501 Queen
The 501 Queen is an east-west streetcar route in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).
At 24.8 kilometres (15.4 mi), it is the TTC's longest surface route, the longest streetcar route operating in North America and one of the longest streetcar routes operating in the world.
It stretches from Long Branch Loop (just west of Browns Line, adjacent to Long Branch GO Station) in the west to Neville Park Loop (just west of Victoria Park Avenue) in the east, running on Lake Shore Boulevard, in a reserved right-of-way at the median of The Queensway, and on Queen Street. The route was instituted in the mid-to-late-19th century by private operators as a horse-drawn line, was later electrified, and was assumed by the TTC upon its creation in 1921. Service is provided 24 hours a day, though the route number changes to 301 Queen late at night.
The 501 Queen is regularly operated with the TTC's double-length ALRVs between Neville Park and Humber and CLRVs from Neville Park to Long Branch. It runs every five to nine minutes between Neville Park and Humber, ten minutes from Humber to Long Branch, and 10 to 30 overnight from approximately 1:00 a.m. until 5:00 a.m. The route connects with Line 1: Yonge-University as part of the TTC's subway system at Queen and Osgoode stations.