Exciting excavation

Excavation has begun near Exhibition Station for the Ontario Line’s tunnel boring machine (TBM) launch site.?We’re going 16 metres deep, where two TBMs will dig twin tunnels running from Exhibition Station to west of the Don River — the first subway tunnel project to start in Toronto’s downtown core in more than 60 years. As always, safety and community support is paramount throughout construction. We’re working closely with the City of Toronto and community members to help mitigate congestion and keep you moving.??

Concrete solutions?

As TMBs dig underground, you may wonder how the tunnels created remain structurally sound. The answer comes in the form of concrete. As a TBM digs through the earth, it leaves an empty space behind. That’s where skilled work crews meticulously place pre-cast concrete segments linked together to form a ring shape to line the tunnels.??

Each segment is designed to account for the weight of the soil, roads and buildings above. For the western segment of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, its six kilometres of tunnels took more than 52,000 pieces of pre-cast concrete segments, made ahead of time at a factory in Whitby.?

Transit legacy?

You can’t build the future of public transportation without understanding the past. Toronto and York Region share a storied legacy of connection, innovation and progress that shaped the history of transit for both the city and the country.?

Did you know Canada’s very first public transportation service started out of a small shop on Yonge Street? Or that the very first streetcar line and subway in the country opened there, too? Take a ride through the past with us, and see how we’re building on this legacy of progress with the Yonge North Subway Extension.?

PATHfinding

The PATH is the world’s largest underground shopping complex. Its 30 kilometres of underground passageways connect pedestrians to hotels, attractions, subway stations, malls and the country’s busiest transit hub: Union Station. And when the weather’s not so great, it can be a popular refuge for commuters seeking sheltered passage to get where they need to go.?

For newcomers and veterans alike, it can be downright labyrinthian, but we’re here to help. With the holiday shopping season starting up, we put together a handy guide on making your way to the Eaton Centre without stepping foot outside by using the PATH.??

But you don’t always need to brave the crowds at the mall to get your holiday shopping done. In fact, you might be able to shop in the same place you catch your train or bus home.

We’ve put together this handy guide that could make Union Station your one-stop shop for the holidays.?

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