November service adjustments

In preparation of upcoming City watermain replacement construction on King Street West between Close Avenue and Dufferin Street and Portland Street and Spadina Avenue, following service changes will be implemented: 

504/304 King streetcars will operate as a single branch between Dundas West Station and Broadview Station. 

504C/304C King replacement buses will operate seven days a week between Sunnyside Loop (Roncesvalles Avenue) and Distillery Loop (Front Street East and Cherry Street). 

503 Kingston Rd replacement buses will be extended west to terminate at Dufferin Gate Loop.

Service coverage along King Street West will be maintained through 504C/304C King replacement buses and 503 Kingston Rd replacement buses during this time.

508 Lakeshore streetcars will be removed for the duration of this construction. Customers can continue to use alternative service on 501 Queen, 504 King and/or 507 Long Branch.

Wheel Trans services will remain accessible in all areas where local traffic is permitted.

Additional service changes will be made once construction begins.

Streetcar service on 507 Long Branch will be reinstated as construction at Long Branch Loop ends. With this change, 507M and 507 Long Branch bus replacement services will be removed. 

Further, streetcar service on 501C Queen will resume operating to Long Branch Loop during the late evening period on weekdays and weekends. During the overnight period, 301L Queen bus replacement service will be removed and 301 Queen streetcar service will resume serving Long Branch Loop.

Streetcar service on 501C Queen will resume operating to Long Branch Loop during the late evening period on weekdays and weekends as construction at Long Branch Loop ends.   

Routing on 11 Bayview will be adjusted in all time periods to provide expanded service between Lawrence Station and Sunnybrook Hospital. With this change, service on 11C Bayview (Davisville Station-Sunnybrook) will be removed and replaced with extended service on 11B Bayview (Davisville Station-Lawrence Station via Sunnybrook), which will operate north of Sunnybrook Hospital to Lawrence Station via Raab Boulevard, Wellness Way, Bayview Avenue and Lawrence Avenue East.

Service on 52F Lawrence West (Lawrence Station-Royal York) will be extended in all time periods on weekdays and Saturdays to operate east of Lawrence Station to Sunnybrook Hospital via Lawrence Avenue East, Bayview Avenue, Wellness Way, and Raab Boulevard. 

With this change, service will be removed from 124 Sunnybrook in all time periods as part of the 2026 Annual Network Plan. Customers can use adjusted service on 11B Bayview and 52F Lawrence West as outlined above 

Regular routing will resume on 29C Dufferin (Wilson Station-Exhibition (Princes' Gate)) through Exhibition Place via Nunavut Road, Nova Scotia Avenue and Manitoba Drive.  

Service will be removed from the 43C Kennedy (Kennedy Station-Village Green Square) branch in the early morning, morning peak and afternoon peak periods on weekdays as approved in the 2024 Annual Network Plan. Customers can access alternative service via stops on Kennedy Road at Village Green Square.

Service on 43B Kennedy (Kennedy Station-Scarborough Centre via Progress) will also be restored in the early evening period on weekdays to improve service accessibility during this time period. 

Service on the 73 Royal York will be improved in the morning peak, midday and afternoon peak periods on weekdays. 

With this change, service will be removed from the 73D Royal York (Royal York Station-Albion) branch during the morning and afternoon peak periods on weekdays and replaced with improved service on 73B Royal York (Royal York Station-Mount Dennis Station) and 73C Royal York (Royal York Station-Claireport). 

Service will be added to the 902 Markham Rd Express in the early evening period on weekdays, and in the morning and afternoon periods on weekends to improve express bus accessibility throughout Scarborough. Buses will operate every 15 minutes during these time periods.

Service will be added to the 985 Sheppard East Express in the midday period on weekdays to improve express bus accessibility throughout Scarborough. Buses will operate every 15 minutes during this time period.

Service will be added to the 995 York Mills Express in the early evening period on weekdays and in the morning and afternoon periods on weekends to improve express bus accessibility throughout Scarborough. Buses will operate every 10 minutes during these time periods.

Service on 903 Kennedy Station-Scarborough Express will be rebranded to 903 Kennedy-Progress Express to improve wayfinding. 

Routing on 904 Sheppard-Kennedy Express will be adjusted in all time periods to no longer operate between Scarborough Centre Station and Kennedy Station to better align service with ridership demand on the Scarborough Busway. Service will continue to operate between Scarborough Centre Station and Don Mills Station.

