Toronto Rocket (Toronto subway car)
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Toronto Rocket subway train at Rosedale Station
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View along full length of train
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| In service | 2011–present |
| Manufacturer | Bombardier Transportation |
| Built at | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Family name | Movia |
| Replaced | H4, H5, H6, T1 |
| Constructed | 2008–present |
| Number under construction | 80 six-car trains on order |
| Formation | 6-car set (Line 1), 6-car set (Line 2), 4-car set (Line 4) |
| Fleet numbers | 5381-6786 |
| Capacity | 64–68 (seated/per car) 1458 (full train, crush load) |
| Operator(s) | Toronto Transit Commission |
| Depot(s) |
Wilson Subway Yard Davisville Subway Yard |
| Line(s) served |
 Yonge–University Sheppard
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| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | stainless steel |
| Car length | 23.190 m (76.08 ft) |
| Height | 3.137 m (10.29 ft) |
| Doors | 8 sets (4 sets per side) per car |
| Maximum speed | 88 km/h (55 mph) Train Max 75 km/h (47 mph) Service Revenue Max |
| Weight | 205,000 kg (202 long tons; 226 short tons) (per trainset); 34,167 kg (33.627 long tons; 37.663 short tons) per car |
| Traction motors | Bombardier MITRAC three phase AC |
| Power output | 155 kW (207.858 hp) per motor 3,100 kW (4,157.168 hp) per 6-car train |
| Acceleration | 0.90 m/s2 (3.0 ft/s2) (limited) |
| Deceleration | 1.35 m/s2 (4.4 ft/s2) (Service), 1.5 m/s2 (4.9 ft/s2) (Emergency) |
| Auxiliaries | 120/208 V AC Battery Auxiliary |
| Electric system(s) | 600 V DC (third rail) |
| Current collection method | Contact shoe |
| Braking system(s) | Regenerative and Pneumatic |
| Safety system(s) | Emergency evacuation ramps at each end of trainset |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 10 7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) |
The Toronto Rocket (TR) is the latest model in the of passenger trains used on the Toronto subway system. Owned and operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), the trains were built by Bombardier Transportation in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada with designs based on the Movia family of trains. They are the first subway trains in North America that feature open gangways, allowing passengers to walk through the entire length of the train and increasing capacity by 10%.
The TR trains replaced the last remaining H-series trains in 2014. The trains operate in a six-car configuration on Line 1 Yonge–University and four-car configuration on Line 4 Sheppard.
The trains were designated under the production name as T35A08 before the name "Toronto Rocket" was chosen through a contest open to the public.
Delivery of the TR trains was expected to begin in late 2009, and they were scheduled to enter passenger service in early 2010. However, delivery was delayed by the bankruptcy of a key part manufacturer, Curtis Doors, which was to install door components for the TTC's TR subway trains.
The initial order was signed in 2006 for the delivery of 234 cars, making 39 six-car fixed trains, which allowed for the retirement of the H4 and H5 subway cars.
On May 6, 2010, the TTC voted to exercise a contract option with Bombardier for an additional 186 cars, making 31 six-car fixed train sets. This allowed for the retirement of the older H6 series trains, and to have enough TR trains to meet future ridership demands for the opening of the Spadina Subway extension to the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, which was then scheduled for opening in mid-2015 (in time for the opening of that summer's Pan Am Games). However, the opening of the extension has since been delayed until approximately December 2017.
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