• Upgrade to enable capacity of up to 33,000 passengers per hour, up to a 40% increase on current peak levels
• World-leading signalling technology developed and delivered from Hitachi Rail’s global centre in Toronto, employing more than 1,100 people
• Upgrade will improve reliability, safety and journey quality for more than half a million daily passengers, with tech also part of 7.8km extension to Scarborough
Capacity and reliability on Toronto’s busiest east–west subway corridor is set for a major improvement following the award of a new signalling contract for Hitachi Rail to upgrade the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) Line 2 with its world-leading technology.
The project will replace the line’s existing 1960s signalling system with Hitachi Rail’s advanced digital technology, known as SelTrac™ communications-based train control (CBTC). Central to the CBTC system is automatic train control (ATC) that enables higher network performance, allowing trains to run closer together safely.
Once the full Line 2 upgrades are complete, the new automatic train control system will enable an increase of up to 40% in the line’s capacity. This will mean up to 33,000 passengers per hour will be able to travel on the line, up from 23,400 passengers per hour today during peak periods. (....)