Preliminary List of Service Changes July-September 2023

At the TTC Board Meeting, management presented plans for coming service changes to the Board.

When I receive the detailed plans for coming schedule periods, I will post the usual omnibus articles.

Updated July 13, 2023: The eastern terminus of the 506C bus has been corrected to Victoria Park Station.

Updated July 14, 2023: The 506 Carlton street service will resume on Gerrard East to Coxwell on Monday, July 17.

Updated July 15, 2023: The map of the revised 506 Carlton routing has been posted by the TTC.

Week of July 17 (Updated)

With the completion of water main and track work at Coxwell & Lower Gerrard, the 506 Carlton cars will be extended east from Broadview via Coxwell to Woodbine Loop on July 17. Service to Victoria Park Station will continue to be provided by the 506C Carlton bus.

Through bus service on Coxwell from Danforth to Queen will be restored on July 30 when 22 Coxwell return.

July 30

Several changes will occur on Sunday, July 30 including adjustments in response to demand levels, scheduling improvements and construction work.

The 31 Greenwood bus route which has been operating temporarily via an expanded south end loop will be permanently extended to Queen & Eastern Avenue.

The 506 Carlton route will be shifted to Dundas West Station as its western terminus to permit water main construction on Howard Park Avenue.

September 3

Streetcar service will return to Long Branch with 501 Queen cars running to Humber Loop, and 507 Long Branch cars from Humber to Long Branch. The peak period 508 Lake Shore (via King) will also return.

Streetcar service will return to Upper Gerrard and Main Street Station with completion of construction work there.

Streetcars will be replaced on Queen East and on St. Clair for construction.

On 501 Queen, the Ontario Line work at Degrassi (east of Broadview) will require bus service in place of streetcars. As previously announced, the temporary 505 Dundas service to Woodbine Loop will be routed via Gerrard and Coxwell due to the Metrolinx work on Queen.

On St. Clair, reconstruction of St. Clair West Station Loop will require buses over the entire 512 route. This will also affect 33 Forest Hill and 126 Christie (which will interline rather than looping at St. Clair West), and 90 Vaughan which will be extended south to Bathurst Station.

Reconstruction of Dufferin Loop will alter the south end loop arrangements for the 29/929 Dufferin services, and the 504B King to Dufferin service will be extended to Roncesvalles.

The duration of these new construction projects has not been announced.