Special events in Brampton, Milton, Toronto and the Winona area of Hamilton affect transit services this weekend — Friday, August 28, Saturday, August 29 and Sunday, August 30.
The events affect these routes:
- Brampton Transit — 2 Main, 24 Van Kirk, 502 Züm Main.
- GO Transit — 01 Lakeshore West, 09 Lakeshore East, 52 Oshawa / Vaughan, 71 Stouffville.
- Hamilton Street Railway — 55 Stoney Creek Central, Winona Peach Festival shuttle.
- Milton Transit — 2 Main, 6 Scott.
- Toronto Transit Commission — 29 Dufferin, 504 King, 509 Harbourfront, 510 Spadina, 511 Bathurst, 929 Dufferin express, Exhibition express.
The Friday, August 28 events affecting transit service are: the Canadian National Exhibition; and the Winona Peach Festival.
The Saturday, August 29 events affecting transit service are: Brampton Farmers Market; the Canadian National Exhibition; Milton Farmers Market; and the Winona Peach Festival.
The Sunday, August 30 events affecting transit service are: the Canadian National Exhibition; and the Winona Peach Festival.
Brampton
Brampton Farmers Market
Saturday mornings and early afternoons until October 10, the City of Brampton is closing
- Main Streets North and South between Nelson and Wellington Streets
to accommodate the city’s weekly farmers market.
Brampton Transit is detouring service while the street is closed.
2 Main
From 6 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, August 29, southbound buses operate along their regular path to Main Street North and Theatre Lane / Nelson Street West, then detour:
westward along Nelson West, passing, but not stopping at, the Downtown Transit Terminal,
southward along George streets north and south; and then
eastward along Wellington Street West to Main South,
resuming their regular path southward along Main.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Main Street North at Queen Street West and
- on Main Street South at Wellington Street West.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Main Street South beyond Wellington Street West.
Northbound buses reverse the detour routing.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Main Streets South at Wellington Street East and John Street and
- on Main Street North north of Queen Street.
24 Van Kirk
From 6 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, August 29, southbound buses operate along their regular path to to Main Street North and Theatre Lane / Nelson Street West, then detour:
east- and southbound along Theatre to Queen Street West,
resuming their regular path eastward along Queen West.Southbound buses skip their regular stop
- on George Street North across from Diplock Lane.
Northbound buses operate along their regular path.
502 Züm Main
From 6 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, August 29, southbound buses operate along their regular path to Main Street North and Theatre Lane / Nelson Street West, then detour:
westward along Nelson West, passing, but not stopping at, the Downtown Transit Terminal,
southward along George streets north and south; and then
eastward along Wellington Street West to Main South,
resuming their regular path southward along Main.Southbound buses skip their regular stop
- at Wellington Züm station.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Main Street South beyond Wellington Street West.
Northbound buses reverse the detour routing.
Northbound buses buses skip their regular stop
- at Wellington Züm station.
Hamilton
See Winona.
Milton
Milton Farmers Market
Saturday mornings until October 10, the Town of Milton is closing
- Main Street East between James and Martin Streets
to accommodate the Milton Chamber of Commerce’s weekly market.
Milton Transit is detouring buses while the street is closed.
2 Main
Until noon Saturday, August 29, eastbound buses operate along their regular path to Main Street East and James Street, then detour:
northward along James; and then
eastward along Mill Street to Martin Street,
resuming their regular path northward along Martin.Westbound buses operate along their regular path .
6 Scott
Until noon Saturday, August 29, eastbound buses operate along their regular path to Main Street East and James Street, then detour:
northward along James;
eastward along Mill Street;
northward along Martin Street; and then
east- and southward along Millside Drive to Main Street East,
resuming their regular path eastward along Main East.Eastbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Main Street East at Fulton Street.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Martin Street across from Mill Street and
- on Millside Drive east of Martin Street and at Main Street East.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Millside Drive east of Martin Street,
- on Martin Street at Mill Street and
- on Mill Street west of Garden Lane.
