Starting Christmas, Sunday, December 25, the TTC is revising service along many routes, it says, “to match reduced ridership demand during the holidays.”
Buses and streetcars along many routes operate with summer schedules during the holidays, meaning the TTC is cancelling all extra service to and from high schools.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
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The TTC is revising service along these routes: 12 Kingston Rd; 16 McCowan; 17 Birchmount; 20 Cliffside; 24 Victoria Park; 26 Dupont; 34 Eglinton East; 36 Finch West; 37 Islington; 38 Highland Creek; 39 Finch East; 41 Keele; 43 Kennedy; 44 Kipling South; 45 Kipling; 46 Martin Grove; 51 Leslie; 56 Leaside; 66 Prince Edward; 70 O’Connor; 73 Royal York; 81 Thorncliffe Park; 84 Sheppard West; 85 Sheppard East; 86 Scarborough; 91 Woodbine; 102 Markham Rd; 105 Dufferin North; 110 Islington South; 112 West Mall; 116 Morningside; 129 McCowan North; 131 Nugget; 134 Progress; 165 Weston Rd North; 168 Symington; 320 Yonge overnight; 511 Bathurst; 512 St Clair; 902 Markham Rd North; 905 Eglinton East; 924 Victoria Park express; 925 Don Mills express; 927 Highway 27 express; 937 Islington express; 943 Kennedy express; 944 Kipling South express; 945 Kipling express; 954 Lawrence East express; 968 Warden express; 984 Sheppard West express; 986 Scarborough express; 995 York Mills express; 996 Wilson express.
Specifically, the TTC is: temporarily cancelling a branch of a route; decreasing service along routes; increasing the frequency of service along routes; decreasing the frequency of service along routes; adjusting the schedules for buses along routes; revising services to and from colleges and universities; revising services to and from high schools; and making other changes to service along routes.
Temporarily cancelling a branch of a route
38B Highland Creek
Since fewer passengers are travelling to and from the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus for the holidays, the TTC is temporarily cancelling service along the 38B short-turn branch of the route. (Buses along the 38B branch usually operate only between the campus and Scarborough Centre Station.)
By cancelling the branch, the TTC also temporarily increases the frequency of service east of U of T Scarborough and decreases the frequency west of U of T.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
Decreasing service along routes
12 Kingston Rd
56 Leaside
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses operate along the route with regular schedules, except the TTC cancels extra service to passengers travelling to and from high schools for the holidays.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
102A Markham Rd
Since fewer passengers are travelling to and from Centennial College’s Progress campus for the holidays, the TTC is temporarily cancelling service along the 102A short-turn branch of the route Mondays to Fridays before about 7 p.m. (Buses along the 102A branch operate between the campus and Warden Station. Buses continue to operate along the branch during other times of the week.)
The TTC is also increasing and decreasing the frequency of service along parts of the route before about 7 p.m.
46 Martin Grove
129 McCowan North
116 Morningside
70 O’Connor
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses operate along the route with regular schedules, except the TTC cancels extra service to passengers travelling to and from high schools for the holidays.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
134C Progress
Since fewer passengers are travelling to and from the Centennial College’s Progress campus for the holidays, the TTC is temporarily cancelling service along the 134C short-turn branch of the route Mondays to Fridays before about 7 p.m. (Buses along the 1134 branch operate between the campus and Scarborough Centre Station.)
The TTC is also decreasing the frequency of service along part of the route before about 7 p.m.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
112 West Mall
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses operate along the route with regular schedules, except the TTC cancels extra service to passengers travelling to and from high schools for the holidays.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
165 Weston Rd North
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses operate along the route with regular schedules, except the TTC cancels extra service to passengers travelling to and from high schools for the holidays.
The TTC is also making another change to service along the route.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
Increasing the frequency of service along routes
26 Dupont
The TTC is increasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 24 minutes, instead of every 30 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.;
- every 24 minutes, instead of every 26 minutes, during afternoon rush hours; and
- every 24 minutes, instead of every 30 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.
