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Gunns Loop is a station and turning loop at the western terminus of the 512 St. Clair streetcar line of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). It is located at the northwest corner of St. Clair Avenue West and Gunns Road, a block west of Keele Street, in Toronto.

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N 43.671944444444 ° E -79.471388888889 °
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Gunns Road 28
M6N Toronto
Ontario, Canada
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CPR West Toronto Yard
CPR West Toronto Yard

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