Major Update October 10 at 12:50pm: Additional information on bus bay assignments at various stations, on street stop arrangements pending Line 5 opening, and service changes not mentioned in earlier versions of this post. Also added are various tables and charts of fleet allocations and other information.

Updated October 10 at 11:30pm: The spreadsheet showing detailed before and after service designs for affected routes is now available.

• 2025.10.12 Service Changes

The service changes planned for October 12 include four major groups:

• First stage of route reorganization for Line 5 Crosstown opening.
• Construction begins on Queen Street between Broadview and the Don River.
• Construction begins on College Street at McCaul.
• Construction ends in November at King & Dufferin.

History of This Article

As I publish this on Thursday, October 9 at 10:45am, the TTC has still not issued its usual detailed memo of pending service changes although the information has been floating around for weeks in various sources.

On October 9, there was a press release accompanying Mayor Chow’s media appearances, but this release only gives a hint of what is happening beyond the headline announcement of improved Line 2 subway service. That release includes a link to a page with more details, although regular TTC site readers would never find it.

Updated 5 pm October 9: A separate press release has been issued with the details of changes omitted from the first one. There are now separate pages for each modified route linked from a common page regarding the Line 5 changes. Maps showing the revised routes have been added to the end of this article.

There is an “Updates” page, separate from the regular “Service Changes” page, which can be accessed through the “Riding the TTC” page assuming you know it exists. It includes a link to the service changes, but there is no link from the TTC home page to this information. The Service Changes page gives details, but only for a handful of routes. Automatic links from route schedule pages are generated only for Service Changes items, and so the information on the Updates page is not linked for riders looking at route schedules.

Updated 10:50am October 9: The TTC Home Page now includes a link to the Updates post.

Updated 9:30am October 10: There are now route-level pages detailing the changes on the “Service Changes” page

Updated October 10: The detailed memo of service changes was issued mid morning today.

The TTC recently trumpeted its proposed Wayfinding Strategy which includes a strong digital component given the many riders who access information through online channels. Their own website badly needs overhaul, but even in its current state, information is not published in a consistent location.

The article following the break is a compendium of information from various sources.

Line 2 Service Improvements

Service on Line 2 Bloor-Danforth will be restored to the pre-pandemic level on weekdays during all time periods and on Sunday evenings. Here is a comparison of the current and planned headways.

Note that until Line 2 has a new signal system, service cannot be operated more frequently than every 140 seconds (2’20”), and even with that, there are limits due to constraints in turnaround time at terminals. Running more frequent trains will also place demands on capacity at major stations and on the traction power supply. This is reflected in TTC Capital plans, but funding for all of the work is uncertain.

	AM Peak	Midday	PM Peak	Early Eve	Late Eve
Weekdays	2’38” > 2’20”	4’04” > 3’20”	3’23” > 2’30”	4’52” > 3’41”	5’23” > 4’51”
Sundays				5’30” > 4’51”	6’00” > 4’51”

Line 5 Preliminary Changes (Updated October 10)

In anticipation of Line 5 Crosstown opening sometime soon, some route changes will be implemented now. Maps for the revised routes appear later in the article.

• 13 Avenue Road will operate via Avenue Rd. between Chaplin Cres. and Eglinton Ave. W. There are also service adjustments for reliability.
• 41 Keele and 941 Keele Express will operate northbound through the loop at Keelesdale station as a passenger stop, but the station will not be open. Southbound buses will stop as usual on Trethewey at Eglinton.
• 72 Pape will be extended to Don Valley Station (Don Mills & Wynford). Buses will loop both ways through Thorncliffe Park rather than only counterclockwise as they do now. The route will also loop through a corner of Flemingdon Park via Gateway Blvd.
• 73B Royal York to La Rose Avenue will be extended to terminate at Eglinton & Black Creek (future service to Mount Dennis Station).
• 74 Mount Pleasant will be split back into routes 74 and 103 Mount Pleasant North with both routes serving Eglinton Station. The 103 route between Doncliffe Loop and Eglinton Station is its old route. The 74 Mount Pleasant will run west via Eglinton to Eglinton Station rather than using its old terminus at Mount Pleasant Loop (Mt. Pleasant & Eglinton). Route 103 will operate from Eglinton Division.
• 88 South Leaside will be rerouted to serve Laird Station. Buses now operate via Wicksteed and Brentcliffe. This will be replaced with a route via Laird, Eglinton and Brentcliffe.
• 90 Vaughan will operate to Eglinton West Station (Cedarvale) instead of looping at Oakwood & Eglinton.
• 161 Rogers Road extended to Mount Dennis Station.
• 164 Castlefield: New route between Mount Dennis and Eglinton West Stations by way of Keelesdale Station. This route will operate from Mt. Dennis Division.
• 168 Symington is extended to Eglinton & Black Creek (future Mount Dennis Station service).
• 171 Mount Dennis extended south to Jane & Alliance partly replacing 161 Rogers Road.
• 191 Underhill: New route between York Mills Rd at Valley Woods Rd and Gervais Dr at Eglinton Avenue East (Don Valley Station). This route will operate from Eglinton Division.

