TTC service adjustments

Effective September 3, 2023

501/301 Queen

Routing changes due to Ontario Line construction
Queen and De Grassi construction
King-Queen-Queensway-Roncesvalles (KQQR) construction update

501 Queen streetcar service between Roncesvalles Avenue and Long Branch Loop continues to be suspended, due to the ongoing King Street, Queen Street, The Queensway and Roncesvalles Avenue (KQQR) project. 501L Queen replacement buses will continue to operate between Long Branch Loop and Dufferin Street.

The eastbound stop at The Queensway and Glendale Avenue East remains out of service while a new traffic signal is being installed.

The following service changes will be made to the 501 Queen, 505 Dundas, 503 Kingston Road, 72A Pape routes from September 3 to October 7, 2023, as a result of construction on the Degrassi Street bridge for the Ontario Line.

September 2: 501 Queen streetcar diversion between McCaul Street and Broadview Avenue ends, at the end of service on September 2

501 Queen streetcar service will remain suspended along Queen Street East between McCaul Loop and Broadview Avenue, due to Ontario Line construction between Bay Street and Victoria Avenue.
501B Queen replacement buses will continue to operate between Bathurst Street and Broadview Avenue.

September 3 to 22: 501 Queen streetcar service replaced by 505 Dundas service on Queen Street East from Broadview Avenue to Neville Park Loop

Customers heading east to Neville Park Loop should board a 505 Dundas streetcar at Broadview Avenue and Queen Street East.
Customers heading west to Roncesvalles Avenue, or downtown can travel on a:

503 Kingston Road replacement bus between Bingham Loop and King and York streets.
Transfer from a 505 Dundas streetcar at Broadview Avenue and Queen Street East to a 501B Queen replacement bus to John Street, and then transfer to a 501 Queen streetcar to Sunnyside Loop.

Note: 501 Queen streetcars are not operating between Roncesvalles Avenue and Long Branch Loop, due to the ongoing King Street, Queen Street, The Queensway and Roncesvalles Avenue (KQQR) project. 501L Queen replacement buses will continue to operate between Long Branch Loop and Dufferin Street.

The eastbound stop at The Queensway and Glendale Avenue East remains out of service.

501B Queen replacement buses will continue to operate between Bathurst Street and Broadview Avenue. Customers can transfer to Line 1 at Osgoode Station, or walk approximately 5 minutes to Queen Station, which remains open despite the closure between Bay and Victoria streets.
505 Dundas streetcars will not appear on transit apps in the Queen East area, but service will operate every 10 minutes.
From 10 p.m. September 22 to 4 a.m. October 8, 2023,new 501D Queen buses will operate between Neville Park Loop and Church Street.
505 Dundas streetcars will no longer operate on Queen Street East between Broadview Avenue and Neville Park Loop.

September 23 to October 8: Queen Street East and De Grassi Street intersection operating with reduced lanes

The intersection at Queen and De Grassi streets will be operating with reduced lanes, due to construction on the De Grassi Street bridge for the Ontario Line.

Queen Street East and De Grassi Street will be closed to all vehicle traffic from 10 p.m. September 29 to 4 a.m. October 2

Here is how TTC service will be impacted:

September 23 to 29: Lane reductions at Queen Street East and De Grassi Street

501D Queen buses will operate between Neville Park Loop and Church Street, until 4 a.m. October 8.
505 Dundas streetcars will divert both ways via Broadview Avenue, Gerrard Street East and Coxwell Avenue, to its regular route. The route will be shorted and end at Kingston-Queen Loop.
72A Pape and 503 Kingston Road buses will continue operating on Queen Street East between Broadview Avenue and Carlaw Avenue, to their regular routes.

September 29 (10 p.m.) to October 2 (4 a.m.): Intersection closed to all traffic at Queen Street East and De Grassi Street

501D Queen / 301 Queen buses will divert both ways via Broadview Avenue, Dundas Street East, Carlaw Avenue and Queen Street East, to their regular routes.

Customers can transfer to a 501B Queen bus at Church and Richmond streets, if they want to continue west to Bathurst Street. Alternatively they can also take a 503 Kingston Road bus to King and York streets, to get downtown.

72A Pape, 501D Queen and 503 Kingston Road buses will divert both ways via Broadview Avenue, Dundas Street and Carlaw Avenue, to their regular routes.
505 Dundas streetcars will divert both ways via Broadview Avenue, Gerrard Street and Coxwell Avenue, to its regular route. The route will be shortened and end at Kingston-Queen Loop.

