The TTC is starting to implement some of the promises from the City of Toronto and TTC 2015 budgets, including “ten-minutes-or-better” more frequent service and “all-day, everyday” service along several routes this week. Although the improvements officially start tomorrow, Sunday, May 10, most changes affect Monday-to-Friday service, meaning they come into effect Monday, May 11.
(Unfortunately, due to an ongoing family situation, which, fortunately, ends this week, we won’t be providing our usual detailed look at the changes — although we will do so in the near future.)
In the meantime, you can review the TTC’s official service changes page, here, or Steve Munro’s usual excellent report on the changes here.
The TTC is revising service along these routes: 2 Bloor - Danforth subway; 6 Bay; 7 Bathurst; 17 Birchmount; 23 Dawes; 24 Victoria Park; 25 Don Mills; 32 Eglinton West; 35 Jane; 38 Highland Creek; 41E Keele express; 44 Kipling South; 45 Kipling; 47 Lansdowne; 60F Steeles West express; 63 Ossington; 72 Pape; 75 Sherbourne; 84 Sheppard West; 85 Sheppard East; 86 Scarborough; 89 Weston; 92 Woodbine South; 95E York Mills express; 100 Flemingdon Park; 101 Downsview Park; 102 Markham Rd; 108 Downsview; 116 Morningside; 123 Shorncliffe; 129 McCowan North; 134 Progress; 141 Downtown / Mt Pleasant express; 145 Downtown / Humber Bay express; 161 Rogers Rd; 165 Weston Rd North; 172 Cherry St; 191 Highway 27 rocket; 192 Airport rocket; 195 Jane rocket; 196 York University rocket; 198 U of T Scarborough rocket; 504 King; 505 Dundas; 506 Carlton; 509 Harbourfront; 510 Spadina; 511 Bathurst;
Specifically it’s: canceling branches of routes; increasing service along routes; decreasing service along routes; increasing the frequency of service along routes; decreasing the frequency of service along routes; revising services to and from colleges and universities; resuming seasonal services; adjusting the schedule for buses operating along a route; and making other changes to services along routes.
Canceling branches of routes
191 Highway 27 rocket
With the end of the academic term, fewer passengers are traveling to and from Humber College’s North campus. The TTC is canceling service along the 191A branch of the route during spring and summer.
Friday, May 8 is the last day until September that the TTC operates buses along the branch, providing extra service between the campus and Kipling Station.
The TTC is also increasing and decreasing the frequency of service along the entire route.
Summer service ends and regular service resumes Tuesday, September 8.
72 Pape
More passengers travel to Cherry Beach during the spring and summer, so the TTC’s extending the path for buses operating along the route to increase service to and from Commissioners and Cherry Streets Sundays and holidays after 10 p.m. At Cherry, passengers can connect with buses operating along the 172 Cherry St route to travel to and from the beach
during the spring and summer.(Update — Saturday, May 29, 4:42 p.m.: At its meeting Wednesday, May 27, the Toronto Transit Commission approved a number of increases to off-peak service. Ordinarily, the TTC would withdraw this service in September, with Labour Day, Monday, September 7 being the last day that it operated buses along the 72C branch late Sunday-and-holiday evenings.)
With this change, buses operate between Pape Station and Cherry Street at all times every day
during the spring and summerand the TTC no longer operates buses along the 72A branch of the route at any time of the week.Buses no longer operate along Queen Street East, Pape Avenue between Queen East and Eastern Avenue and Eastern. They no longer drop off or pick up passengers at these stops:
- on Queen Street East at Pape Avenue; and
- on Pape Avenue at Eastern Avenue.
The TTC is also increasing the frequency of service along the route.
Increasing service along routes
172B Cherry St via Cherry Beach
Since more passengers are traveling to and from Clarke Beach Park (or “Cherry Beach”, as most people call it) during the spring and summer, the TTC is resuming service along the seasonal 172B “via Cherry Beach” branch. Buses divert to and from the beach all day Saturdays, Sundays and holidays and Monday-to-Friday evenings.
Westbound buses operate along their regular route to Commissioners Street at Cherry Street, then proceed:
southward along Cherry Street to Cherry Beach Loop; and then
northward along Cherry to Commissioners,
resuming their regular route northward along Cherry.Eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Cherry Street at Commissioners Street, then proceed:
southward along Cherry Street to Cherry Beach Loop; and then
northward along Cherry to Commissioners,
resuming their regular route eastward along Commissioners.The TTC is also decreasing the frequency of service along the route.
108A Downsview via Grandravine
Starting Sunday, May 10, the TTC introduces new service along the branch late Sunday-and-holiday evenings as part of its policy to provide all-day, everyday service along all routes.
This results in more frequent and less frequent service along different parts of the route Sundays and holidays after about 10 p.m.
101 Downsview Park
Since more passengers travel to and from the park during spring and summer, the TTC is resuming Monday-to-Friday service along the route.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers along the route Mondays to Fridays before about 10 p.m.
Eastbound buses leave the park every 20 minutes from 6:10 a.m. until 10:10 p.m.
Westbound buses leave Downsview Station every 20 minutes from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m.
(Update — Saturday, May 29, 4:42 p.m.: At its meeting Wednesday, May 27, the Toronto Transit Commission approved a number of increases to off-peak service. Ordinarily, the TTC would withdraw this service in September, with Labour Day, Monday, September 7 being the last day that it operated buses along the route Mondays to Fridays. Buses now will operate along the route every day permanently.)
145 Downtown / Humber Bay express
The TTC is operating buses on earlier trips along the route Mondays to Fridays during afternoon rush hours to respond to passengers’ requests.
The earlier eastbound bus leaves Royal York Road North of Lake Shore Boulevard West at 4:35 p.m. Mondays to Fridays.
The earlier westbound bus leaves Adelaide Street West east of Peter Street at 3:45 p.m. and from Richmond Street West west of Simcoe Street at 4 p.m.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses:
- leave Adelaide West east of Peter at 3:45, 4:15and 4:45 p.m. and Richmond West west of Simcoe at 4, 4:30 and 5 p.m. (These buses end their trips on Royal York Road north of Lake Shore Boulevard West.)
- leave Adelaide West east of Peter at 5:15, 5:45 and 6:45 p.m. and Richmond West west of Simcoe at 5:30, 6 and 6:30 p.m. (These buses end their trips in Kipling Loop, on Kipling Avenue north of Lake Shore West.)
- leave Royal York north of Lake Shore West for Adelaide West east of Peter at 4:35, 5:05 and 5:35 p.m.
The TTC is also canceling a later trip along the route.
102 Markham Rd
The TTC is extending the path for buses operating along the 102D branch of the route so that they start and end their trips on Major Mackenzie Drive East, instead of at Mount Joy GO Station.
