Transit Toronto

All day Saturday, January 23 and Sunday, January 24, the TTC is closing Line 1 Yonge - University subway between Finch and St Clair stations. Line 1 trains operate only between St Clair and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre stations those days.

Shuttle buses partly replace subway service. The buses start and end their trips in the bus terminals at Finch and St Clair stations, but also drop off or pick up passengers on the street near the other sections on this part of the line.

(Or, consider a shuttle-bus alternative)

Most stations on the closed section of Line 1 remain open so you can pay fares or connect with TTC buses, streetcars and Line 4 Sheppard trains. However, North York Centre Station is closed.

Note also that the TTC is closing exits / entrances at other stations:

• at Sheppard - Yonge Station, the automatic exits / entrances at Yonge Street and Poyntz Avenue and at Yonge Street and Anndale Drive are closed. Use other station entrances.
• at York Mills Station, the Old York Mills Road exit / entrance is closed. Use the other station entrances in the York Mills Centre and the Yonge Corporate Centre or at the corner of Yonge Street and Wilson Avenue.
• at Lawrence Station, the automatic entrances / exits at Ranleigh Avenue and Bedford Park Avenue are closed. Use the entrances at Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue.

Although all shuttle buses are accessible, Wheel-Trans service is also available from all stations. Ask TTC staff in each station for information about Wheel-Trans.

While this section of Line 1 is closed, Metrolinx contractors work on the Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit line. TTC crews will take advantage of the closure to install the automatic train control (ATC) signalling system in the subway corridor.

The TTC says that “The existing signals, relays, wiring and cabling equipment, much of which is over 60 years old, need replacing as their failure significantly impacts service. Once Automatic Train Control is fully installed and operational, [passengers] will see improved frequency of subway service, less crowding and greater reliability of the signal system.”

According to a TTC news release, “While the TTC does most subway maintenance at the conclusion of service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete critical infrastructure and state of good repair work as well as ATC signal upgrades.”

The TTC is closing this section of Line 1 three more times in January and February:

• Monday, January 25 until Thursday, January 28 — Finch to Sheppard - Yonge — close early — signal upgrades.
• Saturday, February 6 and Sunday, February 7 — Eglinton to Union — ATC signal installation.
• Monday, February 8 until Thursday, February 11 — Finch to Eglinton — close early — tunnel and signal upgrades.
• Tuesday, February 16 until Thursday, February 18 — Finch to Eglinton — close early — tunnel and signal upgrades.
• Monday, February 22 until Thursday, February 25 — Finch to Eglinton — close early — tunnel and signal upgrades.
• Saturday, February 27 and Sunday, February 28 — Finch to St Clair — Eglinton Crosstown LRT construction and ATC signal installation.

Metrolinx contractors are upgrading signal infrastructure on GO Transit’s Lakeshore East corridor this weekend. As a result, GO is temporarily adjusting its schedules for trains along the line Saturday, January 23, and Sunday, January 24.

All westbound trains leave stations 25 minutes later than usually.

Passengers connecting with buses along the 81 Port Perry / Whitby and 88 Peterborough / Oshawa routes may have wait as long as 40 minutes to transfer.

The eastbound train that usually leaves Union Station at 12:45 a.m. leaves, instead, ten minutes earlier at 12:35 a.m.

Friday, January 22, GO Transit buses trains along the Stouffville line after about 7 p.m. While the line is closed, Metrolinx contractors are upgrading the infrastructure on the line as part of the GO Expansion Program.

The buses that replace the trains don’t stop at Milliken, Agincourt, Kennedy or Scarborough GO stations. The TTC operates near all of these stations, with Line 2 Bloor - Danforth and Line 3 Scarborough trains stopping at Kennedy. Also, if you’re travelling to or from Scarborough GO Station, consider boarding GO trains along the 09 Lakeshore East line.

That evening, GO is cancelling the southbound trains that usually leave Mount Joy GO Station at 8:35, 9:35 and 10:35 p.m. (The trains usually end their trips in Union Station at 9:28, 10:28 and 11:28 p.m.)

It’s also cancelling the northbound trains that usually leave Union Station at 7:14, 8:14 and 9:14 p.m. Mondays to Fridays. (The trains usually end their trips in Mount Joy GO Station at 8:05, 9:05 and 10:05 p.m.)

It’s also not operating the northbound trains that usually leave Union at 10:14 and 11:14 p.m. (The trains usually end their trips in Lincolnville GO Station at 11:22 p.m. and 12:22 p.m.)

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70 Uxbridge / Stouffville / Markham

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Buses serve passengers at local stops between Railway Street across from Albert Street in Uxbridge and Lincolnville GO Station bus terminal.

