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Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal construction: TTC detours, starting April 1



Update — Tuesday, December 12, 9:22 a.m.: Starting Saturday, December 16, until construction in the bus bay is completed, the temporary pathway from Sheppard Avenue to Sheppard - Yonge Station is closed. You can use the accessible entrance on Sheppard Avenue East and Yonge Street through the Yonge - Sheppard Centre. Also, the TTC now says construction continues until “summer 2025”, meaning as late as September 30, 2025.


Update — Friday, August 30, 8:50 a.m.: The TTC is introducing a new route, 185 Sheppard Central to replace service to and from Sheppard - Yonge Station along the 85 Sheppard East route, starting Sunday, September 1.


Starting Easter Monday, Monday, April 1, the TTC is closing the bus terminal at Sheppard - Yonge Station “for construction”. (In a post on his blog, local transit commentator Steve Munro explains that the transit agency is rehabilitating the pavement in the terminal.)

(Updated — Friday, August 30, 8:50 a.m.) The TTC is detouring buses along these routes, while the terminal is closed:

  • 84 Sheppard West;
  • 85 Sheppard East;
  • 98 Willowdale - Senlac;
  • 185 Sheppard Central;
  • 384 Sheppard West overnight;
  • 385 Sheppard East overnight; and
  • 984 Sheppard West express.

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^ Image: TTC.

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^ Image: TTC, via Steve Munro.

(Updated — Tuesday, December 12, 9:22 a.m.) Construction in Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal and the resulting TTC detours continue “until late 2024”, meaning as late as until December 31 until “summer 2025”, meaning as late as until September 30, 2025.


Since Wednesday, February 21, the TTC has closed the station exit / entrance on Harlandale Avenue, while crews install a duct bank.


(Updated — Tuesday, December 12, 9:22 a.m.) Starting Saturday, December 16, until construction in the bus bay is completed, the temporary pathway from Sheppard Avenue to Sheppard - Yonge Station is closed. You can use the accessible entrance on Sheppard Avenue East and Yonge Street through the Yonge - Sheppard Centre.

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185 Sheppard Central

(Updated — Friday, August 30, 8:50 a.m.) (Updated — Tuesday, December 12, 9:22 a.m.) From Sunday, September 1 until New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31 until Tuesday, September 30, 2025, westbound buses operate along their regular path to Sheppard Avenue East and Yonge Street,

ending their trips.

Westbound buses skip their regular stops

  • on Sheppard Avenue West beyond Yonge Street and
  • in Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal.

Instead, westbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop

  • on Sheppard Avenue East at Yonge Street.

(The buses then loop to their eastbound starting point:

(westward along Sheppard Avenue West;
*(northward along Beecroft Road;
(eastward along Harlandale Avenue;
(southward along Yonge Street; and then
(eastward along Sheppard Avenue East to just east of Yonge Street.)

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Eastbound buses start their trips on Sheppard Avenue East beyond Yonge Street, then proceed:

along their regular route eastward along Sheppard East.

Eastbound buses skip their regular stop

  • in Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal.

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85A Sheppard East

(Updated — Friday, August 30, 8:50 a.m.) (Updated — Friday, August 30, 8:50 a.m.) From Easter Monday, Monday, April 1 until New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31 until Saturday, August 31, westbound buses operate along their regular path to Sheppard Avenue East and Yonge Street,

ending their trips.

Westbound buses skip their regular stops

  • on Sheppard Avenue West beyond Yonge Street and
  • in Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal.

Instead, westbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop

  • on Sheppard Avenue East at Yonge Street.

(The buses then loop to their eastbound starting point:

(westward along Sheppard Avenue West;
*(northward along Beecroft Road;
(eastward along Harlandale Avenue;
(southward along Yonge Street; and then
(eastward along Sheppard Avenue East to just east of Yonge Street.)

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Eastbound buses start their trips on Sheppard Avenue East beyond Yonge Street, then proceed:

along their regular route eastward along Sheppard East.