The TTC is also increasing the frequency of service during other periods.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
38 Highland Creek
The TTC is increasing and decreasing the frequency of service along parts of the route during various periods Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops east of the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus:
- every 12½ minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, during morning rush hours;
- every 12 minutes, instead of every 13 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 11 minutes, instead of every 13 minutes, during afternoon rush hours.
The TTC is also temporarily cancelling a branch of the route for the holidays.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
927 Highway 27 express
The TTC is increasing and decreasing the frequency of service along the route during various periods Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 12 minutes, instead of every 14 minutes, after about 7 p.m.
45 Kipling
The TTC is increasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops north or west of Kipling Avenue / Belfield Road:
- every 16 minutes, instead of every 17 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 16 minutes, instead of every 18 minutes, during afternoon rush hours.
The buses serve passengers at stops south of Kipling / Belfield:
- every 8 minutes, instead of every 8½ minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 8 minutes, instead of every 9 minutes, during afternoon rush hours.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
44 Kipling South
The TTC is increasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 6 minutes, instead of every 6½ minutes, during rush hours.
The TTC is also decreasing the frequency of service during other periods.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
944 Kipling South express
The TTC is increasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 7½ minutes, instead of every 9 minutes, during morning rush hours;
- every 8 minutes, instead of every 9½ minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 9 minutes, instead of every 10 minutes, during afternoon rush hours.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
51 Leslie
The TTC is increasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 28 minutes, instead of every 30 minutes, after about 10 p.m.
The TTC is also decreasing the frequency of service along the route during another period and making another change to service along the route.
102 Markham
The TTC is increasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops north of Steeles Avenue East:
- every 23 minutes, instead of every 24 minutes, during morning rush hours; and
- every 17 minutes, instead of every 24 minutes, during afternoon rush hours.
The TTC is also decreasing service and decreasing the frequency of service along the route.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
84 Sheppard West
The TTC decreasing the frequency of service along various parts of the route Monday-to-Friday evenings.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 8 minutes 20 seconds, instead of every 8½ minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- every 9½ minutes, instead of every 9 minutes, after about 10 p.m.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
984 Sheppard West express
The TTC increasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 9½ minutes, instead of every 10 minutes, during morning rush hours;
- every 9 minutes, instead of every 9½ minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 13 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
24 Victoria Park
The TTC is increasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 8 minutes, instead of every 9½ minutes, during afternoon rush hours.
The TTC is also decreasing the frequency of service during another period.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
Increasing the frequency of service along routes
511 Bathurst
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, streetcars drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 8½ minutes, instead of every 7 minutes 15 seconds, during morning rush hours;
- every 8½ minutes, instead of every 7 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.;
- every 8½ minutes, instead of every 7 minutes 45 seconds, during afternoon rush hours;
- every 9 minutes, instead of every 8&fr ac12; minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 9 minutes 15 seconds, after about 10 p.m.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
26 Dupont
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 24 minutes, during morning rush hours; and
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 22 minutes, after about 10 p.m.
The TTC is also increasing the frequency of service during other periods.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
905 Eglinton East express
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 10½ minutes, instead of every 9 minutes 15 seconds, during morning rush hours;
- every 8 minutes, instead of every 7½ minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.;
- every 9 minutes, instead of every 8 minutes, during afternoon rush hours; and
- every 12 minutes, instead of every 11 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.
38 Highland Creek
The TTC is increasing and decreasing the frequency of service along parts of the route during various periods Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops west of the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus:
- every 12½ minutes, instead of every 7½ minutes, during morning rush hours;
- every 12 minutes, instead of every 6½ minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 11 minutes, instead of every 6½ minutes, during afternoon rush hours.
The TTC is also temporarily cancelling a branch of the route for the holidays.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
927 Highway 27 express
The TTC is increasing and decreasing the frequency of service along parts of the route during various periods Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops north of Humber College’s North campus:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 8 minutes, during morning rush hours;
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 8½ minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 7½ minutes, during afternoon rush hours.
The buses serve passengers at stops south of Humber College:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 8 minutes, during morning rush hours;
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 8½ minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 5 minutes, instead of every 4 minutes 7 seconds, during afternoon rush hours.
