Toronto Rocket (Toronto Subway Car) - Features

Features

The TR series trains have several new features that make them more accessible and user-friendly for passengers including:

• A "six-car-fixed" configuration with full open interior gangways, allowing riders to move freely from one end to the other.
• Exterior blue lights with one allocated on each car, leading to the nearest accessible seating area for passengers using mobility devices.
• Red stanchions and high visibility floor markings for visually impaired passengers.
• Antimicrobial properties on various surfaces.
• Doubled number of accessible seating areas in each car compared with the previous TTC train models including the T1 and most H6 subway cars, with automatic flip-up seats to accommodate mobility devices such as walkers, wheelchairs, scooters, bicycles and strollers.
• Automated stop announcement system with audio (with computerized voice) and visual displays with arrows which indicate which side doors will open on at the next stop.
• Electronic lighted route maps that indicate which stations have been serviced and which stations are next (green dots indicate the stations that have already been serviced, steady red dots indicate the stations that have yet to be serviced, flashing red dots indicate the station to be serviced next and interchange stations are lit in orange dots).
• A two-way passenger assistance intercom system for passengers to communicate with the train crew in the event of an emergency.
• Built-in evacuation ramps located at the ends of the train to allow for faster and easier evacuation in the event of an emergency.
• Full-width operator cabs at the ends of the train for the enhanced safety and security of operating personnel (as operators are allowed to access the cab unit directly from the subway platform and are not exposed to the public while performing operating duties); as such, there is no front or rear facing window accessible to passengers since its been sealed off with a one-way mirror.
• Brighter orange LED exterior destination and train run number signs displayed at both ends of the train.
• CCTV cameras with four mounted in each car for added passenger safety and security. Footage is recorded and can be reviewed in the event of an incident.
• Video screens displaying safety messages, TTC-related advertising and the name of the next station at the bottom.

• Gangway between cars. The poster, in French, when translated into English, reads "The Toronto Rocket is jointly financed by the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario, and the City of Toronto."

• Exterior view of the gangway

• View along full length of train

• Side view of cab car, seen at Wilson yard

• Operator's cab

• Accessible seating position

• Front view at St. George station