TTC Service Changes Effective May 11, 2025

The TTC will make several changes to service on May 11 primarily for the transition to summer schedules with lower post-secondary school demand, and to restructure service for a major construction project.

For details on the King/Church project and its potential effects on traffic congestion, see King-Church Construction and Traffic Effects. Affected routes are 503/303 Kingston Road, 504/304 King, 508 Lake Shore and 511 Bathurst. For details, see that article.

Updated May 6, 2025 at 3:40 pm: Spreadsheet listing service designs for old and new schedules added.

Updated May 7, 2025 at 8:50 am: Diversion map for Roe Loop summer Saturday closures added.

Updated May 8, 2025 at 7:45 am: Spreadsheet updated with corrected data for 92 Woodbine South.

Updated May 8, 2025 at 11:40 pm: Spreadsheet updated with data for 939 Finch Express.

Updated May 9, 2025 at 3:30 pm: Destination sign changes added for all affected routes.

Permanent Service Changes:

  • 9 Bellamy:
    • Service improved in the morning, afternoon and early evening on Saturdays, and in he afternoon and early evening on Sundays to reduce crowding.
    • Service reduced early mornings on Saturday, and on late evenings on Saturday/Sunday.
    • Service adjusted in late evenings to align with Lakeshore GO trains at Scarborough and Eglinton GO stations.
  • 101 Downsview Park: Trips are added in the peak periods to better align with the GO Barrie service at Downsview Park Station. This has been informally in effect since March 2025.
  • 114 Queens Quay:
    • Service adjusted in all time periods for reliability and to take advantage of new reserved bus lanes on Queens Quay.
    • Service officially removed from the Logan, Lake Shore, Carlaw loop with the route extended to Lake Shore Garage. This change has informally been in effect since September 2024.
  • 123 Sherway:
    • Service improved on weekends to address crowding during most periods.
    • The current 1:13am trip by the 123B from Long Branch Loop will be changed to 1:17am to better connect with the Lake Shore GO train.
  • 125 Drewry:
    • Service improved early evenings on weekends, and early morning on Saturday to address crowding.
    • Saturday “afternoon” service levels will extend from 7:00 to 8:00pm.
  • 134 Progress: Weekday midday and early evening schedules will be adjusted to provide evenly spaced departures from Centennial College Progress Campus by the 134 Progress and 903 Kennedy Station Express services.
  • 165 Weston Road North: The routing of YRT 165 Weston on April 27 will change to operate both ways via Weston Road, and it will no longer run on Old Weston Road. Transfers to TTC’s 165 Weston Road North can be made on Steeles at Weston or at Old Weston northbound, and at Signet Drive southbound.
  • 927 Highway 27 Express:
    • All service will operate with 40-foot buses due to constraints on the articulated bus fleet. Service will run more frequently in many weekend periods to ensure sufficient capacity.
    • 927A weekday midday school trippers to Humber College will be removed for the summer.
  • 939 Finch Express: All service will operate with articulated buses.

Seasonal changes:

  • 22 Coxwell: Holiday service will extended to the loop at Lake Shore and Northern Dancer Blvds, and will be interlined with 92 Woodbine South. Service on both routes will be adjusted. There is no change to regular weekday or weekend service.
  • 38/938 Highland Creek: Service on the 38B to University of Toronto Scarborough Campus (UTSC) and on the 938 express will be discontinue for the summer. Service on the 38A branch to Rouge Hill GO will be improved during weekday peak and midday periods.
  • 65 Parliament: Service will be reduced weekdays in the early morning, AM and PM peaks.
  • 75 Sherbourne:
    • Service will be reduced weekdays in the early morning, AM peak, midday and PM peak.
    • Schedules adjusted to reflect implementation of reserved bus lanes on Queens Quay. Buses will no longer stop westbound on Queens Quay at Richardson.
    • The north end layover point will be shifted from South Drive at Glen Road to Bloor Street East at Sherbourne Station.
  • 92 Woodbine South: Service improved during all periods.
  • 102 Markham Road:
    • 102A to Progress/Centennial College service removed for the summer.
    • Some late evening trips will be adjusted to go out of service on Markham Rd at Sheppard Ave E instead of Warden Station and/or Markham Rd at Progress Ave. This change will also improve transfers with the 385 Sheppard East night bus.
  • 124 Sunnybrook and 162 Lawrence-Donway: Saturday service until 3pm will be extended west to Bathurst and Lawrence so that Roe Loop can be closed for a community market.
  • 200 Toronto Zoo: Service from the Toronto Zoo to Rouge Hill GO will resume on weekends from morning to early evening periods. Weekday service will resume with the June schedule change.
  • 201 Bluffer’s Park: Service from Kennedy Station to Scarborough Bluffs Beach will resume on weekends from morning to early evening periods. Weekday service will resume with the June schedule change.
  • 202 Cherry Beach:
    • Union Station to Cherry Beach service will resume with weekday service from the midday to early evening period (ending at 10:20 pm from Cherry Beach), and weekend service from the morning to late evening period.
    • Schedules will be adjusted to take advantage of the reserved bus lanes on Queens Quay.
  • 902 Markham Rd Express: Three weekday trips from Warden Station at 7:35, 7:47 and 7:59am will be dropped.
  • 903 Kennedy Stn-STC Express: Some weekday trips on the 903A branch to Centennial College will be cut back as 903B trips to end at STC Station. All weekend trips will operate as 903B ending at STC.
  • 905 Eglinton East Express: Service reduced during all weekday periods.
  • 927 Highway 27 Express: See the service change section above.

