Transit Toronto

The TTC says it’s adding extra service tonight, Tuesday, April 22, to help fans get around the city safely as they cheer on the Toronto Maple Leafs in game two of the National Hockey League’s Atlantic Division first-round playoffs at Scotiabank Arena.

• Extra subway trains will be operating along Line 1 Yonge - University.
• Extra TTC staff will be at Union Station and other key locations downtown to help passengers, answer questions, and manage crowds.

If you’re travelling by bus or streetcar, board vehicles along the 510 Spadina, 19 Bay, 114 Queens Quay East and 121 Esplanade - River routes to and from Scotiabank Arena.

In a news release, the TTC explains that it “anticipates a high volume of fans cheering on the Leafs tonight and advises [passengers] that some streets may be closed, resulting in potential route diversions.

Today, Tuesday, April 22 is Earth Day. To mark the occasion, the TTC reminds you that, by taking public transit, you’re choosing an environmentally responsible way to travel and to protect the health of people and the planet.

In a news release, the TTC is re-affirming its goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040. With partnerships from government and passengers, the TTC explains that it’s “on its way to electrifying 50 per cent of its fleet by 2030.”

It’s updating Torontonians about the progress of its Green initiatives.

Buses

Recently, the has received 74 new battery-electric buses and will receive another 266 in the near future. This will bring the total e-bus fleet to 400, which, the TTC says, is the largest e-bus fleet in North America. The Government of Canada and the City of Toronto jointly funded these buses that will serve communities all over the city.

The TTC adds that it also has an impressive fleet of hybrid-electric buses, which make up about 29 per cent of the TTC’s entire bus fleet. These vehicles cut emissions by nearly 50 per cent and run as zero-emission buses in Green Zones —- locations where the diesel generator turns off completely, improving local air quality.

Streetcars

All TTC streetcars already operate with zero emissions. The transit agency is soon receiving 60 new streetcars, which the federal government, the Government of Ontario and the City have jointly funded. By the end of 2025, the fleet will grow to 264 streetcars, increasing passenger capacity by 30 per cent and carrying the equivalent of nearly 700 buses.

Subways

Subway trains also produce zero emissions. In 2024, the TTC launched an request for proposals for 70 new trains. Fifty-five of these will replace aging trains on Line 2 Bloor - Danforth. The federal and provincial governments and the City have funded these 55 trains. Metrolinx is fully funding the other 15 trains, which will serve passengers along the future extensions to Lines 1 (Yonge - University) and 2.

Wheel-Trans

The Wheel-Trans fleet of vehicles will generate zero emissions by 2040. This year, the TTC awarded a contract for five battery-electric paratransit buses, which will arrive in 2026. It will install eight chargers at Lakeshore Garage to support these vehicles.

The agency will conduct a two-year evaluation to inform future battery-electric Wheel Trans purchases, which it plans to start in 2028. If the project is successful, the TTC will receive its last gasoline Wheel-Trans bus in 2029.

Electrification Infrastructure

The TTC is installing charging equipment to support its e-bus fleet in its various facilities. To date, it’s installed 111 high-powered chargers at Arrow, Eglinton, Mount Dennis, and Birchmount garages. By the end of 2026, it will install 207 charge points. It’s installing 30 charge points this year for employees to use, and also installing 25 charge points for non-revenue TTC vehicles.

Innovation and Sustainability

In 2024, the TTC launched an Innovation and Sustainability Strategy (.pdf) to identify innovative technologies that maximize benefits to passengers, the people of Toronto, and the environment. Early wins include retrofitting all subway platforms with LED (light-emitting diode) lights and piloting electric maintenance tools and equipment to reduce environmental pollutants.

In 2025, the TTC intends to launch multi-year programs to improve energy and water conservation at its facilities and enhance the its climate resilience, including a partnership with PowerON to implement rooftop solar panels at its facilities, beginning this year at the Hillcrest Complex.

Metrolinx and its contractors continue upgrading GO Transit’s Barrie line as part of the GO Expansion Program.

GO Transit is adjusting the schedules for trains along the 65 Barrie line Tuesday, April 22 and Wednesday, April 23 due to upcoming construction along the line this weekend. The construction requires trains to travel more slowly in some areas.

Southbound:

• Some trains leave stations south of Bradford GO Station two minutes later than usually.
• The 6:12 and 6:42 a.m. trains from Allandale Waterfront GO Station leave one minute earlier than usually at 6:11 and 6:41 a.m.
• The 9:02 a.m. and 1:08 and 9:10 p.m. trains from Allandale leave two minutes earlier than usually at 9 a.m. and 1:06 and 9:08 p.m.

Northbound:

• Some trains arrive in Barrie South and Allandale Waterfront GO stations two minutes later than usually.

Metrolinx and GO plan to accommodate more passengers and increase service along the Barrie line, as part of their GO Expansion Program (formerly “regional express rail”).

From Monday, April 21 until Friday, April 25, the TTC is closing Line 2 Bloor - Danforth subway earlier than usually between Jane and Ossington stations. Line 2 trains operate between Kipling and Jane stations and between Kennedy and Ossington stations after 11 p.m. those evenings.

