Update — Thursday, January 6, 10:44 p.m.: Starting tonight, Thursday, January 6, construction between Fennings and Shaw Streets has ended and buses have resumed their regular route along Queen Street West. Buses continue to replace streetcars due to ongoing construction at the intersection of Queen Street West / King Street West / The Queensway / Roncesvalles Avenue.
The TTC is extending the long-term detour for streetcars along the 501 Queen route due to building construction on Charlotte Street. Cars continue to operate along King Streets East and West east of Parliament, but operate further westward to Bathurst Street.
Starting Sunday, January 3, eastbound cars start their trips in Wolseley Loop, then proceed:
southward along Bathurst Street; and then
eastward along King Street West to Charlotte Street,
resuming their regular route eastward along King West.
Eastbound cars skip their long-term detour stop
- on Charlotte Street at Oxley Street.
TTC streetcars along other routes continue to serve passengers at this stop.
- Charlotte: 503 Kingston Rd.
Instead, eastbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at new stops (for this route):
- in Wolseley Loop,
- on Bathurst Street at Queen Street West,
- on King Street West beyond Bathurst and Portland Streets and Spadina Avenue.
Westbound cars operate along their long-term detour routing to King Street West and Spadina Avenue, then proceed:
westward along King West;
northward along Bathurst Street; and then
eastward into Wolseley Loop,
ending their trips.
Westbound cars skip their previous long-term detour stops
- on Spadina Avenue beyond King Street West and
- on Charlotte Street at Oxley Street.
TTC streetcars along other routes continue to serve passengers at these stops.
- Spadina: 510 Spadina.
- Charlotte: 503 Kingston Rd.
Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at new stops (for this route):
- on King Street West beyond Spadina Avenue and at Portland and Bathurst Streets,
- on Bathurst Street at Queen Street West and
- in Wolseley Loop.
^ Note that “501P” is the former number of the route the TTC now designates as “501H”. Also: the map does not display the current bus detour between Bathurst and Dufferin Streets.
According to transit blogger Steve Munro, “at Charlotte Loop, construction at King Street will partly block the road and this will reduce layover space available. With only the 503 service using the loop, it will be able to lay over south of Adelaide while the 501 cars travel west to Bathurst and then north to Wolseley Loop. Streetcar service via Queen to Bathurst will be restored in the mid-February schedules.”
^ Image: Google Maps via Steve Munro
Since Sunday, May 9 2021, the TTC has temporarily revised the paths for streetcars and buses along several routes to maintain service during construction projects on Queen Streets West and East:
- replacing the streetcar tracks between Fennings and Bay Streets;
- replacing the overhead streetcar wiring between McCaul and Parliament Streets; and
- replacing the water main between University Avenue and Bay Street.
Buses along these routes continue to replace 501 Queen streetcar service west of Parliament Street:
Buses replace streetcars along the entire 301 Queen overnight route during the projects.
Buses along all three routes detour around the work zones for phases 7 and 8 of the project to replace the tracks between Fennings and Bay Streets.
501 Queen
Starting Sunday, January 2, eastbound cars start their trips in Wolseley Loop - on the east side of Bathurst Street north of Queen Street West - then proceed:
southward along Bathurst;
eastward along King Streets West and East; and then
northward along Parliament Street to Queen Street East,
resuming their regular route eastward along Queen East.Eastbound cars skip their regular stops
- in Long Branch Loop,
- on Lake Shore Boulevard West at Thirty-Seventh Street, Long Branch Avenue, Thirty-First, Twenty-Eighth, Twenty-Seventh and Twenty-Second Streets and Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, across from Fifteenth Street, at Thirteenth, Tenth, Seventh, Fifth, Third and First Streets, Royal York and Miles Roads, Norris Crescent, across from Mimico Avenue, at Superior Avenue and across from Burlington and Louisa Streets and Legion Road, at Marine Parade Drive [west] and beside #s 2155 and 2111 Lake Shore West,
- in Humber Loop,
- on The Queensway beyond South Kingsway, Windermere and Ellis Avenues and Colborne Lodge Drive, at Parkside Drive, across from Glendale Avenue and at King Street West,
- on Queen Street West at Triller, Beaty, Jameson and Dunn Avenues, across from Brock Avenue and at Dufferin, Sudbury and Abell Streets, Dovercourt Road, Lower Ossington Avenue, Shaw Street, Strachan Avenue, Niagara, Tecumseth and Bathurst Streets, Augusta and Spadina Avenues, Peter and John Streets, University Avenue and York, Bay and Yonge Streets and
- on Queen Street East at Victoria, Church, Jarvis, Sherbourne, Ontario and Parliament Streets.
