Update — Monday, May 8, 10:01 p.m.: In a post on his blog, local transit commentator Steve Munro advises that:
“Effective Monday, May 8… with the disappearance of the 503 Kingston Road car and its temporary replacement by the 505 Dundas, the TTC is now operating a supplementary bus service from Queen & Kingston Road to downtown via Queen and King from 7am to 7pm weekdays.
“A direct streetcar service will not be possible until work on the Queen Street Don Bridge finishes sometime this summer, but there is another wrinkle. In the summer, Queen east of Broadview will close for Metrolinx bridge work at the future Riverside Station on the Lake Shore East Rail Corridor forcing all streetcars to operate via Gerrard. In turn that cannot begin until water main and track work at Coxwell & Lower Gerrard completes.”
The extra buses operate westbound along the 504X King extra route and eastbound along the 501X Queen extra route.
Monday, May 8, City of Toronto contractors start a project to replace the sanitary sewer under
- Broadview Avenue between Danforth and Withrow avenues.
Crews are mainly cleaning the interior of the sewer and installing a structural liner, which cures and forms a new sewer pipe within the current sewer. The contractors may have to excavate, but the contractors will mostly work by using maintenace hole on the street. Work zones may temporarily block traffic lanes.
Starting Sunday, May 7, the TTC is operating buses, instead of streetcars along this section of Broadview to accommodate the project. It’s detouring streetcars along these routes:
Route 505 cars operate along Queen Street East and Kingston Road, providing all-day, every-day streetcar service along Kingston for the first time in many years.
By diverting streetcars along the 505 Dundas route, the TTC also affects service along these routes:
The TTC continues to replace streetcars with buses along the 304 King overnight route. The buses operate along their regular path through the work zone (for now).
This phase of sewer construction and the resulting TTC detours continue until June 17. Contractors return to complete the project from November, 2023 until February.
Starting Sunday, June 18, the TTC intends to remove all transit service from Broadview between Danforth and Gerrard Street East to accommodate its project to replace the streetcar tracks. It will revise the detours for streetcars along the 504 King and 505 Dundas routes, but it won’t be operating shuttle buses to replace the cars. That same day, it also starts a project to expand the streetcar loop in the terminal at Broadview Station. For that project, it will detour all buses that usually operate through the station.
The City previously closed Broadview between Danforth and Gerrard East to install a new water main in 2021.
This year, the City of Toronto and the TTC have started a series of major construction projects that significantly impact transit services in the east end of the former Toronto city — between Victoria Park Avenue and the Don River.
The various projects include:
- Broadview Avenue between Danforth Avenue and Gerrard Street East — rehabilitating the sewer and replacing the streetcar tracks;
- Broadview Station — upgrading the bus and streetcar platforms;
- intersection of (lower) Gerrard Street East / Eastwood Road with Coxwell Avenue — replacing the water main and renewing the streetcar tracks;
- Main Street Station — repairing the pavement and the concrete bus platform on the south side of the station;
- Queen Street East just east of DeGrassi Street — upgrading the rail overpass as part of Metrolinx’s Ontario Line subway project.
- Queen Street East at the Don River — upgrading the bridge.
See local transit commentator Steve Munro’s recent posts for details on how all these projects together disrupt transit in the east end:
- “Construction on Broadview, Gerrard/Coxwell, Main Station and Queen East”, here;
- “Construction on Broadview, Gerrard/Coxwell, Main Station and Queen East (June 2023 Update)”, here;
- “Broadview Station Loop Expansion Deferred”, here;
- “Broadview Construction Update”, here;
- “Broadview Construction Part II”, here;
- “Yet Another Change to East-End Streetcar Services”, here.
22 Coxwell
Starting Monday, May 7, the TTC temporarily cancels the 22A (Victoria Park - Coxwell Stn via Kingston Rd) branch of the route. All buses operate along the 22B (Eastern - Coxwell Stn) branch of the route during all times, except overnight.
West- and northbound buses no longer drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- in Bingham Loop,
- on Bingham Avenue at Kingston Road,
- on Kingston Road at Scarborough Road, across from Beech Avenue and Glen Manor Drive, at Main Street, across from Lee Avenue, at Brookside Drive, across from Elmer Avenue, at Woodbine Avenue, across from Columbine Avenue and at Dundas and Queen streets east and
- on Queen Street East at Lockwood Road and Coxwell Avenue.
