As part of its program to maintain the streetcar tracks in a state of good repair, the TTC is grinding the rail on several sections of its streetcar network that have developed some rail roughness. Rail grinding improves the condition of the rail surface to help reduce noise and vibration, extend the life of the rail and provide a smoother ride for passengers through those areas.
From 10 p.m. Tuesday, November 4 until 3 a.m. Wednesday, November 5, TTC crews are grinding the rail
- on King Street West between Bathurst Street and Spadina Avenue.
Crews can only complete this work safely when streetcars are not operating and fewer motorists are driving on the street.
The transit agency is detouring streetcars along these routes, while crews operate the slow-moving rail grinder on the tracks:
Shuttle buses replace the cars between Roncesvalles and Spadina avenues.
The TTC continues to operate buses, instead of streetcars, along the 503 Kingston Rd route. The buses operate through the work zone and don’t have to detour.
504 King
504A branch
From 10 p.m. Tuesday, November 4 until 3 a.m. Wednesday, November 5, eastbound cars operate along their long-term detour path to Queen Street West and Shaw Street, then further detour:
eastward along Queen West; and then
southward along Spadina Avenue to King Street West,
resuming their regular path eastward along King West.Eastbound cars skip their regular stops
- on King Street West across from Wilson Park Road, at Dowling, Jameson, Dunn and Spencer avenues and Dufferin Street, across from Joe Shuster Way and at Atlantic Avenue and Douro and Shaw streets.
Eastbound cars also skip their long-term detour stops
- on Shaw Street across from Adelaide Street West and
- on King Street West at Strachan Avenue, Niagara and Tecumseth streets and beyond Bathurst and Portland streets.
Instead, eastbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Queen Street West beyond King Street West, at Triller, Beaty, Jameson and Dunn avenues, across from Brock Avenue, at Dufferin Street, Sudbury and Abell streets, Dovercourt Road, Lower Ossington Avenue, Shaw Street, Strachan Avenue, Niagara, Tecumseth and Bathurst streets and Augusta and Spadina avenes and
- on Spadina Avenue beyond Queen Street West and at King Street West.
(List of temporary stops is unofficial.)
Shuttle buses replace the cars between Roncesvalles and Spadina avenues. Eastbound streetcar passengers may board eastbound buses on the south side of The Queensway west of King Street West.
Westbound cars operate along their regular path to King Street West and Spadina Avenue, then detour:
northward along Spadina; and then
westward along Queen Street West to Shaw Street,
resuming their long-term detour path westward along Queen West.Westbound cars skip their long-term detour stops
- on King Street West beyond Spadina Avenue and at Portland, Bathurst, Tecumseth and Niagara streets, Strachan Avenue and Shaw Street and
- on Shaw Street beyond King Street West and at Adelaide Street West.
Westbound cars also skip their long-term detour stops
- on King Street at Sudbury Street, across from Jefferson Avenue, at Joe Shuster Way and Dufferin Street, across from Spencer Avenue, at Dunn, Jameson and Dowling avenues, beyond Wilson Park Road and at Queen Street West.
Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Spadina Avenue beyond King Street West and at Richmond Street West and
- on Queen Street West at Augusta Avenue, 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 and at Brock, O’Hara, Lansdowne, Sorauren, Triller and Roncesvalles avenues.
(List of temporary stops is unofficial.)
Shuttle buses replace the cars between Spadina and Roncesvalles avenues. Westbound streetcar passengers may board westbound buses on the north side of King Street West east of Peter Street.
504B branch
Starting 5 a.m. Sunday, August 31, eastbound cars start their trips in Wolseley Loop (on the east side of Bathurst Street north of Queen Street West), then proceed:
southward along Bathurst to King Street West,
resuming their regular path eastward along King West.Eastbound cars skip their regular stops
- in Dufferin Gate Loop,
- on Dufferin Street across from Springhurst Avenue, at Liberty Street and King Street West and
- on King Street West across from Joe Shuster Way and at Atlantic Avenue, Douro and Shaw streets, Strachan Avenue and Niagara and Tecumseth streets.
Instead, eastbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- in Wolseley Loop and
- on Bathurst Street at Queen and King streets west.
Westbound cars reverse the eastbound detour path.
Westbound cars skip their regular stops
- on King Street West at Niagara and Tecumseth streets, Strachan Avenue, Shaw and Sudbury streets, across from Jefferson Avenue, at Joe Shuster Way and Dufferin Street,
- on Dufferin Street across from Liberty Street and at Springhurst Avenue and
- in Dufferin Gate loop.
Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Bathurst Street at Queen Street West and
- in Wolseley Loop.
304 King overnight
From 10 p.m. Tuesday, November 4 until 3 a.m. Wednesday, November 5, eastbound cars operate along their long-term detour path to Queen Street West and Shaw Street, then further detour:
eastward along Queen West; and then
southward along Spadina Avenue to King Street West,
resuming their regular path eastward along King West.Eastbound cars skip their regular stops
- on King Street West across from Wilson Park Road, at Dowling, Jameson, Dunn and Spencer avenues and Dufferin Street, across from Joe Shuster Way and at Atlantic Avenue and Douro and Shaw streets.
Eastbound cars also skip their long-term detour stops
- on Shaw Street across from Adelaide Street West and
- on King Street West at Strachan Avenue, Niagara and Tecumseth streets and beyond Bathurst and Portland streets.
