*Update — Construction to replace the streetcar tracks on Broadview between Danforth and Gerrard East starts Tuesday, July 4. The TTC is revising detour routings.
Monday, June 19, TTC crews start upgrading the overhead streetcar wiring to prepare for the upcoming track-replacement project
- on Broadview Avenue between north of Danforth Avenue and Gerrard Street East.
The crews work nightly from 10:30 p.m. until 5 a.m. They use two to three overhead trucks with hydraulic equipment to complete this phase of the project. You may hear beeping sounds from back-up alarms on the TTC trucks or see bright equipment lights.
The work zone blocks the centre lanes, restricting traffic in both directions to the curb lanes and preventing left turns onto and off of Broadview.
The TTC must complete this preliminary work before its crews can renew the tracks. To accommodate this next phase of construction, the TTC is cancelling all service on Broadview between Danforth Avenue and Gerrard Street East and making other changes to its services, starting Sunday, June 18. The TTC expects to start renewing the tracks Tuesday, July 4.
The Broadview Avenue streetcar-track replacement project will bring the track infrastructure to a state of good repair. Contractors will also resurface the roadway and repair sidewalks and curbs in the area as part of the project.
Starting June 18, the TTC is detouring or revising service along these routes:
- 8 Broadview;
- 62 Mortimer;
- 70 O’Connor;
- 72 Pape;
- 87 Cosburn;
- 100 Flemingdon Park;
- 121 Esplanade - River;
- 304 King overnight;
- 322 Coxwell overnight;
- 501B Queen shuttle buses;
- 501X Queen extras;
- 503 Kingston Rd;
- 504 King;
- 504X King extras;
- 504 / 505 King / Dundas shuttle buses; and
- 505 Dundas.
Sunday, June 11, TTC crews started storing and welding rail to prepare for the streetcar track-replacement project.
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.
8 Broadview
The TTC is interlining at Broadview Station terminal buses along the route with buses along the 62 Mortimer route. It’s also extending the path so that buses operate to and from Warden Station bus terminal, temporarily replacing service along the 70C branch of the 70 O’Connor route.
Starting Sunday, June 18, westbound buses start their trips in Warden Station bus terminal, then proceed:
northward along Warden Avenue;
westward along St. Clair Avenue East;
southwest- and westward along O’Connor Drive to Lankin Boulevard,
resuming their regular path westward along O’Connor.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Plains Road beyond Coxwell Avenue and
- on Lankin Boulevard at O’Connor Drive.
The TTC is temporarily cancelling service to these stops.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at new stops (for this route)
- in Warden Station bus terminal,
- on St. Clair Avenue East beyond Warden Avenue, across from Herron and Presley avenues, beyond Pharmacy Avenue, across from Maybourne Avenue, beyond Victoria Park Avenue, at Glenburn Avenue, across from Plaxton Drive and at Selwyn Avenue, Hodder Street, Westview Boulevard and O’Connor Drive and
- on O’Connor Drive beyond Glenwood Crescent, across from Woodbine Avenue, at Woodvale Crescent and Taylor Drive, across from Binswood and Hutton avenues and at Coxwell Boulevard.
Eastbound buses operate along their regular path to O’Connor Drive and Coxwell Boulevard / Coxwell Avenue, then detour:
east- and northeastward along O’Connor;
eastward along St. Clair Avenue East; and then
southward into Warden Station bus terminal,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops:
- on Coxwell Avenue beyond O’Connor Drive and
- on Plains Road beyond Coxwell Avenue.
TTC buses along the 70 O’Connor route continue to serve passengers at the stop on Coxwell. The TTC is temporarily cancelling all service to the stop on Plains.
Instead eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at new stops (for this route)
- on O’Connor Drive at Hutton Avenue, beyond Binswood and Glebemount avenues, at Woodmount and Woodbine avenues and at Glenwood Crescent,
- on St. Clair Avenue East beyond O’Connor Drive, at St. Columba Place, Rexleigh Drive, Glen Eden Crescent, Plaxton Drive and Squires and Glenburn avenues, beyond Victoria Park, Westburne and Pharmacy avenues, at Presley Avenue, beyond Herron Avenue and at Warden Avenue and
- in Warden Station bus terminal.
