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TTC - Greenwood Maintenance Shop
400 Greenwood Avenue, Toronto, ON
Telephone:

District: South (former City of Toronto and East York)

Architect and year:
, 1960

Open:
Saturday: 12 noon to 5 p.m.
Last admittance to building: 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: Not open

Greenwood Shop is one of two heavy repair and overhaul facilities for the TTC. It is part of the 31 acre Greenwood Complex which opened in March 1960.The shop covers approx. 190,000 square feet and is the workplace of almost 200 employees. Major vehicle overhaul work and component rebuilds to support the fleet of subway vehicles is done here. The Shop also maintains the TTC fleet of workcars that are used by other TTC Departments in the maintenance of subway track, tunnels and wayside equipment.

Event information:
Visitors will have a behind-the-scenes tour featuring machinery and equipment used in the overhaul and repair of big subway cars and the various work cars used by the TTC.

Other information:
Not wheelchair accessible - stairs

Photography permitted:Filming permitted:
Interior Yes     tripod: NoInteriorYes     tripod: No
ExteriorYes     tripod: NoExteriorYes     tripod: No

Getting there: Click here for map.

TTC (nearest station) Greenwood subway station Bus/streetcar: 31 Greenwood bus from stn to Felstead Avenue

Visit their web site: www.ttc.ca

Accessibility: N/A   Washrooms: No   Parking: None   Food: No   
Highlights: New this year   N/A   

 

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