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Queen East / King East track repairs: TTC detours, starting June 13



Update — Tuesday, June 30, 5:14 p.m.: TTC track crews again repair the tracks at the intersection and the TTC detours the cars from 12:01 until 5 a.m. Thursday, July 2 and Friday, July 3.


Update — Friday, June 19, 2:51 p.m.: Construction and the TTC detours continue until 8 a.m. June 27.


Starting 5 a.m. Saturday, June 13, TTC track crews are setting up two work zones at or near

  • the intersection of Queen Street East with King Street East.

The crews are:

  • replacing one of the rail switches at the Queen East / King East junction; and
  • repairing the rails at the expansion joints on the bridge between Davies Avenue / Don Roadway East and River Street.

Crews work only in the track area to:

  • saw-cut;
  • break concrete to expose the old rail;
  • replace or repair the switch and expansion joints; and
  • place new concrete.

The TTC is detouring streetcars along these routes, while the tracks are blocked:

  • 301 Queen overnight;
  • 304 King overnight;
  • 501 Queen; and
  • 504B King.

Shuttle buses replace route 301 / 501 cars between Broadview Avenue and Parliament Street.

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Route 504A King cars continue to drop off or pick up passengers at stops on King Street East between Parliament and Sumach Streets.

(Updated — Friday, June 19, 2:51 p.m.) Streetcar-track repairs at Queen East / King East and the resulting TTC detours continue until 5 a.m. June 23.


504B King
304 King overnight

(Updated — Friday, June 19, 2:51 p.m.) From 5 a.m. Saturday, June 13 until 5 a.m. Tuesday, June 23 Saturday, June 27, westbound cars operate along their regular route to Broadview Avenue and Dundas Street East, then detour:

westward along Dundas East; and then
southward along Parliament Street to King Street East,
resuming their regular route westward along King East.

Westbound cars skip their regular stops

  • on Broadview Avenue at Queen Street East,
  • on Queen Street East at Carroll Street and
  • on King Street East at River, Sumach, Sackville and Parliament Streets.

(Note that route 504A cars continue to serve passengers at the stops at Sumach, Sackville and Parliament.)

Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

  • on Dundas Street East at Munro, River, Sumach, Sackville and Parliament Streets and
  • on Parliament Street at Shuter Street and Queen, Richmond, Adelaide and King Streets East.

Eastbound cars reverse the westbound detour routing.

Eastbound cars skip their regular stops

  • on King Street East at Sackville, Sumach and Lower River Streets,
  • on Queen Street East across from Carroll Street and at Broadview Avenue and
  • on Broadview Avenue at Dundas Street East.

(Note that route 504A cars continue to serve passengers at the stops at Sackville and Sumach.)

Instead, eastbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

  • on Parliament Street at Richmond and Queen Streets East, Shuter Street and Dundas Street East and
  • on Dundas Street East at Sackville, Sumach, River and Munro Streets and Broadview Avenue.
501 Queen
301 Queen overnight

(Updated — Friday, June 19, 2:51 p.m.) From 5 a.m. Saturday, June 13 until 5 a.m. Tuesday, June 23 Saturday, June 27, westbound cars operate along their regular route to Queen Street East and Broadview Avenue, then detour:

northward along Broadview;
westward along Dundas Street East; and then
southward along Parliament Street to Queen East,
resuming their regular route westward along Queen.

Westbound cars skip their regular stops

  • on Queen Street East at Carroll, River, Sumach, Sackville and Parliament Streets.

Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

  • on Broadview Avenue at Dundas Street East,
  • on Dundas Street East at Munro, River, Sumach, Sackville and Parliament Streets and
  • on Parliament Street at Shuter Street and Queen Street East.

Shuttle buses replace the cars **between Broadview Avenue and Parliament Street. Westbound streetcar passengers can transfer to westbound buses at Queen Street East and Broadview Avenue.

Eastbound cars reverse the westbound detour routing.

Eastbound cars skip their regular stops

  • on Queen Street East at Sackville, Sumach and River Streets, across from River Street and at Broadview Avenue.

Instead, streetcars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

  • on Parliament Street at Shuter Street and Dundas Street East,
  • on Dundas Street East at Sackville, Sumach, River and Munro Streets and
  • on Broadview Avenue at Queen Street East.

Shuttle buses replace the cars **between Parliament Street and Broadview Avenue. Eastbound streetcar passengers can transfer to westbound buses at Queen Street East and Parliament Street.

301 / 501 Queen shuttle buses

(Updated — Friday, June 19, 2:51 p.m.) From 5 a.m. Saturday, June 13 until 5 a.m. Tuesday, June 23 Saturday, June 27, buses replace streetcars along the 301 Queen overnight and 501 Queen routes **between Broadview Avenue and Parliament Street.

Westbound buses start their trips on Broadview Avenue north of Gerrard Street East, then proceed:

southward along Broadview;
westward along Queen Street East;
southward along Parliament Street;
westward along Richmond Street East; and then
northward along Berkeley Street to Queen East,
ending their trips.

Westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops

  • on Broadview Avenue at Gerrard Street East, Mountstephen Street and Dundas and Queen Streets East and
  • on Queen Street East at Carroll, River, Sumach, Sackville and Parliament Streets.

Westbound bus passengers may transfer to westbound streetcars on Queen Street East at Parliament Street.

Eastbound buses start their trips on Berkeley Street south of Queen Street East, then proceed:

eastward along Queen East;
northward along Broadview Avenue;
westward along Gerrard Street East;
northward along St. Matthews Road;
eastward along Jack Layton Way; and then
southward along Broadview to Gerrard East,
ending their trips.

Eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops

  • on Queen Street East at Parliament, Sackville, Sumach and River Streets, across from Carroll Street and at Broadview Avenue,
  • on Broadview Avenue [northbound] at Dundas Street East, across from Mountstephen Street and at Gerrard Street East and
  • on Broadview Avenue [southbound] at Gerrard Street East.

Eastbound bus passengers may transfer to eastbound streetcars on Queen Street East at Broadview Avenue.

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