The TTC is closing Line 1 Yonge - University earlier than usually between Sheppard West and Wilson stations from Tuesday, September 7 until Thursday, September 9. Line 1 subway trains operate only between Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and Sheppard West stations and between Wilson and Finch stations after 11 p.m. those evenings.
Shuttle buses replace subway service between the two stations. (Or, consider a shuttle-bus alternative).
While this section of Line 1 is closed, TTC crews are maintaining the tracks.
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.)
After 11 p.m., 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 route 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.
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