Starting Sunday, May 10, it introduces new service
- southbound along Markham Road between Major Mackenzie Drive East and Castlemore Avenue;
- northbound along Markham between Bur Oak and Castlemore Avenues;
- westbound along Castlemore between Markham Road and Mingay Avenue;
- northbound along Mingay between Castlemore and Major Mackenzie East; and
- eastbound between Mingay and Markham.
Southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a new stop
- on Major Mackenzie Drive East west of Markham Road.
Northbound buses serve new stops:
- on Castlemore Avenue west of Markham Road, at Fred McLaren Boulevard and Mingay Avenue,
- on Mingay Avenue at Fred McLaren Boulevard and Major Mackenzie Drive East and
- on Major Mackenzie Drive East at Ralph Chambers Avenue and Markham Road.
The TTC is also decreasing service and increasing and decreasing the frequency of service along various parts of the route at various times of the week.
72 Pape
More passengers travel to Cherry Beach during the spring and summer, so the TTC’s extending the path for buses operating along the route.
Starting Sunday, May 11, buses operate along the 72C branch of the route to and from Commissioners and Cherry Streets Sundays and holidays after 10 p.m. At Cherry, passengers can connect with buses operating along the 172 Cherry St route to travel to and from the beach
during the spring and summer.(Update — Saturday, May 29, 4:42 p.m.: At its meeting Wednesday, May 27, the Toronto Transit Commission approved a number of increases to off-peak service. Ordinarily, the TTC would withdraw this service in September, with Labour Day, Monday, September 7 being the last day that it operated buses along the 72C branch late Sunday-and-holiday evenings.)
With this change, buses operate between Pape Station and Cherry Street at all times every day
during the spring and summer.The TTC is also decreasing service along the route and increasing the frequency of service along the route.
86 Scarborough
Starting Sunday, May 10, the Toronto Zoo is open until 7 p.m. seven days a week, so the TTC is operating buses along the route to and from the zoo every day and buses to and from the zoo later Mondays to Fridays. The last buses leave the zoo at about 8 p.m. every day during spring and summer. The last day for summer weekend and holiday service to and from the zoo is Labour Day, Monday, September 7.
Later Monday-to-Friday service to and the Zoo ends for the summer and regular service resumes Tuesday, September 8.
The TTC is also increasing the frequency of service along the route.
85 Sheppard East
Starting Sunday, May 10, the TTC operates buses along the route to and from the Toronto Zoo later Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. The last buses leave the zoo at about 8 p.m. The last day for later service to the zoo is Labour Day, Monday, September 7.
123 Shorncliffe
The TTC is increasing service along the route by operating buses on new trips in each direction along the route Sunday and holiday mornings.
Starting Sunday, May 10, the northbound bus leaves Long Branch Loop at 8:20 a.m., serving the 123B “via East Mall” branch of the route. The southbound bus leaves Kipling Station at 8:45 a.m., serving the 123C “via North Queen” branch.
510 Spadina
With the end of construction at College Street the TTC’s resuming streetcar service along the entire route between Spadina and Union Stations.
It’s no longer operating buses along the route and is reassigning the buses that supplied service during the last six weeks to various other routes, including 17 Birchmount, 95E York Mills express and 504 King.
It’s again operating cars along Queens Quay West and through the Bay Street tunnel between Lower Spadina Avenue and Union Station.
Starting Sunday, May 10, streetcars drop off or pick up passengers along this section of the route:
- every 15 minutes Sundays and holidays before about 8 a.m.
- every 6 minutes 20 seconds from about 8 a.m. until noon;
- every 7 minutes 15 seconds from about noon until 6:30 p.m.; and
- every 6 minutes 45 seconds from about 6:30 p.m. until 1:10 a.m.
Starting Monday, May 11, the cars serve stops along this section:
- every 8 minutes Mondays to Fridays from about 6:15 until 9 a.m.;
- every 6 minutes 40 seconds from about 9 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.
- every 7½ minutes, from about 7:30 until 9 p.m.; and
- every 6 minutes 45 seconds from about 9 p.m. until 1 a.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, the cars serve the stops
- every 8 minutes Saturdays from about 6 until 7 a.m.;
- every 7 minutes 15 seconds from about 7 until 8 a.m.;
- every 6 minutes from about 8 a.m. until noon;
- every 7 minutes from about noon until 6:30 p.m.;
- every 6 minutes 15 seconds from about 6:30 until 9 p.m.; and
- every 6 minutes 45 seconds from about 9 p.m. until 1 a.m.
196B York University rocket (Sheppard - Yonge Station)
The TTC is introducing new service along the 196B branch Saturday, Sunday and holiday daytime as part of its policy to provide all-day, everyday service along all routes and expand the express-bus route network.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the branch:
- every 16 minutes Sundays and holidays from about 8 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, the buses serve stops along the branch:
- every 20 minutes Saturdays before about 8 a.m.;
- every 16 minutes from about 8 a.m. until 7 p.m.
The TTC is also increasing and decreasing the frequency of service along the route at different times of the week.
Decreasing service along routes
145 Downtown / Humber Bay express
Friday, May 1 was the last day that the TTC operated the eastbound bus that usually leaves Royal York Road north of Lake Shore Boulevard West at 6:05 p.m. Mondays to Fridays. It’s also the last day that it operated the westbound bus that usually leaves Adelaide Street West east of Peter Street at 6:45 p.m. and Richmond Street West west of Simcoe Street at 7 p.m.
Instead, it’s operating earlier buses along the route.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses:
- leave Adelaide West east of Peter at 3:45, 4:15and 4:45 p.m. and Richmond West west of Simcoe at 4, 4:30 and 5 p.m. (These buses end their trips on Royal York Road north of Lake Shore Boulevard West.)
- leave Adelaide West east of Peter at 5:15, 5:45 and 6:45 p.m. and Richmond West west of Simcoe at 5:30, 6 and 6:30 p.m. (These buses end their trips in Kipling Loop, on Kipling Avenue north of Lake Shore West.)
- leave Royal York north of Lake Shore West for Adelaide West east of Peter at 4:35, 5:05 and 5:35 p.m.
38 Highland Creek
With the end of the academic term, fewer passengers are traveling to and from Centennial College’s Morningside campus and the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus. The TTC is decreasing service along the 38B branch of the route during spring and summer.
Friday, May 8 was the last day until September that the TTC operated buses along the branch Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours. (Buses serving the branch operate only between Scarborough Centre Station and the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus.)
The TTC is also increasing and decreasing the frequency of service along the route and making another change to service along the route.
Summer service ends and regular service resumes Tuesday, September 8.
191 Highway 27 rocket
With the end of the academic term, fewer passengers are traveling to and from Humber College’s North campus. The TTC is canceling service along the 191A branch of the route during spring and summer.
