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| Formed | June 22, 2006 (as the Greater Toronto Transportation Authority) |
| Type | Crown agency |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Ontario |
| Headquarters | Union Station 97 Front Street West Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Website | www |
Metrolinx is a transportation agency in Ontario, Canada. It is a Crown agency that manages and integrates road and public transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). It was created as the Greater Toronto Transportation Authority on June 22, 2006, and adopted its present name as a brand name in 2007 and eventually as the legal name in 2009. It is headquartered at Union Station in Toronto.
Metrolinx serves as the central procurement agency on behalf of Ontario municipalities for local transit vehicles, equipment and services. It is also responsible for operating the GO Transit system, the Presto card used across the GTHA and by OC Transpo in Ottawa and the Union Pearson Express airport rail link to Toronto Pearson International Airport.[1]
Metrolinx is also responsible for the construction of transit expansion projects worth nearly $30 billion in Toronto – including Line 5 Eglinton, the Ontario Line, the Line 1 subway extension into Richmond Hill in York Region, and the Line 2 extension – following a 2020 agreement with the City of Toronto.[2]
- ^ "Metrolinx - Public Appointments Secretariat". Public Appointments Secretariat. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ Fox, Chris (February 14, 2020). "Toronto signs preliminary agreement with province for $30B transit plan". Toronto. Retrieved March 22, 2021.