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TTC Awards Hitachi Contract to Modernize Line 2 Signalling

Installing a digital CBTC system will let trains run closer together, boosting capacity, shortening delays and preparing the line for new subway cars.

A Toronto Transit Commission sign is shown at a downtown Toronto subway stop Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.

Overview

  • The TTC announced July 15 that it awarded Hitachi Rail Canada the contract to install Communications‑Based Train Control on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth.
  • CBTC is a digital signalling system that tracks train location in real time so trains can safely run closer together, which allows more frequent service and fewer signal‑related delays.
  • Coverage differs on the start of active work: CityNews reports design and engineering begin in 2026 while the TTC told Global News the project would start in 2028, with both outlets describing a phased installation and a target completion around 2037.
  • Officials say the project will support roughly 200 local jobs and is timed to ready Line 2 for a new fleet of trains due later this decade, but riders are unlikely to see full service gains until vehicle and signalling rollouts align.
  • Technical and operational limits mean Line 2 will use a different CBTC technology than Line 1, which will prevent routine cross‑line train moves and help explain why benefits are spread over a multi‑year rollout.