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'''[[Toronto Transit Commission]] 4400-4603''' are low floor light rail vehicles built for the existing streetcar network and are part of [[Bombardier]]'s [[Bombardier Flexity|Flexity]] familiy. The 30.2-metre-long cars can seat 70 passengers and accommodate 181 standees. Inside, the cars feature two spaces for bicycles, SVASAS (automated announcements), passenger assistance alarms and intercoms, and CCTV cameras. Passengers will pay their fare with [[Presto]] upon boarding or purchase tickets from on-board vending machines. These new streetcars will use the proof of payment system with all-door boarding.

The first two new streetcars, 4400 and 4403, entered service on August 31, 2014 with a ceremony at Spadina Station. The cars are being introduced on the route [[Toronto Transit Commission route 510_'Spadina'|510 Spadina]] first. This will be followed by routes [[Toronto Transit Commission route 505_'Dundas'|505 Dundas]], [[Toronto Transit Commission route 510_'Spadina'|509 Harbourfront]], and [[Toronto Transit Commission route 511_'Bathurst'|511 Bathurst]] later in the year. They will next be deployed on the [[Toronto Transit Commission route 501_'Queen'|501 Queen]] in 2015 and [[Toronto Transit Commission route 504_'King'|504 King]] and [[Toronto Transit Commission route 501_'Queen'|508 Lakeshore]] in 2016. Deployment on the [[Toronto Transit Commission route 502_'Downtowner'|502 Downtowner]], [[Toronto Transit Commission route 502_'Downtowner'|503 Kingston Rd]], and [[Toronto Transit Commission route 512_'St.Clair'|512 St.Clair]] will follow in 2017, with the final route, the [[Toronto Transit Commission route 506_'Carlton'|506 Carlton]], to receive the new streetcars in 2018.