Exhibition Loop

Exhibition Loop
Location	Manitoba Drive, Toronto, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°38′10″N 79°24′59″W / 43.63611°N 79.41639°W / 43.63611; -79.41639Coordinates: 43°38′10″N 79°24′59″W / 43.63611°N 79.41639°W / 43.63611; -79.41639
Platforms	side
Connections	Exhibition GO Station
Construction
Structure type	at grade
History
Opened	1916
Rebuilt	1923 and 1996
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station Terminus 509 Harbourfront Queens Quay toward Union 511 Bathurst Streetcar line toward Bathurst 521 Exhibition East (seasonal) via King St. toward Church St.

A 509 Harbourfront streetcar departs Exhibition Loop

Exhibition Loop is the terminus for the 509 Harbourfront, 511 Bathurst and the 521 Exhibition East streetcar routes, and the 301 Blue Night Bathurst bus route. Exhibition Loop serves:

• CNE at the Exhibition Place
• Ricoh Coliseum
• Exhibition GO Station
• BMO Field

History

The loop has changed locations over the years, but it has always been located near what is now the Exhibition GO Station. The first loop began operations in 1916 and was located at the current loop location. In 1923 the loop was relocated to the southeast near the Princes' Gate. With the construction of the National Trade Centre it was re-located back to the original location in 1996.

Turnstiles are located in the centre of the loop for passengers entering the loop and another set located to the west for patrons exiting. The platform is at grade with the tracks and is separated from the Canadian National Exhibition. During the Canadian National Exhibition and other large events at Exhibition Place the loop is a fare paid area with a collector on duty. All other times, patrons pay their fare on the streetcar.

Transit City proposal

The Transit City proposal calls for a new LRT line known as the Waterfront West LRT line, an extension of the existing 509 Harbourfront LRT line to Long Branch GO Station.

Bus connections

• 29D Dufferin between Wilson Station and Princes' Gates
• 301 Blue Night Bathurst to Steeles Avenue

See also

• Toronto streetcar loops

External links

Media related to Exhibition Loop at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Toronto Transit Commission Yonge–University Finch North York Centre Sheppard–Yonge York Mills Lawrence Eglinton Davisville St. Clair Summerhill Rosedale Bloor-Yonge Wellesley College Dundas Queen King Union St. Andrew Osgoode St. Patrick Queen's Park Museum St. George Spadina Dupont St. Clair West Eglinton West Glencairn Lawrence West Yorkdale Wilson Downsview (Sheppard West) Downsview Park Finch West York University Pioneer Village Highway 407 Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Bloor–Danforth Kipling Islington Royal York Old Mill Jane Runnymede High Park Keele Dundas West Lansdowne Dufferin Ossington Christie Bathurst Spadina St. George Bay Bloor-Yonge Sherbourne Castle Frank Broadview Chester Pape Donlands Greenwood Coxwell Woodbine Main Street Victoria Park Warden Kennedy Scarborough Kennedy Lawrence East Ellesmere Midland Scarborough Centre McCowan Sheppard Sheppard–Yonge Bayview Bessarion Leslie Don Mills Eglinton Crosstown (under construction) Mount Dennis Keele Caledonia Dufferin Oakwood Eglinton West Bathurst Chaplin Avenue Eglinton Mount Pleasant Bayview Laird Leslie Don Mills Ferrand Wynford Bermondsey Victoria Park Pharmacy Lebovic Warden Birchmount Ionview Kennedy Streetcar system Bingham Loop Dufferin Loop Exhibition Loop Fleet Loop Gunns Loop High Park Loop Humber Loop Long Branch Loop McCaul Loop Neville Park Loop Queens Quay station Legend: streetcar platform | under construction