The TTC has released more information about the changes. We will update this post shortly.
The TTC has scheduled several changes to it routes and services, Sunday, November 21. Due to “operator workforce shortages”, it’s temporarily decreasing the frequency of service along Line 2 Bloor - Danforth subway, one streetcar route and 57 bus routes. The TTC says it’s made “provisions… to protect service on the busiest corridors in the system during the busiest periods.”
Note that many of these changes would have occurred in December, because the TTC typically decreases service during the holiday period. This year, November schedules continue into December, with some minor adjustments.
The TTC has not revealed the details of all the changes. These are the routes where it’s decreasing the frequency of service and has provided information about the new service levels:
- Line 2 Bloor - Danforth subway;
- 7 Bathurst;
- 10 Van Horne;
- 28 Bayview South;
- 48 Rathburn;
- 49 Bloor West;
- 50 Burnhamthorpe;
- 61 Avenue Rd North;
- 74 Mt Pleasant;
- 78 St Andrews;
- 89 Weston;
- 97 Yonge; and
- 512 St Clair.
It’s also decreasing the frequency of service along 46 more routes. For those routes, the TTC has only indicated the time periods where service is less frequent, not the exact service levels.
The TTC is also reducing the periods of service or temporarily cancelling all service along several express routes, including routes and time periods that it recently introduced in September and October:
- 925 Don Mills express;
- 929 Dufferin express;
- 938 Highland Creek express;
- 939 Finch express;
- 941 Keele express;
- 943 Kennedy express;
- 953 Steeles East express;
- 968 Warden express; and
- 985 Sheppard East express.
Not all the news is bad, however. The TTC is increasing or improving service along these routes:
Finally, it’s reorganizing the branches along the 97 Yonge route and removing service from part of Yonge Street.
Due to fewer riders boarding buses resulting from social distancing and lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, the TTC continues to suspend service along these express routes:
- 141 Downtown / Mt Pleasant express;
- 142 Downtown / Avenue Rd express;
- 143 Downtown / Beach express;
- 144 Downtown / Don Valley express; and
- 145 Downtown / Humber Bay express.
The TTC continues to suspend service along these routes due to the pandemic:
- 176 Mimico GO shuttle;
- 508 Lake Shore.
The TTC continues to suspend service along this route due to Metrolinx construction of the Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit line:
- 103 Mt Pleasant North.
As a pilot project, the TTC continues to combine route 503 service with the former 502 Downtowner route, as it has since September 9, 2019.
Sources:
- TTC: “TTC Service Changes”, here;
- Steve Munro: “TTC Announces Widespread Service Cuts Effective November 21, 2021”, here.
The TTC is revising service along these routes and lines: Line 2 Bloor - Danforth subway; 7 Bathurst; 9 Bellamy; 10 Van Horne; 14 Glencairn; 15 Evans; 20 Cliffside; 23 Dawes; 24 Victoria Park; 25 Don Mills; 26 Dupont; 28 Bayview South; 32 Eglinton West; 34 Eglinton East; 38 Highland Creek; 41 Keele; 43 Kennedy; 45 Kipling; 48 Rathburn; 49 Bloor West; 50 Burnhamthorpe; 51 Leslie; 53 Steeles East; 55 Warren Park; 57 Midland; 60 Steeles West; 61 Avenue Rd North; 63 Ossington; 64 Main; 65 Parliament; 68 Warden; 73 Royal York; 74 Mt Pleasant; 76 Royal York South; 78 St Andrews; 85 Sheppard East; 86 Scarborough; 88 South Leaside; 89 Weston; 94 Wellesley; 97 Yonge; 100 Flemingdon Park; 102 Markham Rd; 106 Sentinel; 111 East Mall; 118 Thistle Down; 120 Calvington; 127 Davenport; 129 McCowan North; 134 Progress; 161 Rogers Rd; 168 Symington; 189 Stockyards; 365 Parliament overnight; 512 St Clair; 925 Don Mills express; 929 Dufferin express; 937 Islington express; 938 Highland Creek express; 939 Finch express; 941 Keele express; 943 Kennedy express; 953 Steeles East express; 968 Warden express; 985 Sheppard East express.
