Line 4 Sheppard

Line 4 Sheppard
Platform level of Don Mills station
Overview
OwnerToronto Transit Commission
LocaleToronto, Ontario, Canada
Termini
Stations5
WebsiteOfficial route page
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemToronto subway
Operator(s)Toronto Transit Commission
Rolling stockToronto Rocket
Daily ridership39,482 (2022 avg. weekday)[1]
History
OpenedNovember 22, 2002; 21 years ago (2002-11-22)
Technical
Line length5.5 km (3.4 mi)
Track gauge4 ft 10+78 in (1,495 mm)
ElectrificationThird rail600 V DC
SignallingAutomatic block signaling
Route map
Map Line 4 Sheppard highlighted in purple
tail track
Sheppard–Yonge
Bayview
Bessarion
Leslie
Don Mills

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible

Line 4 Sheppard is the newest and shortest rapid transit line of the Toronto subway system, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).[2] It opened on November 22, 2002, and has five stations along 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) of track, which is built without any open sections in the district of North York along Sheppard Avenue East between Yonge Street and Don Mills Road.[3] All stations are wheelchair accessible and are decorated with unique public art.

In the 2000s, the Sheppard East LRT was proposed to extend rapid transit along Sheppard Avenue. Despite approvals, the project did not proceed. In 2019, the Government of Ontario announced plans to extend the subway line east to Sheppard Avenue and McCowan Road in Scarborough to meet up with an extended Line 2 Bloor–Danforth.

  1. ^ "Toronto Transit Commission Subway ridership, 2022" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Subway". Schedules & Maps. Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2017. Line 4 Sheppard has five stations
  3. ^ "Toronto Transit Commission – History". City of Toronto. Archived from the original on March 29, 2006. Retrieved November 22, 2007.