Editorial
November Board Period Service Changes
Starting on Sunday, November 20, the TTC will be making the following service adjustments:
ROUTE CHANGES
74 Mt Pleasant
Temporary routing change ends effective November 20
Buses will return to the bus platform at the lower level at St Clair Station as construction at the station ends.
88 South Leaside
Temporary routing change ends effective November 20
Buses will return to the bus platform at the lower level at St Clair Station as construction at the station ends.
90 Vaughan
Temporary routing changes effective November 21
The peak-periods only service on the 90B (St Clair West Stn-Eglinton) branch will be temporarily discontinued because of delays along Eglinton Avenue resulting from Metrolinx Line 5 Eglinton LRT construction. There will be no change to the 90A (St Clair West Stn-Oakwood) branch.
143 Downtown/Beach Express
Temporary routing change ends effective November 21
Buses will return to Neville Park Loop as construction at the loop ends.
165 Weston Rd North
Seasonal route extension ends effective November 20
The seasonal weekend and holiday service on the 165C Weston Rd North (York Mills Stn-Canada’s Wonderland) branch will end for the season. The last day of service this year was Sunday, October 30.
501 Queen /301 Queen
Temporary routing changes effective November 20
Streetcars will return to Neville Park Loop as construction at the loop ends. The City’s water main construction on Queen Street between Bathurst Street and Spadina Avenue has been extended. Streetcars continue to be on diversion via Spadina Avenue, King Street and Shaw Street, with shuttle buses operated between University Avenue and Shaw Street.
511 Bathurst
Temporary bus replacement effective November 20
Buses will temporarily replace streetcars on the route because of a shortage of streetcars. Buses will operate between Bathurst Station and Exhibition Place, but will follow different routing between Bathurst Street and Exhibition Place.
512 St Clair
Temporary routing change ends effective November 20
Streetcars will return to the entire route, upon the completion of construction at St Clair Station.
SERVICE CHANGES
7 Bathurst
Service reliability improvement effective November 21
Additional time will be added to the schedules from Monday to Friday to reduce delays from Metrolinx Line 5 Eglinton LRT construction. The intervals between buses will be widened slightly.
511 Bathurst
Temporary bus replacement effective November 20
Buses will temporarily replace streetcars on the route because of a shortage of streetcars. Buses will operate between Bathurst Station and Exhibition Place, but will follow different routing between Bathurst Street and Exhibition Place.
11 Bayview
Service reliability improvement effective November 21
Additional time will be added to the schedules from Monday to Friday to reduce delays from Metrolinx Line 5 Eglinton LRT construction. The intervals between buses will be widened slightly.
29 Dufferin
Service reliability improvement effective November 21
Additional time will be added to the schedules from Monday to Friday to reduce delays from Metrolinx Line 5 Eglinton LRT construction. The intervals between buses will be widened slightly.
33 Forest Hill
Service reliability improvement effective November 20
Additional time will be added to the schedules during all times of the week to reduce delays from Metrolinx Line 5 Eglinton LRT construction. The service will change to every 20 minutes.
35 Jane
Service reduction effective November 20
Service will be reduced during the midday from Monday to Friday. Service will operate every six-to-seven minutes.
37 Islington
Service reliability improvement effective November 21
Schedules will be adjusted during most times from Monday to Friday to improve service reliability. There will be slight changes to service levels and specific trip times will change.
43 Kennedy
Service reduction effective November 21
Service will be reduced during the midday and in the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday. In the midday, service on the 43B (Kennedy Stn-Scarborough Centre Stn) branch will change to every 15 minutes. In the afternoon peak period, service on the 43A (Kennedy Stn-Steeles) branch will change to every 10 minutes.
56 Leaside
Service reliability improvement effective November 21
Additional time will be added to the schedules from Monday to Friday to reduce delays from Metrolinx Line 5 Eglinton LRT construction. The intervals between buses will be widened slightly.
57 Midland
Service reduction effective November 21
Service will be reduced during the morning peak period from Monday to Friday. Service will change to every eight-to-nine minutes.
