Important changes to 29/329 Dufferin, 929 Dufferin Express, 304/504 King and 503 Kingston Rd service

Starting Sunday, September 28 at 5 a.m. until mid-November 2025, the TTC will be making several service adjustments on 29/329 Dufferin, 929 Dufferin Express and 503 Kingston Rd buses and 304/504 King and 508 Lake Shore streetcars due to a major construction project at the intersection of King Street West and Dufferin Street. 

The City of Toronto and the TTC will replace aging streetcar tracks and will also undertake sidewalk replacement and tactile plate installation at King Street West and Dufferin Street, which will be closed to traffic during construction. 

As a result, service on 29/329 Dufferin, 929 Dufferin Express and 503 Kingston Rd buses and 304/504 King and 508 Lake Shore streetcars will be required to divert around the area and replacement bus service will operate along King Street in the downtown core.

Here is a summary of what you need to know:

• There will be no service on 304/504 King and 508 Lake Shore streetcars on King Street West between Roncesvalles Avenue and Joe Shuster Way. 
• Customers travelling on 304 King, 504A King and 508 Lake Shore streetcars can remain on board the vehicles which will divert via Queen and Shaw streets to King Street West. 
• 504B King streetcars will continue to operate to Bathurst Street (Wolseley Loop) instead of Dufferin Gate Loop. 
• There will be no service on 29 Dufferin, 329 Dufferin and 929 Dufferin Express on Dufferin Street between Queen Street West and Dufferin Gate Loop/Exhibition (Princes’ Gates).
• 29 Dufferin and 329 Dufferin buses will divert both ways on Queen Street West, Shaw Street and King Street West. 
• 929 Dufferin Express bus route will be shortened to Queen Street West.
• 503 Kingston Rd buses will operate between King Street West and Joe Shuster Way and Bingham Loop. 
• 402 Parkdale Community Bus service will continue operating along regular routing from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays only.   
• Wheel-Trans services will remain accessible in all areas where local traffic is permitted.

King Street is the busiest streetcar corridor on the TTC’s streetcar network carrying 91,000 customers daily (per recent ridership figures). Rail and concrete repairs are essential across the streetcar network to maintain safe and reliable service. While it may seem frequent, these repairs are necessary due to the wear and tear caused by the frequent streetcar operations, as well as deterioration from other road users and adverse weather conditions. 

For more information on service changes due to the King Street West and Dufferin Street construction project, click below for further details on the affected routes.