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Queen Street West "watermain work:" TTC detours, starting July 25



The TTC is advising passengers that, starting 9 p.m. Friday, July 25, it’s detouring streetcars off

  • Queen Street West west of Bathurst Street

“due to watermain work.”

It’s detouring streetcars along these routes during the construction:

  • 301 Queen overnight; and
  • 501 Queen.

Shuttle buses replace the cars west of Bathurst Street.

During construction at King Street East and Church Street, the TTC has also been detouring streetcars along these routes onto this part of Queen West:

  • 304 King overnight; and
  • 504 King.

During the “watermain work” on Queen, if further detours route 304 / 504 cars.

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The TTC hasn’t specified the site where crews are working on the water mains, and the City of Toronto’s website doesn’t reveal any information about any Toronto Water project that would block parts of Queen.

“Watermain work” on Queen Street West and the resulting TTC detours continue until July 28 (4 a.m.).


504 King
304 King overnight

From 9 p.m. Friday, July 25 until 4 a.m. Monday, July 27, eastbound cars operate along their long-term detour path to King Street West and Shaw Street, then further detour:

eastward along King West; and then
northward along Spadina Avenue to Queen Street West,
resuming their long-term detour path eastward along Queen West.

Eastbound cars skip their long-term detour stops

  • on Shaw Street at Adelaide and Queen streets west and
  • on Queen Street West at Strachan Avenue, Niagara, Tecumseth and Bathurst streets and Augusta and Spadina avenues.

Instead, eastbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

  • on King Street West at Strachan Avenue and Niagara and Tecumseth streets and beyond Bathurst and Portland streets and
  • on Spadina Avenue beyond King Street West and at Richmond Street West.

The “temporary” stops on King Street West are, in fact, the permanent stops for route 304 / 504 cars, when King East / Church construction ends.

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Westbound cars reverse the eastbound detour path.

Westbound cars skip their long-term detour stops

  • on Queen Street West at Palmerston and Claremont avenues, across from Strachan Avenue and at Shaw Street and
  • on Shaw Street across from Adelaide Street West and at King Street West.

Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

  • on Spadina Avenue beyond Queen Street West and at King Street West and
  • on King Street West beyond Spadina Avenue and at Portland, Bathurst, Tecumseth and Niagara streets, Strachan Avenue and Shaw Street.

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501 Queen

From 9 p.m. Friday, July 25 until 4 a.m. Monday, July 27, eastbound cars start their trips on College Street east of Bathurst Street, then proceed:

southward along Bathurst to Queen Street West,
resuming their regular path eastward along Queen West.

Eastbound cars skip their regular stops

  • in Humber Loop,
  • on The Queensway beyond South Kingsway, Windermere and Ellis avenues and Colborne Lodge and Parkside drives and across from Glendale Avenue and
  • on Queen Street West beyond King Street West and at Triller, Beaty, Jameson and Dunn avenues, across from Brock Avenue and at Dufferin, Abell and Sudbury streets, Dovercourt Road, Lower Ossington Avenue, Shaw Street, Strachan Avenue and Niagara, Tecumseth and Bathurst streets.

Instead, eastbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

  • on College Street at Bathurst Street and
  • on Bathurst Street across from Nassau Street and at Dundas Street West, Carr Street and Queen Street West.

Shuttle buses replace the cars west of Bathurst Street.

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Westbound cars operate along their regular path to Queen Street West and McCaul Street, then detour:

northward along McCaul; and then
westward along College Street to Bathurst Street,
ending their trips.

Westbound cars skip their regular stops

  • on Queen Street West at John and Soho streets, Spadina and Augusta avenues, Bathurst Street, Palmerston and Claremont avenues, across from Strachan Avenue, at Shaw Street, Ossington Avenue, Dovercourt Road and Beaconsfield and Gladstone avenues, beyond Dufferin Street, at Brock, O’Hara, Lansdowne, Sorauren, Triller and Roncesvalles avenues,
  • on The Queensway beyond Glendale Avenue, Parkside and Colborne Lodge drives and Ellis and Windermere avenues, and at South Kingsway and
  • in Humber Loop.