Additional service will be provided on some routes due to a temporary surplus of operators. Note that these are separate from the Route 600 RAD (Run as Directed) buses:

20 Cliffside
21 Brimley
37 Islington
38 Highland Creek
44 Kipling South
52 Lawrence West
57 Midland

68 Warden
80 Queensway
86 Scarborough
89 Weston
110 Islington South
111 East Mall
119 Torbarrie

123 Sherway
124 Sunnybrook
131 Nugget
939 Finch Express
944 Kipling South Express
960 Steeles West Express
996 Wilson Express

Operational changes that do not affect service levels:

  • 1 Yonge-University-Spadina: The break/relief point will move from Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station to Wilson Station. Double step-backs will be scheduled at all times at both Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and Finch Stations in anticipation of increased off-peak service in late 2025.
  • 510 Spadina: Carhouse trips to/from Leslie Barns will operate via Queen Street rather than King Street due to the King/Church construction.
  • Night bus crews: All night bus crews ending at or after 5:00 a.m. will be adjusted to go into and out of service at their respective divisions instead of on-street.
  • 31 Greenwood: Service to Greenwood Station has not operated for several months due to construction. This will now be reflected in the “official” route description.
  • 72 Pape: This route will be scheduled with electric vehicles in late evenings.
  • 91 Woodbine: The north end layover point will be changed from Valley Woods Road at York Mills Road (west side) to York Mills at Valley Woods (northside).
  • 112 West Mall: This route shifts from Queensway to Mount Dennis division. No schedule change.
  • 365 Parliament Night Bus: The stop westbound on Queens Quay at Richardson will be removed as part of the reserved bus lane implementation.
  • All routes serving the former Villiers Island in the Port Lands will now include its permanent name Ookwemin Minising in the destination signs.
  • Several routes will gain new destination signs for garage trips replacing the generic “short turn”.

Tables and maps appear after the “more” break in this article.

Service change spreadsheet showing before and after service designs:

Construction projects list:

Vehicle Allocations:

Streetcar Network Maps:

Route 600 RAD Bus Allocations:

Budgeted and Scheduled Service Hours:

114 Queens Quay Revised Route Map

124 Sunnybrook / 162 Lawrence-Donway Roe Loop Diversion Map

New and Revised Destination Signs

In response to many requests, here are the new destination signs planned for the May schedule change.