Instead, eastbound cars pick up passengers at temporary stops
- in Wolseley Loop,
- on Bathurst Street at Queen Street West,
- on King Street West beyond Bathurst and Portland Streets, Spadina Avenue, Blue Jays Way, John Street, University Avenue and Bay Street,
- on King Street East beyond Yonge, Church and Jarvis Streets and at Sherbourne, Ontario and Parliament Streets and
- on Parliament Street at Adelaide and Queen Streets East.
Shuttle buses replace the cars west of Parliament Street from Humber Loop and from Long Branch Loop.
These eastbound route 501 stops temporarily receive no transit service during the current phases of construction:
- on Queen Street West at Sudbury and Abell Streets, Dovercourt Road, Lower Ossington Avenue, Shaw Street, Strachan Avenue, Niagara, Tecumseth and Bathurst Streets.
Westbound cars operate along their regular route to Queen Street East and Parliament Street, then detour:
southward along Parliament;
westward along King Streets East and West;
northward along Bathurst Street; and then
eastward into Wolseley Loop,
ending their trips.Westbound cars skip their regular stops
- on Queen Street East at Ontario, Sherbourne, Jarvis, Church, Victoria and Yonge Streets,
- on Queen Street West at Bay Street, across from York Street, at University Avenue, St. Patrick, John and Soho Streets, Spadina and Augusta Avenues, Bathurst Street, Palmerston Avenue, Claremont Street, across from Strachan Avenue, at Shaw Street, Ossington Avenue, Dovercourt Road and Beaconsfield and Gladstone Avenues, beyond Dufferin Street and at Brock, O’Hara, Lansdowne, Sorauren, Triller and Roncesvalles Avenues and
- on The Queensway at Glendale Avenue and Parkside Drive, beyond Colborne Lodge Drive, Ellis and Windermere Avenues and at South Kingsway,
- in Humber Loop,
- on Lake Shore Boulevard West across from #s 2111 and 2155 Lake Shore West, beyond Park Lawn Road, at Legion Road, Louisa, Burlington and Superior Streets, Mimico and Hillside Avenues, Symons Street and Royal York Road, beyond Dwight Avenue, at Third and Fifth Streets, Islington Avenue, Tenth, Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets, Kipling Avenue, Twenty-Second, Twenty-Sixth, Twenty-Ninth and Thirtieth Streets and across from Long Branch Avenue, Thirty-Seventh and Thirty-Ninth Streets and
- in Long Branch Loop.
Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Parliament Street at Richmond, Adelaide and King Streets East,
- on King Street East at Ontario and Sherbourne Streets and beyond Jarvis and Church Streets,
- on King Street West beyond Yonge and Bay Streets, University Avenue, John and Peter Streets and Spadina Avenue and at Portland and Bathurst Streets,
- on Bathurst Street at Queen Street West and
- in Wolseley Loop.
Shuttle buses operate west of Parliament Street to Humber Loop and to Long Branch Loop. Westbound streetcar passengers may transfer to westbound buses at stops on Queen Street East between River and Parliament Streets.
501H Queen / Humber shuttle buses
Since Sunday, May 9, buses have replaced streetcars along the 501 Queen route west of Parliament Street.
Since 5 a.m. Tuesday, December 14, eastbound buses start their trips in Humber Loop, then proceed:
westward along The Queensway;
north- and westward through High Street Loop;
southward along High Street;
eastward along The Queensway and Queen Street West;
southward along Dufferin Street;
eastward along King Street West;
northward along Bathurst Street;
eastward along Queen Streets West and East;
northward along Broadview Avenue; and then
westward along Gerrard Street East to just beyond Broadview,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- in Humber Loop,
- on The Queensway [westbound] across from #125 Queensway;
- on The Queensway [eastbound] beside #125 Queensway, beyond South Kingsway, Windermere and Ellis Avenues and Colborne Lodge Drive, at Parkside Drive, across from Glendale Avenue and at King Street West,
- on Queen Street West at Triller, Beaty, Jameson and Dunn Avenues, across from Brock Avenue and at Dufferin Street,
- on Dufferin Street at Melbourne Avenue,
- on King Street West across from Joe Shuster Way and at Atlantic Avenue, Douro and Shaw Streets, Strachan Avenue and Niagara and Tecumseth Streets,
- on Bathurst Street at Queen Street West,
- on Queen Street West at Augusta and Spadina Avenues, Peter and John Streets, University Avenue and York, Bay and Yonge Streets,
- on Queen Street East at Victoria, Church, Jarvis, Sherbourne, Ontario, Parliament, Sackville, Sumach and River Streets, across from Carroll Street and at Broadview Avenue,
- on Broadview Avenue at Dundas Street East and across from Mountstephen Street and
- on Gerrard Street East beyond Broadview Avenue.