Eastbound buses skip their regular stop

  • in Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal.

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385 Sheppard East overnight

(Updated — Friday, August 30, 8:50 a.m.) From Tuesday, April 2 until New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31 until Tuesday, September 30, 2025, westbound buses operate along their regular path to Sheppard Avenue East and Yonge Street,

ending their trips.

Westbound buses skip their regular stops

  • on Sheppard Avenue West beyond Yonge Street and
  • in Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal.

Instead, westbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop

  • on Sheppard Avenue East at Yonge Street.

(The buses then loop to their eastbound starting point:

(westward along Sheppard Avenue West;
*(northward along Beecroft Road;
(eastward along Harlandale Avenue;
(southward along Yonge Street; and then
(eastward along Sheppard Avenue East to just east of Yonge Street.)

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Eastbound buses start their trips on Sheppard Avenue East beyond Yonge Street, then proceed:

along their regular route eastward along Sheppard East.

Eastbound buses skip their regular stop

  • in Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal.

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84A / 84C / 84D Sheppard West
984 Sheppard West express

(Updated — Friday, August 30, 8:50 a.m.) From Easter Monday, Monday, April 1 until New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31 until Tuesday, September 30, 2025, eastbound buses operate along their regular path to Sheppard Avenue West and Beecroft Road, then detour:

northward along Beecroft to just north of Sheppard West,
ending their trips.

Eastbound buses skip their regular stop

  • in Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal.

Instead, eastbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop

  • on Beecroft Road north of Sheppard Avenue West.

(The buses then loop to their westbound starting point:

(northward along Beecroft;
(eastward along Harlandale Avenue;
(southward along Yonge Street; and then
(westward along Sheppard Avenue West to beside Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal.)

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Westbound buses start their trips on Sheppard Avenue West beside Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal, then proceed:

along their regular route westward along Sheppard West.

Westbound buses skip their regular stop

  • in Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal.

Instead, westbound buses pick up passengers at a temporary stop

  • on Sheppard Avenue West beside Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal.

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384 Sheppard West overnight

(Updated — Friday, August 30, 8:50 a.m.) From Tuesday, April 2 until New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31 until Tuesday, September 30, 2025, eastbound buses operate along their regular path to Sheppard Avenue West and Beecroft Road, then detour:

northward along Beecroft to just north of Sheppard West,
ending their trips.

Eastbound buses skip their regular stop

  • in Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal.

Instead, eastbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop

  • on Beecroft Road north of Sheppard Avenue West.

(The buses then loop to their westbound starting point:

(northward along Beecroft;
(eastward along Harlandale Avenue;
(southward along Yonge Street; and then
(westward along Sheppard Avenue West to beside Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal.)

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Westbound buses start their trips on Sheppard Avenue West beside Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal, then proceed:

along their regular route westward along Sheppard West.

Westbound buses skip their regular stop

  • in Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal.

Instead, westbound buses pick up passengers at a temporary stop

  • on Sheppard Avenue West beside Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal.

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98 Willowdale - Senlac

(Updated — Friday, August 30, 8:50 a.m.) From Easter Monday, Monday, April 1 until New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31 until Tuesday, September 30, 2025, westbound buses operate along their regular path to Sheppard Avenue West beside Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal, then proceed:

along their regular path westward along Sheppard West.

Westbound buses skip their regular stops

  • on Sheppard Avenue West beyond Yonge Street and
  • in Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal.

Instead, westbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop

  • on Sheppard Avenue East at Yonge Street.

You can transfer between westbound buses along route 98 and Line 1 Yonge - University or Line 4 Sheppard subway trains by boarding or exiting buses on Sheppard Avenue East at Yonge Street.

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Eastbound buses reverse the westbound detour routing.

Eastbound buses skip their regular stop

  • in Sheppard - Yonge Station bus terminal.

You can transfer between eastbound buses along route 98 and Line 1 Yonge - University or Line 4 Sheppard subway trains by boarding or exiting buses on Sheppard Avenue East beyond Yonge Street.

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