The Yonge portion of the TTC's Yonge-University-Spadina line turned 60 on Sunday. To mark the route's diamond anniversary, here's a look at the Toronto subway line by the numbers:
12: The number of stations on the subway line when it opened in 1954. The TTC’s early subway trains travelled north and southbound between Union and Eglinton Stations. Today, the Yonge-University-Spadina line has 32 stations, and has a U-shaped route.
$67 million: How much the 12-stop subway line cost to build in 1954, according to the TTC.
1.4 million: The number of cement bags that were used to build the then 7.4-kilometre long Yonge subway line. Construction began on Sept. 8, 1949. In addition to the cement bags, about 1.3 million cubic metres worth of material was removed as crews dug a trench on Yonge Street.
$7.8 million: The original contract price of the first subway cars. They were ordered in 1951 and arrived in Montreal in 1953, where they were loaded on flat cars and shipped to Toronto.
$236.7 million: In 2011, the TTC publicly unveiled its new “Rocket” subway cars. The 78 cars cost $236.7 million, and were paid for by all three levels of government.
250,000: The number of people that rode the subway on March 30, 1954, the first day the Yonge line opened, according to a TTC archive website.
211,300: The estimated number of daily passenger trips at Bloor Station, considered the busiest subway station, according to a 2012 TTC statistic.
