Streetcars loop anticlockwise from Victoria Park Avenue and stop on the south side of the platform, while buses enter in the other direction from Bingham Avenue and stop on the north side. The island platform is covered by a one-piece 50 ft (15.2 m) long canopy.[1] A small brick building provides facilities for TTC staff.
The private Toronto and Scarboro' Electric Railway, Light and Power Company had operated the single track Scarboro radial line along Kingston Road to West Hill.[2] When the TTC assumed the route between Queen Street and Victoria Park in 1922, they double tracked the line and built the return loop at Bingham. In 1927, the TTC took over operation of the Scarboro radial line, which terminated on the east side of Victoria Park Avenue, and connected it to the Bingham Loop so that radial cars could be stored at Russell Carhouse.[3] In 1928, the TTC extended the double track east to Birchmount Loop replacing the Scarboro radial line to that point. The Bingham Loop was rebuilt in 1954, with one track removed to accommodate buses as it is today, and streetcar service east of Victoria Park was discontinued.[4]
The tracks at the loop and along Kingston Road were replaced in 2013.[5] The remnants of the old trackage were removed, including a feature which allowed streetcars exiting from Bingham Avenue to turn east on Kingston Road and reenter the loop.[4]
Comparing views looking east along the tracks at the Bingham Loop
^"Bingham Loop New Canopy". Trade Sync. Retrieved 11 August 2014. Trade Sync installed a one-piece 50 ft canopy that is supported by five heavy-duty columns
^(PDF). City of Toronto. May 15, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014. The City of Toronto and TTC are replacing streetcar tracks on Kingston Road as part of TTC's commitment to infrastructure renewal and maintenance.
External links
Bingham Loop, 1927-1928, and Scarboro radial terminal
Media related to Bingham Loop at Wikimedia Commons
March 10, 2023
bingham, loop, station, turning, loop, eastern, terminus, kingston, streetcar, lines, toronto, transit, commission, lies, between, victoria, park, avenue, bingham, avenue, just, north, kingston, road, toronto, general, informationlocationvictoria, park, avenue. Bingham Loop is a station and turning loop at the eastern terminus of the 503 Kingston Rd streetcar lines of the Toronto Transit Commission TTC It lies between Victoria Park Avenue and Bingham Avenue just north of Kingston Road in Toronto Bingham LoopGeneral informationLocationVictoria Park Avenue Kingston RoadToronto OntarioCanadaCoordinates43 40 53 5 N 79 17 05 W 43 681528 N 79 28472 W 43 681528 79 28472 Coordinates 43 40 53 5 N 79 17 05 W 43 681528 N 79 28472 W 43 681528 79 28472Owned byToronto Transit CommissionLine s 503 ConnectionsTTC busesHistoryOpened2 December 1922 1922 12 02 Rebuilt1954 2013Streetcars loop anticlockwise from Victoria Park Avenue and stop on the south side of the platform while buses enter in the other direction from Bingham Avenue and stop on the north side The island platform is covered by a one piece 50 ft 15 2 m long canopy 1 A small brick building provides facilities for TTC staff Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe private Toronto and Scarboro Electric Railway Light and Power Company had operated the single track Scarboro radial line along Kingston Road to West Hill 2 When the TTC assumed the route between Queen Street and Victoria Park in 1922 they double tracked the line and built the return loop at Bingham In 1927 the TTC took over operation of the Scarboro radial line which terminated on the east side of Victoria Park Avenue and connected it to the Bingham Loop so that radial cars could be stored at Russell Carhouse 3 In 1928 the TTC extended the double track east to Birchmount Loop replacing the Scarboro radial line to that point The Bingham Loop was rebuilt in 1954 with one track removed to accommodate buses as it is today and streetcar service east of Victoria Park was discontinued 4 The tracks at the loop and along Kingston Road were replaced in 2013 5 The remnants of the old trackage were removed including a feature which allowed streetcars exiting from Bingham Avenue to turn east on Kingston Road and reenter the loop 4 Comparing views looking east along the tracks at the Bingham Loop In 1923 soon after being built in 1922 In 2014 soon after the 2013 renovationServices Edit12 Kingston Rd westbound to Victoria Park station stops eastbound on Kingston Road 22A Coxwell terminus to Coxwell station 302 Kingston Rd McCowan terminus to Steeles Avenue and McCowan Road via Kingston Road 322 Coxwell terminus via Coxwell station and Cosburn to Broadview station 324 Victoria Park terminus to Steeles Avenue and Warden Avenue 503 Kingston Rd terminus to Spadina Avenue and King StreetSee also EditVictoria Park terminal Scarboro radialReferences Edit Bingham Loop New Canopy Trade Sync Retrieved 11 August 2014 Trade Sync installed a one piece 50 ft canopy that is supported by five heavy duty columns James Bow Kingston Road s Suburban History Transit Toronto Retrieved 11 August 2014 Steve Munro amp John F Bromley 22 December 2013 Kingston Road Reconstruction Retrieved 2016 09 15 a b James Bow Venerable Bingham Loop Transit Toronto Retrieved 11 August 2014 Kingston Road Reconstruction PDF City of Toronto May 15 2013 Archived from the original PDF on August 12 2014 Retrieved 11 August 2014 The City of Toronto and TTC are replacing streetcar tracks on Kingston Road as part of TTC s commitment to infrastructure renewal and maintenance External links EditBingham Loop 1927 1928 and Scarboro radial terminal Media related to Bingham Loop at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bingham Loop amp oldid 1116397091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
