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'Ghost' Trains Running On New Line 1 Extension To VMC As TTC Tests $3.1B Service

Subway Train to York RegionThe TTC is running "ghost" trains on its Line 1 extension between Sheppard West and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre stations starting on Sunday as the transit agency tests its soon-to-be-opened service. The Line 1 extension, at a cost of $3.1 billion, is slated to open on Dec. 17, linking Toronto to York Region.

Subway Train to York RegionThe TTC is running “ghost” trains on its Line 1 extension between Sheppard West and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre stations starting on Sunday as the transit agency tests its soon-to-be-opened service. The Line 1 extension, at a cost of $3.1 billion, is slated to open on Dec. 17, linking Toronto to York Region.

Heather Brown, spokesperson for the TTC, said the testing of the new extension is allowing operators to become familiar with the six new stations along the 8.6 kilometres of new track.

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