Toronto
Canadian National Exhibition
Time for corn dogs and cotton candy, ice-cream waffle sandwiches, mini-doughnuts and other treats as the “Ex” starts its season Friday, August 21 and continues until Labour Day, Monday, September 7.
GO Transit is revising train service. The TTC is increasing service to handle the crowds heading to the “Ex” and detouring buses and streetcars near Exhibition Place.
GO Transit
09 Lakeshore East
From Friday, August 21 until Labour Day, Monday, September 7, GO is operating extra trains and adjusting the schedules.
01 Lakeshore West
From Friday, August 21 until Labour Day, Monday, September 7, GO is operating extra trains and adjusting the schedules.
71 Stouffville
From Friday, August 21 until Labour Day, Monday, September 7, GO is operating extra trains along the line.
Toronto Transit Commission
511 Bathurst
From Friday, August 21 until Labour Day, Monday, September 7, the TTC increases the frequency of service, with streetcars operating every few minutes to and from Bathurst Station.
It’s also assigning extra staff to key locations and subway stations to help you find your way by providing information and directions.
Streetcars in both directions skip their regular stops
- on Manitoba Drive at Strachan Avenue.
29 Dufferin
929 Dufferin express
From Friday, August 21 until Labour Day, Monday, September 7, the TTC increases the frequency of service along the routes, with buses operating every few minutes to and from Wilson and Dufferin stations.
It’s also assigning extra staff to key locations and subway stations to help you find your way by providing information and directions.
The transit agency is also operating special Exhibition express buses along the Dufferin corridor.
329 Dufferin overnight
From Friday, August 21 until Labour Day, Monday, September 7, buses start and end their trips in Dufferin Gate Loop.
Southbound buses operate along their regular path to Dufferin and Liberty streets, then detour:
southward along Dufferin;
westward along Springhust Avenue;
southward along Fort Rouille Street; and then
eastward into Dufferin Gate Loop,
ending their trips.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Liberty Street beyond Atlantic Avenue,
- on East Liberty Street across from Lynn Williams and Pirandello streets,
- on Strachan Avenue at Manitoba Drive and
- in Exhibition Loop.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Dufferin Street across from Liberty Street and at Springhurst Avenue and
- in Dufferin Gate Loop.
Northbound buses operate start their trips in Dufferin Gate Loop, then proceed:
along their regular path northward along Dufferin Street.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- in Exhibition Loop,
- on Strachan Avenue beyond Fleet Street,
- on East Liberty Street beyond Pirandello Street and at Lynn Williams Street and
- on Liberty Street at Atlantic Avenue.
Exhibition express
From Friday, August 21 until Labour Day, Monday, September 7, the TTC operates frequent express buses to and from Dufferin Station. The buses operate between the station and Dufferin Gate Loop without dropping off or picking up passengers at any other stops.
It’s also assigning extra staff to key locations and subway stations to help you find your way by providing information and directions.
509 Harbourfront
From Friday, August 21 until Labour Day, Monday, September 7, the TTC increases the frequency of service, with streetcars operating every few minutes to and from Union Station.
It’s also assigning extra staff to key locations and subway stations to help you find your way by providing information and directions.
Streetcars in both directions skip their regular stops
- on Manitoba Drive at Strachan Avenue.
504B King
From 9:30 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. Friday, August 21 until Labour Day, Monday, September 7, streetcars operate to and from King Street West at Dufferin Street, instead of to and from Dufferin Gate Loop. By detouring the cars, the TTC increases space in Dufferin Gate Loop for the extra buses serving passengers travelling to and from the “Ex.”
Eastbound cars start their trips westbound on King Street West east of Dufferin Street, then proceed:
northward along Dufferin;
eastward along King Street West; and then
southward along Shaw Street to King Street West,
resuming their regular path eastward along King West.Eastbound cars skip their regular stops
- in Dufferin Gate Loop and
- on Dufferin Street at Springhurst Avenue, Liberty Street and King Street West.