October 2 (5 a.m.) to 8: Intersection at Queen Street East and De Grassi Street re-opens with reduced lanes

501D Queen bus service will return to operating between Neville Park Loop and Church Street.
72A Pape and 503 Kingston Road buses will return to operating on Queen Street East between Broadview Avenue and Carlaw Avenue, to their regular routes.
505 Dundas streetcars will divert via Gerrard Street East and Coxwell Avenue to Kingston Road and Queen Street East.

503 Kingston Road

Service increase and reliability adjustment

Schedules will be changed weekdays in the morning peak, mid-day, and afternoon peak periods to improve service reliability.

Buses will arrive every seven minutes in the morning peak period and every eight minutes in the afternoon peak period.

Buses will continue to arrive every 10 minutes at all other times.

504/304 King

Service change due to Dufferin Gate Loop construction, and service reliability adjustment (Effective September 5, 2023)

504/304 King streetcar service on Dufferin Street south of King Street West will be temporarily suspended due to track and watermain work at Dufferin Gate Loop. Service on the 504B (Dufferin Gate-Distillery) branch will be extended to the King-Queen-Queensway-Roncesvalles (KQQR) intersection.

Additional peak period trips on the King Street corridor between the King-Queen-Queensway-Roncesvalles (KQQR) intersection and Parliament Street will operate during the morning and afternoon peak periods.

Schedules will be changed every day in all time periods to improve service reliability.

Streetcars will continue to arrive every 10 minutes or sooner.

505 Dundas

Routing change due to Ontario Line Queen/De Grassi construction, and schedule change for service reliability

September 3 to 22: 505 Dundas Service will change to operate via Gerrard Street East and Coxwell Avenue to Kingston Road and Queen Street East, as Ontario Line construction at Queen Street East and De Grassi Street begins.

September 22 to October 7: 505 Dundas streetcars will divert both ways via Broadview Avenue, Gerrard Street and Coxwell Avenue, to its regular route. The route will be shortened and end at Kingston-Queen Loop.

Schedules will be changed every day in all time periods to improve service reliability.

Streetcars will continue to arrive every 10 minutes.

506/306 Carlton

Routing change due to end of Main Street Station construction, and schedule change for service reliability

506 Carlton streetcar service will be restored to Main Street Station following the completion of bus and streetcar terminal construction. Streetcars will continue to divert to Dundas West Station due to ongoing sewer work on Howard Park Avenue between Roncesvalles Avenue and Dundas Street West.

506C replacement buses will be removed.

Schedules will be changed every day in all time periods to improve service reliability.

Streetcars will continue to arrive every 10 minutes.

306 Carlton overnight streetcar service will resume, operating between Dundas West and Main Street stations. Streetcars will arrive every 30 minutes.

512 St Clair

Full bus replacement due to St Clair West Station construction, water main work and Caledonia rail bridge construction

512 St Clair streetcar service will be replaced with buses on the full route to accommodate multiple construction projects occurring along the route.

Buses will arrive every few minutes, serving curbside stops, including at St Clair West Station.

September service adjustments - bus routes

Main Street Station Construction Ends

Service will be restored at the Main Street Station bus and streetcar terminal with most of the structural rehabilitation and paving work complete. An additional stage of work will continue into mid-fall, requiring Bay 1 to remain closed. During this time, 23 Dawes will share Bay 5 with 62 Mortimer.

8 Broadview / 62 Mortimer

Service restoration due to end of Main Street Station construction

The 62 Mortimer will return to Main Street Station, following the completion of station construction. Service will continue to be provided at the same frequency in all travel periods.

10 Van Horne

Service reliability improvement (Effective September 5, 2023)

Service reliability will be improved along this route.

11 Bayview

Connection improvement - accessibility pilot

The 11A (Davisville Station-Steeles) branch will be subject to a pilot initiative to include additional loading time northbound at Bayview Station.

20 Cliffside

Service restoration due to end of Main Street Station construction

The 20 Cliffside will return to Main Street Station.

23 Dawes

Service restoration due to end of Main Street Station construction

The 23 Dawes will return to Main Street Station.

25 Don Mills

Addition of buses during the morning rush hour

Extra service will be provided during the morning rush hour to accommodate the resumption of the school year.

31 Greenwood

Route Change

The 31 Greenwood routing will be modified to end at Queen and Coxwell via Coxwell Avenue. Service will now operate both ways along Coxwell Avenue between the Queen-Coxwell Loop and Eastern Avenue, instead of operating along Eastern Avenue east of Coxwell Avenue. Existing schedules will be maintained.

31 Greenwood will continue to end at Coxwell Station due to Greenwood Station Easier Access project.

33 Forest Hill / 126 Christie

Construction at St Clair West Station

The 33 Forest Hill and 126 Christie will board outside St Clair West Station on St Clair Avenue due to construction. Board the 33 Forest Hill on the north side of St Clair Avenue West and board the 126 Christie on the south side of St Clair Avenue West.