The TTC is increasing the frequency of service along the route since the buses temporarily replace the regular service that buses along the 70C O’Connor and 100 Flemingdon Park routes usually provide.
87 Cosburn
Buses continue to operate to and from Broadview Station terminal. However, the TTC continues to interline at Main Street and Danforth Avenue buses along the route with buses along the 64 Main route during ongoing construction in Main Street Station terminal.
322 Coxwell overnight
The TTC is detouring the buses so that passengers can continue to connect with buses along the 304 King overnight route on Pape Avenue north of Danforth Avenue.
Starting Monday, June 19, westbound buses operate along their regular path to Broadview Avenue and Mortimer Avenue / Pottery Road, then detour:
eastward along Mortimer; and then
southward along Pape Avenue to north of Danforth Avenue,
ending their trips.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Broadview Avenue beyond Pottery Road, and at Chester Hill Road, beside #876 Broadview and at Pretoria Avenue and
- on Erindale Avenue beyond Broadview Avenue.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Mortimer Avenue beyond Broadview Avenue, across from Burley Avenue, at Logan Avenue, beyond Carlaw Avenue and at Pape Avenue,
- on Pape Avenue (southbound) beyond Fulton Avenue and across from Selkirk Avenue and
- on Pape Avenue (northbound) beyond Lipton Avenue.
Eastbound buses reverse the westbound detour routing.
Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Broadview Avenue at Erindale Avenue, beside #849 Broadview and at Browning Avenue.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Pape Avenue beyond Lipton Avenue and at Selkirk and Sammon avenues and
- on Mortimer Avenue at Carlaw, Logan and Burley avenues.
The TTC is also detouring the buses during streetcar-track construction at the intersection of Coxwell Avenue with Gerrard Street East / Eastwood Road.
505 Dundas
Starting Monday, May 7, streetcars operate to and from 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.
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.
121 Esplanade - River
Starting Sunday, June 18, eastbound buses operate along their regular path to River Street and Dundas Street East, then detour:
eastward along Dundas East;
northward along Broadview Avenue; and then
westward along Gerrard Street East to St. Matthews Road,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on River Street at Gerrard Street East,
- on Gerrard Street East at Blackburn Street and
- on Jack Layton Way at Blue Rodeo Drive and St. Matthews Road.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Dundas Street East at Munro Street,
- on Broadview Avenue across from Mountstephen Street and
- on Gerrard Street East at St. Matthews Road.
Westbound buses start their trips on Gerrard Street East at St. Matthews Road, then proceed:
along their regular path westward along Gerrard East.
Westbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Jack Layton Way at St. Matthews Road.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Gerrard Street East at St. Matthews Road.
100 Flemingdon Park
The TTC is detouring the buses during so that they operate to and from Pape Station bus terminal, instead of Broadview Station terminal. It’s also interlining at Pape Station buses along the route with buses along the 72A branch of the 72 Pape route.
Starting Sunday, June 18, southbound buses operate along their regular path to Pape Avenue and O’Connor Drive, then detour:
southward along Pape; and then
eastward into Pape Station bus terminal,
ending their trips.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on O’Connor Drive at Beechwood Drive,
- on Broadview Avenue beyond Fernwood Gardens, across from Torrens and Cosburn avenues, at Hillside Drive, beyond Pottery Road, at Chester Hill Road beside #876 Broadview and at Pretoria Avenue and
- in Broadview Station terminal.
TTC buses along other routes continue to serve passengers at these stops.
- O’Connor; Broadview at Fernwood, Torrens: 8 **Broadview.
- Broadview at Cosburn and Hillside: 8 Broadview; 87 **Cosburn.
- Broadview at Pottery, Chester Hill, #876 and Pretoria; Broadview Station: 8 Broadview; 62 **Mortimer; 87 Cosburn.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Pape Avenue at Gamble, Cosburn, Floyd and Mortimer avenues, beyond Fulton Avenue and at Canning Avenue and
- in Pape Station terminal.
Northbound buses start their trips in Pape Station bus terminal, then proceed:
westward along Lipton Avenue; and then
northward along Pape Avenue to O’Connor Drive,
resuming their regular path northward along Pape.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- in Broadview Station terminal,
- on Broadview Avenue beside #849 Broadview, at Browning Avenue, beyond Mortimer Avenue, at Bater Avenue, beyond Cosburn and Torrens avenues and at O’Connor Drive and
- on O’Connor Drive across from Beechgrove Drive.
