RC122 JanFeb 2026 - Magazine - Page 7
With 18 stops across 10.3 kilometres of rail, the Finch West LRT line runs from Keele Street to Highway 27.
METROLINX
FINAL TESTING COMPLETE ON FINCH WEST LRT
ONTARIO AND METROLINX announced that Revenue Service Demonstration
(RSD) for the Finch West Light Rail Transit (LRT) has been completed.
With the 昀椀nal 30-day “dry run” complete, the Toronto Transit
Commission (TTC) assumed full operational control and o昀케cially
opened the line to customers on Dec. 7.
“We are excited that the Finch West LRT’s revenue service
demonstration (RSD) has successfully passed. This is a signi昀椀cant
milestone for the project, which brings it closer to an opening date that
will bene昀椀t the 51,000 daily riders expected to use the
line. The TTC is to de昀椀ne a 昀椀rst day of service in the
next few days,” said Michael Lindsay, president and
CEO of Metrolinx.
The line, also known as Line 6 Finch West, includes
two stations and 16 stops and will move more than
51,000 passengers each weekday, with 12-million
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annual trips expected by 2031.
Now open to the public, Line 6 Finch West will o昀昀er convenient
connections to local and regional transit, including TTC buses, GO
Transit, MiWay, York Region Transit and Brampton Züm, making
transfers simple and a昀昀ordable so people spend less time in tra昀케c
and more time at home.
“This is a significant milestone for the project, which
brings it closer to an opening date that will benefit the
51,000 daily riders expected to use the line.”