38/938 Highland Creek

Seasonal service increase (Effective September 5, 2023)

Service on the 38B (Scarborough Centre Station-U of T Scarborough) branch will be restored weekdays during the morning peak, mid-day, and afternoon peak periods due to increased travel demand to University of Toronto Scarborough Campus.

Service on 938 Highland Creek Express will also be restored during the morning and afternoon peak periods. With this change, buses will arrive less frequently on the 38A (Scarborough Centre Station-Rouge Hill GO Station) branch in the morning peak and mid-day time periods.

41 Keele

Service change to align with ridership demand (Effective September 5, 2023)

All buses on Saturday in the early evening period will be adjusted to operate from Keele Station to Pioneer Village Station. This change aligns with ridership demand. There will be no change to scheduled service levels resulting from this adjustment.

43 Kennedy

New stop

With the completion of construction at Milliken GO Station, a new stop will be operational on the 43A at eastbound Steeles Ave E/Milliken GO.

47 Lansdowne

Routing change

Service on the 47A branch will revert to its usual routing, ending at Lansdowne and St. Clair Avenue West (Earlscourt Loop), with bus service along St. Clair Avenue West being provided by 512 St Clair replacement buses.

Buses between Queen Street West and St. Clair Avenue West will continue to arrive every 10 minutes or sooner during all time periods.

53 Steeles East

Service reliability and a new stop at Milliken GO Station

Customers will experience up to a 1 minute increase in wait times between vehicles on Saturday afternoon, and a 1 minute decrease in wait times on Sunday morning.

With the completion of construction at Milliken GO Station, a new stop will be in service at Steeles/Milliken GO.

57 Midland

New stop at Steeles and Milliken GO Station

With the completion of construction at Milliken GO Station, a new stop will be in service in both directions at Steeles/Milliken GO.

64 Main / 87 Cosburn

Service reliability improvements due to end of construction at Main Street Station

With the completion of construction at Main Street Station, platforms will reopen at the bus terminal. The 64 Main and 87 Cosburn routes will continue to alternate trips in the morning peak, mid-day, and afternoon peak periods, during the week; Saturday morning and afternoon; and Sunday afternoon. The 64 Main and 87 Cosburn routes will operate individually in the early and late evening periods everyday, and on Saturday early morning (before 8:00 am) and Sunday morning (between 8:00am and noon).

Service levels will be adjusted on 64 Main in the early and late evening periods during the week, and on Sunday morning.

65 Parliament

Seasonal service increase (Effective September 5, 2023)

Service levels will be increased in the morning and afternoon peak periods to meet student ridership demand at George Brown College Waterfront Campus.

70 O’Connor

Service reliability

Service reliability will be improved on this route. Buses will arrive every 15 minutes instead of the previous 12 minutes.

75 Sherbourne

Seasonal service increase (Effective September 5, 2023)

Service levels will be improved in the morning peak and mid-day period to meet student ridership demand at George Brown College Waterfront Campus.

90 Vaughan

Route diversion due to St Clair West Station construction

Service will be diverted via Bathurst Street to Bathurst Station on Line 2 Bloor-Danforth, due to the start of construction at St Clair West Station.

Buses will not serve St Clair West Station. Customers may walk approximately five minutes to St Clair and Vaughan Road or transfer to a 512 St Clair replacement bus to access St Clair West Station.

Northbound buses will operate via north on Bathurst Street, west on St Clair Avenue West, and northwest on Vaughan Road. Southbound buses will operate via southeast on Vaughan Road directly to Bathurst Street.

Buses will be signed 90C Vaughan in both directions.

Schedules will be changed in all weekend time periods to improve service reliability.

92 Woodbine South

Seasonal service adjustment

Service levels will be adjusted on weekends and holidays as travel demand to Woodbine Beach decreases.

102 Markham Road

Seasonal service increase (Effective September 5, 2023)

Service on the 102A (Warden Station-Progress Centennial College) branch will be restored weekdays during the morning peak, mid-day and afternoon peak periods due to increased travel demand to Centennial College.Between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m., and from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., buses will arrive every 24 minutes. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., buses will arrive every 20 minutes. Buses between Warden Station and Steeles Avenue East will continue to arrive every 10 minutes or sooner during most time periods.

Buses between Warden Station and Steeles Avenue East will continue to arrive every 10 minutes or sooner during most time periods.

113 Danforth

Service restoration due to end of Main Street Station construction

The 113 Danforth will return to Main Street Station with the end of construction. The 113 Danforth and 135 Gerrard will no longer alternate trips.