Specifically, it’s temporarily cancelling routes; introducing a new branch of a route; cancelling a branch of a route; increasing service along routes; decreasing service along routes; decreasing the frequency of service along routes and lines; revising the paths for buses along routes; adjusting the schedules for buses along routes; and making other changes to service along routes.
Temporarily cancelling routes
938 Highland Creek express
Friday, November 19 is the last day (for now) that the TTC operates buses along the route.
The TTC just introduced service along the route in September.
943 Kennedy express
Friday, November 19 is the last day (for now) that the TTC operates buses along the route.
The TTC just introduced service along the route in October.
968 Warden express
Friday, November 19 is the last day (for now) that the TTC operates buses along the route.
The TTC just introduced service along the route in October.
Introducing a new branch of a route
60 Steeles West
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC adds more service along the route to reduce crowding. Buses operate along the new 60C branch of the route between Kipling / Steeles Loop and Pioneer Village Mondays to Fridays before about 7 p.m. Buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops every 15 minutes.
Cancelling a branch of a route
97 Yonge
Saturday, November 20 is the last day (for now) that buses operate along the 97A (Davisville Stn - York Mills Stn via Yonge Blvd) branch of the route. (Buses usually operate along the branch all day Saturdays, Sundays and holidays and from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and after about 7 p.m. Mondays to Fridays.)
Starting Sunday, November 21, all buses along the route operate along either the 97B or 97F branches of the route, although the TTC is revising the paths for buses along both branches.
The TTC is also decreasing service and decreasing the frequency of service and making another change to service along the route.
Increasing service along routes
122 Graydon Hall
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC operates buses on two new westbound trips along the route Mondays to Fridays about 3 p.m.
65 Parliament
365 Parliament overnight
Starting Monday, October 18, the TTC revised the path for buses along the routes in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood.
Southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at new stops (for these routes)
- on Berkeley Street beyond Front Street East and at The Esplanade and
- on The Esplanade at Princess Street.
Northbound buses pick up passengers at a new stop (for these routes)
- on The Esplanade at Princess Street.
86 Scarborough
With the resumption of the Terra Lumina event at the Toronto Zoo, the TTC is operating shuttle buses between Meadowvale and Zoo loops. Buses operate every 10 minutes, Friday and Saturday evenings from 5:30 until 10 p.m., starting Saturday, November 27.
953 Steeles East express
Starting Monday, November 22, buses in both directions and along both branches of the route drop off or pick up passengers at Leslie Street.
The TTC just introduced weekend service along the route in October.
The TTC is also decreasing service along the route.
60 Steeles West
In September, the TTC shortened the path for buses along the 60 Steeles West route so that buses only operated as far westward as Pioneer Village Station. It then reorganized the 960 Steeles West express route to drop off or pick up passengers at local stops west of Pioneer Village. This change resulted in passengers overcrowding buses along the western end of the route.
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC adds more service along the route to reduce crowding. Buses operate along the new 60C branch of the route between Kipling / Steeles Loop and Pioneer Village Mondays to Fridays before about 7 p.m. Buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops every 15 minutes.
97 Yonge
The TTC is cancelling the 97A branch of the route. Starting Sunday, November 21, all buses along the route operate along either the 97B or 97F branches of the route, although the TTC is revising the paths for buses along both branches.
97B branch
Starting Monday, November 22, southbound buses start dropping off or picking up passengers at new stops (for this branch)
- on Hilda Avenue [northbound] at Steeles Avenue West,
- on Steeles Avenue West at Tangreen Court and beside Centrepointe Mall,
- on Yonge Street beyond Steeles Avenue West, across from Athabaska Avenue, at Moore Park, Patricia and Drewry Avenues, beside #5800 Yonge, at Hendon Avenue, Finch Avenue West, Kempford Boulevard and Horsham, Churchill, Ellerslie and Park Home Avenues, beside Mel Lastman Square, at North York Boulevard, Upper Madison Avenue [north], Elmhurst Avenue, Sheppard Avenue West and Florence Avenue, across from Lord Seaton Road and at William Carson Crescent and Wilson Avenue.