TTC buses along other routes continue to serve passengers at these stops.
- Broadview Station; Broadview at #849 and Browning: 8 Broadview; 62 **Mortimer; 87 Cosburn.
- Broadview at Mortimer and Bater: 8 Broadview; 87 **Cosburn.
- Broadview at Cosburn, Torrens, O’Connor; O’Connor: 8 Broadview.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at new stops (for this route)
- in Pape Station bus terminal and
- on Pape Avenue at Selkirk, Sammon, Mortimer, Floyd and Cosburn avenues and beyond Torrens Avenue.
504A / 504B King
Starting Monday, May 7, 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.
Buses along the 72A Pape route 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.
Buses along the 72 Pape route 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
Starting Monday, May 8, the TTC operates extra buses along Queen Street East and King streets east and west to add extra service between downtown and east-end Toronto. 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;
southward along Church Street;
westward along Wellington streets east and west; and then
northward along York Street to King 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 Street,
- on Church Street at Wellington Street East,
- on Wellington Street East at Yonge Street,
- on Wellington Street West at Bay and York streets and
- on York Street at King 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
Saturday, June 17 is the last day that the TTC operates buses along the route. Instead, the TTC is extending the path for buses along the 72A Pape route to replace streetcars on Broadview Avenue and King Street East east of Sumach Street.
Southbound route 72 bus passengers may transfer to eastbound route 504 streetcars at stops on King Street East between Sumach and Parliament streets.
304 King overnight
The TTC continues to replace streetcars with buses along the route. However, during the Broadview Avenue construction, the buses operate to and from Pape Station bus terminal, instead of Broadview Station terminal.
Starting Monday, June 19, westbound buses start their trips in Pape Station bus terminal, then proceed:
southward along Pape Avenue;
westward along Riverdale Avenue;
southward along Carlaw Avenue; and then
westward along Queen Street East to Broadview Avenue,
resuming their regular path westward along Queen East.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Broadview Avenue at Danforth Avenue, across from Wolfrey Avenue, Millbrook Crescent and Withrow Avenue, at Jack Layton Way, Gerrard Street East, Mountstephen Street and Dundas and Queen streets east.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Pape Avenue at Danforth, Harcourt, Wroxeter and Bain avenues,
- on Riverdale Avenue beyond Pape Avenue,
- on Carlaw Avenue beyond Langley Avenue, at Gerrard and Dundas streets east, beside #250 Carlaw and at Queen Street East and
- on Queen Street East at Logan Avenue, beyond Booth Avenue and at Boulton and Broadview avenues.
Northbound buses reverse the southbound detour routing.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Broadview Avenue at Dundas Street East, across from Mountstephen Street and at Gerrard Street East, Langley and Withrow avenues, Millbrook Crescent and Wolfrey and Danforth avenues.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Queen Street East at Saulter Street, Empire, Logan and Carlaw avenues,
- on Carlaw Avenue beside #235 Carlaw, at Dundas Street East, beyond Gerrard Street East and at Langley Avenue and
- on Pape Avenue beyond Riverdale Avenue and at Bain, Wroxeter, Harcourt and Danforth avenues.
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.
62 Mortimer
Buses continue to operate to and from Broadview Station terminal. However, starting Sunday, June 18, the TTC is interlining at Broadview Station terminal buses along the route with buses along the 8 Broadview route. It also continues to extend the path so that buses operate to and from Victoria Park Station bus terminal during ongoing construction in Main Street Station terminal.
70 O’Connor
During the Broadview Avenue construction, the TTC is temporarily cancelling the 70C branch (Warden Stn - Coxwell Stn) of the route. Instead, it’s extending the 8 Broadview route to replace 70C service along St. Clair Avenue East. All route 70 buses operate along the 70A (Eglinton - Coxwell Stn) branch. The TTC is also doubling the frequency of service along that branch north of St. Clair East.
Southbound buses no longer drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- in Warden Station bus terminal and
- on St. Clair Avenue East beyond Warden Avenue, across from Herron and Presley avenues, beyond Pharmacy Avenue, across from Maybourne Avenue, beyond Victoria Park Avenue, at Glenburn Avenue, across from Plaxton Drive and at Selwyn Avenue, Hodder Street, Westview Boulevard and O’Connor Drive.