  • 303 Kingston Road Night Car
    • (streetcar existing) 303 Kingston Rd // Victoria Park // via King
    • (streetcar existing) 303 Kingston Rd // Roncesvalles // via King
    • (streetcar new) 303 Kingston Rd // Short Turn // Greenwood & Queen
  • 304 King Night Bus
    • (bus existing) Code 2804: 304 King // Blue Night // to Bathurst
    • (bus new) Code 2805: 304D King // Blue Night // to Broadview & Gerrard
  • 305 Dundas Night Car
    • (streetcar existing) 305 Dundas // Blue Night // Broadview Stn
    • (streetcar existing) 305 Dundas // Blue Night // Dundas West Stn
    • (streetcar new) 305 Dundas // Short Turn // Roncesvalles & Queen
    • (streetcar new) 305 Dundas // Short Turn // Broadview Ave
  • 312 St. Clair Night Car
    • (streetcar existing) 312 St Clair // Blue Night // St Clair Stn
    • (streetcar existing) 312 St Clair // Blue Night // Keele
    • (streetcar new) 312 St Clair // Short Turn // Leslie
  • 503 Kingston Road
    • (streetcar existing) Code: 503 Kingston Rd // York via King
    • (streetcar existing) 503 Kingston Rd // Victoria Park
    • (streetcar new) 503 Kingston Rd // Dufferin Gate
  • 504 King
    • (streetcar existing) 504 King // A to Dundas W Stn
    • (streetcar existing) 504 King // A to Distillery
    • (streetcar existing) 504 King // B to Broadview Stn
    • (streetcar existing) 504 King // B to Dufferin Gate
    • (streetcar existing) 504 King // Dundas W Stn
    • (streetcar existing) 504 King // Broadview Stn
    • (bus existing) Code B048: 504 King // to Bathurst
    • (bus existing) Code B310: 504C King // to Distillery (Front & Cherry)
    • (bus existing) Code B312: 504D King // to Broadview & Gerrard
  • 511 Bathurst
    • (bus existing) Code B669: 511B Bathurst // Queen
    • (streetcar existing): 511 Bathurst // King
    • (streetcar existing): 511 Bathurst // Bathurst Stn
    • (bus existing) Code B668: 511B Bathurst // Exhibition
    • (bus new) Code B670: 511B Bathurst // King
  • 512 St. Clair
    • (streetcar existing) 512 St Clair // St Clair Stn
    • (streetcar existing) 512 St Clair // Keele
    • (streetcar new) 512 St Clair // Short Turn // Leslie
  • 17 Birchmount
    • (bus new): Code 2017: 17S Birchmount // Short Turn // Finch
  • 22 Coxwell
    • (bus new) Code 22C: 22C Coxwell // to Lake Shore
    • (bus new) Code 522C: 22 Coxwell // to Coxwell Station
  • 32 Eglinton West
    • (bus existing) Code 6032: 32 Eglinton West // Short Turn // Weston Rd
    • (bus existing) Code 7032: 32 Eglinton West // Short Turn // Islington
    • (bus existing) Code 8032: 32 Eglinton West // Short Turn // Kipling
    • (bus new) Code 6032: 32S Eglinton West // Short Turn // Weston Rd
    • (bus new) Code 7032: 32S Eglinton West // Short Turn // Islington
    • (bus new) Code 8032: 32S Eglinton West // Short Turn // Kipling
    • (bus new) Code A032: 32S Eglinton West // Short Turn // Jane
  • 39 Finch East
    • (bus new): Code C039: 39S Finch East // Short Turn // Kennedy
    • (bus new): Code D039: 39S Finch East // Short Turn // Tapscott
  • 40 Junction-Dundas West
    • (bus new): Code 2040: 40S Junction-Dundas West // Short Turn // Runnymede
  • 45 Kipling (correction of existing sign)
    • (bus existing): Code 545B: 45B Kipling // Carlingview // via Belfield
  • 72 Pape
    • (bus new) Code 3072: 72S Pape // Short Turn // Pape Station
  • 75 Sherbourne
    • (bus existing) Code 575: 75 Sherbourne // to South Drive
    • (bus new) Code 575: 75 Sherbourne // to Sherbourne Station
  • 79 Scarlett Rd
    • (bus new) Code 7079: 79S Scarlett Rd // Short Turn // Jane
  • 84 Sheppard West
    • (bus new) Code 9084: 84S Sheppard West // Short Turn // Finch
  • 102 Markham Road
    • (bus new) Code C102: 102S Markham Rd // Short Turn // Progress
    • (bus new) Code D102: 102S Markham Rd // Short Turn // Markham and Steeles
  • 114 Queens Quay
    • (bus existing) Code 114: 114 Queens Quay East // to Carlaw // via Commissioners
    • (bus new) Code 114: 114 Queens Quay East // to Carlaw // via Ookwemin Minising
  • 124 Sunnybrook
    • (bus new) Code 124B: 124 Sunnybrook // Bathurst // via Lawrence Station
  • 129 McCowan North
    • (bus new): Code 4129: 129S McCowan North // Short Turn // Steeles
  • 132 Milner
    • (bus existing) Code 4132: Mr & Mrs Doyle
    • (bus new) Code 4132: 132S Milner // Short Turn // Brenyon Way
  • 162 Lawrence-Donway
    • (bus new) Code 162B: 162 Lawrence-Donway // Bathurst // via Lawrence Station
    • (bus new) Code 4162: 162S Lawrence-Donway // Short Turn // Donway West // and Lawrence
  • 202 Cherry Beach
    • (bus existing) Code 702: 202 Cherry Beach // to Cherry Beach // via Distillery
    • (bus new) Code 702: 202 Cherry Beach // to Cherry Beach // via Distillery // & Ookwemin Minising
  • 339 Finch East Night Bus
    • (bus new): Code 2339: 339S Finch East // Blue Night // Short Turn // Tapscott
  • 902 Markham Road Express
    • (bus new) Code 6902: 902S Markham Rd Express // Short Turn // Markham and Steeles

41 thoughts on “TTC Service Changes Effective May 11, 2025

  1. I’m curious about the continued work on Bathurst. Does the TTC not have enough people / equipment / whatever to install track quickly? It feels to me like they could have gotten all the work south of King done before the King / Church stuff got going, to avoid having the Bathurst cars also get wrapped up in the King / Spadina debacle. In fact, I thought it was done, then this morning I saw the stretch from King to Front ripped up.

    What’s up with that?

    Steve: The work at Bathurst/Fleet/Lakeshore slopped over into the current board period, and so the service would not have been restored anyhow. That said, the TTC has an appallingly leisurely attitude to scheduling and completing work. In past years there have been bus replacements for overhead work that never took place, or where the bus service lasted much longer than needed for the work. Some of this is manpower, some is just bad planning.

    On the bright side, the overhead work planned on King Street East to River, originally scheduled to occur after the track work at Church, is now supposed to proceed concurrently and everything is supposed to open in September. I will believe this when I see it, of course.

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