The TTC is renewing the streetcar-track infrastructure
- on Broadview Avenue north of Danforth Avenue,
- on Erindale Avenue east of Broadview and
- in Broadview Station terminal
“to maintain a state of good repair for long term streetcar operations.” Since July, the City of Toronto and the TTC have been renewing the track between Danforth Avenue and Gerrard Street East.
On Broadview and Erindale, the TTC is replacing the rail and concrete and making local repairs in the track area. In the station terminal, the transit agency is renewing the streetcar tracks and the bus and streetcar platforms.
To complete the project, the TTC is detouring all buses and streetcars that usually operate to and from Broadview Station terminal.
Since Sunday, May 7, it’s diverted service along these routes due to the construction on Broadview south of Danforth:
Since Sunday, June 18, it’s also detoured buses along these routes due to the construction:
starting Monday, September 11, due to the Broadview Station construction, it’s further detouring buses along these routes:
The TTC also continues to extend the path and operate extra buses along this route to partly replace streetcar service along Broadview:
- 72 Pape.
Starting Monday, September 25, the City of Toronto is closing
- Broadview Avenue between Pretoria and Danforth avenues
to accommodate the project. The City is closing the street for “up to 30 days”, meaning as late as until October 25. Construction on Broadview Avenue and the resulting TTC detours continue “”until November”, meaning as late as until November 30.
To allow crews to replace the rails safely and efficiently, the City must fully close Broadview “for up to 30 days”. While the street is closed, they will excavate, remove old rail and concrete and install new rail and concrete.
They mostly excavate and remove concrete from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. However, the TTC explains that, “Other rail-related activities are required around-the-clock to ensure quality installation of new rail and concrete. Expected overnight activities include rail welding/grinding, placing new rail and concrete.”
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
Starting Monday, September 11, southbound buses operate along their regular path to Broadview and Mortimer avenues, then proceed:
eastward along Mortimer to just east of Broadview,
ending their trips.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Broadview Avenue beyond Pottery Road, at Chester Hill Road, beside #876 Broadview and at Pretoria Avenue and
- in Broadview Station terminal.
Instead, southbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop
- on Mortimer Avenue beyond Broadview Avenue.
Northbound buses start their trips on Broadview Avenue just north of Mortimer Avenue, then proceed:
along their regular path northward along Broadview.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- in Broadview Station terminal and
- on Broadview Avenue beside #849 Broadview and at Browning Avenue.
The TTC continues to interline 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.
87 Cosburn
Starting Monday, September 11, westbound buses operate along their regular path to Broadview and Mortimer avenues, then proceed:
eastward along Mortimer;
southward along Pape Avenue; and then
eastward into Pape Station bus terminal,
ending their trips.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Broadview Avenue beyond Pottery Road, at Chester Hill Road, beside #876 Broadview and at Pretoria Avenue and
- in Broadview Station terminal.
Instead, westbound buses drop off 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 beyond Fulton Avenue and at Canning Avenue and
- in Pape Station bus terminal.
Eastbound buses reverse the westbound detour routing.
Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- in Broadview Station terminal and
- on Broadview Avenue beside #849 Broadview and at Browning Avenue.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- in Pape Station bus terminal,
- on Pape Avenue at Selkirk Street and Sammon Avenue and
- on Mortimer Avenue at Carlaw, Logan and Burley avenues.
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.
505 Dundas
Starting Sunday, September 3, streetcars start and end their trips in Neville Park Loop — near the southeast corner of Queen Street East and Neville Park Boulevard — instead of Broadview Station terminal.
Westbound cars start their trips in Neville Park Loop, then proceed:
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 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, Kingston and Lockwood roads, 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 reverse the westbound detour routing.
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, Sarah Ashbridge and Woodbine avenues, across from Elmer and Bellefair avenues, at Wineva Avenue, Glen Manor Drive, Beech and Silver Birch avenues and Neville Park Boulevard and
- in Neville Park Loop.
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.
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.
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.
62 Mortimer
Starting Monday, September 11, westbound buses operate along their regular path to Mortimer and Broadview avenues, then proceed:
northward along Broadview to just north of Mortimer,
ending their trips.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Broadview Avenue beyond Pottery Road, at Chester Hill Road, beside #876 Broadview and at Pretoria Avenue and
- in Broadview Station terminal.
Instead, westbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop
- on Broadview Avenue north of Mortimer Avenue.
Eastbound buses start their trips on Mortimer Avenue just east of Broadview Avenue, then proceed:
along their regular route eastward along Mortimer.
Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- in Broadview Station terminal and
- on Broadview Avenue beside #849 Broadview and at Browning Avenue.
The TTC continues to interline buses along the route with buses along the 8 Broadview route.
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.
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 at the intersection of Broadview Avenue with Mortimer Avenue, it continues eastbound along the 62 Mortimer route. It completes a round trip along route 62 before returning to the Mortimer / Mortimer and then proceeding eastward along route 8.
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