Northbound buses serve passengers at new stops (for this branch)
- on Yonge Street beyond York Mills Road, at William Carson Crescent and Lord Seaton Road, beyond Avondale Avenue and Sheppard Avenue East, at Elmwood, Empress, Norton and Church Avenues, beyond Northtown Way, at Byng Avenue and Finch Avenue East,
- in Finch Station bus terminal,
- on Yonge Street beyond Bishop Avenue, beside #5799 Yonge, at Cummer Avenue and across from Patricia Avenue,
- on Moore Park Avenue beyond Yonge Street, beside #34 Moore Park and across from Fargo Avenue and
- on Hilda Avenue beyond Moore Park Avenue, across from Green Bush Road and at Steeles Avenue West.
97F branch
Starting Sunday, November 21, southbound buses serve passengers at new stops (for this branch)
- on Yonge Boulevard beyond Esgore Drive, at Apsley Road, Hartley Avenue, Ridley Boulevard and Felbrigg and Brooke Avenues.
Northbound buses serve passengers at new stops (for this branch)
- on Yonge Boulevard beyond Yonge Street, at Brooke, Felbrigg and Harley Avenues, beyond Dunster Avenue and at Wilson Avenue.
The TTC is also decreasing service, decreasing the frequency of service and making another change to service along the route.
Decreasing service along routes
925 Don Mills express
Saturday, November 20 is the last day (for now) that the TTC operates buses along the route Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Starting Monday, November 22, buses only operate along the route Mondays to Fridays before about 10 p.m.
The TTC just restored weekend service along the route in September.
929 Dufferin express
Saturday, November 20 is the last day (for now) that the TTC operates buses along the route Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Starting Monday, November 22, buses only operate along the route Mondays to Fridays before about 10 p.m.
The TTC just introduced Saturday service along the route in September. It introduced Sunday-and-holiday service along the route in October.
939 Finch express
Saturday, November 20 is the last day (for now) that the TTC operates buses along the route Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Starting Monday, November 22, buses only operate along the route Mondays to Fridays before about 10 p.m.
The TTC just introduced weekend service along the route in September.
941 Keele express
Friday, November 19 is the last day (for now) that the TTC operates buses along the route Mondays to Fridays from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Starting Monday, November 22, buses only operate along the route during rush hours.
The TTC just introduced Monday-to-Friday midday service along the route in September.
The TTC is also making another change to service along the route.
65 Parliament
365 Parliament overnight
Starting Monday, October 18, the TTC revised the path for buses along the routes in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood.
Southbound buses no longer drop off or pick up passengers at their usual stops
- on Front Street East at Berkeley Street; and
- on Princess Street at The Esplanade.
Northbound buses no longer drop off or pick up passengers at their usual stops
- on Front Street East at Berkeley Street; and
- on Princess Street at The Esplanade.
985 Sheppard East express
Saturday, November 20 is the last day (for now) that the TTC operates buses along the route Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Starting Monday, November 22, buses only operate along the route Mondays to Fridays before about 10 p.m.
The TTC just restored weekend service along the route in September.
The TTC is also making another change to service along the route.
953 Steeles East express
Friday, November 19 is the last day (for now) that the TTC operates buses along the route Mondays to Fridays from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and from about 7 until 10 p.m.
Saturday, November 20 is the last day that the TTC operates buses along the route Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Starting Monday, November 22, buses only operate along the route Mondays to Fridays during rush hours.
The TTC is also increasing service along the route.
97 Yonge
The TTC is cancelling the 97A branch of the route. Starting Sunday, November 21, all buses along the route operate along either the 97B or 97F branches of the route, although the TTC is revising the paths for buses along both branches.
Starting Sunday, November 21, southbound buses no longer drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Yonge Street beyond McGlashin Road and across from Mill Street.
Northbound buses no longer drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Yonge Street at Mill Street, across from McGlashin Road and at York Mills Road.