Friday, May 8 is the last day until September that the TTC operates buses along the branch, providing extra service between the campus and Kipling Station.
Extra southbound buses no longer leave Woodbine Downs Boulevard beside #50 Woodbine Downs at 9:26, 9:46, 10:06 and 10:26 a.m. Mondays to Fridays. Extra northbound buses no longer leave Kipling Station at 8:50, 9:10, 9:30, 9:50, 10:10 and 10:30 a.m.
The TTC is also increasing and decreasing the frequency of service along the entire route.
Summer service ends and regular service resumes Tuesday, September 8.
102 Markham Rd
The TTC is extending the path for buses operating along the 102D branch of the route so that they start and end their trips on Major Mackenzie Drive East, instead of at Mount Joy GO Station.
Saturday, May 9 is the last day that northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at these stops:
- on Anderson Street, north of Bur Oak Avenue and south of Castlemore Avenue and
- on Castlemore Avenue at Markham Road / Main Street North.
The TTC is also increasing service and increasing and decreasing the frequency of service along various parts of the route at various times of the week.
Increasing the frequency of service along routes
2 Bloor - Danforth subway
The TTC is operating more trains along the line to improve the reliability of the service Monday-to-Friday midday and early evenings and Saturday, Sunday and holiday afternoons. Generally, adding extra trains does not increase the frequency of service.
However, starting Monday, May 11, trains drop off or pick up passengers at stations along the line
- every 3 minutes 20 seconds, instead of every 3 minutes 22 seconds, Mondays to Fridays from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
192 Airport express
Since more passengers travel to and from Toronto Pearson International Airport during the spring and summer, the TTC’s operating more buses along the route. It’s also adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network, providing more frequent service Mondays to Fridays before 3 p.m., Saturday, Sunday and holiday afternoons and every day after midnight.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 8 minutes, instead of every 10 minutes, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from about noon until 7 p.m.; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 8 minutes, after about midnight.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses serve the stops:
- every 10 minutes Mondays to Fridays before about 7 a.m.;
- every 8 minutes, instead of every 10 minutes, from about 7 a.m. until 3 p.m.;
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 14 minutes, after about midnight.
7 Bathurst
The TTC is adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network. It’s operating more buses along the route to increase the frequency of service late Sunday-and-holiday evenings and early Saturday mornings.
Starting Sunday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 12½ minutes, Sundays and holidays after about 10 p.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, buses serve the stops
every 9 minutes, instead of every 10 minutes, Saturdays before about 8 a.m.
511 Bathurst
Since more passengers travel to and from the waterfront and Exhibition Place during the spring and summer, the TTC’s operating more streetcars along the route. It’s increasing the frequency of service all day Sundays and holidays.
Starting Sunday, May 10, the cars drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 5½ minutes, instead of every 6 minutes, Sundays and holidays from about 8 a.m. until noon;
- every 4½ minutes, instead of every 5 minutes, from about noon until 7 p.m.;
- every 6 minutes, instead of every 8 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- every 7 minutes, instead of every 8 minutes, after about 10 p.m.
17 Birchmount
The TTC is operating more buses along the route Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours. This increases the frequency of service along the route and reverses its March service changes, when, due to a shortage of buses, it had to decrease service levels.
(It temporarily reassigned buses that usually operate along the route to replace streetcar service along the 510 Spadina route during construction at College Street and Spadina Avenue.)
Starting Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 6½ minutes, instead of every 7 minutes, south of Steeles Avenue East; and
- every 19½ minutes, instead of every 21 minutes, north of Steeles East.
506 Carlton
The TTC is adding the route to its the ten-minutes-or-better network. It’s operating more streetcars along the route to increase the frequency of service Sunday-and-holiday evenings.
Starting Sunday, May 10, the cars drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 11 minutes, Sundays and holidays after about 7 p.m.
The TTC is also making another change to service along the route.
25 Don Mills
The TTC’s adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network. It’s operating one more bus along the route to increase the frequency of service late Sunday-and-holiday evenings.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, Sundays and holidays after about 10 p.m.
108 Downsview
The TTC is introducing new service along the 108A “via Grandravine” branch late Sunday-and-holiday evenings as part of its policy to provide all-day, everyday service along all routes.
It’s also increasing the frequency of service along parts of the route where buses operating along both the 108A “via Grandravine” and 108B “via Arleta” branches serve passengers.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 20 minutes, north of Driftwood and Arleta Avenues Sundays and holidays after about 10 p.m.; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 20 minutes, east of Tuscan Gate and Sheppard Avenue West.
The TTC is also decreasing the frequency of service along another part of the route.
505 Dundas
The TTC is adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network. It’s operating more streetcars along the route to increase the frequency of service Saturday and Sunday-and-holiday evenings.
Starting Sunday, May 10, streetcars drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, Sundays and holidays from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 14 minutes, after about 10 p.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, the cars servestops
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, Saturdays after about 7 p.m.
36 Finch West (Humberwood)
The TTC adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network. It’s operating one more bus along the route to increase the frequency of service Sunday-and-holiday evenings.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers along the route:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 11 minutes 15 seconds, Sundays and holidays after about 10 p.m.
100 Flemingdon Park
The TTC’s adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network. It’s operating more buses along the route to increase the frequency of service early mornings and late evenings Saturdays and Sunday-and-holiday evenings.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 11 minutes, Sundays and holidays from about 7 until 10 p.m. along the entire route; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, after 10 p.m. south of Wynford Drive and Don Mills Road.
Starting Saturday, May 16, buses drop off or pick up passengers:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 30 minutes, Saturdays before 8 a.m. along the entire route; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 14 minutes, after 10 p.m. along the entire route.
38 Highland Creek
With the end of the academic term, fewer passengers are traveling to and from Centennial College’s Morningside campus and the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus. The TTC is decreasing service along the 38B branch of the route during spring and summer.
However, it’s also operating more buses along the route, providing more frequent service along the route east of U of T Scarborough Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours during spring and summer.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers along this section of the route:
- every 9½ minutes, instead of every 15 minutes.
The TTC is also decreasing service, decreasing the frequency of service and making another change to service along the route along the route.
Summer service ends and regular service resumes Tuesday, September 8.
191 Highway 27 rocket
The TTC’s adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network. It’s operating more buses along the route, providing more frequent service all day Saturdays, Sundays and holidays and after 7 p.m. Mondays to Fridays.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route every 10 minutes:
- instead of every 20 minutes, Sundays and holidays from about 8 a.m. until noon;
- instead of every 14 minutes from about noon until 7 p.m.;
- instead of every 22 minutes from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- instead of every 30 minutes after about 10 p.m.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses serve stops along the route every 10 minutes:
- instead of every 14 minutes Mondays to Fridays from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- instead of every 15 minutes after about 10 p.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, buses serve stops every 10 minutes:
- instead of every 30 minutes Saturdays before about 8 a.m.;
- instead of every 13½ minutes from about noon until 7 p.m.
