Wilson Yard

Wilson Complex, viewed from a southbound train

Coordinates: 43°44′21″N 79°27′16″W / 43.73917°N 79.45444°W / 43.73917; -79.45444

Wilson Yard (also known as the Wilson Complex) is the largest of Toronto Transit Commission's three subway yards and bus garage. The subway yard services subway cars on the Yonge–University line. The facility is located on Transit Rd. north of Wilson Ave, in the former city of North York (now Toronto).

The 60-acre (240,000 m²) yard was completed in 1976 and began operations in 1977. The facility also houses a bus barn and maintenance facilities for subway cars.

Construction of a new training building, simulator and modifications to the car house and yard are currently being made to accommodate the new Toronto Rocket trains.^[1]

Subway division facilities

marshalling yard
indoor storage facility
outdoor storage facility

Rolling stock

Wilson Yard is home to approximately half the commission's fleet of trains and work cars.^[2] The yard regularly houses most of the new Toronto Rocket subway cars.

Bus division facilities

The 230,000-square-foot (21,000 m²) garage
2 wash racks, 2 fuelling stations for diesel, 1 fuelling station for CNG
a Eurovac system
11 40-foot hoists, 3 60-foot hoists
4 inspection pit stations

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Wilson Complex

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Buses	Blue Night Network Fleet Routes Wheel-Trans York University Busway

Rapid transit	Yonge–University Bloor–Danforth Scarborough Sheppard Eglinton Rolling stock Stations Signals

Streetcars	501 Queen 502 Downtowner 503 Kingston Rd 504 King 505 Dundas 506 Carlton 509 Harbourfront 510 Spadina 511 Bathurst 512 St. Clair 514 Cherry (2016) Cherry Street streetcar line Rolling stock Loops

Facilities	Arrow Road Bus Garage Birchmount Bus Garage Davisville Yard Eglinton Bus Garage Eglinton LRT Carhouse Greenwood Yard Hillcrest Complex Lakeshore Bus Garage Leslie Barns Malvern Bus Garage McCowan RT Yard Mount Dennis Bus Garage Queensway Bus Garage Roncesvalles Carhouse Russell Carhouse Toronto Coach Terminal Vincent Subway Yard Wilson Yard William McBrien Building Gray Coach

History	TTC incidents 1995 subway accident 2006 strike 2008 strike (Plans: Network 2011 Transit City The Big Move)

Predecessors	Williams Omnibus Bus Line (1849-1862) Toronto Street Railway (1861–1891) Toronto Railway Company (1891–1921) (Toronto and York Radial Railway (1898–1922), Metropolitan Street Railway (1885-1897)) Toronto Civic Railways (1912–1921) Hydro Electric Railways (1922-1927) Toronto Transportation Commission (1921-1953)

Miscellaneous	Accessibility Fares Metrolinx Personnel Font Trackage Transit Enforcement Unit

Approved expansions	Toronto-York Spadina subway extension Scarborough subway extension Finch West Sheppard East

Proposed expansions	Crosstown East Crosstown West Relief Line East Bayfront Yonge extension

Unbuilt or cancelled	Don Mills Eglinton West Jane Queen Scarborough Malvern Waterfront West 507 Long Branch 508 Lake Shore 521 Exhibition East 522 Exhibition West

Italics indicate a project under construction

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Wilson Yard

Subway division facilities

Rolling stock

Bus division facilities

See also

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