Instead, eastbound cars likely drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on King Street West [westbound] at Dufferin Street,
- on Dufferin Street across from Melbourne Street and at Queen Street West,
- on Queen Street West at Sudbury Street, Dovercourt Road, Lower Ossington Avenue and Shaw Street and
- on Shaw Street across from Adelaide Street West and at King Street West.
(List of temporary stops is unofficial.)
Westbound cars operate along their regular path to King Street West and Dufferin Street, ending their trips.
Westbound cars skip their regular stops
- on Dufferin Street across from Liberty Street and at Springhurst Avenue and
- in Dufferin Gate Loop.
510 Spadina
From 9:30 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. Friday, August 21 until Labour Day, Monday, September 7, cars operate only between Spadina Station streetcar terminal and Spadina / Queens Quay Loop.
South- and eastbound cars skip their regular stops
- on Queens Quay West at Rees Street and beside Harbourfront Centre and
- in the Harbourfront streetcar tunnel
- at Queens Quay / Ferry Docks station and
- at Union Station.
Instead, south- and eastbound cars drop off passengers
- in Spadina / Queens Quay Loop.
West- and northbound cars skip their regular stops
- in the Harbourfront streetcar tunnel
- at Union Station and
- at Queens Quay / Ferry Docks station,
- on Queens Quay West beyond York and Rees streets and
- on Lower Spadina Avenue beyond Queens Quay West.
Instead, west- and northbound cars pick up passengers
- in Spadina / Queens Quay Loop.
Streetcars along the 509 Harbourfront route replace 510 Spadina service along Queens Quay West before from 9:30 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. each day.
Winona
Winona Peach Festival
55 Stoney Creek Central
The Hamilton Street Railway is detouring buses along the route Friday evening and all day Saturday and Sunday to avoid delays from vehicular and pedestrian traffic near the Peach Festival site.
From 4 p.m. Friday, August 28 until 7 p.m. Sunday, August 30, westbound buses operate along their regular path to Vince Mazza Way and South Service Road, then detour:
westward along South Service; and then
southward along Lewis Road to Barton Street East,
resuming their regular path westward along Barton East.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on South Service Road at Winona Crossing and
- on Barton Street East beyond Fifty Road, at Mockingbird Lane, beyond Winona Road and Escarpment Drive and at Lewis Road.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Lewis Road beyond South Service Road, across from Arvin Avenue and at Barton Street East.
Eastbound buses operate along their regular path.
Winona Peach Festival shuttle
The HSR is again operating shuttle buses to take you to the annual festival and back again. The buses are free of fare although event organizers and the HSR would appreciate your donations of non-perishable food items for local foodbanks.
Free shuttle buses operate between Eastgate Terminal and Winona Park Friday, August 28 evening, all day Saturday, August 29 and Sunday, August 30 morning and afternoon. The first buses start from Eastgate at 4:25 p.m. Friday, 9:40 a.m. Saturday and 9:40 a.m. Sunday.
Buses leave platform 1 at Eastgate as often as every five minutes during the first 90 minutes Friday and Saturday and every 10 minutes until 8 p.m. Buses leave every 10 minutes Sunday until 4 p.m.
Buses return from Winona Park until 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and until 7 p.m. Sunday.
Westbound buses start their trips on Parkmanor Drive at the south end of Winona Park, then proceed:
westward along Parkmanor;
southward along Milliken Drive; and then
westward along Queenston Road (City Highway 8) to Eastgate Terminal,
ending their trips.
Eastbound buses start their trips at Eastgate Terminal, then proceed:
eastward along Queenston Road (City Highway 8);
northward along Maple Gate Drive; and then
westward along Parkmanor Drive to the south side of Winona Park,
ending their trips.
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