The TTC no longer operates transit service to and from these stops, except from about 2 until 5 a.m. Buses along the 320 Yonge overnight route continue to serve passengers at these stops.
The TTC is also decreasing the frequency of service and making another change to service along the route.
Decreasing the frequency of service along routes
61 Avenue Rd North
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays.
Starting Monday, November 22, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops on the route:
- every 19 minutes, instead of every 14 minutes, during rush hours; and
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 20 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
7 Bathurst
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays.
Starting Monday, November 22, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops on the route:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 9 to 10 minutes, during morning rush hours and from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.;
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 8 to 9 minutes, during afternoon rush hours; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 9 to 10 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.
The TTC is also making another change to service along the route.
28 Bayview South
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays.
Starting Monday, November 22, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops on the route:
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, before about 7 p.m.
9 Bellamy
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays during rush hours.
Starting Saturday, November 27, it decreases the frequency Saturdays before about noon.
Line 2 Bloor - Danforth subway
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the line Mondays to Fridays.
Starting Monday, November 22, trains drop off or pick up passengers at stations on the line:
- every 4 minutes, instead of every 3 to 4 minutes, before about 7 p.m.; and
- every 7 to 8 minutes, instead of every 6 minutes, after about 7 p.m.
49 Bloor West
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Monday-to-Friday midday and evenings.
Starting Monday, November 22, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops on the route:
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, after about 7 p.m.
50 Burnhamthorpe
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route every day.
Starting Sunday, November 21, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops on the route:
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays before about 7 p.m.
Starting Monday, November 22, buses serve passengers at stops:
- every 17 to 18 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours; and
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, after about 7 p.m.
120 Calvington
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays during rush hours.
Starting Saturday, November 27, it decreases the frequency Saturdays from about noon until 7 p.m.
20 Cliffside
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route every day before about 7 p.m.
127 Davenport
Starting Sunday, November 2, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Sundays and holidays before about 7 p.m.
Starting Monday, November 22, it decreases the frequency Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours and after about 10 p.m.
Starting Saturday, November 27, it decreases the frequency Saturdays after about 7 p.m.
23 Dawes
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Sundays and holidays after about 7 p.m.
Starting Monday, November 22, it decreases the frequency all day Mondays to Fridays.
Starting Saturday, November 27, it decreases the frequency Saturdays after about 10 p.m.
25 Don Mills
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Sundays and holidays before about noon.
Starting Monday, November 22, it decreases the frequency Mondays to Fridays after about 10 p.m.
26 Dupont
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Sundays and holidays from about 7 until 10 p.m.
Starting Monday, November 22, it decreases the frequency Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours and after about 10 p.m.
Starting Saturday, November 27, it decreases the frequency Saturdays after about 10 p.m.
111 East Mall
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays during afternoon rush hours.
The TTC is also adjusting the schedules for buses along the route.
34 Eglinton East
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays before about 7 p.m. and after about 10 p.m.
32 Eglinton West
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays before about 7 p.m.
15 Evans
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route all day Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
100 Flemingdon Park
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays during rush hours.
14 Glencairn
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route all day Sundays and holidays.
Starting Monday, November 22, it decreases the frequency Mondays to Fridays during rush hours.
Starting Saturday, November 27, it decreases the frequency Saturdays after about 7 p.m.
38 Highland Creek
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays before about 7 p.m.
937 Islington express
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours.
41 Keele
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC is reassigning the standard 12-metre (40-foot) buses that it usually operates along this route and replacing them with 18-metre (60-foot) articulated (“bendy”) buses.
Since the articulated buses carry more passengers than the standard buses, it’s decreasing the frequency of service along the route every day during all time periods.
43 Kennedy
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours.
51 Leslie
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays before about 7 p.m.
64 Main
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route all day every day.
102 Markham Rd
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route all day Mondays to Fridays.
129 McCowan North
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays before about 10 p.m.
57 Midland
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Sundays and holidays before about 7 p.m.
Starting Monday, November 22, it decreases the frequency Mondays to Fridays during rush hours and after about 7 p.m.
