TTC service adjustments
Approximately every six weeks, the TTC adjusts service levels based on observed ridership demand and adjusts where necessary. Starting Sunday, March 31, 2024, we're making adjustments to our bus, streetcar, and subway routes. These adjustments aim to improve reliability and ensure that our capacity matches the number of riders. Even though we're currently serving about 80 percent of our pre-pandemic ridership, we're committed to maintaining service levels that exceed 94 percent of what they were before the pandemic.
Lawrence West Station bus bay changes
The City of Toronto will be starting construction on the Lawrence Avenue West overpass over the Allen Expressway. Bus bays located on-street in front of Lawrence West Station and Bay 5 inside the station will be unavailable for TTC bus operations for approximately nine months, starting March 31, 2024.
Bus bay assignments at both Lawrence West and Eglinton West stations will be adjusted, along with the following route modifications:
- 11C Bayview will be extended to Roe Loop via Bayview Avenue, Lawrence Avenue and Avenue Road, temporarily replacing 124 Sunnybrook until construction ends. Buses will continue to serve the Sunnybrook Hospital campus.
- 52/952 Lawrence West Express (eastbound) will move inside Lawrence West Station to Bay 3.
- 52ABD Lawrence West will continue to divert to Eglinton Station via Avenue Road and Eglinton Avenue West.
- 52G Lawrence West will move inside the station to Bay 2 and will be extended to Sunnybrook Hospital via Lawrence Avenue East and Bayview Avenue to replace 124 Sunnybrook until construction ends.
- 52F Lawrence West will be temporarily suspended.
- 59 Maple Leaf will be diverted to Eglinton West Station (Bay 4) via Dufferin Street, Glencairn Avenue, Marlee Avenue and Eglinton Avenue West.
- 124 Sunnybrook will be temporarily suspended and replaced by 11C Bayview and 52G Lawrence West (westbound)
- 352 Lawrence West & 52 Lawrence West (when subway is closed): Eastbound stop at Lawrence West Station temporarily suspended buses will use Shermount Ave in the eastbound direction as the alternative.
Sheppard-Yonge Station bus terminal closure
Sheppard-Yonge Station’s bus terminal will close for approximately six months for paving and other improvements. The following routes will drop customers off on Beecroft Road and will pick them up on Sheppard Avenue West outside of Sheppard-Yonge Station:
- 85 Sheppard East
- 84/984/384 Sheppard West
- 98 Willowdale-Senlac
There will be no changes to bus schedules as a result of this change.
Pape Station Construction – Bus Terminal Partial Closure
Pape Station bus terminal will partially close, requiring bus bay re-assignments within the station and the addition of three temporary stops outside of the station.
Updated bus bay assignments for all routes serving Pape Station during the partial closure are as follows:
- 25 Don Mills / 925 Don Mills Express will serve the station from two new temporary bus bays built along Lipton Avenue, just south of the station building
- 72 Pape will serve station from Bay 2 (platform area has been slightly reduced due to construction works)
- 81 Thorncliffe will serve station from stop on Pape Avenue located just in front of the station main entrance
- Wheel-Trans will serve station from Bay 2 (platform area has been slightly reduced due to construction works)
March Service Adjustments - streetcar
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301 Queen
Overnight streetcar service on the 301 Queen will be reinstated. Streetcars will operate every 30 minutes between Long Branch Loop and Neville Park Loop, diverting via Spadina Avenue, King Street and Church Street to bypass Ontario Line construction at Queen Street and Yonge Street.
Existing 301 Queen bus service will be renamed the 301B Queen and operate between Bathurst Street and Broadview Avenue at Gerrard Street East only, diverting via Bay Street, Richmond/King Street East and West, and Church Street. Buses will continue to arrive every 30 minutes.
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505 Dundas
- Service increase on Saturdays and Sundays
- Service reliability improvement
Service will be increased on Saturday during the afternoon and early evening and on Sunday afternoons to help minimize crowding that has been observed along the route. Adjustments will be made to schedules to improve service reliability.
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509 Harbourfront
- Service Increase Monday to Friday
Service will be increased between 6 and 9 a.m. Monday to Friday to help minimize crowding that has been observed on vehicles along the route.
March service adjustments - bus routes
Service improvements – bus routes: Service will increase at select times on the following routes, to better align it with customer travel.
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9 Bellamy
Service will be increased in the afternoon and early evening on weekends to address crowding.
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24 Victoria Park
Service will be increased between 12 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Saturday’s and between 12 p.m. and 1 a.m. on Sunday’s and holidays to help minimize crowding that has been observed on vehicles along the route. These changes will restore 10 minute or better service in all time periods, seven days a week.
