511 Bathurst

(Update — Friday, January 20, 2017, 6:47 a.m.: Starting 6 a.m. today, the TTC again extends the route for buses operating along the 511 Bathurst route into Exhibition Place, instead of starting and ending trips in Princes’ Gate Loop. Construction in Exhibition Loop and the TTC detours continue until March 25. Buses and streetcars resume service into the loop starting Sunday, March 26.)

The TTC increases the frequency of service along the route at most times of the week. Buses replace streetcars, and, since they carry fewer passengers, it operates more vehicles than usually along the route and more frequently than the cars.

Starting Sunday, November 20, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:

• every 5 minutes, instead of every 6 minutes, Sundays and holidays from about 8 a.m. until noon;
• every 4 minutes 15 seconds, instead of every 5 minutes, from about noon until 7 p.m.; and
• every 5 minutes, instead of every 8 minutes, after about 7 p.m.

Starting Monday, November 21, buses serve passengers at stops along the route:

• every 3 minutes, instead of every 4 minutes, Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours;
• every 4 minutes, instead of every 5 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.;
• every 3 minutes, instead of every 4 minutes 15 seconds, during afternoon rush hours;
• every 5 minutes, instead of every 5½ minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
• every 5 minutes, instead of every 6 minutes, after about 7 p.m.

Starting Saturday, November 26, buses serve passengers at stops:

• every 5 minutes, instead of every 6 minutes, Saturdays after about 7 p.m.

The TTC maintains service levels Saturday mornings and afternoons:

• every 5 minutes Saturdays from about 8 a.m. until noon; and
• every 4 minutes from about noon until 7 p.m.

It slightly decreases service levels early Saturday mornings:

• every 6½ minutes, instead of every 6 minutes, Saturdays before about 8 a.m.

Southbound buses operate along the regular 511 route to Manitoba Drive and Canada Boulevard, then proceed:

southward along Canada; and then
eastward into Princes’ Gate Loop,
ending their trips.

Southbound buses skip their regular stop

• in Exhibition Loop.

Instead, southbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop

• in Princes’ Gate Loop.

Northbound buses start their trips in Princes’ Gate Loop, then proceed:

northward along Canada Boulevard;
eastward along Manitoba Drive and Fleet Street;
southward along Fort York Boulevard;
eastward along Lake Shore Boulevard West; and then
northward along Bathurst Street to Fleet Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Bathurst.

Northbound buses skip their regular stops

• in Exhibition Loop and
• on Fleet Street east of Fort York Boulevard, across from Bastion Street and at Bathurst Street.

Instead, northbound buses pick up passengers at a temporary stop

• in Princes’ Gate Loop.