Editorial Archive

2020 subway closures

Infrastructure and Engineering crews completed complex installations and testing of track, signals and other safety-critical equipment across most of the subway/rt network in 2020. This was the full list of approved closures:

January 11-12: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to St Clair for track work.
January 18-19: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to St Clair for Crosstown construction.
January 20-23: Line 1 Yonge-University: Spadina to St Andrew for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
January 25-26: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to St Clair for track work.
January 27-30: Line 1 Yonge-University: Spadina to St Andrew for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).

February 1-2: Line 1 Yonge-University: Finch to Eglinton for ATC work.
February 3-6: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: Keele to Ossington for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
February 8-9: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to St Clair for track maintenance.
February 10-13: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: Keele to Ossington for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
February 18-20: Line 1 Yonge-University: Finch to St Clair for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
February 21: Line 1 Yonge-University: St Clair West to Union for ATC work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
February 22: Line 1 Yonge-University: Bloor-Yonge to Osgoode for ATC work.
February 23: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to St Clair for track maintenance.
February 24-27: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to St Clair for track maintenance (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).

February 29-March 1: Line 1 Yonge-University: Finch to Sheppard-Yonge for track work.
March 2-5: Line 1 Yonge-University: Finch to Eglinton for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
March 7-8: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to Eglinton for track work.
March 9-12: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to St. Clair for ATC work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
March 14: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to Eglinton for track work.
March 21-22: Line 1 Yonge-University: Lawrence to St Clair for ATC work.
March 23-26: Line 1 Yonge-University: Finch to Sheppard-Yonge for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
March 29: Line 1 Yonge-University: Lawrence to St Clair to allow Eglinton Crosstown construction.

April 19: Line 1 Yonge-University: Eglinton to Bloor-Yonge for ATC work.
April 26: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to St Clair for track work.
April 26-27-28: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: Greenwood to Kipling (westbound only) for track work (early closure approximately 1 a.m.).

May 4: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to St Clair for ATC work.
May 4-7: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: Kipling to Jane for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
May 10: Line 1 Yonge-University: Lawrence to St Clair for ATC work.
May 11-14: Line 1 Yonge-University: St Clair to Union for track work.
May 16: Line 1 Yonge-University: Lawrence West to St Clair West for track work.
May 19-21: Line 1 Yonge-University: Eglinton to Union for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
May 23: Line 1 Yonge-University: Eglinton to King for ATC work/testing.
May 24: Line 1 Yonge-University: Bloor-Yonge to St Andrew for ATC work/testing.
May 25-28: Line 1 Yonge-University: Bloor-Yonge to Lawrence for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
May 30-31: Line 1 Yonge-University: Finch to Eglinton for track work.
May 31: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: St George to Broadview for City/TTC track work on the Prince Edward (Bloor) Viaduct (late opening approximately 12 noon).

June 1-4: Line 1 Yonge-University: Bloor-Yonge to Eglinton for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
June 6: Line 1 Yonge-University: Bloor-Yonge to Lawrence for ATC work.
June 7: Line 1 Yonge-University: Finch to Eglinton for track work.
June 7: Line 3 Scarborough: Kennedy to Scarborough Centre for track work.
June 8-11: Line 1 Yonge-University: Finch to Eglinton for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
June 13-14: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to St Clair for track work.
June 15-18: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to St Clair for ATC work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
June 20-21: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to St Clair to allow Eglinton Crosstown construction and TTC track work.
June 25-26: Line 1 Yonge-University: Finch to Sheppard-Yonge for track work.
June 27-28: Line 1 Yonge-University: Finch to Eglinton for track work.

July 6-9: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: Kipling to Jane for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
July 11-12: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: Kipling to Jane for track work.
July 13-16: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: Woodbine to Kennedy for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
July 18-19: Line 1 Yonge-University: Lawrence to St Clair to allow Eglinton Crosstown construction.
July 20-23: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: Woodbine to Kennedy for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
July 26: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: St George to Broadview for City/TTC track work on the Prince Edward (Bloor) Viaduct (late opening approximately 12 noon).