Eastbound bus passengers may transfer to eastbound streetcars at stops on Queen Street East between Parliament Street and Broadview Avenue.
These eastbound route 501 stops temporarily receive no transit service during the current phases of construction:
- on Queen Street West at Sudbury and Abell Streets, Dovercourt Road, Lower Ossington Avenue, Shaw Street, Strachan Avenue, Niagara, Tecumseth and Bathurst Streets.
Westbound buses start their trips on Gerrard Street East west of Broadview Avenue, then proceed:
westward along Gerrard East;
southward along River Street;
westward along Queen Streets East and West;
southward along Bathurst Street;
westward along King Street West;
northward along Dufferin Street;
westward along Queen Street West and The Queensway to High Street Loop;
through High Street Loop; and then
eastward along The Queensway to Humber Loop,
ending their trips.Westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Gerrard Street East beyond Broadview Avenue and at St. Matthews Road and River Street,
- on River Street at Dundas and Queen Streets East,
- on Queen Street East at Sumach, Sackville, Parliament, Ontario, Sherbourne, Jarvis, Church, Victoria and Yonge Streets,
- on Queen Street West at Bay Street, across from York Street and at University Avenue, St. Patrick, John and Soho Streets, Spadina and Augusta Avenues and Bathurst Street,
- on Bathurst Street at King Street West,
- on King Street West at Tecumseth and Niagara Streets, Strachan Avenue, Shaw and Sudbury Streets, across from Jefferson Avenue and at Joe Shuster Way and Dufferin Street,
- on Dufferin Street across from Melbourne Avenue,
- on Queen Street West beyond Dufferin Street and at Brock, O’Hara, Lansdowne, Sorauren, Triller and Roncesvalles Avenues,
- on The Queensway [westbound] at Glendale Avenue, at Parkside Drive, beyond Colborne Lodge Drive, Ellis and Windermere Avenues and at South Kingsway and across from #125 Queensway,
- on The Queensway [eastbound] beside #125 Queensway and
- in Humber Loop.
These westbound route 501 stops temporarily receive no transit service during the current phases of construction:
- on Queen Street West at Palmerston Avenue, Claremont Street, across from Strachan Avenue, at Shaw Street, Ossington Avenue, Dovercourt Road and Beaconsfield and Gladstone Avenues.
501L Queen / Long Branch shuttle buses
Since Sunday, May 9, buses have replaced streetcars along the 501 Queen route west of Parliament Street.
Since 5 a.m. Tuesday, December 14, eastbound buses start their trips in Long Branch Loop, then proceed:
eastward along Lake Shore Boulevard West;
northward along Windermere Avenue;
eastward along The Queensway and Queen Street West;
southward along Dufferin Street;
eastward along King Street West;
northward along Bathurst Street;
eastward along Queen Streets West and East;
northward along Broadview Avenue; and then
westward along Gerrard Street East to just beyond Broadview,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- in Long Branch Loop,
- on Lake Shore Boulevard West at Thirty-Seventh Street, Long Branch Avenue, Thirty-First, Twenty-Eighth, Twenty-Seventh and Twenty-Second Streets and Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, across from Fifteenth Street, at Thirteenth, Tenth, Seventh, Fifth, Third and First Streets, Royal York and Miles Roads, Norris Crescent, across from Mimico Avenue, at Superior Avenue and across from Burlington and Louisa Streets and Legion Road, at Marine Parade Drive [west] and beside #s 2155 and 2111 Lake Shore West,
- on The Queensway beyond Windermere and Ellis Avenues and Colborne Lodge Drive, at Parkside Drive, across from Glendale Avenue and at King Street West,
- on Queen Street West at Triller, Beaty, Jameson and Dunn Avenues, across from Brock Avenue and at Dufferin Street,
- on Dufferin Street at Melbourne Avenue,
- on King Street West across from Joe Shuster Way and at Atlantic Avenue, Douro and Shaw Streets, Strachan Avenue and Niagara and Tecumseth Streets,
- on Bathurst Street at Queen Street West,
- on Queen Street West at Augusta and Spadina Avenues, Peter and John Streets, University Avenue and York, Bay and Yonge Streets,
- on Queen Street East at Victoria, Church, Jarvis, Sherbourne, Ontario, Parliament, Sackville, Sumach and River Streets, across from Carroll Street and at Broadview Avenue,
- on Broadview Avenue at Dundas Street East and across from Mountstephen Street and
- on Gerrard Street East beyond Broadview Avenue.
