, 2017 – for commuters but before then, TTC officials warn there are hundreds of tests to be done and snags to iron out.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Toronto, ON Star, 12/15/17:

 

 

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New $3.2B subway extension will improve ‘life for hardworking people,’ Trudeau says

 

 

Heads of three levels of government helped inaugurate the first new TTC subway project in more than decade Friday.

 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Kathleen Wynne, Toronto Mayor John Tory, and York Region Chairman Wayne Emmerson were among the dignitaries on hand to cut the ribbon on the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension, which has pushed the TTC subway network outside of Toronto for the first time in its history.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Globe & Mail, Toronto, ON, 12/14/17:

 

 

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Next stop, Vaughan: Inside the Toronto subway's big move beyond the city limits

 

 

 

For the first time in its 96-year history, Toronto Transit Commission trains are about to start carrying passengers outside present city limits.

 

The Toronto-York Spadina subway extension (TYSSE) goes into regular service on Sunday, 11 years after the province sprang the plan on the TTC.

 

 

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[KevinKorell]

CP24, 12/12/17:

 

 

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What you need to know about the new Line 1 subway extension opening Sunday

 

After years of waiting, the city’s 8.6-kilometre Line 1 extension will finally open this week, adding six new stops to the city’s subway system.

 

 

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[KevinKorell]

CBC, 12/17/17:

 

 

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TTC subway trains carry 1st riders to Vaughan as Line 1 extension opens

 

 

 

Toronto Transit Commission subway trains carried the first riders on its new Line 1 extension early Sunday all the way to Vaughan.

 

The 8.6 kilometre extension includes six new stations. The stations opened at 8 a.m.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Toronto, ON Star, 12/16/17:

 

 

 

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After delays, cost overruns, and tragedy, a subway to Vaughan is complete

 

When trains carrying the first passengers on the Spadina subway extension start rolling Sunday morning, it will mark the opening of the first addition to Toronto’s rapid transit network in more than a decade.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Toronto, ON Star, 12/17/17:

 

 

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Toronto-York subway extension is now officially open

 

 

Amidst cheers and flashing cameras, Charles Levi quietly scribbled into his small, green notebook, documenting the first ride on the Line 1 extension Sunday morning that took passengers beyond Toronto’s border and all the way to Vaughan.

 

 

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