Toronto Transit Commission bus system
An Orion VII Next Generation hybrid electric bus stationary in Downtown Toronto
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| Slogan | The Better Way |
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| Founded | 1921 |
| Headquarters |
William McBrien Building 1900 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Locale | Toronto |
| Service area | Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham |
| Service type | Local, express, night, minibus, bus rapid transit, shuttle, paratransit |
| Alliance | GO Transit, MiWay, York Region Transit, Brampton Transit, Durham Region Transit, Viva Rapid Transit |
| Routes | 180 total 131 local/regular 27 Blue Night (night service) 11 rocket (express) 6 community 5 downtown express |
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| Fuel type | Diesel, Hybrid electric |
| Operator | Toronto Transit Commission |
| Website | Bus routes |
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) uses buses and other vehicles for public transportation. The TTC has more than 172 bus routes in operation, and serves over 487 million riders each year in 2011. Most bus routes serve the suburban areas of the city, and are integrated with the subway system, and several run into downtown. Buses are comparatively rare in the city centre as a large streetcar system serves the urban core.
Many TTC bus routes are divided into branch routes, which deviate slightly from the original route, or which terminate at different points along the route. As well, there are express routes which skip some stops along its route. The system is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but overnight service is limited compared to regular routes. Apart from within Toronto, some bus routes extend beyond the city limits into Mississauga and York Region, where an extra fare takes effect, as those municipalities contract out bus routes to the TTC outside of Toronto.
The Toronto Transit Commission owned over 2,000 buses in 2010, holding the third largest overall bus fleet in North America, behind the New York City Transit Authority (6,263) and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (2,911). Of these, 693 are hybrid electric vehicles, the second largest such fleet in North America. Since 2011, all buses are fully accessible (lift-equipped or low-floor) and equipped with bicycle racks. In 2009, the TTC began its first bus rapid transit service in the city, the York University Busway. When Line 1 Yonge–University is extended to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre in late 2017, only one bus route will use the busway.
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