Eastbound bus passengers may transfer to eastbound streetcars at stops on Queen Street East between Parliament Street and Broadview Avenue.
These eastbound route 501 stops temporarily receive no transit service during the current phases of construction:
- on Queen Street West at Sudbury and Abell Streets, Dovercourt Road, Lower Ossington Avenue, Shaw Street, Strachan Avenue, Niagara, Tecumseth and Bathurst Streets.
Westbound buses start their trips on Gerrard Street East west of Broadview Avenue, then proceed:
westward along Gerrard East;
southward along River Street;
westward along Queen Streets East and West;
southward along Bathurst Street;
westward along King Street West;
northward along Dufferin Street;
westward along Queen Street West and The Queensway;
southward along Windermere Avenue;
westward along Lake Shore Boulevard West; and then
northward into Long Branch Loop,
ending their trips.Westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Gerrard Street East beyond Broadview Avenue and at St. Matthews Road and River Street,
- on River Street at Dundas and Queen Streets East,
- on Queen Street East at Sumach, Sackville, Parliament, Ontario, Sherbourne, Jarvis, Church, Victoria and Yonge Streets,
- on Queen Street West at Bay Street, across from York Street and at University Avenue, St. Patrick, John and Soho Streets, Spadina and Augusta Avenues and Bathurst Street,
- on Bathurst Street at King Street West,
- on King Street West at Tecumseth and Niagara Streets, Strachan Avenue, Shaw and Sudbury Streets, across from Jefferson Avenue and at Joe Shuster Way and Dufferin Street,
- on Dufferin Street across from Melbourne Avenue,
- on Queen Street West beyond Dufferin Street and at Brock, O’Hara, Lansdowne, Sorauren, Triller and Roncesvalles Avenues,
- on The Queensway at Glendale Avenue, at Parkside Drive, beyond Colborne Lodge Drive and Ellis Avenue,
- on Lake Shore Boulevard West across from #s 2111 and 2155 Lake Shore West, beyond Park Lawn Road, at Legion Road, Louisa, Burlington and Superior Streets, Mimico and Hillside Avenues, Symons Street and Royal York Road, beyond Dwight Avenue, at Third and Fifth Streets, Islington Avenue, Tenth, Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets, Kipling Avenue, Twenty-Second, Twenty-Sixth, Twenty-Ninth and Thirtieth Streets and across from Long Branch Avenue, Thirty-Seventh and Thirty-Ninth Streets and
- in Long Branch Loop.
These westbound route 501 stops temporarily receive no transit service during the current phases of construction:
- on Queen Street West at Palmerston Avenue, Claremont Street, across from Strachan Avenue, at Shaw Street, Ossington Avenue, Dovercourt Road and Beaconsfield and Gladstone Avenues.
301 Queen overnight
Since Thanksgiving, Monday, October 11 due to the multiple construction projects in the Queen / Queensway / Lake Shore corridor, the TTC has revised overnight service. It replaced streetcars with buses and extended the path so that the buses operate between Long Branch and Neville Park loops, avoiding the necessity for passengers to transfer.
