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The new Line 6 Finch West LRT is officially open for service in northwest Toronto.
Hundreds of riders and transit-enthusiasts queued at LRT stations to be among the first to board, with giveaways including commemorative coins for the earliest riders.
Officials say the new line will significantly improve transit access for previously underserved areas like Etobicoke North.
The launch of Line 6 is part of Ontario’s broader push to expand the province’s transit networks.
The long-awaited Finch West LRT has finally hit the tracks, marking the first new transit line to be unveiled in the city since 2002.
The 10.3-kilometre rail with 18 stops will connect Etobicoke North to the subway Line 1 along Finch Avenue West from Keele Street to Highway 27, with its final stop at Humber Polytechnic North Campus.
Courtesy: Metrolinx
“It’s an exciting day for my district and Etobicoke,” Etobicoke North MP John Zerucelli told Now Toronto.
“Etobicoke is finally connected to the subway system, which means students can get to Humber Polytechnic from here, and seniors can get to hospitals easier.”
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First proposed in 2007, the construction for the Finch West LRT began in 2019. With the opening initially scheduled for 2023, the Finch West LRT is two years behind schedule.
Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria, TTC Chair Jamaal Myers, Etobicoke North MP John Zerucelli, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow (Dec. 7, 2025)
“It’s been a long time coming, but Toronto is in its biggest period of transit expansion in decades,” Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow told the crowd gathered at today’s opening, as she promised more transit expansions are on the way.
“There is so much more coming. It’s proof that we’re stronger together and that we have to work together,” she added.
“When the province, the federal government, and the City of Toronto work together, we can get big things built,” Zerucelli said.
Torontonians say it’s about time
Passengers board the Finch West LRT (Dec. 7, 2025)
Hundreds of riders and transit enthusiasts lined up at Finch West Station Sunday morning for a chance to be one of the first to board the brand new trains. The morning was also filled with giveaways, with the first 100 riders at Finch West station receiving a commemorative coin, as well as the first 50 riders at the 17 other stops along the line.
“I came here at 3 a.m.,” Misty, a high school student and TTC enthusiast, told Now Toronto.
“[The new line] is going to be pretty helpful especially since I’m going to university soon.”
Misty holds up her commemorative coin (Dec. 7, 2025)
The all-new Line 6 is expected to accommodate an average of 51,000 riders each day.
“It’s going to transform the way many people move around the city, especially in north-west Toronto,” Ontario’s Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said at the opening event.
Sarkaria also pointed to future transit expansions beyond Finch West, “[Transit systems in] Mississauga, Brampton, York, every single one of them is going to connect into this system and truly transform – from a regional perspective – how we get around the city and this province.”
The Finch West LRT is part of the Ontario Government’s $70-billion commitment to expanding the province’s public transit system. Line 6 will be operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), with its operating costs covered by the province.
“It’s wonderful to see previously underserved parts of the city get better transit service. I think it’s really important,” Zane, a rider aboard the train this morning, told Now.
“It’s the first step of Toronto getting out of the mire it’s been in where there’s been no transit expansion. It’s hopefully a step towards a better, brighter future.”
For now, Line 6 will operate under its ‘soft opening’ hours, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays. Last trains will depart from east- and west-end stations around 9:49 p.m.