- instead of every 22 minutes from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- instead of every 30 minutes after about 10 p.m.
The TTC is also decreasing service and decreasing the frequency of service along the route.
191 Highway 27 rocket
With the end of the academic term, fewer passengers are traveling to and from Humber College’s North campus. The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays from about 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. during spring and summer.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 9 minutes, instead of every 7½ minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 5 minutes 10 seconds, instead of every 4 minutes 45 seconds, during afternoon rush hours.
The TTC is also decreasing service and increasing the frequency of service along the route.
Summer service ends and regular service resumes Tuesday, September 8.
35 Jane
Starting Monday, May 11, the TTC adjusts the schedule for buses operating along the route Mondays to Fridays from about 2:30 until 3:30 p.m. to improve the reliability of the service.
195 Jane rocket
With the end of the academic term, fewer passengers are traveling to and from York University’s Keele campus. The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays before 10 p.m. during spring and summer.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 12 minutes, instead of every 10 minutes.
41E Keele express
With the end of the academic term, fewer passengers are traveling to and from York University’s Keele campus. The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays during rush hours for spring and summer.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 14½ minutes, instead of every 12½ minutes, during morning rush hours; and
- every 15½ minutes, instead of every 13 minutes 45 seconds, during afternoon rush hours.
Summer service ends and regular service resumes Tuesday, September 8.
504 King
The TTC’s adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network. It’s operating more buses along the route, providing more frequent service early Saturday, Sunday and holiday mornings and Sunday and holiday evenings.
Starting Sunday, May 10, streetcars drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route every 10 minutes:
- instead of every 12 minutes, Sundays and holidays before about 8 a.m. and after about 10 p.m.; and
- instead of every 10 minutes 45 seconds, from about 7 until 10 p.m.
The TTC is also making other changes to service along the route.
504 King
Since the TTC is resuming streetcar service along the 510 Spadina route, it no longer requires buses to replace service along that route. Instead, it again operates more buses along the 504 King route to add extra service Mondays to Fridays during rush hours.
Starting Monday, May 11, it operates 21 buses, instead of 5 buses, along the central portion of the route between Roncesvalles Avenue / King Street West / Queen Street West / The Queensway and Queen Street East / Broadview Avenue during morning rush hours. It operates 18 buses, instead of none, during afternoon rush hours.
Also, it operates 32 Canadian light rail vehicles (CLRVs), instead of 38, to provide regular four-minute service along the entire route during morning rush hours. It operates 35 CLRVs during afternoon rush hours. It also adds even more service with articulated light rail vehicles (ALRVs) - articulated or “bendy” cars. It uses five ALRVs - instead of eight - to support morning rush-hour service. It uses three during afternoon rush hours.
The TTC is also increasing the frequency of service along the route at other times of the week.
45 Kipling
The TTC’s adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network. It’s operating more buses along the route, providing more frequent service at most times Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 9½ minutes, instead of every 10½ minutes, Sundays and holidays from about noon until 7 p.m.;
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 17 minutes, after about 10 p.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, buses serve stops along the route:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 13 minutes, Saturdays before about 8 a.m.;
- every 9½ minutes, instead of every 10½ minutes, from about noon until 7 p.m.;
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 17 minutes, after about 10 p.m.
44 Kipling South
The TTC’s adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network. It’s operating more buses along the route, providing more frequent service Monday-to-Friday evenings and at most times Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route every 10 minutes:
- instead of every 15 minutes, Sundays and holidays before about 10 p.m.; and
- instead of every 30 minutes, after about 10 p.m.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses serve stops along the route:
- every 9 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every15 minutes, after about 10 p.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, buses serve stops every 10 minutes:
- instead of every 15 minutes, before noon and from about 7 until 10 p.m. Saturdays; and
- instead of every 30 minutes, from about noon until 7 p.m.
The TTC is also decreasing the frequency of service along the route.
44 Kipling South
With the end of the academic term, fewer passengers are traveling to and from Humber College’s Lakeshore campus. The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Monday-to-Friday daytime during spring and summer.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 4½ minutes, instead of every 3 minutes 45 seconds, during rush hours; and
- every 6½ minutes, instead of every 6 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The TTC is also increasing the frequency of service along the route at other times of the week.
Summer service ends and regular service resumes Tuesday, September 8.
47 Lansdowne
The TTC’s adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network south of St. Clair Avenue West. It’s operating more buses along the route, providing more frequent service late Saturday, Sunday and holiday evenings.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route Saturdays, Sundays and holidays after 10 p.m.:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, north of St. Clair West; and
- every 20 minutes, instead of every 30 minutes, south of St. Clair West.
102 Markham Rd
The TTC is increasing the frequency of service to east Scarborough north of Progress Avenue Mondays to Fridays from about 3 until 10 p.m.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops between McNicoll and Progress Avenues:
- every 11 minutes, instead of every 22 minutes, Mondays to Fridays during afternoon rush hours.
The buses serve stops between Passmore and Progress Avenues:
- every 19 minutes, instead of every 36½ minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.
The TTC is also increasing and decreasing service and decreasing the frequency of service along various parts of the route at various times of the week.
129 McCowan North
The TTC’s adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network south of Steeles Avenue East. It’s operating more buses along the route, providing more frequent service early Saturday, Sunday and holiday evenings.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops from about 7 until 10 p.m. Sundays and holidays:
- every 40 minutes, instead of every 45 minutes, north of Steeles East; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 11 minutes 15 seconds, south of Steeles East.
They serve stops south of Steeles East after about 10 p.m.:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 20 minutes.
Starting Saturday, May 16, the buses service stops from about 7 until 10 p.m. Saturdays:
- every 40 minutes, instead of every 45 minutes, north of Steeles East; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, south of Steeles East.
They serve stops south of Steeles East after about 10 p.m.:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes.
116 Morningside
The TTC’s adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network south of Steeles Avenue East. It’s operating more buses along the route, providing more frequent service late Saturday, Sunday and holiday evenings and early Saturday mornings.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route every 10 minutes:
- instead of every 17 minutes, Sundays and holidays after about 10 p.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, buses serve stops along the route every 10 minutes:
- instead of every 18½ minutes, Saturdays before about 8 a.m.; and
- instead of every 11 minutes, after about 10 p.m.
63 Ossington
The TTC’s adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network. It’s operating more buses along the route, providing more frequent service late Sunday and holiday evenings.
Starting Sunday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route every 10 minutes:
- instead of every 11 minutes, Sundays and holidays after about 10 p.m.
