Toronto Transit Commission

Toronto Transit Commission
From top, clockwise: York University station on Line 1 Yonge-University, an S-series rapid transit train on the former Line 3 Scarborough, a Nova Bus bus, wall tile signage at Eglinton station featuring the Toronto Subway typeface, a Flexity Outlook streetcar, and a Toronto Rocket subway train
Overview
Owner	City of Toronto
Locale	Toronto, Mississauga, Vaughan, Markham
Transit type	Bus rapid transit streetcar
Number of lines	191 bus routes 3 subway lines 11 streetcar routes
Number of stations	70 in use 68 under construction
Daily ridership	2,449,800 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[1]
Annual ridership	736,712,000 (2023)[2]
Key people	Jamaal Myers (chair)[3] Greg Percy (interim CEO)[4]
Headquarters	William McBrien Building 1900 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Website	ttc.ca
Operation
Began operation	September 1, 1921; 103 years ago (1921-09-01)
Number of vehicles	2,100 buses, 848 rapid transit cars, 204 streetcars, 214 Wheel-Trans buses[5]
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) Toronto gauge (subway, streetcar) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge (future LRT lines)

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is the primary public transport agency in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, operating the majority of the city's bus and rail services. It is the oldest and largest of the urban transit service providers in the Greater Toronto Area, with numerous connections to systems serving its surrounding municipalities.

Established as the Toronto Transportation Commission in 1921, the TTC owns and operates three rapid transit lines with 70 stations, over 150 bus routes, and 9 streetcar lines. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 736,712,000, or about 2,449,800 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024. The TTC is the most heavily used urban mass transit system in Canada.