Shuttle buses partially replace subway trains. The trains drop off or pick up passengers in subway station terminals or on the street near all stations on the closed section of Line 2. Although shuttle buses are accessible, the TTC is also operating two Wheel-Trans vehicles between Jane and Ossington for passengers needed extra help in getting around.

(Or, consider a shuttle-bus alternative.)

Runnymede, High Park, Lansdowne and Dufferin stations are closed. All other subway stations remain open so you can buy PRESTO fares or tickets and connect to TTC buses or GO Transit and UP Express trains.

While this part of Line 2 is closed, TTC crews are maintaining the tracks.

The TTC is closing this section of Line 2 at least once more during April and early May:

• Monday, April 28 until Friday, May 2 — Jane to Ossington — close early — track work.

According to a TTC news release, “While the TTC does most subway maintenance after service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete critical infrastructure and state-of-good-repair work.”

The TTC is advising passengers that, starting 6 a.m. Monday, April 21, it’s detouring streetcars along these routes “due to city construction work:

• 301 Queen overnight; and
• 501 Queen.

(Note that the City of Toronto website lists a TTC project to repair the streetcar tracks on Queen West at Northcote Avenue during the same period.)

Shuttle buses replace the cars between Roncesvalles Avenue / King Street West and Spadina Avenue.

Construction on Queen Street West and the resulting TTC detours continue until April 24 (5 a.m.)

The TTC is delaying the start of service along Line 2 Bloor - Danforth subway between Broadview and St George stations this Sunday, April 20. All Line 2 trains operate only between Kennedy and Broadview stations and between Kipling and St George stations before 11 a.m. that day.

Shuttle buses partially replace subway service between the two stations, stopping on the street near stations on the closed section of the line.

(Or, consider a shuttle-bus alternative.)

Most stations on the closed section of Line 2 remain open so you can pay for fares or connect with buses, streetcars and Line 1 Yonge - University subway trains. However, Sherbourne and Bay stations are closed before 11 a.m.

Although shuttle buses are accessible, extra Wheel-Trans service is also available between Broadview and St George stations. Ask staff in each station for information about Wheel-Trans service.

While this section of Line 2 is closed, City of Toronto contractors work under the Prince Edward Viaduct to replace beams.

Starting 11 p.m. Thursday, April 17, the TTC is operating buses, instead of streetcars, along the entire paths of these routes:

• 312 St Clair overnight; and
• 512 St Clair.

You can board buses at temporary stops beside the curb, instead of the centre-road “island” streetcar stops, on St. Clair Avenue West between Gunns Road and Yonge Street.

Buses replace streetcars along St Clair West until April 20 (5 a.m.)

While buses temporarily replace streetcars, TTC crews are upgrading the tracks in St Clair West Station terminal and repairing the track at the intersection of St Clair West with Bathurst Street.

The TTC explains that “This work is part of TTC’s preventative maintenance program to ensure safe and reliable streetcar operations. Around-the-clock work is required to preserve the integrity and quality of new rail and concrete.”

At St. Clair and Bathurst, crews are:

• milling concrete;
• saw-cutting concrete;
• breaking and removing old concrete;
• replacing old rail with new rail; and
• placing new concrete.

Crews work in centre lane on St Clair West in the work zone near the intersection. The work zone restricts the eastbound left-turn lane from St Clair onto Bathurst. It also blocks pedestrians from crossing St Clair on the west side of Bathurst. Use the east-side crosswalk.

Parades and processions in Toronto affect TTC services this weekend, including both religious and festive celebrations of Good Friday and Easter.

Most transit agencies in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area are revising their service during this long holiday weekend:

• Good Friday, Friday, April 18;
• Easter Saturday, Saturday, April 19;
• Easter, Sunday, April 20; and
• Easter Monday, Monday, April 21.

From Monday, April 14 until Thursday, April 17, the TTC is closing Line 2 Bloor - Danforth subway earlier than usually between Jane and Ossington stations. Line 2 trains operate between Kipling and Jane stations and between Kennedy and Ossington stations after 11 p.m. those evenings.

Shuttle buses partially replace subway trains. The trains drop off or pick up passengers in subway station terminals or on the street near all stations on the closed section of Line 2. Although shuttle buses are accessible, the TTC is also operating two Wheel-Trans vehicles between Jane and Ossington for passengers needed extra help in getting around.

Runnymede, High Park, Lansdowne and Dufferin stations are closed. All other subway stations remain open so you can buy PRESTO fares or tickets and connect to TTC buses or GO Transit and UP Express trains.

While this part of Line 2 is closed, TTC crews are maintaining the tracks.

The TTC is closing this section of Line 2 at least twice more during April and early May:

• Monday, April 21 until Friday, April 25 — Jane to Ossington — close early — track work.
• Monday, April 28 until Friday, May 2 — Jane to Ossington — close early — track work.

According to a TTC news release, “While the TTC does most subway maintenance after service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete critical infrastructure and state-of-good-repair work.”