110 Islington South
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along parts of the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops south of Islington Avenue / Judson Street:
- every 16 minutes, instead of every 12 minutes, during morning rush hours;
- every 24 minutes, instead of every 18 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and from about 7 until 10 p.m.
Also starting Wednesday, December 28, buses serve passengers at stops west of Islington / Judson:
- every 24 minutes, instead of every 18 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and from about 7 until 10 p.m.
And buses serve passengers at stops north of Islington / Judson:
- every 12 minutes, instead of every 9 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and from about 7 until 10 p.m.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
945 Kipling express
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 9 minutes 40 seconds, instead of every 9½ minutes, during afternoon rush hours.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
44 Kipling South
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 9 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 12 minutes, instead of every 10 minutes, after about 7 p.m.
The TTC is also increasing the frequency of service during other periods.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
51 Leslie
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 26 minutes, instead of every 25 minutes, during morning rush hours;
- every 27 minutes, instead of every 20 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.;
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 23 minutes, during afternoon rush hours; and
- every 26 minutes, instead of every 25 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.
The TTC is also increasing the frequency of service along the route during another period and making another change to service along the route.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
102 Markham Rd
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops north of Steeles Avenue East:
- every 36 minutes, instead of every 30 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 33 minutes, instead of every 30 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.
The buses serve passengers at stops between Steeles East and Progress Avenue:
- every 11½ minutes, instead of every 8 minutes, during morning rush hours;
- every 12 minutes, instead of every 7½ minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.;
- every 8½ minutes, instead of every 8 minutes, during afternoon rush hours;
- every 11 minutes, instead of every 7½ minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- every 12½ minutes, instead of every 10 minutes, after about 10 p.m.
And, the buses serve passengers south and west of Markham Road / Progress:
- every 23 minutes, instead of every 8 minutes, during morning rush hours;
- every 12 minutes, instead of every 7½ minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.;
- every 17 minutes, instead of every 8 minutes, during afternoon rush hours;
131 Nugget
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 9½ minutes, during morning rush hours;
- every 13½ minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and
- every 12 minutes 45 seconds, instead of every 12 minutes, from about 7 until 10 p.m.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
134C Progress
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the branch Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 15 minutes, instead of every 5 minutes, during rush hours.
The TTC is also decreasing service along the branch.
84 Sheppard West
The TTC decreasing the frequency of service along various parts of the route Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 11 minutes 10 seconds, instead of every 10 minutes, west of Sheppard Avenue West / Arrow Road;
- every 18 minutes, instead of every 17 minutes, north of Sheppard West / Arrow;
- every 7 minutes 7 seconds, instead of every 6 minutes 45 seconds, on Sheppard between Arrow and Oakdale roads;
- every 18 minutes, instead of every 17 minutes, north of Sheppard / Oakdale; and
- every 6 minutes 16 seconds, instead of every 5 minutes 55 seconds, east of Sheppard / Oakdale.
The TTC is also increasing the frequency of service during other periods.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
512 St Clair
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, streetcars drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 6 minutes 45 seconds, instead of every 5 minutes, before about 7 p.m.
- every 9 minutes, instead of every 8 minutes 15 seconds, from about 7 until 10 p.m.; and
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 9 minutes 15 seconds, after about 10 p.m.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
24 Victoria Park
The TTC is decreasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays for the holidays.
Starting Wednesday, December 28, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- every 10 minutes, instead of every 9½ minutes, during morning rush hours.
The TTC is also increasing the frequency of service during another period.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
Adjusting the schedules for buses along routes
17 Birchmount
20 Cliffside
925 Don Mills express
105 Dufferin North
Starting Wednesday, December 28, the TTC adjusts the schedules for buses along the route. Buses operate with holiday schedules, but service levels remain the same as usual.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
34 Eglinton East
Starting Wednesday, December 28, the TTC adjusts the schedules for buses along the route. Buses operate with holiday schedules, but service levels remain the same as usual.
The TTC is also making another change to service along the route.
39 Finch East
Starting Wednesday, December 28, the TTC adjusts the schedules for buses along the route. Buses operate with holiday schedules, but service levels remain the same as usual.