Shuttle buses replace the cars west of McCaul Street. Westbound streetcar passengers may transfer to westbound buses on the north side of Queen Street West east of University Avenue.

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301 Queen overnight

From Saturday, July 26 until 4 a.m. Monday, July 27, eastbound cars operate along their regular path to Queen Street West and Shaw Street, then detour:

southward along Shaw;
eastward along King Street West; and then
northward along Spadina Avenue to Queen West,
resuming their regular path eastward along Queen.

Eastbound cars skip their regular stops

  • on Queen Street West at Strachan Avenue, Niagara, Tecumseth and Bathurst streets and Augusta and Spadina avenues.

Instead, eastbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

  • on King Street West at Strachan Avenue and Niagara and Tecumseth streets and beyond Bathurst and Portland streets and
  • on Spadina Avenue beyond King Street West and at Richmond Street West.

Shuttle buses replace the cars between Shaw Street and Spadina Avenue. Eastbound streetcar passengers may board eastbound buses on the south side of Queen Street West west of Shaw Street.

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Westbound cars reverse the eastbound detour path.

Westbound cars skip their regular stops

  • on Queen Street West at Augusta Avenue, Bathurst Street, Palmerston and Claremont avenues, across from Strachan Avenue and at Shaw Street.

Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

  • on Spadina Avenue beyond Queen Street West and at King Street West,
  • on King Street West beyond Spadina Avenue and at Portland, Bathurst, Tecumseth and Niagara streets, Strachan Avenue and Shaw Street and
  • on Shaw Street at Adelaide and Queen streets west.

Shuttle buses replace the cars between Spadina Avenue and Shaw Street. Westbound bus passengers may board westbound buses on the north side of Queen Street West east of Spadina Avenue.

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301 / 501 Queen shuttle buses

From 9 p.m. Friday, July 25 until 4 a.m. Monday, July 27, buses replace streetcars along the 301 Queen overnight route between Spadina Avenue and Shaw Street and along the 501 Queen route west of Bathurst Street.

Eastbound buses start their trips in Humber Loop, then proceed:

eastward along The Queensway and Queen Street West;
southward along York Street;
eastward along Adelaide Street West;
northward along Bay Street; and then
westward along Richmond Street West to just west of Bay,
ending their trips.

Eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops

  • in Humber Loop,
  • on The Queensway beyond South Kingsway, Windermere and Ellis avenues and Colborne Lodge and Parkside drives and across from Glendale Avenue,
  • on Queen Street West beyond King Street West and at Triller, Beaty, Jameson and Dunn avenues, across from Brock Avenue and at Dufferin, Sudbury and Abell streets, Dovercourt Road, Lower Ossington Avenue, Shaw Street, Strachan Avenue, Niagara, Tecumseth and Bathurst streets, Augusta and Spadina avenues, Peter and John streets and University Avenue,
  • on York Street at Adelaide Street West and
  • on Bay Street beyond Adelaide Street West.

Eastbound bus passengers may transfer to eastbound streetcars on the west side of York Street north of Adelaide Street West.

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Westbound buses start their trips on Richmond Street West west of Bay Street, then proceed:

westward along Richmond West;
northward along York Street;
westward along Queen Street West and The Queensway; and then
southward into Humber Loop,
ending their trips.

Westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops

  • on Richmond Street West at York Street,
  • on Queen Street West at University Avenue, St. Patrick, John and Soho streets, Spadina and Augusta avenues, Bathurst Street, Palmerston and Claremont avenues, across from Strachan Avenue, at Shaw Street, Ossington Avenue, Dovercourt Road and Beaconsfield and Gladstone avenues, beyond Dufferin Street, at Brock, O’Hara, Lansdowne, Sorauren, Triller and Roncesvalles avenues,
  • on The Queensway beyond Glendale Avenue, Parkside and Colborne Lodge drives and Ellis and Windermere avenues, and at South Kingsway and
  • in Humber Loop.

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