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Railways Toronto is served by intercity VIA Rail , Ontario Northland , and Amtrak trains through Union Station , a grand Neoclassical structure in the heart of the city's downtown, which is shared with GO Transit 's commuter trains. Toronto may soon have its own high-speed airport to downtown rail link with the proposed construction of the Blue22 transit route, although this has not met final approval. Bus terminals A large GO bus terminal is located next to Union Station . However, the Main Inter-city Bus Terminal is at Bay & Dundas. Highways There are a number of freeways that serve the city and the Greater Toronto Area. Forming part of Toronto's Municipal Expressway system, the Don Valley Parkway (or colloquially, the DVP or sarcastically as the 'Don Valley Parking Lot' because of its constant major traffic jams) connects the city's eastern and northern suburbs to downtown, while the Gardiner Expressway (or colloquially, "the Gardiner") connects its western suburbs to the downtown core. Extending northward from the Don Valley Parkway is Highway 404 , towards Markham , Richmond Hill , Aurora , and Newmarket . Extending westward from the Gardiner Expressway is the Queen Elizabeth Way (often called the QEW), which heads towards Hamilton , Niagara , and Fort Erie (borders New York State). Highway 401 (or simply, "the 401") acts as a by-pass of downtown Toronto, and is the busiest and widest highway in North America extending to 22 lanes wide at the point it connects with highway 400 and seeing a traffic volume of 500,000 vehicles on an average day. It connects to Highway 427 (an important connector highway between the Airport and Downtown) , Highway 400 (north to Barrie and beyond into Ontario's "cottage country"), William R. Allen Road , and Highway 409 , a connector route from Hwy. 401 to Toronto Pearson International Airport . Highway 407 ETR is not located within Toronto proper, but is a major highway in the Greater Toronto Area acting as a secondary by-pass around the northern end of Toronto, stretching from Burlington in the west to Pickering in the east. It is an electronic toll road with no physical toll booths, instead depending on Automatic Recognition Of License Plates or Electronic Toll Collection , undergoing continuous upgrades since the relatively high tolls make this affordable for the 407 ETR owners. It is the first electronic toll highway in the world. Public transport near the Art Gallery Of Ontario .]] Within the city, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates an extensive system of Subways , Bus es, RTs, and Streetcar s, covering 1,200 km (754 miles) of routes and heavily used by people who live in or near the city. A Single Flat Fare is good for any trip within the city regardless of distance or transfers required with the exception of contracted routes that travel outside of the city and downtown express routes. Toronto has the second highest transit system ridership in the U.S. and Canada (after New York ). The backbone of the TTC is a relatively simple in the north and the Scarborough RT in the east making it the second most extensive in Canada after the Montreal Metro . The rest of the city is primarily served by a network of about 150 Bus Routes , many of them forming a grid along main streets, and all of them (except for the #99 route) connecting to one or more subway or RT stations. A more distinctive feature of the TTC is the Streetcar System , one of the few remaining in North America with a substantial amount of in-street operation. Most of the 11 streetcar routes are concentrated in the downtown core, and all connect to the subway. Interregional Commuter Train and Bus service is provided by GO Transit . GO trains and buses connect the city to the rest of the Greater Toronto Area. Airports See Also: List of airports in the Greater Toronto Area Toronto's primary airport is (YTZ). Situated on the Toronto Islands, the City Centre Airport is primarily a general aviation airport. Air Canada Jazz operated commercial flights out of YTZ until February 2006. In recent years the destinations served from YTZ have been reduced, and Ottawa was the only destination for commercial flights. The airport is connected to the mainland by a short ferry that is free to airline passengers. The Hamilton International Airport is an alternate, relief airport to Pearson, but not in the GTA. Situated in Hamilton , 85 km (53 miles) southwest of Toronto, it is also a terminus for Low-cost Carrier , Charter Airline , and Courier traffic. Travellers from Toronto to the US are increasingly using Buffalo-Niagara International Airport (BUF) . Located outside of Buffalo, New York , the lower airfares offered to US destinations make travelling from BUF a cost effective alternative, despite the time needed to make the 170 km trip by car. Detroit, some 400km distant by road is also used as an alternative for air travel within the US, espicially to western US destinations. There are a number of other general aviation airports in and around the city, including Buttonville Municipal Airport , Markham Airport , Oshawa Airport , Brampton Airport , and Burlington Airpark . Cycling Toronto has an extensive . Some TTC buses have bicycle racks attached to their fronts. Bicycles are allowed on the subway outside of the morning and evening rush hours. Ferries Passenger ferry service to the Toronto Islands is provided by the city's Parks, Forestry and Recreation division. Ferries run year-round from the Toronto Ferry Docks at the foot of Bay Street to Hanlan's Point, Centre Island, and Ward's Island. A very short ferry run is provided by the Toronto Port Authority from the foot of Bathurst street to the Toronto City Centre Airport . The port authority announced in February of 2006 that it would expand this service as part of a deal to expand flights out of the airport {Link without Title} A high-speed passenger/vehicle Ferry service across Lake Ontario to Rochester, New York was launched on June 17 , 2004 , using the vessel '' Spirit Of Ontario I '' under the marketing term "The Breeze". After experiencing a financing-caused service interruption, it returned to service June 30 2005 , under the ownership of the City of Rochester and operated by Bay Ferries Great Lakes Limited , using the marketing term "The Cat". After an unprofitable summer of operation mostly due to delays, and despite adequate ridership, the newly elected Mayor of Rochester announced on January 10 2006 that the service would be discontinued and the City would be looking for a buyer for the ship. |
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