Since more passengers are riding buses operating along the route Saturdays, the TTC is also extending Saturday afternoon service until the early evening, increasing the frequency of service from about 7 until 7:30 p.m. Saturdays.
Starting Saturday, May 16, buses serve stops along the route:
- every 6½ minutes, instead of every 10 minutes.
72 Pape
The TTC’s adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network. It’s operating more buses along the route, providing more frequent service at all times Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route every 10 minutes:
- instead of every 12 minutes, all day Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Starting Saturday, May 16, the buses serve stops along the route every 10 minutes:
- instead of every 30 minutes, Saturdays before 8 a.m.
The TTC is also increasing and decreasing service along the route.
86 Scarborough
The TTC’s adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network. It’s operating more buses along the route, providing more frequent service late Saturday, Sunday and holiday evenings.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route every 10 minutes
- instead of every 17 minutes, Sundays and holidays after about 10 p.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, buses serve stops along the route every 10 minutes:
instead of every 11 minutes, Saturdays after about 10 p.m.
The TTC is also increasing service along the route.
84 Sheppard West
The TTC’s adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network. It’s operating more buses along the route to increase the frequency of service early Sunday-and-holiday mornings and Saturday, Sunday and holiday evenings.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route every 10 minutes:
- instead of every 12 minutes, Sundays and holidays before about 8 a.m.;
- instead of every 15 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- instead of every 20 minutes, after about 10 p.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, buses serve stops along the route every 10 minutes:
- instead of every 11 minutes, Saturdays from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- instead of every 13 minutes, after about 10 p.m.
The TTC is also decreasing the frequency of service along the route at other times of the week.
24 Victoria Park
The TTC is adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network. It’s operating more buses along the route to increase the frequency of service Sunday-and-holiday evenings, early Monday-to-Friday evenings and early Saturday mornings.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the 24A branch south of Steeles Avenue East:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 11½ minutes, Sundays and holidays from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, after about 10 p.m.
Starting Monday, May 11, the buses serve the stops
- every 9 minutes, instead of every 18 minutes, Mondays to Fridays from about 8 until 10 p.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, they serve the stops
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, Saturdays before about 8 a.m.
The TTC is also decreasing the frequency of service along part of the route.
89 Weston
The TTC is adding the route to the ten-minutes-or-better network. It’s operating more buses along the route to increase the frequency of service Saturday, Sunday and holiday mornings and evenings.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route every 10 minutes:
- instead of every 15 minutes, Sundays and holidays before about 8 a.m.;
- instead of every 12 minutes, from about 8 a.m. until noon and from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- instead of every 20 minutes after about 10 p.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, the buses serve stops:
- instead of every 15 minutes, Saturdays before about 8 a.m.;
- instead of every 11 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- instead of every 15 minutes after about 10 p.m.
92 Woodbine South
More passengers travel to and from Ashbridges Bay Park and Woodbine Beach during spring and summer. The TTC is increasing the frequency of service along the route Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 7 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, Sundays and holidays before about 7 p.m.; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 20 minutes, after about 7 p.m.
Starting Saturday, May 11, buses serve stops along the route:
- every 7 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, Saturdays before about 7 p.m.;
- every 8 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 20 minutes, after about 10 p.m.
95E York Mills express
The TTC is operating more buses along the route Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours. This increases the frequency of service along the route and reverses its March service changes, when, due to a shortage of buses, it had to decrease service levels.
(It temporarily reassigned buses that usually operate along the route to replace streetcar service along the 510 Spadina route during construction at College Street and Spadina Avenue.)
Staring Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 9 minutes, instead of every 10 minutes.
196 York University rocket
The TTC is increasing the frequency of service along the route east of Downsview Station every day as part of its policy to expand the express-bus route network.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route north and west of Downsview Station:
- every 8 minutes, instead of every 10 minutes, Sundays and holidays from about 8 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Starting Monday, May 11, the buses serve stops:
- every 6 minutes 40 seconds, instead of every 7½ minutes, from about 7:30 until 10:20 a.m. and during afternoon rush hours;
- every 6½ minutes, instead of every 10 minutes, from about 10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 9 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, the buses serve the stops:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 20 minutes, Saturdays before about 8 a.m.; and
- every 8 minutes, instead of every 10 minutes, from about 8 a.m. until 7 p.m.
The TTC is also increasing service and decreasing the frequency of service along the route at different times of the week.
196 York University rocket
With the end of the academic term, fewer passengers are traveling to and from York University’s Keele campus during spring and summer. The TTC’s operating fewer buses along the route to decrease the frequency of service Mondays to Fridays before 10 p.m.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops west of Downsview Station:
- every 3 minutes 20 seconds, instead of every 2½ minutes, from about 7:30 until 10:20 a.m. and during afternoon rush hours;
- every 3 minutes 15 seconds, instead of every 2½ minutes, from about 10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 4½ minutes, instead of every 4 minutes from about 7 until 10 p.m.
Summer service ends and regular service resumes Tuesday, September 8.
Decreasing the frequency of service along routes
6 Bay
With the end of the academic term, fewer passengers are traveling to and from George Brown College’s Waterfront campus during spring and summer. The TTC’s operating fewer buses along the route, decreasing the frequency of service Mondays to Fridays during afternoon rush hours.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 5½ minutes, instead of every 5 minutes, south of Bloor Street West; and
- every 11 minutes, instead of every 10 minutes, north of Bloor West.
The TTC is also making other changes to service along the route.
172 Cherry St
The TTC’s adding more running time - the time drivers need to complete a round trip along the route - to the schedules. It’s also resuming seasonal service to and from Cherry Beach all day Saturdays, Sundays and holidays and Monday-to-Friday evenings. The longer route and longer running time result in less frequent service along the route every day.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 22 minutes, all day Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Starting Monday, **May 11, they serve the stops
- every 18 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours;
- every 25 minutes, instead of every 22 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.;
- every 20 minutes, instead of every 16 minutes, during afternoon rush hours; and
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 22 minutes, after 7 p.m.
108 Downsview
The TTC is introducing new service along the 108A “via Grandravine” branch late Sunday-and-holiday evenings as part of its policy to provide all-day, everyday service along all routes.
It’s also decreasing the frequency of service along parts of the route where buses operate along the separate 108A “via Grandravine” and 108B “via Arleta” branches.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers:
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 20 minutes, south and east of Driftwood and Arleta Avenues and west of Tuscan Gate and Sheppard Avenue West Sundays and holidays after about 10 p.m.
509 Harbourfront
Since the TTC is resuming streetcar service along the 510 Spadina route, it no longer requires as frequent as service along the 509 Harbourfront route to partially replace 510 Spadina service on Queens Quay West. At the same time, more passengers travel to and from the waterfront during the spring, so it requires more frequent service than in March, but less frequent service than in April.