Starting Saturday, November 27, it decreases the frequency Saturdays before about 10 p.m.
74 Mt Pleasant
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route every day.
Starting Sunday, November 21, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops on the route:
- every 27 minutes, instead of every 18 minutes, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays before about 7 p.m.
Starting Monday, November 22, buses serve passengers at stops:
- every 27 minutes, instead of every 18 minutes, Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours;
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 20 minutes, during afternoon rush hours; and
- every 27 minutes, instead of every 18 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.
63 Ossington
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays before about 7 p.m.
Starting Saturday, November 27, it decreases the frequency Saturdays from about noon until 10 p.m.
134 Progress
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays before about 7 p.m.
“unfreq”
48 Rathburn
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours.
Starting Monday, November 22, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops on the route:
- every 22 to 23 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes.
161 Rogers Rd
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route all day Mondays to Fridays.
73 Royal York
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Sundays and holidays and Mondays to Fridays before about 7 p.m.
Starting Saturday, November 27, it decreases the frequency Saturdays before about 10 p.m.
76 Royal York South
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Saturdays, Sundays and holidays before about 7 p.m.
Starting Monday, November 22, it decreases the frequency Mondays to Fridays from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and after about 7 p.m.
106 Sentinel
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Sundays and holidays from about noon until 7 p.m.
Starting Monday, November 22, it decreases the frequency Mondays to Fridays before about 7 p.m.
Starting Saturday, November 27, it decreases the frequency all day Saturdays.
88 South Leaside
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays during rush hours.
78 St Andrews
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays during rush hours.
Starting Monday, November 22, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops on the route:
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes.
512 St Clair
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays.
Starting Monday, November 22, streetcars drop off or pick up passengers at stops on the route:
- every 6 to 7 minutes, instead of every 5 minutes, Mondays to Fridays before about 7 p.m.; and
- every 8 to 9 minutes, instead of every 7 to 8 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.
53 Steeles East
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours and after about 10 p.m.
Starting Saturday, November 27, it decreases the frequency Saturdays before noon and from about 7 until 10 p.m.
189Stockyards
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays after about 7 p.m.
168 Symington
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Sundays and holidays from about 7 until 10 p.m.
Starting Monday, November 22, it decreases the frequency all day Mondays to Fridays.
118 Thistle Down
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays before about 7 p.m.
10 Van Horne
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays during rush hours.
Starting Monday, November 22, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops on the route:
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, during morning rush hours; and
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 10 minutes, during afternoon rush hours.
24 Victoria Park
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays from about 7 until 10 p.m.
68 Warden
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Sunday and holidays before about 7 p.m.
Starting Monday, November 22, it decreases the frequency Mondays to Fridays from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and after about 10 p.m.
Starting Saturday, November 27, it decreases the frequency Saturdays before about 7 p.m. and after about 10 p.m. Back to top
55 Warren Park
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays during afternoon rush hours.
94 Wellesley
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC decreases the frequency of service along the route Sundays and holidays before about 7 p.m. and after about 10 p.m.
Starting Monday, November 22, it decreases the frequency Mondays to Fridays before about 3 p.m. and after about 7 p.m.
Starting Saturday, November 27, it decreases the frequency Saturdays before about 7 p.m.
89 Weston
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route every day.
Starting Sunday, November 21, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 9 to 10 minutes, Sundays and holidays before about noon.
Starting Monday, November 22, buses serve passengers at stops:
- every 8 to 9 minutes, instead of every 6 to 7 minutes, Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours;
- every 12 to 13 minutes, instead of every 10 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.;
- every 12 to 13 minutes, instead of every 9 to 10 minutes, during afternoon rush hours; and
- every 12 minutes, instead of every 10 to 11 minutes, after about 7 p.m.
Starting Saturday, November 27, buses serve passengers:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 9 to 10 minutes, Saturdays after about 10 p.m.
The TTC is also making another change to service along the route.
97 Yonge
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route every day.
