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TTC upgrading overhead wiring on Bathurst: Buses replace streetcars overnight, March 1 to 3



From 12:01 until 4 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, Wednesday, March 2 and Thursday, March 3, TTC crews are upgrading the overhead [streetcar] wiring on Bathurst Street.

It’s also replacing streetcars with buses along this entire route during the work:

  • 511 Bathurst.

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The TTC was already replacing streetcars with buses overnight north of Queen Street West due to utility work, starting Monday, February 28.


511 Bathurst

From 12:01 until 4 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, Wednesday, March 2 and Thursday, March 3, buses replace streetcars along the entire route.

Southbound buses operate along the regular path for streetcars along route 511 to Bathurst Street and Fort York Boulevard, then proceed:

westward along Fort York;
southward along Ianuzzi Street;
westward along Fleet Street; and then
southward along Fort York Boulevard to Lake Shore Boulevard West,
ending their trips.

Southbound buses skip regular route 511 stops

  • on Fleet Street beyond Bathurst Street and Fort York Boulevard,
  • on Manitoba Drive beyond Strachan Avenue and
  • in Exhibition Loop.

Westbound streetcars along the 509 Harbourfront route continue to drop off or pick up passengers at these stops.

Northbound buses start their trips on Fort York Boulevard at Lake Shore Boulevard West, then proceed:

eastward along Lake Shore West to Fleet Street,
resuming the regular path for streetcars along route 511, eastward along Fleet.

Northbound buses skip regular route 511 stops

  • in Exhibition Loop,
  • on Manitoba Drive at Strachan Avenue and
  • on Fleet Street beyond Fort York Boulevard and across from Bastion Street.

Eastbound streetcars along the 509 Harbourfront route continue to drop off or pick up passengers at these stops.

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