Northbound buses leave Lincolnville at 11:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. They end on Railway Street aross from Albert Street in Uxbridge at 11:50 p.m. and 12:50 a.m.

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Southbound buses leave Uxbridge at 6:40, 7:40, 8:40 and 9:40 p.m. They end their trips in Mount Joy at 7:20, 8:20, 9:20 and 10:20 p.m.

Northbound buses leave Mount Joy at 7:13, 8:13, 9:13 and 10:13 p.m. They end in Uxbridge at 7:58, 8:53, 9:53 and 10:53 p.m.

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71 Stouffville / Toronto

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Buses serve passengers at local stops between Railway Street across from Albert Street in Uxbridge and Unionville GO Station bus terminal, then operate express - without stopping - to Union Station Bus Terminal.

Southbound buses leave Lincolnville GO Station bus terminal at 6 and 11:05 p.m. and 12:05 and 1:05 a.m. They end their trips in Union terminal at 7:20 p.m. and 12:15, 1:10 and 2:10 a.m.

Northbound buses leave Union at 10:18, 11:18 and 11:43 p.m. and 12:43, 1:43 and 2:43 a.m. They end their trips in Lincolnville at 11:32 p.m. and 12:17, 12:43, 1:43, 2:38 and 3:38 a.m.

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Southbound buses leave Mount Joy GO Station at 7:40, 8:40, 9:40 and 10:40 p.m. They end their trips in Union Station GO Bus Terminal at 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 p.m.

Northbound buses leave Union terminal at 7:18, 7:23, 8:18 and 9:18 p.m. They end their trips in Mount Joy at 8:08, 8:13, 9:08 and 10:08 p.m.

Starting Saturday, January 23, GO replaces trains with buses all day Saturdays, Sundays and holidays and Monday-to-Friday evenings. According to the transit agency, “we are temporarily replacing select GO train service with buses to better match [passenger] demand.” Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of riders aboard GO trains has decreased by more than 90 per cent.

Metrolinx and GO plan to accommodate more passengers and increase service along the Stouffville line, as part of their GO Expansion Program (formerly “regional express rail”).

During the province-wide shutdown due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, public health agencies have recommended limiting travel to essential trips only.

Starting Saturday, January 23, Union Pearson express trains temporarily operate hourly during times when ridership is typically low. Trains continue to operate every 30 minutes during other times. UPX is also shortening the hours of service each day.

Trains leave Union Station at 4:55 a.m. Mondays to Fridays, 5:30 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 9 a.m., then hourly until 3 p.m., every 30 minutes until 8 p.m., then 9 and 10 p.m.

They leave Union at 6 a.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, then hourly until 9 a.m., every 30 minutes until 7 p.m., then hourly until 10 p.m.

Trains arrive in Pearson Station 25 minutes after they leave Union.

Trains leave Pearson Station at 5:27 a.m. Mondays to Fridays and hourly until 9:27 a.m., then every 30 minutes until 8:27 p.m., then 9:27 and 10:27 p.m.

They leave Pearson at 6:27 a.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, then hourly until 9:27 a.m., every 30 minutes until 7:27 p.m., then hourly until 10:27 p.m.

Trains arrive in Union Station 25 minutes after they leave Pearson.

Due to the pandemic, UPX decreased the frequency of service from every 15 minutes to every 30 minutes all day every day, starting Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Starting Saturday, January 23, GO Transit is making temporary service changes that, it says, adapt to Government of Ontario calls to stay home when possible while balancing the need to provide a lifeline transit service for essential travellers.

Buses replace trains along the Barrie, Kitchener and Stouffville lines Monday-to-Friday evenings and all day Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. According to GO’s parent company, Metrolinx, these changes “make better use of resources while demand is low.”

Even though Ontario has announced state of emergency, GO Transit continues to operate — public transit is an essential service - but public health guidelines recommend limiting travel to essential trips only.

Throughout the fight against COVID-19, Metrolinx has constantly adjusted schedules and activities to create a sustainable service plan that would continue to deliver lifeline transit for essential workers. That included reducing service last March and introducing several safety measures to keep passengers safe while on vehicles and at stations.

Last September, GO resumed some services, as trends and demands again shifted, just as some people temporarily returned to work and outings.

The latest changes result from increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in Ontario, while overall ridership is down by more than 90 per cent.

Metrolinx officials say as Ontario starts to recover, and more passengers return to GO, it will again adjust service and reinstate full schedules to meet that demand.

Metrolinx is enhancing safety features at Port Credit GO Station, as part of the GO Expansion Program. During various projects at the station, they’re:

• installing tactile yellow tiles at the edge of the train platforms (now underway);
• upgrading elevators that connect the middle platform to the south platform (underway);
• adding an accessible ramp to the west end of the south platform (underway); and
• upgrading the accessible ramp to the east end of the south platform (underway).