Instead, TTC streetcars along other routes serve passengers at these stops.
South- and eastbound buses no longer drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Kingston Road at Dixon Avenue, Rainsford Road, Woodbine Avenue, Waverly Road, Lee Avenue, Southwood and Glen Manor drives, Beech Avenue, Scarborough Road and Victoria Park Avenue and
- in Bingham Loop.
TTC streetcars along another route continue to serve these stops:
- Kingston, Bingham: 505 Dundas.
505 Dundas
From Monday, May 7 until Saturday, June 17, streetcars start and end their trips in Bingham Loop — near the northwest corner of Kingston Road and Victoria Park Avenue — instead of Broadview Station terminal.
Westbound cars start their trips in Bingham Loop, then proceed:
southward along Bingham Avenue;
west- and southwestward along Kingston Road;
westward along Queen Street East; and then
northward along Broadview Avenue to Dundas Street East,
resuming their regular path westward along Dundas East.Westbound cars skip their regular stops
- in Broadview Station terminal,
- on Erindale Avenue at Broadview Avenue,
- on Broadview Avenue at Danforth Avenue, across from Wolfrey Avenue, Millbrook Crescent, Withrow and Langley avenues, Jack Layton Way, Gerrard Street East, Mountstephen Street and Dundas Street East.
Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- in Bingham Loop,
- on Bingham Avenue at Kingston Road,
- on Kingston Road at Scarborough Road, across from Beech Avenue and Glen Manor Drive, at Main Street, across from Lee Avenue, at Brookside Drive, across from Elmer Avenue, at Woodbine Avenue, across from Columbine Avenue and at Dundas and Queen streets east,
- on Queen Street East at Lockwood Road, Coxwell Avenue, Woodfield Road, Greenwood and Alton avenues, Leslie Street, Jones, Brooklin, Pape, Carlaw and Logan avenues, beyond Booth Avenue and at Boulton and Broadview avenues and
- on Broadview Avenue at Dundas Street East.
Shuttle buses replace the cars on Broadview Avenue north of Dundas Street East.
Eastbound cars operate along their regular path to Dundas Street East at Broadview Avenue, then detour:
southward along Broadview;
eastward along Queen Street East;
northeast- and eastward along Kingston Road;
northward along Victoria Park Avenue; and then
westward into Bingham Loop,
ending their trips.Eastbound cars skip their regular stops
- on Broadview Avenue across from Mountstephen Street and at Gerrard Street East, Langley and Withrow avenues, Millbrook Crescent and Wolfrey Avenue and
- in Broadview Station terminal.
Instead, eastbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Broadview Avenue at Queen Street East,
- on Queen Street East at 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 and Coxwell and Eastern avenues,
- on Kingston Road at Dixon Avenue, Rainsford Road, Woodbine Avenue, Waverly Road, Lee Avenue, Southwood and Glen Manor drives, Beech Avenue, Scarborough Road and Victoria Park Avenue and
- in Bingham Loop.
Shuttle buses replace the cars on Broadview Avenue north of Dundas Street East. Eastbound streetcar passengers may transfer to northbound buses on Dundas East at Broadview.
504A / 504B King
From Monday, May 7 until Saturday, June 17, streetcars along both branches operate to and from Distillery Loop, instead of Broadview Station terminal.
Westbound cars start their trips in Distillery Loop, then proceed:
northward along Cherry and Sumach streets to King Street East,
resuming their regular path westward along King East.Westbound cars skip their regular stops
- in Broadview Station terminal,
- on Erindale Avenue at Broadview Avenue,
- on Broadview Avenue at Danforth Avenue, across from Wolfrey Avenue, Millbrook Crescent, Withrow and Langley avenues, Jack Layton Way, Gerrard Street East, Mountstephen Street and Dundas and Queen streets east,
- on Queen Street East at Carroll Street and
- on King Street East at River and Sumach streets.
Shuttle buses replace the cars on King Street East east of Sumach Street, Queen Street East and Broadview Avenue.