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29 Dufferin
Service will be increased between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. and between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Sundays and holidays to help minimize crowding that has been observed on vehicles along the route.
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34 Eglinton East
10 minute or better service between Don Mills Road and Kennedy Station will be restored in all time periods, seven days a week.
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35 Jane
Service will be increased between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and between 7 and 10 p.m. Monday to Friday to address crowding. Service will also be increased between 12 and 7 p.m. on Sundays and holidays to address crowding.
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37 Islington
Service will be increased between 3 and 7 p.m. Monday to Friday to help minimize crowding that has been observed on vehicles along the route.
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41 Keele
Service will be increased in all time periods on Sundays to help minimize crowding that has been observed on vehicles along the route.
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905 Eglinton East Express
All trips Monday to Friday will be adjusted to operate with regular sized buses. With this change, service will be increased in all time periods Monday to Friday to ensure that capacity on the Eglinton Ave E corridor is maintained.
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102 Markham Rd
Service will be added in the early morning period on Sundays to improve service to employment areas surrounding the Markham Rd corridor. Service will now start at approximately 5:30 a.m. instead of 7:30 a.m. Buses will arrive every 20 minutes during this time period.
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200 Toronto Zoo
Service between Rouge Hill GO Station and Toronto Zoo via Port Union Rd and Sheppard Ave E will operate from Monday, May 6th to Saturday, May 11th to align with extended operating hours at Toronto Zoo. Buses will arrive every 20 minutes between 6 and 8 p.m.
Service will operate at the divisional level, meaning that trips will not appear in schedules or travel planning applications. Formal service will be scheduled with the start of the May 2024 Board Period.
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929 Dufferin Express
Service will be increased between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Sundays and holidays to address crowding.
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935 Jane Express
Service will be increased between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday to Friday, and between 12 and 7 p.m. on Sundays and holidays to address crowding.
Service reliability changes – bus routes: Schedules will be adjusted to improve service reliability on the following routes. Where listed, minor service frequency adjustments will be made as a result of this adjustment.
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11 Bayview
Schedules will be adjusted in all time periods seven days a week to improve service reliability.
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16 McCowan
Schedules will be adjusted by a few minutes Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. to improve service reliability.
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38 Highland Creek/938 Highland Creek Express
Schedules will be adjusted in all time periods seven days a week to improve service reliability.
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63 Ossington
Schedules will be adjusted in all time periods seven days a week to improve service reliability.
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78 St Andrews
Schedules will be adjusted in all time periods seven days a week to improve service reliability. With this change, buses will alternate trips with 115 Silver Hills.
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82 Rosedale
Schedules will be adjusted by a few minutes Monday to Friday in all time periods to improve service reliability.
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115 Silver Hills
Schedules will be adjusted in all time periods seven days a week to improve service reliability. With this change, buses will alternate trips with 78 St Andrews.
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129 McCowan North
Schedules will be adjusted in all time periods seven days a week to improve service reliability.
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131 Nugget
Schedules will be adjusted by a few minutes on Saturdays between 12 p.m. and 10 p.m. and on Sundays from 12 p.m. to 1 a.m. to improve service reliability.
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133 Neilson
Schedules will be adjusted by a few minutes Monday to Friday between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. by a few minutes and on Saturdays between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. to improve service reliability.
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903 Kennedy Stn-Scarborough Express
Schedules will be adjusted in all time periods seven days a week to improve service reliability.
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939 Finch Express
Schedules will be adjusted in all time periods seven days a week to improve service reliability.
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985 Sheppard East Express
Schedules will be adjusted in all time periods seven days a week to improve service reliability.
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334 Eglinton East
Schedules will be adjusted in the overnight period seven days a week to improve service reliability.
Service adjustments: Schedule adjustments will be made to the following routes, to match projected customer use.
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34 Eglinton East
Service between 6 and 9 a.m. Monday to Friday will be adjusted to run every six minutes instead of every five minutes.
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38 Highland Creek
Schedules will be adjusted by a few minutes on Saturdays between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. and on Sundays between 8 a.m. and 1 a.m. to align service with projected customer use.
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71 Runnymede
Schedules will be adjusted by a few minutes Monday to Friday between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m., on Saturdays between 12 p.m. and 1 a.m. and on Sundays between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. to align service with projected customer use.
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79 Scarlett Rd
Schedules will be adjusted by a few minutes Monday to Friday between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m., on Saturdays between 12 p.m. and 1 a.m. and on Sundays between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m. to align service with projected customer use.