Starting Monday, January 18, GO Transit contractors are installing tactile yellow tiles on the north edge of the south platform overnight, to remind you how far back to stand.

Tile installation does not affect how you board or exit from trains.

Overnight construction to install platform-edge tiles continues “until later next month”, meaning as late as until February 28.

Since Monday, January 11, GO has closed the south platform elevator, while crews upgrade the device.

• Use the ramp at the northwest corner of the south parking lot by the passenger pick-up and drop-off areas (or “Kiss and Ride) to get to the south platform.
• After crews finish upgrading the south platform elevator, they start upgrading the island platform elevator.

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Since Thursday, December 2, GO has closed the stairs between the bus loop and the south platform. Contractors are using this space to create a new accessibility ramp beside the stairs. Instead, use the tunnels at the station building to get to the train platforms. You can also use the ramp at the northwest corner of the south parking lot by the by the passenger pick-up and drop-off area (or “Kiss and Ride”) to get to the south platform.

GO is closing the stairs until further notice.

GO has also temporarily removed the PRESTO fare-payment device on the west side of the stairs (between the bus loop and the south platform) until further notice.

GO has also temporarily removed the digital screen displaying trip information and the PRESTO fare-payment device on the east side of the stairs (also between the bus loop and the south platform). Crews will put the machines in place when they finish building the west ramp construction “in spring 2021”, meaning the device is out of service as late as until June 30, 2021.

PRESTO fare-payment devices are available in the station building and on the ramp at the northwest corner of the south parking lot by the Kiss and Ride. Digital screens are available on the train platforms and in the GO station building.

Since Tuesday, August 4 GO has closed 15 parking spaces in the southwest lot near Stavebank Road North, so crews can store construction material for ongoing construction at Port Credit GO.

Since Monday, September 14, GO has been building a new accessible ramp connecting the bus terminal to the south train platform. This temporarily affects how you access buses at the station. The work zone blocks platform 8 in the terminal. MiWay is relocating the stop for northbound buses along the 8 Cawthra route and eastbound buses along the 23 Lakeshore route to platform 5.

Since Tuesday, October 27, crews have been installing tactile yellow safety tiles on the north side of the island platform overnight nightly. The tiles remind passengers how far back to safely stand from the edge of the platform. This will not affect how you board or exit from trains at Port Credit.

When crews have completed the north side of the island platform, they’ll start working on the south side. GO says, “Please be careful around construction equipment until work is complete on the island platform”. Construction continues until “winter 2021”, meaning as late as until March 31.

Metrolinx and GO plan to accommodate more passengers and increase service along the Lakeshore West line, as part of their GO Expansion Program (formerly “regional express rail”).

Starting Monday, January 11, GO Transit is closing the west entrance doors to the station building at Whitby GO Station. By closing the doors to passengers, GO accommodates crews who are installing digital signs in the bus loop.

Directional signs guide you to the east entrance of the building.

GO is closing the west doors until January 22.

The TTC is closing Line 1 Yonge - University between Finch and Eglinton stations earlier than usually Monday, January 18 until Thursday, January 21. Line 1 subway trains operate only between Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and Eglinton stations after 11 p.m. those days.

Shuttle buses partly replace subway service, dropping off or picking up passengers at stops on Yonge Street near stations on the closed section of the line. TTC staff are available in each station to direct you to shuttle-bus stops.

(Or, consider a shuttle-bus alternative.)

Although shuttle buses are accessible, Wheel-Trans is also available for passengers. Ask TTC staff in each station for help or information about Wheel-Trans service.

Most stations on the closed section of the subway line remain open so you can pay for fares or connect with TTC buses and Line 4 Sheppard subway trains. However, North York Centre Station is closed. Note also that the TTC is temporarily closing exits / entrances at three stations:

• At Sheppard - Yonge Station, it is temporarily closing the automatic entrance / exits on Yonge Street at Poyntz Avenue and Anndale Drive. You can use all other exits / entrances at the station.
• At York Mills Station, it is temporarily closing the Old York Mills Road entrance / exit. Enter or exit the station in the York Mills Centre or Yonge Corporate Centre or at the northwest corner of Yonge Street and Wilson Avenue.
• At Lawrence Station, it’s closing the entrances / exits at Bedford Park and Ranleigh Avenues. Enter or exit the station on Yonge Street at Lawrence Avenues East and West.

While this section of Line 1 is closed, TTC crews are maintaining the tunnel and signals in the subway corridor.

According to a TTC news release, “While the TTC does most subway maintenance at the conclusion of service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete critical infrastructure and [signal] upgrades.”

The TTC is closing this section Line 1 twice more in January:

• Saturday, January 23 and Sunday, January 24 — Finch to St Clair — Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit construction and automatic train control installation.
• Monday, January 25 until Thursday, January 28 — Finch to Eglinton — close early — tunnel and signal upgrades.