Eastbound cars reverse the westbound routing:
Eastbound cars skip their regular stops
- on King Street East at Lower River Street,
- on Queen Street East across from Carroll Street and at Broadview Avenue,
- on Broadview Avenue at Dundas Street East, across from Mountstephen Street and at Gerrard Street East, Langley and Withrow avenues, Millbrook Crescent and Wolfrey Avenue and
- in Broadview Station terminal.
Shuttle buses replace the cars on King Street East east of Sumach Street, Queen Street East and Broadview Avenue. Eastbound streetcar passengers may transfer to eastbound buses at stops on King Street East between Parliament and Sumach streets.
504X King extras
Update — Monday, May 8, 10:01 p.m.: In a post on his blog, local transit commentator Steve Munro advises that:
“Effective Monday, May 8… with the disappearance of the 503 Kingston Road car and its temporary replacement by the 505 Dundas, the TTC is now operating a supplementary bus service from Queen & Kingston Road to downtown via Queen and King from 7am to 7pm weekdays.
“A direct streetcar service will not be possible until work on the Queen Street Don Bridge finishes sometime this summer, but there is another wrinkle. In the summer, Queen east of Broadview will close for Metrolinx bridge work at the future Riverside Station on the Lake Shore East Rail Corridor forcing all streetcars to operate via Gerrard. In turn that cannot begin until water main and track work at Coxwell & Lower Gerrard completes.
Westbound buses for this extra service display “504 King to York” destination signs. Eastbound buses display “501 Queen to Kingston Rd” signs.
Westbound buses start their trips on Eastern Avenue, just south of Queen Street East, then proceed:
southwest and westward along Eastern;
northward along Coxwell Avenue;
westward along Queen and King streets east and King Street West; and then
northward along York Street to Adelaide Street West,
ending their trips.Westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Eastern Avenue beyond Queen Street East,
- on Coxwell Avenue beyond Eastern Avenue,
- on Queen Street East at Woodfield Road, Greenwood and Alton avenues, Leslie Street, Jones, Brooklyn, Pape, Carlaw and Logan avenues, beyond Booth Avenue, at Boulton and Broadview avenues and at Carroll Street,
- on King Street East at River, Sumach, Sackville, Parliament, Ontario and Sherbourne streets and beyond Jarvis and Church streets,
- on King Street West beyond Yonge and Bay streets and
- on York Street at Adelaide Street West.
Buses serve passengers every 10 minutes Mondays to Fridays from about 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
504 / 505 King / Dundas shuttle buses
From Monday, May 7 until Saturday, June 17, buses replace streetcars along the 504 King and 505 Dundas routes on Broadview Avenue.
South- and westbound buses start their trips in Broadview Station terminal, then proceed:
westward along Erindale Avenue;
southward along Broadview Aveue;
westward along Queen and King streets east;
southward along Parliament Street;
westward along Front Street East; and then
northward along Berkeley Street to King East,
ending their trips.South- and westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- in Broadview Station terminal,
- on Erindale Avenue at Broadview Avenue,
- on Broadview Avenue at Danforth Avenue, across from Wolfrey Avenue, Millbrook Crescent, Withrow and Langley avenues, Jack Layton Way, Gerrard Street East, Mountstephen Street and Dundas and Queen streets east,
- on Queen Street East at Carroll Street and
- on King Street East at River, Sumach, Sackville and Parliament streets.
South- and westbound bus passengers may transfer to westbound route 505 cars on Broadview Avenue at Dundas Street East. They may transfer to westbound route 504 cars on King Street East at Parliament Street.
East- and northbound buses start their trips on Berkeley Street south of King Street East, then proceed:
eastward along King and Queen streets east;
northward along Broadview Avenue; and then
eastward into Broadview Station terminal,
ending their trips.East- and northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on King Street East at Parliament, Sackville, Sumach and Lower River streets,
- on Queen Street East across from Carroll Street and at Broadview Avenue,
- on Broadview Avenue at Dundas Street East, across from Mountstephen Street and at Gerrard Street East, Langley and Withrow avenues, Millbrook Crescent and Wolfrey Avenue and
- in Broadview Station terminal.