With this change, service on 904 Sheppard-Kennedy Express will also be rebranded to 904 Don Mills-Scarborough Express to reflect the adjusted routing as outlined above.

Routing on the 939A Finch Express (Finch Station-Kennedy Station) and 939B Finch Express (Finch West Station-Kennedy Station) branches will be adjusted in all time periods to no longer operate between Scarborough Centre Station and Kennedy Station to better align service with ridership demand on the Scarborough Busway.

With this change, service on the 939C Finch Express (Finch Station-Morningside Heights) branch will also be added in the midday and early evening period on weekdays, and in the morning and afternoon periods on weekends to improve express bus accessibility throughout Scarborough. Buses will operate every 15 to 20 minutes during these time periods.

Further, service on the 939A Finch Express (Finch Station-Kennedy Station) will be removed in the midday and early evening period on weekdays, and in the morning and afternoon periods on weekends as a result of this change.

Service on 943 Kennedy Express will be added in the morning and afternoon peak periods on weekdays to improve express bus accessibility throughout Scarborough. Buses will arrive every 15 minutes during these time periods.

Seasonal route suspensions and service adjustments will be implemented on the following routes:

• 200 Toronto Zoo
• 201 Bluffer's Park
• 202 Cherry Beach
• 203 High Park
• 509 Harbourfront

200 Toronto Zoo, 201 Bluffer's Park, 202 Cherry Beach, and 203 High Park 

Seasonal service on 200 Toronto Zoo, 201 Bluffer's Park, 202 Cherry Beach, and 203 High Park routes will be suspended for the season due to reduced demand. 

Additional service and/or trips will be added during select time periods to reduce wait times on the following routes:

• Line 5 Eglinton
• 505 Dundas
• 510 Spadina
• 11 Bayview
• 26 Dupont
• 43 Kennedy
• 48 Rathburn
• 52 Lawrence West
• 54 Lawrence East
• 73 Royal York
• 95 York Mills
• 102 Markham Rd
• 123 Sherway
• 129 McCowan North
• 160 Bathurst North
• 902 Markham Rd Express
• 905 Eglinton East Express
• 939 Finch Express
• 954 Lawrence East Express
• 985 Sheppard East Express
• 995 York Mills Express

Line 5 Eglinton   

Runtimes will be adjusted in all time periods on weekdays and weekends due to improved operating conditions and enhanced transit signal priority measures. Service frequencies will be improved in all time periods on weekdays and weekends. 

To better align service levels with ridership, updated schedules will be introduced on the following routes:

• 11 Bayview
• 25 Don Mills
• 34 Eglinton
• 43 Kennedy
• 73 Royal York
• 85 Sheppard East
• 86 Scarborough
• 95 York Mills
• 102 Markham Rd
• 116 Morningside
• 160 Bathurst North
• 925 Don Mills Express
• 939 Finch Express
• 996 Wilson Express

Stop location, trip time and route operations adjustments will result in schedule changes on the following routes:

• Line 1 Yonge-University
• Line 2 Bloor-Danforth
• Line 5 Eglinton
• 504 King
• 505 Dundas
• 11 Bayview
• 26 Dupont
• 29 Dufferin
• 30 High Park North
• 37 Islington
• 43 Kennedy
• 52 Lawrence West
• 54 Lawrence East
• 61 Avenue Rd
• 63 Ossington
• 72 Pape 
• 73 Royal York 
• 85 Sheppard East
• 95 York Mill
• 102 Markham Rd
• 123 Sherway
• 129 McCowan North
• 130 Middlefield
• 132 Milner
• 149 Etobicoke-Bloor
• 162 Lawrence-Donway
• 166 Toryork
• 189 Stockyards
• 191 Underhill
• 352 Lawrence West
• 900 Airport Express
• 902 Markham Rd Express
• 903 Kennedy-Progress Express
• 904 Don Mills-Scarborough Express
• 939 Finch Express
• 943 Kennedy Express
• 952 Lawrence West Express
• 953 Steeles East Express
• 954 Lawrence East Express
• 985 Sheppard East Express
• 995 York Mills Express

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. 

The new schedules will be available on the website by Sunday, November 1. 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. 

The next service adjustments will happen:

• Sunday, December 20, 2026   
• Sunday, January 3, 2027 

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.