Roncesvalles Carhouse
in Toronto, CanadaCategory: Attraction
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27 Sunnyside Ave, Toronto, ON M6R 1B4, Canada Print route »
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The Roncesvalles Carhouse, located at northwest corner of The Queensway and Roncesvalles Avenue in Toronto, is the oldest of the Toronto Transit Commission’s carhouses. The Toronto Railway Company (TRC) first built a streetcar maintenance and storage facility on the site in 1895. Like most other TRC facilities maintenance had been deferred as its contract with the city came up for renewal. When the City instead took over streetcar operations the Toronto Transportation Commission, its new transit agency, determined the existing facilities should be torn down and replaced. The new carhouse opened in 1923.The carhouse is located west of the City's downtown core and maintains about half of the system's streetcars. The facility houses streetcars for 501 Queen, 504 King, 505 Dundas, 506 Carlton, 511 Bathurst, 512 St. Clair, and 514 Cherry routes.