Starting Sunday, May 10, streetcars drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 6 minutes 40 seconds, instead of every 4 minutes, Sundays and holidays from about 8 a.m. until noon;
- every 5 minutes, instead of every 3 minutes 45 seconds, from about noon until 7 p.m.;
- every 6 minutes 40 seconds, instead of every 5 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 6 minutes, after 10 p.m.
Starting Monday, May 11, the cars serve stops along the route:
- every 5 minutes 15 seconds, instead of every 3½ minutes, Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours;
- every 7 minutes, instead of every 4 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.;
- every 4½ minutes, instead of every 3 minutes, during afternoon rush hours;
- every 6 minutes, instead of every 4 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 5 minutes, after about 10 p.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, the cars serve stops:
- every 13 minutes 20 seconds, instead of every 6 minutes 40 seconds, Saturdays before about 8 a.m.
- every 8 minutes, instead of every 4 minutes, from about 8 a.m. until noon;
- every 4 minutes, instead of every 3 minutes 15 seconds, from about noon until 7 p.m.;
- every 5 minutes, instead of every 4 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- every 8 minutes, instead of every 6 minutes, after about 10 p.m.
It’s also making other changes to service along the route.
38 Highland Creek
With the end of the academic term, fewer passengers are traveling to and from Centennial College’s Morningside campus and the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus. The TTC is decreasing service along the route Monday-to-Friday daytime during spring and summer.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops west of U of T’s Scarborough campus:
- every 9½ minutes, instead of every 7½ minutes, during morning rush hours;
- every 7½ minutes, instead of every 6 minutes 8 seconds, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 8 minutes, instead of every 6 minutes, during afternoon rush hours.
The buses serve stops east of U of T Scarborough:
- every 15 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes 16 seconds, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 16 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, during afternoon rush hours.
The TTC is also decreasing service, increasing the frequency of service and making another change to service along the route along the route.
Summer service ends and regular service resumes Tuesday, September 8.
102 Markham Rd
The TTC is extending the path for buses operating along the 102D branch of the route so that they start and end their trips on Major Mackenzie Drive East, instead of at Mount Joy GO Station.
It’s also decreasing the frequency of service along the branch Sundays and holidays before about 10 p.m., Mondays to Fridays from about 3 until 10 p.m. and Saturdays from about 8 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the branch:
- every 72 minutes, instead of every hour, Sundays and holidays from about 8 a.m. until noon; and
- every 63 minutes, instead of every 52½ minutes, from about noon until 7 p.m.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses serve stops along the branch:
- every 33 minutes, instead of every 22 minutes, Mondays to Fridays during afternoon rush hours;
- every 57 minutes, instead 36½ minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, buses serve the stops:
- every 66 minutes, instead of every 55 minutes, Saturdays from about 8 a.m. until noon; and
- every 70 minutes, instead of every hour, from about noon until 7 p.m.
It’s decreasing the frequency of service south of Progress Avenue Mondays to Fridays from about 7 until 10 p.m.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 9½ minutes, instead of every 9 minutes 8 seconds.
The TTC is also increasing and decreasing service and increasing the frequency of service along various parts of the route at various times of the week.
134 Progress
With the end of the academic term, fewer passengers are traveling to and from Centennial College’s Progress campus. The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Monday-to-Friday daytime during spring and summer.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops west of the campus
- every 6 minutes 15 seconds, instead of every 5 minutes, during morning rush hours; and
- every 8 minutes 40 seconds, instead of every 6½ minutes from about 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.
161 Rogers Rd
The TTC is adding more running time - the time drivers need to complete a round trip along the route - to the schedules for buses operating along the route. This results in less frequent service Mondays to Fridays before about 7 p.m.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 11 minutes, instead of every 10 minutes 20 seconds, Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours;
- every 17½ minutes, instead of every 17 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 11 minutes 20 seconds, instead of every 10 minutes 45 seconds, during afternoon rush hours.
The TTC is also making another change to service along the route.
84 Sheppard West
The TTC’s adjusting the schedules for buses operating along the route by increasing the running time - the time drivers need to complete a round trip along the route. By increasing the running time, it slightly decreases the frequency of service along the route Sunday and holiday daytime and Saturday afternoons.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 9½ minutes, instead of every 9 minutes, Sundays and holidays from about 8 a.m. until noon; and
- every 7 minutes 15 seconds, instead of every 7 minutes, from about noon until 7 p.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, buses serve stops along the route:
- every 9½ minutes, instead of every 8 minutes, Saturdays from about 8 a.m. until noon.
The TTC is also increasing the frequency of service at other times of the week.
75 Sherbourne
With the end of the academic term at George Brown College’s Waterfront campus, fewer passengers ride buses operating along the route. The TTC is operating fewer buses along the route to decrease the frequency of service Mondays to Fridays from about 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 9 minutes, instead of every 7 minutes, Mondays to Fridays from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 7½ minutes, instead of every 7 minutes, during afternoon rush hours.
510 Spadina
With the end of construction at College Street the TTC’s resuming streetcar service along the entire route between Spadina and Union Stations.
It’s no longer operating buses along the route and is reassigning the buses that supplied service during the last six weeks to various other routes, including 17 Birchmount, 95E York Mills express and 504 King.
However, since streetcars carry more passengers than buses, it’s also decreasing the frequency of service along the route every day, resuming February service levels.
Starting Sunday, May 10, streetcars drop off or pick up passengers between King Street West and Queens Quay West:
- every 15 minutes, instead of every 20 minutes, Sundays and holidays from about 5 until 6 a.m.;
- every 15 minutes, instead of every 11 minutes, Sundays and holidays from about 6 until 8 a.m.;
- every 6 minutes 20 seconds, instead of every 5 minutes, from about 8 a.m. until noon;
- every 7 minutes 15 seconds, instead of every 4 minutes, from about noon until 6:30 p.m.;
- every 6 minutes 45 seconds, instead of every 4 minutes, from about 6:30 until 9 p.m.;
- every 6 minutes 45 seconds, instead of every 5½ minutes, from about 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. .; and
- every 15 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, from about 1 until 2:30 a.m.
Starting Monday, May 11, streetcars serve the stops:
- every 15 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, Mondays to Fridays from about 5 until 6:15 a.m.
- every 8 minutes, instead of every 5 minutes, from about 6:15 until 7 a.m.;
- every 8 minutes, instead of every 3 minutes 45 seconds, during morning rush hours;
- every 6 minutes 40 seconds, instead of every 4 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.;
- every 6 minutes 40 seconds, instead of every 3½ minutes, during afternoon rush hours;
- every 7½ minutes, instead of every 4½ minutes, from about 7:30 until 9 p.m.;
- every 6 minutes 45 seconds, instead of every 4½ minutes, from about 9 until 10:30 p.m.; and
- every 6 minutes 45 seconds, instead of every 5 minutes 20 seconds, from about 10:30 p.m. until 1 a.m.; and
- every 15 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, from about 1 until 2:30 a.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, the cars serve the stops:
- every 15 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, Saturdays from about 5 until 6 a.m.