August 1-2: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: St George to Woodbine for track work.
August 4-6: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: St George to Woodbine for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
August 8: Line 1 Yonge-University: St Clair to Union for ATC work.
August 9: Line 1 Yonge-University: Bloor-Yonge to St Andrew for ATC work.
August 13: Line 1 Yonge-University: Bloor-Yonge to Eglinton for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
August 15: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: St George to Broadview for City/TTC track work on the Prince Edward (Bloor) Viaduct (late opening approximately 12 noon).
August 22-23: Line 1 Yonge-University: Finch to St Clair for ATC/track work.
August 24-27: Line 1 Yonge-University: Single-track operation between Finch West to Sheppard West during maintenance work nightly at approximately 11:30 p.m.
August 30: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to St Clair to allow Eglinton Crosstown construction (late opening approximately 1 p.m.). After 1 p.m., closure reduced from Lawrence to St Clair.
August 31-September 3: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to Eglinton for ATC/track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).

September 8-10: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to Eglinton for ATC/track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
September 12-13: Line 3 Scarborough: Kennedy to Scarborough Centre for track work.
September 19: Line 1 Yonge-University: Lawrence to St Clair to allow Eglinton Crosstown construction.
September 20: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: St George to Broadview for City/TTC track work on the Prince Edward (Bloor) Viaduct (late opening approximately 12 noon).
September 21-24: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to Eglinton for ATC work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
September 26-27: Line 1 Yonge-University: Finch to Eglinton for ATC work.
September 28-October 1: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to Eglinton for ATC/tunnel work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).

October 3-4: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: Woodbine to Kennedy for track work.
October 5-8: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to Eglinton for ATC/tunnel work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
October 11: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: St George to Broadview for City/TTC track work on the Prince Edward (Bloor) Viaduct (late opening approximately 12 noon).
October 13-15: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to Eglinton for ATC/tunnel work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
October 23: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard West to Wilson for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
October 24-25: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard West to St Clair West for track work.
October 25: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: St George to Broadview for City/TTC track work on the Prince Edward (Bloor) Viaduct (late opening approximately 12 noon).
October 26-29: Line 1 Yonge-University: Finch to Eglinton for ATC/tunnel work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).

November 1: Line 1 Yonge-University: Eglinton to St Andrew for ATC work.
November 2-5: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to Eglinton for ATC/tunnel work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
November 2-5: Line 1 Yonge-University: Single-track operation (southbound) between Spadina and St George during track work (northbound) nightly at approximately midnight.
November 7-8: Line 1 Yonge-University: St Clair West to St Andrew for track work.
November 9-12: Line 1 Yonge-University: Sheppard-Yonge to Eglinton for ATC/tunnel work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
November 13-15: Line 1 Yonge-University: Finch to St Clair to allow Eglinton Crosstown construction and tunnel/signal work.
November 16-19: Line 1 Yonge-University: Finch to Eglinton for ATC/tunnel work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
November 20: Line 1 Yonge-University: Bloor-Yonge to Union for ATC work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
November 21-22: Line 1 Yonge-University: Eglinton to Union for ATC work.
November 23-26: Line 1 Yonge-University: Finch to Eglinton for ATC/tunnel work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
November 28-29: Line 1 Yonge-University: Lawrence to St Clair to allow Eglinton Crosstown construction.

December 4-14: Line 1 Yonge-University: Starting at approximately 11 p.m. on Friday, December 4 and running through until 4 a.m. on Monday, December 14. The 10-day closure extends from Finch to Sheppard-Yonge stations to perform large-scale asbestos removal and advance ATC resignalling work.
December 14-17: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: Broadview to Woodbine for track work (early closure approximately 11 p.m.).
December 19: Line 1 Yonge-University: Lawrence to St Clair to allow Eglinton Crosstown construction.