TTC buses along this route temporarily serve passengers at these stops:
- 8 Broadview.
Northbound buses no longer drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on St. Clair Avenue East beyond O’Connor Drive, at St. Columba Place, Rexleigh Drive, Glen Eden Crescent, Plaxton Drive and Squires and Glenburn avenues, beyond Victoria Park, Westburne and Pharmacy avenues, at Presley Avenue, beyond Herron Avenue and at Warden Avenue and
- in Warden Station bus terminal.
TTC buses along this route temporarily serve passengers at these stops:
- 8 Broadview.
72 Pape
The TTC is temporarily extending the 72A branch of the route to King Street East and Parliament Street during the Broadview construction. By extending the branch, the TTC intends to replace regular streetcar service along the 504 King route along Broadview Avenue and King Street East east of Sumach Street.
The TTC is also increasing the frequency of service along the branch. Buses along the 72B and 72C branches of the route continue to operate with regular service.
Starting Sunday, June 18, southbound buses operate along their regular path to Carlaw Avenue and Queen Street East, then proceed:
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.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Queen Street East at Pape Avenue,
- on Pape Avenue at Eastern Avenue and
- on Eastern Avenue beyond Eastern Avenue.
TTC vehicles along other routes continue to serve passengers at these stops.
- Queen East: 501 Queen; 501X Queen extras; 505 Dundas; 506 Carlton.
- Carlaw at Eastern: 72B / 72C Pape.
The TTC is temporarily cancelling “daytime” service to the stop on Pape at Eastern. Overnight buses along the 325 Don Mills route continue to serve passengers at the stop.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at new stops (for this route)
- on Queen Street East at Logan Avenue, beyond Booth Avenue, at Boulton and Broadview avenues and Carroll Street and
- on King Street East at River, Sumach, Sackville and Parliament streets.
Southbound bus passengers may transfer to westbound streetcars along the 504 King route at King Street East and Parliament Street.
Northbound buses start their trips on Berkeley Street south of King Street East, then proceed:
eastward along King and Queen streets east to Carlaw Avenue,
resuming their regular path northward along Carlaw.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Carlaw Avenue beyond Eastern Avenue and at Queen Street East.
TTC vehicles along 72B / 72C branches of the 72 Pape route continue to serve passengers at these stops.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at new stops (for this route)
- on King Street East at Parliament, Sackville, Sumach and Lower River streets and
- on Queen Street East across from Carroll Street and at Broadview Avenue, Saulter Street and Empire and Logan avenues.
501X Queen extras
Starting Monday, May 8, the TTC operates extra buses along Queen Street East and King streets east and west to add extra service between downtown and east-end Toronto. 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 King Street West, then proceed:
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 King Street West,
- on King Street West beyond 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 Street, 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.
501B Queen shuttle buses
The TTC has revised the path for streetcars along the 501 Queen route to accommodate long-term construction by Metrolinx contractors for the future Ontario Line subway.
Starting Monday, May 1, it introduced this new shuttle-bus route to partially replace streetcar service along the route between McCaul Street and Broadview Avenue. Starting Sunday, June 17, it revises the path for the shuttle buses to accommodate the Broadview Avenue construction “to reduce [passenger] confusion and improve service.”
Westbound buses operate along their regular path to River Street and Dundas Street East, then proceed:
eastward along Dundas East;
southward along Broadview Avenue; and then
westward along Queen Street East to River,
resuming their regular path westward along Queen East.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on River Street beyond Dundas Street East and at Queen Street East.
TTC buses along the 121 Esplanade - River route continue to serve passengers at the stop on River beyond Dundas East. The TTC is cancelling all service to the stop on River at Queen East.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at new stops (for this route)
- on Dundas Street West at Munro Street and Broadview Avenue,
- on Broadview Avenue at Queen Street East and
- on Queen Street East at Carroll and River streets.
Eastbound buses continue to operate along their regular path.
Transit agencies often interline buses along two or more routes with a common terminal to save resources — human resources (drivers) and physical resources (buses). For example, when a westbound bus along the 8 Broadview route arrives in Broadview Station terminal, it continues eastbound along the 62 Mortimer route. It completes a round trip along route 62 before returning to the terminal and then proceeding northward along route 8.
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