Cherry Street streetcar line
| Cherry Street | |
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Tracks passing in front of Cherry Street Hotel
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| Overview | |
| Status | completed |
| Locale | Toronto, Ontario |
| Termini |
King Street (junction) Distillery Loop opposite Distillery Lane |
| Services | 514 Cherry |
| Operation | |
| Operator(s) | Toronto Transit Commission |
| Rolling stock | CLRV, Flexity Outlook |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 10 7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) - TTC Gauge |
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Distillery Loop
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| Location | Cherry Street, Toronto, Ontario Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°39′02″N 79°21′24″W / 43.65056°N 79.35667°WCoordinates: 43°39′02″N 79°21′24″W / 43.65056°N 79.35667°W |
| Operated by | Toronto Transit Commission |
| Line(s) |
 514
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| Construction | |
| Structure type | Streetcar loop |
| Disabled access | Yes |
| History | |
| Opening | June 19, 2016 |
The Cherry Street streetcar line is a streetcar branch line on a separated right-of-way in Toronto, Ontario. At its southern end, the branch ends at the Distillery Loop (also known as the Cherry Street Loop). It was built by Waterfront Toronto, in cooperation with the Toronto Transit Commission, to serve the West Don Lands neighbourhood and the Distillery District. Service on the line started on June 19, 2016 as route 514 Cherry, which also serves King Street and Dufferin Street.
In 2007, the plan for the Cherry Street streetcar line was finalized. Construction began in 2012 on the line along Sumach Street and Cherry Street, from King Street to Distillery Lane. This section was projected to cost $90 million CAD. In April and May 2014, the TTC constructed the junction to the Cherry Street line at the corner of King Street East and Sumach Street.
Operation on the Cherry Street streetcar line was planned to begin in 2016 after the conversion of the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes' Village to apartments and the opening of a George Brown College student residence. This new West Don Lands neighbourhood is expected to have 6,000 units once opened.
A few problems were reported within several months of the line's opening. Traffic lights were poorly timed at the intersections at Cherry & Front streets and Cherry Street & Eastern Avenue. As happened along Queens Quay, painted turn lane lines were not clear enough to discourage motorists from accidentally getting onto the streetcar right-of-way and then being trapped there. Because of squealing wheels, streetcars were replaced by buses overnight along the Cherry Street line.
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