Metrolinx and its contractors continue to prepare for upcoming construction of the Hurontario light rail transit line in Mississauga and Brampton.

Since mid-September, contractors have been relocating utilities

• on Hurontario Street between Highway 407 and Matheson Boulevard

as part of the LRT construction project. The work zone blocks traffic lanes.

Starting 6 a.m. Friday, January 15, the northbound MiWay stop

• on Hurontario at Derry Road East (stop #1907)

is out of service, due to the lane closures. Use the temporary platform beside the regular stop to board and exit from buses along these routes while the stop is out of service:

• 17 Hurontario; and
• 103 Hurontario express.

Also starting 6 a.m. January 15, the northbound MiWay stops

• on Hurontario at Kingsway Drive (stop #4006) and
• on Hurontario at Topflight Drive (stop #1908)

are out of service due to the lane closures. Use the temporary platform beside the regular stops to board and exit from buses along this route while the stop is out of service:

• 17 Hurontario.

Northbound passengers continue to use temporary platforms on Hurontario at Derry East, Kingsway and Topflight “until June 2021”, meaning as late as until June 30, 2021.

Metrolinx contractors continue building the future Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit line between Mount Dennis and Kennedy.

Starting 6 a.m. Monday, January 11, the City of Toronto is closing

• Chaplin Crescent south of Eglinton Avenue West,

while crews reinstate the water main.

The City is also closing the laneway south of Eglinton West between Chaplin and Russell Hill Road behind Toronto Fire Station 135 (641 Eglinton Avenue West) during the work.

Crews work every day from 6 a.m. until 11 p.m.

Water-main construction near the future Chaplin Station, the road closure and the resulting TTC detour and delays continue “through late February”, meaning as late as until February 28.

For transit passengers

• The TTC is detouring buses along this route, while the street is closed:

• 14 Glencairn.

The TTC has also already relocated bus stops in the area. It may also temporarily further relocate stops near work zones. Passengers aboard buses along these routes can also expect significant delays:

• 32A / 32C Eglinton West;
• 33 Forest Hill; and
• 332 Eglinton West overnight.

For pedestrians

• A work zone blocks the sidewalk on the south side of Eglinton between Chaplin and just west of Russell Hill Road. You must walk on the north side.
• A work zone blocks the sidewalk on the south side of Eglinton just west of Chaplin. You must walk on the north side.
• A work zone blocks the sidewalk on the west side of Chaplin just south of Eglinton. You must walk on the east side.
• A work zone blocks the sidewalk on the east side of Chaplin between Spadina Road and Eglinton. You must walk on the west side.
• You must walk around the work zone on Latimer Avenue, by detouring north, then across Latimer, then south to continue walking east- or westward along the north side of Eglinton West.
• The laneway south of Eglinton West between Chaplin Crescent and Russell Hill Road behind Toronto Fire Station 135 (641 Eglinton Avenue West) is closed.
• Crews have relocated the east-west crosswalk on the south side of Eglinton at Chaplin further south on Chaplin than usually, due to the work zones on the south side of Eglinton east and west of Chaplin. West-side pedestrians on Chaplin must cross at this crosswalk. You cannot walk further north on the west side until you cross Eglinton.
• An unsignalized pedestrian island crosswalk remains available on Chaplin Crescent at Spadina.
• A work zone blocks the north-south crosswalk on the west side of Chaplin. You must cross on the east side.

For motorists

• Starting 6 a.m. Monday, January 11, Chaplin Crescent is closed to all traffic south of Eglinton Avenue West.
• Work zones block eastbound lanes on the south side of Eglinton West east and west of Chaplin.
• Another work zone blocks northbound traffic lanes on Chaplin north of Eglinton.
• Just one lane is available for traffic in each direction on Eglinton from west of Chaplin to Russell Hill. Traffic flows on the north side of the roadway.
• Just one lane is available for traffic in each direction on Chaplin north of Eglinton. Traffic flows on the west side of the roadway.
• You can’t turn in any direction from eastbound Eglinton onto Chaplin.
• You can’t turn left from westbound Eglinton onto southbound Chaplin.
• Latimer Road and Gilgorm Road remain closed to traffic at Eglinton.
• The laneway south of Eglinton West between Chaplin Crescent and Russell Hill Road behind Toronto Fire Station 135 (641 Eglinton Avenue West) is closed.

For nearby residents and business people

• Expect to hear noise from a crane, an excavator, trucks, a compactor and other heavy equipment.
• Expect to see site-lighting overnight.
• Trucks stage in work zones and on the median on Chaplin north of Eglinton.
• Deep excavation continues during the closure all day, every day.