Since Wednesday, December 15, eastbound buses start their trips in Long Branch Loop, then proceed:
eastward along Lake Shore Boulevard West;
northward along Windermere Avenue;
eastward along The Queensway and Queen Street West;
southward along Dufferin Street;
eastward along King Street West;
northward along Bathurst Street;
eastward along Queen Streets West and East; and then
southward into Neville Park Loop,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- in Long Branch Loop,
- on Lake Shore Boulevard West at Thirty-Seventh Street, Long Branch Avenue, Thirty-First, Twenty-Eighth, Twenty-Seventh and Twenty-Second Streets and Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, across from Fifteenth Street, at Thirteenth, Tenth, Seventh, Fifth, Third and First Streets, Royal York and Miles Roads, Norris Crescent, across from Mimico Avenue, at Superior Avenue and across from Burlington and Louisa Streets and Legion Road, at Marine Parade Drive [west] and beside #s 2155 and 2111 Lake Shore West,
- on The Queensway beyond Windermere and Ellis Avenues and Colborne Lodge Drive, at Parkside Drive, across from Glendale Avenue and at King Street West,
- on Queen Street West at Triller, Beaty, Jameson and Dunn Avenues, across from Brock Avenue and at Dufferin Street,
- on Dufferin Street at Melbourne Avenue,
- on King Street West across from Joe Shuster Way and at Atlantic Avenue, Douro and Shaw Streets, Strachan Avenue and Niagara and Tecumseth Streets,
- on Bathurst Street at Queen Street West,
- on Queen Street West at Augusta and Spadina Avenues, Peter and John Streets, University Avenue and York, Bay and Yonge Streets,
- on Queen Street East at Victoria, Church, Jarvis, Sherbourne, Ontario, Parliament, Sackville, Sumach and River Streets, across from Carroll Street, at Broadview Avenue, Saulter Street, Empire, Logan, Carlaw, Pape and Caroline Avenues, across from Jones Avenue, at Leslie Street, across from Alton and Greenwood Avenues, at Woodfield Road, Coxwell, Eastern, Sarah Ashbridge and Woodbine Avenues, across from Elmer and Bellefair Avenues and at Wineva Avenue, Glen Manor Drive, Beech and Silver Birch Avenues and Neville Park Boulevard and
- in Neville Park Loop.
These eastbound route 301 stops temporarily receive no transit service during the current phases of construction:
- on Queen Street West at Sudbury and Abell Streets, Dovercourt Road, Lower Ossington Avenue, Shaw Street, Strachan Avenue, Niagara, Tecumseth and Bathurst Streets.
Westbound buses start their trips in Neville Park Loop, then proceed:
westward along Queen Streets East and West;
southward along Bathurst Street;
westward along King Street West;
northward along Dufferin Street;
westward along Queen Street West and The Queensway;
southward along Windermere Avenue;
westward along Lake Shore Boulevard West; and then
northward into Long Branch Loop,
ending their trips.Westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- in Neville Park Loop,
- on Queen Street East at Neville Park Boulevard, Silver Birch and Beech Avenues, Glen Manor Drive, Wineva, Bellefair, Elmer and Woodbine Avenues, Lockwood and Kingston Roads, Coxwell Avenue, Woodfield Road and Greenwood and Alton Avenues, Leslie Street, Jones, Brooklyn, Pape, Carlaw and Logan Avenues, beyond Booth Avenue, at Boulton and Broadview Avenues, Carroll, River, Sumach, Sackville, Parliament, Ontario, Sherbourne, Jarvis, Church, Victoria and Yonge Streets,
- on Queen Street West at Bay Street, across from York Street and at University Avenue, St. Patrick, John and Soho Streets, Spadina and Augusta Avenues and Bathurst Street,
- on Bathurst Street at King Street West,
- on King Street West at Tecumseth and Niagara Streets, Strachan Avenue, Shaw and Sudbury Streets, across from Jefferson Avenue and at Joe Shuster Way and Dufferin Street,
- on Dufferin Street across from Melbourne Avenue,
- on Queen Street West beyond Dufferin Street and at Brock, O’Hara, Lansdowne, Sorauren, Triller and Roncesvalles Avenues,
- on The Queensway at Glendale Avenue, at Parkside Drive, beyond Colborne Lodge Drive and Ellis Avenue,
- on Lake Shore Boulevard West across from #s 2111 and 2155 Lake Shore West, beyond Park Lawn Road, at Legion Road, Louisa, Burlington and Superior Streets, Mimico and Hillside Avenues, Symons Street and Royal York Road, beyond Dwight Avenue, at Third and Fifth Streets, Islington Avenue, Tenth, Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets, Kipling Avenue, Twenty-Second, Twenty-Sixth, Twenty-Ninth and Thirtieth Streets and across from Long Branch Avenue, Thirty-Seventh and Thirty-Ninth Streets and
- in Long Branch Loop.
These westbound route 301 stops temporarily receive no transit service during the current phases of construction:
- on Queen Street West at Palmerston Avenue, Claremont Street, across from Strachan Avenue, at Shaw Street, Ossington Avenue, Dovercourt Road and Beaconsfield and Gladstone Avenues.
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