Ontario Line is a planned rapid transit line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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16 Facts About Ontario Line
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The Ontario Line was announced by the Government of Ontario on April 10,2019.
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Efforts to increase capacity on Ontario Line 1 included longer, walk through trains, as well as the installation of Automatic Train Control to increase the frequency of service.
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The Relief Ontario Line was included in the regional transportation plan The Big Move and was noted to be one of Metrolinx's top 15 transit priorities.
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In early 2019, the Ontario Line government announced its intention to take over subway construction in Toronto.
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Unlike the city's design, the Ontario Line would be a "standalone" line, one that would use lighter rolling stock and shorter trainsets than the Toronto Transit Commission's existing subway lines.
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Announcement that the line would extend to a new station at Ontario Place stirred controversy as Premier Doug Ford had spoken of transforming Ontario Place, previously a family-oriented venue, into an adult-oriented casino complex.
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Some suspected that the plan to extend the line to Ontario Place was aimed at visiting gamblers, not Ontarians.
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Northeastern terminus of the Ontario Line would be Science Centre station at Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue.
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South of Gerrard station, the Ontario Line would run along the northwest side of GO Transit's Lakeshore East rail corridor located on an embankment.
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Ontario Line will serve Science Centre station at Eglinton Avenue, providing a connection to Line 5 Eglinton.
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Ontario Line will serve the existing Pape station, providing a connection to Line 2 Bloor–Danforth at Danforth Avenue.
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Ontario Line will serve the existing Queen station, providing a connection to Line 1 Yonge–University at Yonge Street.
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Ontario Line will serve the existing Osgoode station, providing a connection to Line 1 Yonge–University.
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At University Avenue, the Ontario Line will run under Queen Street and cross under Line 1 at the station.
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At Exhibition station, the Ontario Line will have separate arrival and departure platforms with the turnback switches being west of the platforms.
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