Starting Sunday, November 21, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route:
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Starting Monday, November 22, buses serve passengers at stops:
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 14 minutes, Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours;
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.;
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 12 to 14 minutes, during afternoon rush hours; and
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, after about 7 p.m.
The TTC is also cancelling a branch of the route, decreasing service along the route, revising the path for buses along the route and making another change to service along the route.
Revising the paths for buses along routes
65 Parliament
365 Parliament overnight
Starting Monday, October 18, the TTC revised the path for buses along the routes in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood. The City of Toronto has updated traffic regulations on The Esplanade so that traffic on the section of the street between Berkeley and Princess Streets only flows one-way westbound.
Southbound buses operate along their usual routes to Front Street East and Berkeley Street, then proceed:
southward along Berkeley; and then
westward along The Esplanade to Princess Street,
ending their trips.Southbound buses no longer drop off or pick up passengers at their usual stops
- on Front Street East at Berkeley Street; and
- on Princess Street at The Esplanade.
Buses along the 121 Esplanade - River route continue to serve passengers at the stop on Princess Street. The TTC no longer provides transit service to the stop on Front Street East.
Instead, southbound buses serve passengers at new stops (for these routes)
- on Berkeley Street beyond Front Street East and at The Esplanade and
- on The Esplanade at Princess Street.
Northbound buses start their trips on The Esplanade at Princess Street, then proceed:
northward along Princess; and then
eastward along Front Street East to Berkeley Street,
resuming their usual route eastward along Front East.Northbound buses no longer pick up passengers at a stop
- on Berkeley Street at Front Street East.
The TTC no longer provides transit service to this stop.
Instead, northbound buses serve passengers at a new stop (for these routes)
- on The Esplanade at Princess Street.
97 Yonge
The TTC is cancelling the 97A branch of the route. Starting Sunday, November 21, all buses along the route operate along either the 97B or 97F branches of the route, although the TTC is revising the paths for buses along both branches.
97B branch
Starting Monday, November 22, the TTC extends the path further northward beyond York Mills Station so that all buses operate between Steeles Avenue and Queens Quay Mondays to Fridays during rush hours.
That day, southbound buses start dropping off or picking up passengers at new stops (for this branch)
- on Hilda Avenue [northbound] at Steeles Avenue West,
- on Steeles Avenue West at Tangreen Court and beside Centrepointe Mall,
- on Yonge Street beyond Steeles Avenue West, across from Athabaska Avenue, at Moore Park, Patricia and Drewry Avenues, beside #5800 Yonge, at Hendon Avenue, Finch Avenue West, Kempford Boulevard and Horsham, Churchill, Ellerslie and Park Home Avenues, beside Mel Lastman Square, at North York Boulevard, Upper Madison Avenue [north], Elmhurst Avenue, Sheppard Avenue West and Florence Avenue, across from Lord Seaton Road and at William Carson Crescent and Wilson Avenue.
Northbound buses serve passengers at new stops (for this branch)
- on Yonge Street beyond York Mills Road, at William Carson Crescent and Lord Seaton Road, beyond Avondale Avenue and Sheppard Avenue East, at Elmwood, Empress, Norton and Church Avenues, beyond Northtown Way, at Byng Avenue and Finch Avenue East,
- in Finch Station bus terminal,
- on Yonge Street beyond Bishop Avenue, beside #5799 Yonge, at Cummer Avenue and across from Patricia Avenue,
- on Moore Park Avenue beyond Yonge Street, beside #34 Moore Park and across from Fargo Avenue and
- on Hilda Avenue beyond Moore Park Avenue, across from Green Bush Road and at Steeles Avenue West.
97F branch
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC revises the path so that buses operate along Wilson Avenue and Yonge Boulevard, instead of Yonge Street between Wilson / York Mills Road and Yonge Boulevard / Glen Echo Road.
Southbound buses no longer drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Yonge Street beyond McGlashin Road and across from Mill Street.
The TTC no longer operates transit service to and from these stops, except from about 2 until 5 a.m. Buses along the 320 Yonge overnight route continue to serve passengers at these stops.
