From Monday, August 16 until Thursday, August 19, the TTC is closing Line 1 Yonge - University earlier than usually between Sheppard West and St Clair West stations. Line 1 trains operate only between Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and Sheppard West stations and between Finch and St Clair West stations after 11 p.m. those nights.
Shuttle buses partly replace subway service. The buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops on the street near each station on the closed section of the line. Most stations on this part of Line 1 remain open so you can pay fares or connect with TTC buses and streetcars and York Region Transit buses. However, Yorkdale and Glencairn stations are closed.
(Or, consider a shuttle-bus alternative.)
Although shuttle buses are accessible, WheelTrans service is also available. Ask TTC staff in each station for information about WheelTrans service and stop locations.
While the subway is closed, TTC crews are maintaining the tracks. According to a TTC news release, “While the TTC does most subway maintenance at the conclusion of service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete critical infrastructure and state-of-good-repair work as well as… signal upgrades.”
Shuttle buses
(*We’ve based this part of the post on information available from TransSee, a web application that provides real-time bus-tracking and predicts the location of the next vehicles at a stop.)
Southbound buses start their trips in Sheppard West Station, then proceed:
southward along William R. Allen Road;
west- and southward along Transit Road;
into Wilson Station bus terminal;
north- and eastward along Transit;
southward along Transit and Yorkdale Roads to Yorkdale Station / Yorkdale GO Bus Terminal;
southward along Yorkdale and Allen;
eastward along Lawrence Avenue West;
southward into Lawrence West Station bus terminal;
westward along Lawrence West;
southward along Marlee Avenue;
westward along Eglinton Avenue West;
southward along Oakwood Avenue;
southeastward along Vaughan Road; and then
eastward along St. Clair Avenue West into St. Clair West Station terminal,
ending their trips.Southbound buses likely stop on Marlee Avenue at Glencairn Avenue and Eglinton Avenue West to serve passengers travelling to and from Glencairn and Eglinton West stations.
Northbound buses start their trips in St Clair West Station terminal, then proceed:
westward along St. Clair Avenue West;
northwestward along Vaughan Road;
northward along Oakwood Avenue;
eastward along Eglinton Avenue West;
northward along Marlee Avenue;
eastward along Lawrence Avenue West;
southward into Lawrence West Station bus terminal;
westward along Lawrence West;
northward along William R. Allen and Yorkdale Roads to Yorkdale Station / Yorkdale GO Bus Terminal;
northward along Yorkdale and Allen;
west- and southward along Transit Road;
into Wilson Station bus terminal;
north- and eastward along Transit;
northward along Allen;
eastward along Sheppard Avenue West; and then
southward into Sheppard West Station bus terminal,
ending their trips.Northbound buses likely stop on Marlee Avenue north of Eglinton Avenue West and at Glencairn Avenue to serve passengers travelling to and from Eglinton West and Glencairn stations.
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 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 route to Sheppard - Yonge Station, instead of Sheppard West Station;
- buses along the 96 Wilson or 165 Weston Rd North routes to York Mills Station, instead of Wilson Statxion.
- 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; or
- 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.
South of the closed section of the subway, ride:
- buses along the 127 Davenport route to Spadina Station (to connect with Line 2), instead of Dupont Station.
- buses along the 26 Dupont route to St George Station (to connect with Line 2), instead of Dupont Station.
- buses along the 506 Carlton route to College Station, instead of Queen’s Park Station;
- streetcars along the 505 Dundas route to Dundas Station, instead of St Patrick Station;
- buses along the 501L / 501P Queen routes to Queen Station, instead of Osgoode Station; or
- streetcars along the 501 Queen amd 504 King routes to King Station, instead of St Andrew Station.
You can also ride Line 2 Bloor - Danforth to connect with Line 1 at Yonge Station, instead of St George Station.
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