128 Stanley Green

Service reliability improvement

Service reliability will be improved on this route. Wait times between 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday to Friday will be reduced from 30 minutes to 20 minutes. Wait times between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. will be reduced from 30 minutes to 22 minutes.

134 Progress / 913 Progress Express

Branch restoration and route change due to Scarborough Centre Station construction, and seasonal service increase (Effective September 5, 2023)

All service on 134 Progress will be adjusted to end at Scarborough Centre Station. This route was previously adjusted to end at McCowan Station in March 2023, to accommodate construction relating to the decommissioning of Line 3 Scarborough. There will be no change to scheduled service levels on the 134B (Scarborough Centre Station-McNicoll) or 134D (Scarborough Centre Station-Finch via Centennial College) branches resulting from these adjustments.

With this change, service on 913 Progress Express and 134C (Scarborough Centre Station-Centennial College) branch will be restored on weekdays during the morning peak, mid-day, and afternoon peak periods. This change will accommodate increased travel demand to Centennial College.

135 Gerrard

Service restoration due to end of Main Street Station construction

The 135 Gerrard will return to Main Street Station with the end of construction. The 113 Danforth and 135 Gerrard will no longer alternate trips.

167 Pharmacy North

Service reliability improvement

Service reliability will be improved on this route. Customer wait time for buses will remain unchanged.

169 Huntingwood

Schedule change for service reliability

Service on 169 Huntingwood will be adjusted every day in all time periods to improve service reliability. With this change, buses in the weekday morning peak period will now arrive every 30 minutes instead of every 25 minutes.

176 Mimico GO

Schedule change due to Lakeshore West GO train time change (Effective September 5, 2023)

Trip times will be adjusted on 176 Mimico GO to better meet new Lakeshore West GO train arrivals and departures at Mimico GO Station. Bus arrival and departure times will change by up to 15 minutes.

201 Bluffer’s Park

Seasonal service reduction (Effective September 5, 2023)

Weekday service between Kennedy Station and Bluffer’s Park that previously operated from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. will end due to decreased ridership to and from Bluffer’s Park.

Service will be provided on weekends until Sunday, October 8, 2023. Sunday and holiday service will also be operated on Monday, September 4, 2023 (Labour Day) and Monday, October 9, 2023 (Thanksgiving Day) to accommodate holiday travel demand.

203 High Park

Seasonal service reduction (Effective September 5, 2023)

Weekend and holiday service between High Park Station and High Park that previously operated in the morning and afternoon time periods will end due to decreased ridership to and from High Park.

Service will be provided on Sunday, September 3 and Monday, September 4, 2023, to accommodate increased travel to and from High Park due to Labour Day events.

403 Don Mills South

Routing change (Effective September 5, 2023)

403 Don Mills South will begin to serve the area of Green Belt Drive and Dallimore Circle. Service levels will remain unchanged however scheduled times at locations will change. Please visit ttc.ca for more information about this change.

902 Markham Road Express

Seasonal service increase (Effective September 5, 2023)

Additional trips from Warden Station to Centennial College bus terminal will be added to the weekday morning peak period due to increased travel demand to Centennial College. Trips from Warden Station will depart at 7:30, 7:40 and 7:50 a.m.

903 Kennedy-Scarborough Centre Express

Line 3 Bus Replacement

The 903 Kennedy-Scarborough Centre Express will operate all day, every day, to replace Line 3 Scarborough bus shuttle service.

The routing of the 903 Kenney-Scarborough is different from the Line 3 shuttle bus. Service will operate via Midland Avenue southbound and Kennedy Road northbound to take advantage of traffic signal adjustments. Additionally, the routing will change as transit priority measures are installed through the coming months. More information will be provided when these measures are complete.

This route will not serve McCowan Station. Customers accessing McCowan Station can board the 9 Bellamy at Scarborough Centre Station.

905 Eglinton East Express

Service change to meet ridership demand (Effective September 5, 2023)

Service will be adjusted every day in all time periods to meet ridership demand. Minor changes to service frequency will occur as a result of this change.

927 Highway 27 Express

Seasonal service increase

Dedicated trips between Kipling Station and Humber College will be restored to accommodate students travelling to and from Humber College North Campus.

939 Finch Express

Service increase (Effective September 5, 2023)

Weekday service levels will be improved Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to meet ridership demand. The 939A (Finch Station-Scarborough Centre Station) branch will return in the mid-day period.

953 Steeles East Express

Service reliability improvement, and additional stop at Milliken GO Station (Effective September 5, 2023)

Service reliability will be improved on this route. Current wait times for buses will not change.

With the completion of construction at Milliken GO Station, a new stop will be in service in both directions at Steeles/Milliken GO.