OTG Selects Schneider Electric Canada for Ontario Line South

Exhibition Station will be a junction between GO Transit, the TTC and the Ontario Line. Infrastructure Ontario/Metrolinx rendering

TORONTO - Schneider Electric Canada was selected by Ontario Transit Group (OTG) to provide electrical and automation solutions for the Ontario Line South.

The Ontario Line is a 15.6km rapid transit line that will run from Exhibition Place to the Eglinton Crosstown LRT at Don Mills Road. OTG will deliver the southern section of the line on behalf of Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario, according to the report. This southern section includes 6.7 kilometers of tunnels and seven stations.

To support the project, Schneider Electric will provide electrical and automation solutions that will increase performance across the “critical electrical and energy systems.” Schneider Electric states it was selected to provide these services based on technical compliance, design-assist capabilities, and flexible product configurations. In doing so, it will provide switchgear and energy management systems. These systems are already deployed in other transit projects globally, says Schneider Electric.

Schneider Electric Canada President Emily Heitman said, “Schneider Electric Canada is proud to bring our proven energy and automation technology to the Ontario Line South, a project that will transform how hundreds of thousands of Torontonians move through their city every day. . . Reliable, safe, and efficient transit infrastructure starts with the technology systems that power it. Together with Ontario Transit Group and Metrolinx, we are helping deliver a transit system that the people of Toronto can count on for decades to come.”

Schneider Electric’s Altivar™ variable frequency drives will power the Tunnel Ventilation System. This tunnel system manages airflow throughout the underground tunnels. The system will provide control of the high-volume ventilation fans which can enable smoke extraction as necessary.

In addition, the project aligns with clean energy and sustainable mobility goals, says Schneider Electric. This is achieved with 28,000 fewer car drips daily and 7.2 million liters of fuel saved annually.