503 Kingston Rd
Friday, May 4 is the last day (for now) that the TTC operates buses along the route. Eastbound route 503 buses no longer drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- in Bingham Loop,
- on Bingham Avenue at Kingston Road,
- on Kingston Road at Scarborough Road, across from Beech Avenue and Glen Manor Drive, at Main Street, across from Lee Avenue, at Brookside Drive, across from Elmer Avenue, at Woodbine Avenue, across from Columbine Avenue and at Dundas and Queen streets east,
- on Queen Street East at Lockwood Road, Coxwell Avenue, Woodfield Road, Greenwood and Alton avenues, Leslie Street, Jones, Brooklin, Pape, Carlaw and Logan avenues, beyond Booth Avenue, at Boulton and Broadview avenues and Carroll Street,
- on King Street East at River, Sumach, Sackville, Parliament, Ontario and Sherbourne Streets and beyond Jarvis and Church streets,
- on King Street West beyond Yonge and Bay streets and
- on York Street at Adelaide Street West.
TTC buses and streetcars continue to serve passengers at most of these stops.
- Bingham, Kingston: 505 Dundas.
- Queen East - Lockwood to Broadview: 501 Queen; 505 Dundas; 506 Carlton.
- Queen East at Carroll: 501 Queen; 504 / 505 King / Dundas shuttle buses.
- King East at River, Sumach: 504 / 505 King / Dundas shuttle buses.
- King East at Sackville, Parliament: 504 King; 504 / 505 King / Dundas shuttle buses.
- King East - Ontario to Church; King West: 504 King.
Westbound route 503 buses no longer drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on York Street at Adelaide Street West,
- on King Street West beyond University Avenue and Bay Street;
- on King Street West beyond Yonge, Church and Jarvis streets, at Sherbourne Street, across from Ontario Street and at Sackville, Sumach and Lower River streets,
- on Queen Street East across from Carroll Street and at Broadview Avenue, at 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 and Coxwell and Eastern avenues,
- on Kingston Road at Dixon Avenue, Rainsford Road, Woodbine Avenue, Waverly Road, Lee Avenue, Southwood and Glen Manor drives, Beech Avenue, Scarborough Road and Victoria Park Avenue and
- in Bingham Loop.
TTC buses and streetcars continue to serve passengers at most of these stops.
- King West; King East - Yonge to Ontario: 504 King.
- King East - Parliament to Sumach: 504 King; 504 / 505 King / Dundas shuttle buses.
- King East at Lower River: 504 / 505 King / Dundas shuttle buses.
- Queen East at Carroll, Broadview: 501 Queen; 504 / 505 King / Dundas shuttle buses.
- Queen East - Broadview to Eastern: 501 Queen; 505 Dundas; 506 Carlton.
- Kingston, Bingham: 505 Dundas.
501X Queen extras
Update — Monday, May 8, 10:01 p.m.: In a post on his blog, local transit commentator Steve Munro advises that:
“Effective Monday, May 8… with the disappearance of the 503 Kingston Road car and its temporary replacement by the 505 Dundas, the TTC is now operating a supplementary bus service from Queen & Kingston Road to downtown via Queen and King from 7am to 7pm weekdays.
“A direct streetcar service will not be possible until work on the Queen Street Don Bridge finishes sometime this summer, but there is another wrinkle. In the summer, Queen east of Broadview will close for Metrolinx bridge work at the future Riverside Station on the Lake Shore East Rail Corridor forcing all streetcars to operate via Gerrard. In turn that cannot begin until water main and track work at Coxwell & Lower Gerrard completes.
Westbound buses for this extra service display “504 King to York” destination signs. Eastbound buses display “501 Queen to Kingston Rd” signs.
Eastbound buses start their trips on York Street south of Adelaie Street West, then proceed:
westward along Richmond Street West;
southward along University Avenue;
eastward along King streets west and east and Queen Street East; and then
southwestward along Eastern Avenue to just south of Queen East,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- on York Street at Adelaide Street West,
- on King Street West beyond University Avenue and Bay Street,
- on King Street East beyond Yonge, Church and Jarvis Streets, at Sherbourne Street, across from Ontario Street and at Parliament, Sackville, Sumach and Lower River Street,
- on Queen Street East across from Carroll Street, at Broadview Avenue, at 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 and Carlaw Avenue and
- on Eastern Avenue beyond Queen Street East.
Buses serve passengers every 10 minutes Mondays to Fridays from about 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
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