Instead, southbound buses serve passengers at new stops (for this branch)
- on Yonge Boulevard beyond Esgore Drive, at Apsley Road, Hartley Avenue, Ridley Boulevard and Felbrigg and Brooke Avenues.
Northbound buses no longer drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Yonge Street at Mill Street, across from McGlashin Road and at York Mills Road.
The TTC no longer operates transit service to and from these stops, except from about 2 until 5 a.m. Buses along the 320 Yonge overnight route continue to serve passengers at these stops.
Instead, northbound buses serve passengers at new stops (for this branch)
- on Yonge Boulevard beyond Yonge Street, at Brooke, Felbrigg and Harley Avenues, beyond Dunster Avenue and at Wilson Avenue.
The TTC is also cancelling a branch of the route, decreasing service and decreasing the frequency of service along the route, revising the path for buses along the route and making another change to service along the route.
Adjusting the schedules for buses along routes
111 East Mall
Responding to passenger concerns about the long layover time between trips on the north end of the route, starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC is decreasing the time between trips from Willowridge Road and Richgrove Drive.
The TTC is also decreasing the frequency of service for buses along the route.
45 Kipling
Responding to passenger concerns about longer layover time on the route, the TTC is adjusting the end-of-route for trips along the 45B (Kipling Station - Disco Rd “via Belfield”) branch Mondays to Fridays before 3 p.m. Starting Monday, November 22, buses drop off passengers in the Atwell Drive loop before the bus lays over (pauses between trips). The TTC is not changing service after 3 p.m.
Making other changes to service along routes
7 Bathurst
The TTC is replacing some of the 18-metre (60-foot) articulated (“bendy”) buses that it usually assigns to serve passengers on this route with standard 12-metre (40-foot) buses.
It’s redeploying the articulated buses to the 89 Weston route.
41 Keele
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC is reassigning the standard 12-metre (40-foot) buses that it usually operates along this route and replacing them with 18-metre (60-foot) articulated (“bendy”) buses. Instead, it’s deploying the standard buses along the 941 Keele express route.
It’s also decreasing the frequency of service along the route.
941 Keele express
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC is reassigning the 18-metre (60-foot) articulated (“bendy”) buses that it usually operates along the route and replacing them with standard 12-metre (40-foot) buses. It’s deploying the articulated buses along the 41 Keele local route.
The TTC is also decreasing service along the route.
45 Kipling
Responding to passenger concerns about longer layover time on the route, the TTC is adjusting the end-of-route for trips along the 45B (Kipling Station - Disco Rd “via Belfield”) branch Mondays to Fridays before 3 p.m. Starting Monday, November 22, buses drop off passengers in the Atwell Drive loop before the bus lays over (pauses between trips). The TTC is not changing service after 3 p.m.
85 Sheppard East
Since the TTC is temporarily suspending weekend service along the 985 Sheppard East express route, it’s reassigning 18-metre (60-foot) articulated (“bendy”) buses to operate most trips along the local route Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
985 Sheppard East express
Since the TTC is temporarily suspending weekend service along the route, it’s reassigning 18-metre (60-foot) articulated (“bendy”) buses to operate most trips along the 85 Sheppard East local route Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
97 Yonge
Starting Sunday, November 21, the TTC changes the branch structure of the route to temporarily eliminate “the combined branch overlay” between Davisville Station and Yonge Boulevard. Buses operate along a single branch at specific times. The TTC is also revising the paths so that all buses operate along Yonge Boulevard in both directions and to and from Steeles Avenue.
- Mondays to Fridays during rush hours: All buses operate along the 97B (Queen Quay-York Mills Station via Yonge Blvd) branch of the route.
- All other times: All buses operate along the 97F (Davisville Station-Steeles) branch of the route.
The TTC no longer operates transit service to and from stops on Yonge Street between Wilson / York Mills Road and Yonge Boulevard / Glen Echo Road, except from about 2 until 5 a.m. Buses along the 320 Yonge overnight route continue to serve passengers at these stops.
The TTC is also cancelling a branch of the route, decreasing service and decreasing the frequency of service and making another change to service along the route.
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