Instead, eastbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Queen Street West beyond King Street West, at Triller, Beaty, Jameson and Dunn avenues, across from Brock Avenue, at Dufferin Street, Sudbury and Abell streets, Dovercourt Road, Lower Ossington Avenue, Shaw Street, Strachan Avenue, Niagara, Tecumseth and Bathurst streets and Augusta and Spadina avenes and
- on Spadina Avenue beyond Queen Street West and at King Street West.
(List of temporary stops is unofficial.)
Shuttle buses replace the cars between Roncesvalles and Spadina avenues. Eastbound streetcar passengers may board eastbound buses on the south side of The Queensway west of King Street West.
Westbound cars operate along their regular path to King Street West and Spadina Avenue, then detour:
northward along Spadina; and then
westward along Queen Street West to Shaw Street,
resuming their long-term detour path westward along Queen West.Westbound cars skip their long-term detour stops
- on King Street West beyond Spadina Avenue and at Portland, Bathurst, Tecumseth and Niagara streets, Strachan Avenue and Shaw Street and
- on Shaw Street beyond King Street West and at Adelaide Street West.
Westbound cars also skip their long-term detour stops
- on King Street at Sudbury Street, across from Jefferson Avenue, at Joe Shuster Way and Dufferin Street, across from Spencer Avenue, at Dunn, Jameson and Dowling avenues, beyond Wilson Park Road and at Queen Street West.
Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Spadina Avenue beyond King Street West and at Richmond Street West and
- on Queen Street West at Augusta Avenue, 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 and at Brock, O’Hara, Lansdowne, Sorauren, Triller and Roncesvalles avenues.
(List of temporary stops is unofficial.)
Shuttle buses replace the cars between Spadina and Roncesvalles avenues. Westbound streetcar passengers may board westbound buses on the north side of King Street West east of Peter Street.
304 / 504 King shuttle buses
From 10 p.m. Tuesday, November 4 until 3 a.m. Wednesday, November 5, buses replace streetcars along the 304 King overnight and 504 King routes between Roncesvalles and Spadina avenues.
(Some details of this description of the path for the buses are unofficial.)
Eastbound buses start their trips in Sunnyside Loop, then proceed:
southward along Sunnyside Avenue;
eastward along The Queensway and King Street West to University Avenue,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- in Sunnyside Loop,
- on The Queensway at King Street West,
- on King Street West across from Wilson Park Road, at Dowling, Jameson, Dunn and Spencer avenues and Dufferin Street, across from Joe Shuster Way and at Atlantic Avenue, Douro and Shaw streets, Strachan Avenue, Niagara and Tecumseth streets, beyond Bathurst and Portland streets, Spadina Avenue, Blue Jays Way and John Street.
Eastbound bus passengers may board eastbound streetcars on the south side of King Street West east of Blue Jays Way.
(Some details of this description of the path for the buses are unofficial.)
Westbound buses likely start their trips eastbound on King Street West at University Avenue, then proceed:
southward along University;
westward along Wellington Street West;
northward along John Street;
westward along King Street West and The Queensway; and then
northward into Sunnyside Loop,
ending their trips.Westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on King Street West at Peter Street, beyond Spadina Avenue, at Portland, Bathurst, Tecumseth and Niagara streets, Strachan Avenue, Shaw and Sudbury streets, across from Jefferson Avenue, at Joe Shuster Way and Dufferin Street, across from Spencer Avenue, at Dunn, Jameson and Dowling avenues, beyond Wilson Park Road and at Queen Street West and
- in Sunnyside Loop.
Westbound bus passengers may board westbound streetcars on the north side of Queen Street West east of Roncesvalles Avenue.
503 Kingston Rd
Buses continue to replace streetcars along the route.
Starting 5 a.m. Thursday, October 30, **eastbound buses start their trips in Sunnyside Loop, then proceed:
southward along Sunnyside Avenue;
eastward along The Queensway and King Street West to Mowat Avenue,
resuming their regular path eastward along King West.Eastbound buses skip the regular route 503 streetcar stop
- on York Street at King Street West.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- in Sunnyside Loop,
- on The Queensway at King Street West,
- on King Street West across from Wilson Park Road, at Dowling, Jameson, Dunn and Spencer avenues and Dufferin Street, across from Joe Shuster Way, at Atlantic Avenue and Douro and Shaw streets, Strachan Avenue and Niagara and Tecumseth streets and beyond Bathurst and Portland streets, Blue Jays Way, John Street and University Avenue.
Westbound buses operate along their regular path to King Street East and Church Street, then detour:
westward along King streets east and west and The Queensway; and then
northward into Sunnyside Loop.
ending their trips.Eastbound buses skip regular route 503 streetcar stops
- 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.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on King Street East beyond Church Street,
- on King Street West beyond Yonge and Bay streets, University Avenue, John and Peter streets and Spadina Avenue, at Portland, Bathurst, Tecumseth and Niagara streets, Strachan Avenue and Shaw and Sudbury streets, across from Jefferson Avenue, at Joe Shuster Way and Dufferin Street, across from Spencer Avenue, at Dunn, Jameson and Dowling avenues and beyond Wilson Park Road and
- in Sunnyside Loop.
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