522 Exhibition West
The Toronto Transit Commission has operated a seasonal streetcar line it calls the Dundas Exhibition 522 to take visitors from the to the Canadian National Exhibition grounds.[1] The TTC only ran the service when the CNE was open, or when a special event was being held on the CNE grounds.
The TTC, and the private streetcar companies that preceded it, ran special streetcar service to the CNE from the 19th Century.[1][2] The 522 route began to be used when the TTC opened the Bloor-Danforth subway line in 1966. The TTC discontinued the route in 1986, but ran it again in 1995, due to a temporary shortage of buses and the temporary closure of the Bathurst 511 route.[3]
A similar event only route, the King Exhibition 521 also only served the CNE during special events.[1][4]
References
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James Bow (2013-08-13). "Streetcars to the Exhibition (Routes 521, 522 and More)". Transit Toronto. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
It began its route at Dundas West Station, running south on Roncesvalles, east on King and south on Dufferin to the Exhibition West (Dufferin) loop near the Dufferin Gates. Like its 521 cousin, it operated only during the times the CNE was commanding huge crowds. The last 522 car on Labour Day, 1986, before being replaced by the 93 Exhibition West bus. It was reinstated for one year only during the 1995 Exhibition season.
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"Direct service to the Exhibition". Toronto Daily Mail. 1900-08-17. p. 6. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
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Bruce Campion-Smith (1995-08-18). "A few new ways to take the better way to the Ex Subway accident, construction cause changes". Toronto Star. p. A6. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
Instead, the TTC is offering the 522 streetcar service , which will shuttle riders between Dundas West station and the Dufferin gates.
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Robert Mackenzie (2013-08-13). "Let's GO -- and TTC -- to the "Ex": Canadian National Exhibition starts August 16". Transit Toronto. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
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