68 Warden
Service reliability improvement effective November 21
Driving time will be adjusted at most times from Monday to Friday to improve service reliability.
Service reduction effective November 21
Service will be reduced in the morning peak period, from Monday to Friday. Service will change to every five minutes.
73 Royal York
Service reduction effective November 26
Service will be reduced during the daytime on Saturday on the 73C (Royal York Stn-Claireport via Albion Rd) branch. Service will change to every 15 minutes.
74 Mt Pleasant
Temporary routing change ends effective November 20
Buses will return to the bus platform at the lower level at St Clair Station. The temporary stop on Pleasant Boulevard will be removed.
79 Scarlett Rd
Service reduction effective November 26
Service will be reduced during the daytime on Saturday. Service will change to every 12 minutes.
88 South Leaside
Temporary routing change ends effective November 20
Buses will return to the bus platform at the lower level at St Clair Station. The temporary stop on Pleasant Boulevard will be removed.
90 Vaughan
Temporary routing changes effective November 21
The peak-periods-only service on the 90B (St Clair West Stn-Eglinton) branch will be temporarily removed, because of delays along Eglinton Avenue resulting from Metrolinx Line 5 Eglinton LRT construction. There will be no change to the 90A (St Clair West Stn-Oakwood) branch.
108 Downsview
Service reduction effective November 26
Service will be reduced during the afternoon on Saturday. Service will change to every nine minutes.
121 Fort York-Esplanade
Service reduction effective November 20
- Service will be reduced during some periods of the week:
- Morning peak period service will operate every 11 minutes.
- Saturday morning service will operate every 16 minutes.
- Service will end sooner, every day, with last trips departing at both ends of the route at approximately 1 a.m.
124 Sunnybrook
Service reduction effective November 21
Service will be reduced during the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday. The service will change to every seven-to-eight minutes.
129 McCowan North
Service reduction effective November 21
Service will be reduced during the morning peak period from Monday to Friday. The combined service south of Steeles Avenue will change to every five minutes.
133 Neilson
Service reduction effective November 21
Service will be reduced during the morning peak period from Monday to Friday. Service will change to every 10 minutes.
143 Downtown/Beach Express
Temporary routing change ends effective November 21
Buses will return to Neville Park Loop as construction at the loop ends.
161 Rogers Rd
Service reduction effective November 26
Service will be reduced during the daytime on Saturday. Service will change to every 15 minutes.
165 Weston Rd North
Seasonal route extension ends effective November 20
The seasonal weekend and holiday service on the 165C Weston Rd North (York Mills Stn-Canada’s Wonderland) branch will end for the season. The last day of service this year was Sunday, October 30.
501 Queen/301 Queen
Temporary routing changes effective November 20
Streetcars will return to Neville Park Loop as construction at the loop ends. The City’s water main construction on Queen Street between Bathurst Street and Spadina Avenue has been extended. Streetcars continue to be on diversion via Spadina Avenue, King Street and Shaw Street, with shuttle buses operated between University Avenue and Shaw Street.
504 King
Service reduction effective November 21
Monday to Friday service will be reduced slightly on Roncesvalles Avenue and on Broadview Avenue, between approximately 5:30-7 a.m. and between approximately 8-9 p.m. Service will continue to operate every 10 minutes or better.
509 Harbourfront
Service reliability improvement effective November 20
Schedules will be adjusted during most times to improve service reliability. There will be slight changes to service levels and specific trip times will change.
512 St Clair
Temporary routing change ends effective November 20
Streetcars will return to the entire route, upon the completion of construction at St Clair Station. Cars will operate between St Clair Station at Yonge Street and Keele Street.
514 Cherry
Service reduction effective November 20
- Service will be reduced during some periods of the week:
- Service will start later, every day, with first trips departing at both ends of the route at approximately 6 a.m.
- Service will end sooner, every day, with last trips departing at both ends of the route at approximately 1 a.m.