Flexity Freedom
| Flexity Freedom | |
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TTC Flexity Freedom trains near Pharmacy station in 2025 | |
| Stock type | Light rail vehicle |
| In service |
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| Manufacturers | |
| Built at | Thunder Bay and Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Family name | Flexity |
| Constructed | 2017–2021 |
| Number in service |
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| Capacity | 135–275 depending on configuration |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 20.0–40 m (65 ft 7 in – 131 ft 3 in) depending on configuration |
| Width | 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in) |
| Height | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
| Doors | 6–10 (3–5 on each side) |
| Articulated sections | 3–7 |
| Maximum speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
| Electric system | 750 V DC from overhead trolley wire |
| Current collection | Pantograph |
| UIC classification | Bo'2Bo' (5-section) |
| AAR wheel arrangement | B-2-B (5-section) |
| Minimum turning radius | 25 metres (82.02 ft) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The Flexity Freedom is a family of low-floor, articulated light rail vehicles developed by Bombardier Transportation, and Alstom, for the North American market. It is marketed as part of the Flexity family, which includes other models of trams (streetcars) and light metro vehicles. They are produced in facilities in Thunder Bay and Kingston, Ontario.
First introduced in 2011, the Flexity Freedom is used on the Ion rapid transit in Waterloo Region, Ontario; on the Valley Line in Edmonton, Alberta; and on Line 5 Eglinton in Toronto, Ontario.
Being entirely low-floor, these vehicles directly compete with the Flexity Swift, Citadis, Siemens S70, Urbos, Kinki Sharyo, and Hyundai Rotem light rail vehicles. However, as they are designed for light rail rather than streetcar applications, they also compete against, to a lesser extent, low-floor streetcars from Škoda/Inekon and Brookville Equipment Corporation, among others.