- every 8 minutes, instead of every 7 minutes, from about 6 until 7 a.m.;
- every 7 minutes 15 seconds, instead of every 5 minutes 20 seconds, from about 7 until 8 a.m.;
- every 6 minutes, instead of every 4½ minutes, from about 8 a.m. until noon;
- every 7 minutes, instead of every 3 minutes 45 seconds, from about noon until 6:30 p.m.;
- every 6 minutes 15 seconds, instead of every 3 minutes 45 seconds, from about 6:30 until 9 p.m.;
- every 6 minutes 45 seconds, instead of every 5 minutes, from about 9 until 10:30 p.m.;
- every 6 minutes 45 seconds, instead of every 5 minutes 20 seconds, from about 10:30 p.m. until 1 a.m.; and
- every 15 minutes, instead of every 11 minutes, from about 1 until 2:30 a.m.
North of King Street West, the cars drop off or pick up passengers:
- every 15 minutes, instead of every 20 minutes, Sundays and holidays from about 5 until 6 a.m.;
- every 15 minutes, instead of every 11 minutes, Sundays and holidays from about 6 until 8 a.m.;
- every 3 minutes 10 seconds, instead of every 2½ minutes, from about 8 a.m. until noon;
- every 2 minutes 25 seconds, instead of every 2 minutes, from about noon until 6:30 p.m.;
- every 6 minutes 45 seconds, instead of every 4 minutes, from about 6:30 until 9 p.m.;
- every 6 minutes 45 seconds, instead of every 5½ minutes, from about 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. .; and
- every 15 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, from about 1 until 2:30 a.m.
and:
- every 15 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, Mondays to Fridays from about 5 until 6:15 a.m.
- every 8 minutes, instead of every 5 minutes, from about 6:15 until 7 a.m.;
- every 2 minutes 40 seconds, instead of every 1 minute 53 seconds, during morning rush hours;
- every 2 minutes 13 seconds, instead of every 2 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.;
- every 2 minutes 13 seconds, instead of every minute 53 seconds, during afternoon rush hours;
- every 2½ minutes, instead of every 2 minutes 15 seconds, from about 7:30 until 9 p.m.;
- every 6 minutes 45 seconds, instead of every 4½ minutes, from about 9 until 10:30 p.m.; and
- every 6 minutes 45 seconds, instead of every 5 minutes 20 seconds, from about 10:30 p.m. until 1 a.m.; and
- every 15 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, from about 1 until 2:30 a.m.
and:
- every 15 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, Saturdays from about 5 until 6 a.m.
- every 8 minutes, instead of every 7 minutes, from about 6 until 7 a.m.;
- every 7 minutes 15 seconds, instead of every 5 minutes 20 seconds, from about 7 until 8 a.m.;
- every 3 minutes, instead of every 2 minutes 15 seconds, from about 8 a.m. until noon;
- every 2 minutes 20 seconds, instead of every minute 53 seconds, from about noon until 6:30 p.m.;
- every 6 minutes 45 seconds, instead of every 5 minutes, from about 9 until 10:30 p.m.;
- every 6 minutes 45 seconds, instead of every 5 minutes 20 seconds, from about 10:30 p.m. until 1 a.m.; and
- every 15 minutes, instead of every 11 minutes, from about 1 until 2:30 a.m.
The TTC is also increasing service along the route.
60F Steeles West express
With the end of the academic term, fewer passengers are traveling to and from York University’s Keele campus. The TTC’s operating fewer buses along the route, decreasing the frequency of service Mondays to Fridays during rush hours for spring and summer.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 11 minutes, instead of every 8 minutes, during morning rush hours; and
- every 15 minutes, instead of every 11 minutes, during afternoon rush hours.
Summer service ends and regular service resumes Tuesday, September 8.
198 U of T Scarborough rocket
With the end of the academic term, fewer passengers are traveling to and from the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus. The TTC’s operating fewer buses along the route, decreasing the frequency of service Monday-to-Friday daytime during spring and summer.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 12 minutes, instead of every 10 minutes, from about 6 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Summer service ends and regular service resumes Tuesday, September 8.
24 Victoria Park
York Region Transit has asked the TTC to operate fewer buses along the 24D branch of the route to and from Major Mackenzie Drive East. It’s decreasing the frequency of service along the branch Monday-to-Friday midday and early evening.
Starting Monday, May 11, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the branch:
- every hour, instead of every 30 minutes, Mondays to Fridays from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 36 minutes, instead of every 18 minutes, from about 8 until 10 p.m.
165 Weston Rd North
With the reopening of Canada’s Wonderland for the season, the TTC is operating buses to and from the park Saturdays, Sundays and holidays during spring, summer and early fall. Since the buses operate along a longer path, it’s also decreasing the frequency of service along the route daytime.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops north of Steeles Avenue West:
- every 40 minutes, instead of every 30 minutes, Sundays and holidays from about 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, the buses serve the stops:
- every 42 minutes, instead of every 31½ minutes, Saturdays from about 9 a.m. until noon; and
- every 40 minutes, instead of every 32 minutes, from about noon until 7 p.m.
Revising the paths for buses operating along routes
32A Eglinton West (Skymark)
Starting Monday, April 27, the City of Mississauga is closing Commerce Boulevard between Skymark Avenue and Eglinton Avenue East for ongoing construction of phase 2 of the Mississauga Transitway and related Metrolinx construction of Renforth Gateway Station.
The TTC is revising the work during the long-term construction, which likely continues until mid-2016.
Eastbound buses start their trips in Skymark Hub, as usual, then proceed:
eastward along Skymark Avenue;
northward along Commerce Boulevard;
westward along Matheson Boulevard East;
southward along Explorer Drive; and then
eastward along Eglinton Avenue to Commerce Boulevard,
resuming their regular route eastward along Eglinton.Eastbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Commerce Boulevard south of Skymark Avenue.
Westbound buses operate along their regular route.
102 Markham Rd
The TTC is extending the path for buses operating along the 102D branch of the route so that they start and end their trips on Major Mackenzie Drive East, instead of at Mount Joy GO Station.
Starting Sunday, May 10, southbound buses start their trips on Major Mackenzie Drive East west of Markham Road, then proceed:
eastward along Major Mackenzie East; and then
southward along Markham Road to Castlemore Avenue,
resuming their usual route southward along Markham.Northbound buses operate along their usual route to Markham Road and Bur Oak Avenue, then proceed:
northward along Markham;
westward along Castlemore Avenue;
northward along Mingay Avenue; and then
eastward along Major Mackenzie Drive East to just west of Markham,
ending their trips.The TTC is also increasing and decreasing service and increasing and decreasing the frequency of service along various parts of the route at various times of the week.
