‘More frequent, reliable’ subway service promised on TTC’s Line 2 via new signal system

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Source TTC customers are being told they will benefit from more frequent, more reliable subway service on Line 2 Bloor-Danforth with the required work to achieve that starting this year, but not completed before 2037. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said at a Wednesday press conference at Kennedy Station that the TTC has awarded a contract to Hitachi Rail Canada to install Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC), a modern signalling system that will increase capacity and reduce signal-related delays. “We’re getting Toronto moving by making public transit faster for everyone,” said Chow in a statement. “By modernizing Line 2, we can run more trains more reliably, while supporting 200 local jobs.” CBTC, also known as Automatic Train Control (ATC), automatically controls speed and separation between trains, allowing train location to be monitored more accurately, so trains can operate...