December service adjustments
Effective December 21, 2025, unless otherwise indicated, the following changes will be made to bus, streetcar and subway service across the city. The new information will be updated on the Routes and Schedules page by December 21.
Schedule and service adjustments
Seasonal service reductions
Extra scheduled trips to accommodate ridership to secondary schools will be suspended to coincide with the 2025-2026 winter break. There will be no change to scheduled service levels. The extra scheduled trips will be restored on Monday, January 5, 2026, when classes resume.
Construction service changes
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College Street and McCaul Street Construction Ends
With the end of track and overhead work at College Street and McCaul Street, regular service will resume on 506/306 Carlton streetcars between High Park Loop and Main Street Station.
Regular service will also resume on the 94 Wellesley. Service on the 94B Wellesley between Wellesley and Castle Frank stations will be reinstated and 94A Wellesley service between Wellesley and Ossington stations will be reduced. Sunday early morning service will end. On Sundays, the first westbound departure from Castle Frank Station will be at 7:40 a.m., and the first eastbound departure from Ossington Station will be at 7:43 a.m.
Holiday Service Schedule
Monday, December 22, Tuesday, December 23 and Wednesday, December 24
Regular weekday service will operate across subway and surface routes.
Thursday, December 25 – Christmas Day
The TTC will operate on a Sunday schedule with most surface routes and subway service starting at 8 a.m. Subway service will operate every 4-5 minutes.
Service on Line 6 Finch West will operate as follows:
- Line 6 Finch West Light Rail Transit: 7:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Line 6 Finch West Shuttle Bus Service: 10 p.m. - 1 a.m.
- 336 Finch West: 1 a.m. to 7 a.m.
Friday, December 26 – Boxing Day
Surface and subway routes will operate on their Sunday service schedules, but will start earlier, at approximately 6 a.m.
Service on Line 6 Finch West will operate as follows:
- Line 6 Finch West Light Rail Transit: 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Line 6 Finch West Shuttle Bus Service: 10 p.m. - 1 a.m.
- 336 Finch West: 1 a.m. to 6 a.m.
Saturday, December 27
The TTC will operate regular Saturday service.
Sunday, December 28
The TTC will operate regular Sunday service.
Monday, December 29 and Tuesday, December 30
Regular weekday service will operate across subway and surface routes.
Wednesday, December 31 – New Year’s Eve
- Service will be adjusted on Line 1 Yonge-University and Line 2 Bloor-Danforth through the morning, afternoon, early evening and late evening time periods.
- Service frequencies on Line 4 Sheppard and Line 6 Finch West will stay the same as currently scheduled.
- Subway service will be extended to operate until approximately 3 a.m.
- Service will be extended on most streetcar and bus routes until approximately 3 a.m.
- Blue Night Network service will operate from approximately 3 a.m. until 8 a.m.
New Year’s Eve Subway and Light Rail Transit Service
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Line 1 Yonge-University
Subway service on Line 1 will be improved in the midday and late evening period to accommodate increased ridership demand for New Year’s Eve. Line 1 subway service will also be extended to operate until 3 a.m.
Last Trains Departure Times on Line 1
- The last northbound train will depart Union Station towards Finch Station at 2:31 a.m.
- The last northbound train will arrive at Finch Station at 3:02 a.m.
- The last northbound train will depart Union Station towards Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC) Station at 2:27 a.m.
- The last northbound train will arrive at VMC Station at 3:10 a.m.
- The last southbound train will depart Finch Station towards Union Station at 2 a.m.
- The last southbound train will depart from VMC Station towards Union Station at 1:50 a.m.
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Line 2 Bloor-Danforth
Service on Line 2 will be improved in the late evening period to accommodate increased ridership demand for New Year’s Eve. Service will also be extended to operate until 3 a.m.
Last Train Departure Times on Line 2
- The last eastbound train departs from Kipling Station at 2:15 a.m.
- The last westbound train arrives at Kipling Station at 3:08 a.m.
- The last eastbound train from Bloor-Yonge Station departs at 2:40 a.m.
- The last westbound train from Bloor-Yonge Station departs at 2:39 a.m.
- The last westbound train departs from Kennedy Station at 2:18 a.m.
- The last eastbound train arrives at Kennedy Station at 3:02 a.m.
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Line 4 Sheppard
There will be no changes to scheduled service levels on Line 4 compared to regular weekday service.
Service will be extended to operate until 3 a.m.
Last Train Departure Times on Line 4
- The last eastbound train departs Sheppard-Yonge Station at 2:57 a.m.
- The last eastbound train arrives at Don Mills Station at 3:05 a.m.
- The last westbound train departs from Don Mills Station at 3:09 a.m.
- The last westbound train arrives at Sheppard-Yonge Station at 3:17 a.m.
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Line 6 Finch West
Line 6 Finch West Light Rail Transit (LRT) will operate between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Line 6 Finch West Shuttle Bus Service will operate from 10 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. servicing stops outside of LRT stations.
336 Finch West will operate from 2:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.
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Regional Transit Connections - MiWay and York Region Transit
MiWay
- 52 Lawrence West – Service to Westwood Square will be extended until approximately 3 a.m.
York Region Transit
- 68 Warden – Service to Major Mackenzie Drive will be extended until approximately 3 a.m.
- 102 Markham Rd – Service to Major Mackenzie Drive will end at the usual time.
- 129 McCowan North - Service to Major Mackenzie Dr will end at the usual time.
- 160 Bathurst North – Service to Centre St will end at the usual time.
Thursday, January 1, 2026 – New Year’s Day
The TTC will operate on a Sunday schedule with most surface routes and subway service starting at 8 a.m. Subway service will operate every 4-5 minutes.
Service on Line 6 Finch West will operate as follows:
- Line 6 Finch West Light Rail Transit: 7:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Line 6 Finch West Shuttle Bus Service: 10 p.m. - 1 a.m.
- 336 Finch West: 1 a.m. to 7 a.m.
Friday, January 2, 2026
- The TTC will operate regular weekday service.
Saturday, January 3, 2026
- The TTC will operate regular Saturday service.
Sunday, January 4, 2026
- The TTC will operate regular Sunday service.
Monday, January 5, 2026
- The TTC will operate regular weekday service and school trips will resume.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Why is TTC adjusting service?
Approximately every six weeks, the TTC adjusts service its bus and streetcar routes and subway lines. Some adjustments are minor, such as slight departure time changes, while others involve more significant changes related to construction work or route updates.
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When will the new schedules be posted?
The new schedules will be available on the website by Sunday, December 21. If you need help planning your trip, please call our Customer Information team at 416-393-4636, or use the Trip Planner on our website.
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When will the next service adjustments happen?
The next service adjustments will happen:
- Sunday, January 4, 2026
- Sunday, February 8, 2026
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Is there a place to see real-time bus occupancy data?
Customers can get real-time bus occupancy data and arrival information for the next three buses at their stop as well as the volume of passengers on those buses by using Transit, Transit Now or Track TTC on our website.
As part of a year-long pilot with Transit app, customers can also see scheduled and unscheduled bus and streetcar diversions live in the app.