112B West Mall (Skymark)
Starting Monday, April 27, the City of Mississauga is closing Commerce Boulevard between Skymark Avenue and Eglinton Avenue East for ongoing construction of phase 2 of the Mississauga Transitway and related Metrolinx construction of Renforth Gateway Station.
The TTC is revising the work during the long-term construction, which likely continues until mid-2016.
Southbound buses start their trips in Skymark Hub, as usual, then proceed:
eastward along Skymark Avenue;
northward along Commerce Boulevard;
westward along Matheson Boulevard East;
southward along Explorer Drive; and then
eastward along Eglinton Avenue to Commerce Boulevard,
resuming their regular route eastward along Eglinton.Eastbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Commerce Boulevard south of Skymark Avenue.
Northbound buses operate along their regular route.
165 Weston Rd North
With the reopening of Canada’s Wonderland for the season, the TTC is operating buses to and from the park Saturdays, Sundays and holidays during spring, summer and early fall. It’s extending the path of the 165D branch, so that buses no longer loop on the south side of Major Mackenzie Drive West, just west of Highway 400, but, instead, continue further eastward along Major Mackenzie West to Wonderland Terminal. It designated service to and from Wonderland as the 165C branch of the route.
It’s also adding service along Weston Road north of Steeles Avenue West early Sunday-and-holiday evenings during spring, summer and early fall.
Starting Sunday, May 10, buses operating along the 165C branch drop off or pick up passengers at stops north of Steeles West:
- every 40 minutes Sundays and holidays from about 9 a.m. until 8:30 p.m.
Starting Saturday, May 16, they serve the stops:
- every 42 minutes Saturdays from about 9 a.m. until noon;
- every 40 minutes from about noon until 7 p.m.; and
- every 24 minutes from about 7 until 9 p.m.
Revising services to and from universities and colleges
6 Bay
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route, affecting service to passengers traveling to and from George Brown College’s Waterfront campus.
38 Highland Creek
The TTC is decreasing service and increasing and decreasing the frequency of service along the route, affecting passengers traveling to and from Centennial College’s Morningside campus and the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus.
191 Highway 27 rocket
The TTC is decreasing service and increasing and decreasing the frequency of service along the route, affecting passengers traveling to and from Humber College’s North campus.
195 Jane rocket
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route, affecting passengers travelling to and from York University’s Keele campus.
41E Keele express
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route, affecting passengers travelling to and from York University’s Keele campus.
44 Kipling South
The TTC is increasing and decreasing of service along the route, affecting passengers travelling to and from Humber College’s Lakeshore campus.
75 Sherbourne
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route, affecting service to passengers traveling to and from George Brown College’s Waterfront campus.
60F Steeles West express
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route, affecting passengers travelling to and from York University’s Keele campus.
198 U of T Scarborough rocket
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route, affecting passengers traveling to and from Centennial College’s Morningside campus and the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus.
95E York Mills express
The TTC is increasing the frequency of service along the route, affecting passengers traveling to and from Centennial College’s Morningside campus and the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus.
196 York University rocket
The TTC is increasing and decreasing the frequency of service along the route, affecting passengers travelling to and from York University’s Keele campus.
Resuming seasonal services
192 Airport rocket
The TTC is increasing the frequency of service along the route, affecting passengers traveling to and from Toronto Pearson International Airport.
172 Cherry St
The TTC is increasing service and increasing and decreasing the frequency of service along the route, affecting passengers traveling to and from Clarke Beach (Cherry Beach).
101 Downsview Park
The TTC is increasing service along the route, affecting passengers traveling to and from the park.
72 Pape
The TTC is increasing service and increasing and decreasing the frequency of service along the route, affecting passengers traveling to and from Clarke Beach (Cherry Beach).
86 Scarborough
The TTC is increasing service along the route, affecting passengers traveling to and from the Toronto Zoo.
85 Sheppard East
The TTC is increasing service along the route, affecting passengers traveling to and from the Toronto Zoo.
165 Weston Rd North
The TTC is increasing service and decreasingthe frequency of service along the route, affecting passengers traveling to and Canada’s Wonderland.
92 Woodbine South
The TTC is increasing the frequency of service along the route, affecting passengers traveling to and from Ashbridges Bay Park and Woodbine Beach.
Adjusting the schedule for buses operating along a route
141 Downtown / Mt Pleasant express
The TTC is adjusting its schedule for buses operating along the route Mondays to Fridays during afternoon rush hours to respond to passengers.
Buses leave downtown later than usually, to better co-ordinate the schedule with downtown passengers.
Starting Monday, May 11, northbound buses leave Adelaide Street West east of Simcoe Street at 5 and 5:30 p.m.
7####Making other changes to service along routes
506 Carlton
Starting Sunday, May 10, westbound streetcars heading toward Russell (Connaught) Carhouse go out of service on Gerrard Street East at Broadview Avenue, instead of on Coxwell Avenue at [lower] Gerrard East. This improves service for passengers traveling between those intersections and also allows TTC staff to improve how they reverse the cars into the yard.
The TTC is also increasing the frequency of service along the route.
23 Dawes
Starting Monday, May 11, late-evening / early-morning buses going out of service end their trips on St. Clair Avenue East at Victoria Park Avenue, instead of Rexleigh Boulevard south of St. Clair East.
509 Harbourfront
When the TTC resumes streetcar service along the 510 Spadina route, starting Sunday, May 10, it will continue to operate two of its new Bombardier Flexity low-floor streetcars along the 509 Harbourfront route.
The route remains a “POP” route. That means you can board streetcars operating along the route by any door at any stop at any time. However, you must keep a “POP” - a proof of payment such as a transfer or a pass - to show to a TTC fare inspector, if he or she asks.
The TTC is also decreasing the frequency of service along the route.
38 Highland Creek
Starting Sunday, May 10, the TTC designates eastbound service toward Rouge Hill GO Station as the “38A” branch of the route. It continues to designate eastbound trips ending at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus as the 38B branch.
The TTC is also decreasing service and increasing and decreasing the frequency of service along the route along the route.
161 Rogers Rd
Depending on traffic conditions, TTC drivers may slightly revise the path for eastbound buses operating along the route, particularly Mondays to Fridays during rush hours.
Starting Sunday, May 10, operators may use a “hook turn” to pass through the intersection of Weston and Rogers Road. Whenever a long queue of southbound traffic on Weston waits to turn left onto eastbound Rogers, drivers may proceed southward through the intersection to Avon Loop.
After circling through the loop, drivers proceed northward along Weston, then turn right to continue eastward along Rogers.
The TTC is also decreasing the frequency of service along the route.