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Humber Loop is a station and intermediate turning loop on the 501 Queen line of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).〔 〕 It is located between the Gardiner Expressway and The Queensway just west of the Humber River in Toronto. The loop is accessed by a private right-of-way that connects tracks eastbound to The Queensway and westbound to Lake Shore Boulevard. ==History== Streetcar loops serving this area have been sited at several different places since the 1920s.〔 With the formation of Metropolitan Toronto the Toronto Transportation Commission was renamed the Toronto Transit Commission in 1954, and all public transportation services, including the acquisition of some independent bus companies, became the responsibility of the municipality. At that time the Humber Loop was on Lake Shore Boulevard and it had to be relocated to the current site in 1957, due to the construction of the Gardiner Expressway. The Humber Loop was the western terminus of the Queen Street route from Neville Park Loop and the eastern terminus of the 507 Long Branch route along Lake Shore Boulevard from Long Branch Loop. It was a fare zone boundary where through passengers were required to transfer between the two routes. Those routes merged in 1994 to form the 501 Queen line, the longest streetcar line in North America.〔 Originally there was a pair of loops, but the unused westbound one has been abandoned and taken out of service. The TTC has plans to eventually relocate the loop to Park Lawn Road where it will better serve development growth in the Humber Bay Shores area. Although preliminary design work has been done, the project has not been funded due to reductions in the capital program. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Humber Loop」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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