506 Carlton

506 Carlton
CLRV #4059 heads north on Main Street towards the eastern terminus
Overview
Type	Streetcar Route
Locale	Toronto, Ontario
Termini	Main Street Station (East) High Park Loop (West)
Stations	■ Main Street, ■ College, ■ Queen's Park
Daily ridership	40,900 (2011)[1]
Operation
Operator(s)	Toronto Transit Commission
Depot(s)	Russell, Roncesvalles[2]
Rolling stock	CLRV
Technical
Line length	14.815 km (9.21 mi) [2]
Track gauge	4 ft 10 7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) - TTC Gauge
Electrification	600 VDC Overhead

Main Street Station, pictured above, is the eastern terminus of the 506 Carlton.

CLRV #4100 is seen departing High Park Loop, the western terminus of the 506 Carlton car.

The 506 Carlton is a streetcar line run by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Canada. A part of the Toronto streetcar system, it runs from Main Street Station to High Park. Despite the name, 90% of the line runs on streets other than Carlton, and Carlton Street is not a terminus point.

The Carlton line runs from the eastern terminus of Main Street Station, initially heading south on Main to Gerrard Street East. It then turns west onto Gerrard St. E. and runs to Parliament Street where it turns north to Carlton Street. The streetcar goes west on Carlton, which turns into College Street at Yonge Street. There, it passes College subway station. Continuing west, it passes Queen's Park subway station as it makes its way to the end of College Street at Dundas Street West. It then runs west on Dundas Street West to Howard Park Avenue, which it follows into its western terminus in High Park.

On a daily basis, some eastbound cars may short turn at Coxwell Avenue, and head southbound to loop at Queen Street East and Coxwell Avenue.

Night service

Streetcar service is provided 24 hours per day on most portions of the route. The late night trips operate as the 306 Carlton, which runs along the same route from the eastern terminus of Main Street Station to Dundas Street West. From there, it continues west along Dundas Street West to Dundas West Station, skipping Howard Park Avenue.

Sites along the line (from east to west)

• Little India (between Greenwood and Coxwell)
• East Chinatown (between Carlaw and Broadview)
• Don River
• Cabbagetown (between Don River and Parliament Street)
• Regent Park (between River and Shuter)
• Allan Gardens (between Sherbourne and Jarvis)
• Maple Leaf Gardens (at Church)
• College Park mall (at Yonge)
• Toronto Police headquarters (at Bay)
• Queen's Park (at University)
• Toronto General Hospital (at University)
• University of Toronto (between University and Spadina)
• Kensington Market (at Spadina)
• Little Italy (between Bathurst and Ossington)
• Roncesvalles (at Roncesvalles Avenue)
• High Park (western terminus)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 506 Carlton.

• 506 Carlton Schedule and Route Map

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