The TTC is also making another change to service along the route.
36 Finch West
Starting Wednesday, December 28, the TTC adjusts the schedules for buses along the route. Buses operate with holiday schedules, but service levels remain the same as usual.
The TTC is also making another change to service along the route.
37 Islington
937 Islington express
41 Keele
43 Kennedy
943 Kennedy express
954 Lawrence East express
902 Markham Rd express
16 McCowan
66 Prince Edward
73 Royal York
986 Scarborough express85 Sheppard East
168 Symington
81 Thorncliffe Park
924 Victoria Park express
968 Warden express
996 Wilson express
91 Woodbine
995 York Mills express
Starting Wednesday, December 28, the TTC adjusts the schedules for buses along the route. Buses operate with holiday schedules, but service levels remain the same as usual.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
Revising service to and from colleges and universities
38 Highland Creek
Starting Wednesday, December 28, the TTC is temporarily cancelling a branch of the route and increasing and decreasing the frequency of service for the holidays.
102 Markham Rd
Starting Wednesday, December 28, the TTC is decreasing service and increasing and decreasing the frequency of service for the holidays.
134 Progress
Starting Wednesday, December 28, the TTC is increasing and decreasing the frequency of service for the holidays.
Revising service to and from high schools
Since the TTC is operating with summer schedules for many routes, it’s temporarily cancelling extra service to and from high schools along those routes. However, it continues to operate buses along some routes continue with regular schedules through the holidays, but it’scancelling extra high-school service for the holidays, Starting Wednesday, December 28 along these routes:
- 12 Kingston Rd;
- 46 Martin Grove;
- 56 Leaside;
- 70 O’Connor;
- 112 West Mall;
- 116 Morningside;
- 129 McCowan North; and
- 165 Weston Rd North.
The TTC is also making another change to service along the 165 Weston Rd North route.
Holiday service ends and regular service resumes Monday, January 9, 2023.
Making other changes to service along routes
34 Eglinton East
Early Christmas, Sunday, December 25 and New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1, 2023, the TTC interlines the buses near Eglinton Station with buses along the 320 Yonge overnight route.
The TTC is also adjusting the schedules for buses along the route.
39 Finch East
Early Christmas, Sunday, December 25, New Year’s Eve, Saturday, December 31, New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1, 2023, and Saturday, January 7, the TTC interlines the buses near Finch Station with buses along the 320 Yonge overnight route.
The TTC is also adjusting the schedules for buses along the route.
36 Finch West
Early New Year’s Eve, Saturday, December 31, and Saturday, January 7, the TTC interlines the buses near Finch Station with buses along the 320 Yonge overnight route.
The TTC is also adjusting the schedules for buses along the route.
86 Scarborough
Shuttle buses operate between Meadowvale Loop and the Toronto Zoo from 5:30 until 10:20 p.m. Boxing Day Monday, December 26, New Year’s Eve, Saturday, December 31 and New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1, 2023, for passengers travelling to and from Terra Lumina.
165 Weston Rd North
Early Christmas, Sunday, December 25, New Year’s Eve, Saturday, December 31, New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1, 2023, and Saturday, January 7, the TTC interlines the buses near York Mills Station with buses along the 320 Yonge overnight route.
The TTC is also increasing service along the route.
320 Yonge overnight
Early Christmas, Sunday, December 25 and New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1, 2023, the TTC interlines the buses near Finch Station with buses along the 39 Finch East route. It also interlines the buses near York Mills Station with buses along the 165 Weston Rd North route and near Eglinton Station with buses along the 34 Eglinton East route.
Early New Year’s Eve, Saturday, December 31, and Saturday, January 7, the TTC interlines the buses near Finch Station with buses along the 36 Finch West and 39 Finch East routes. It also interlines the buses near York Mills Station with buses along the 165 Weston Rd North route.
Transit agencies often interline buses along two or more routes with common terminals to save resources — human resources (drivers) and physical resources (buses). For example Saturdays, Sundays and holidays during the holidays, some northbound buses along the 320 Yonge overnight route end their trips near York Mills Station. They then complete a round trip along the 165 Weston Rd North route.