Shuttle buses

(The TTC has not confirmed routing information. We’ve based this section of the post on information it and third-party sources [such as TransSee]) have provided on previous occasions when this section of the subway has been closed.)

From Monday, April 26 until Wednesday, May 5, southbound buses start their trips in Sheppard West Station terminal, then proceed:

westward along Sheppard Avenue West;
southward along William R. Allen Road; and then
west- and southward along Transit Road into Wilson Station bus terminal,
ending their trips.

Northbound buses start their trips in Wilson Station bus terminal, then proceed:

north- and eastward along Transit;
northward along Allen Road; and then
eastward into Sheppard West Station bus terminal,
ending their trips.

Shuttle-bus alternatives

One way that you can reduce the impact of the closure is by planning ahead, leaving earlier than usually and giving yourself more time to get to where you’re going.

Although shuttle buses replacing subway service will be frequent, they may also be crowded.

Regular TTC buses and streetcars provide less frequent, less direct, but, perhaps, less stressful alternatives.

Consider boarding buses and street cars at subway stations on the Yonge branch of the subway line, instead of the University branch. If you’re travelling from the west, keep riding your bus or streetcar until you reach a Yonge-branch station, instead of exiting at a University-branch station. This applies not just to the closed section of the subway, but to stations north and south of the closure, so you can avoid the University branch entirely.

North of the closed section of the subway, ride:

• buses along the 60 Steeles West route to Finch Station, instead of Pioneer Village Station.
• buses along the 36 Finch West route to Finch Station, instead of Finch West Station.

At the closed section of the subway, ride:

• buses along the 84 Sheppard West routes to Sheppard - Yonge Station, instead of Sheppard West Station; and
• buses along the 96 Wilson or 165 Weston Rd North routes to York Mills Station, instead of Wilson Station.

South of the closed section of the subway, ride:

• buses along the 52 Lawrence West route to Lawrence Station, instead of Lawrence West Station.
• buses along the 14 Glencairn route to Davisville Station, instead of Glencairn Station;
• buses along the 32 Eglinton West route to Eglinton Station, instead of Eglinton West Station;
• streetcars along the 512 St Clair route to St Clair Station, instead of St Clair West Station;
• buses along the 127 Davenport route to Spadina Station (to connect with Line 2), instead of Dupont Station; or
• buses along the 26 Dupont route to St George Station (to connect with Line 2), instead of Dupont Station.
• subway trains along Line 2 Bloor - Danforth to Yonge Station, instead of St George Station;
• buses along the 506 Carlton route to College Station, instead of Queen’s Park Station;
• streetcars along the 505 Dundas and 506 Carlton routes to Dundas Station, instead of St Patrick Station;
• buses and streetcars along the 501 Queen route to Queen Station, instead of Osgoode Station; or
• streetcars along the 504 King route to King Station, instead of St Andrew Station.