Because Line 5 is not open yet, planned changes to some major routes are not yet implemented.

• 32/34 Eglinton West/East combination as 34 Eglinton
• 54 Lawrence East reroute to Don Valley Station
• 51 Leslie combination with 56 Leaside running to Donlands Station, and revised 162 Lawrence-Donway.
• 91 Woodbine
• 35/935/335 Jane
• 47 Lansdowne

Other Service Changes (Updated October 10)

• 15 Evans / 76 Royal York South: School trips from Bishop Allen Academy and the Etobicoke School of the Arts are reallocated from route 15 to route 76. This change has operated informally since September and is now included in the schedules.
• 42 Cummer destination signs will be changed to reflect the removal of branched service.
• 65 Parliament service will be improved in early morning, AM peak and PM peak due to seasonal demand to George Brown College Waterfront Campus.
• 92 Woodbine South: Seasonal service reduction.
• 200 Toronto Zoo, 201 Bluffer’s Park and 202 Cherry Beach will cease operation for the winter after Thanksgiving Day, October 13.
• 505/305 Dundas: The stops both ways at Munro Street will be removed as they are close to Broadview Avenue.
• 509 Harbourfront service will be reduced to a seasonal drop in demand in the PM peak and early evening weekdays; in the morning, afternoon and early evening on Saturdays, and on Sunday afternoons.

In order to reduce the number of pull-ins at Malvern Garage after 2am, late evening service will be adjusted on some routes:

• 86 Scarborough: Late evening service reduction.
• 95 York Mills: Some trips will go out of service at UTSC instead of at York Mills Station.
• 116 Morningside: Some trips will go out of service on Morningside Ave at Ellesmere Rd instead of Kennedy Station or Morningside Ave at Finch Ave E. This will also reduce late evening service.

Construction Projects List

Queen/Broadview Construction Changes

Toronto Water will begin reconstruction on Queen west from Broadview to Davies (east of the Don Bridge). This work will continue through the winter. After this completes, the TTC will rebuild tracks in the same area. This work will not start immediately with the October 12 schedule change allowing some routes to operate normally through what will be the construction area. Once the watermain work begins, only buses will continue to run on Queen Street west of Broadview

Diversion plans for the Fall-Winter watermain work:

• 501 Queen:
  • Before construction, cars will operate on their normal route.
  • After construction starts, cars will divert both ways via Broadview, Dundas and Parliament.
• 503 Kingston Road buses:
  • Before construction, buses will run west via Queen and King on their normal route.
  • After construction starts, buses will run west on Queen to Parliament and then south to the regular route on King. (This provides service on Queen between River and Parliament.)
• 504 King streetcars: Beginning October 12, all cars will terminate eastbound at Distillery Loop. Westbound service varies depending on the completion of the King/Dufferin project.
  • While the intersection is closed, the 504A will operate to Dundas West Station via Shaw and Queen, and the 504B will operate to Wolseley Loop at Bathurst & Queen.
  • After the intersection reopens, the 504A will operate to Dundas West Station, and the 504B will operate to Dufferin Loop.
• 504 King shuttle buses will operate from Broadview Station to King and Parliament looping via Parliament, Front and Berkeley. They will run through the construction zone on Queen. Buses will use the King streetcar platform at Broadview Station.
  • Overnight service will be provided by the 301B Queen night bus running from Broadview Station to King & Parliament
• Carhouse trips that normally operate via Queen Street will divert via Broadview, Dundas and Parliament.

These routings will change slightly when the track replacement on Queen begins in 2026.

King/Dufferin Project

The project to replace the intersection at King and Dufferin started almost a month later than planned, and will continue into the October-November schedule period that was designed assuming the work would be complete. Routes 504/304 King, 503 Kingston Road and 29/329/929 Dufferin will continue to use their diversion routes until the intersection re-opens likely in early November.

This will mean that trip predictions on the diversion routes will not work properly because the schedule used by various apps will not include these from October 12 onward.

College/McCaul Project

The TTC will replace the intersection of College & McCaul Streets and upgrade overhead in the area. 506/306 Carlton service will divert both ways via Spadina, Dundas and Bay. This should be a slightly shorter project than other recent jobs because it is a “T” intersection with only three legs rather than four. However, work on overhead upgrades will require the diversion to continue until the end of 2025.

Service on the 94 Wellesley bus will be improved during this diversion so that all vehicles run as 94A to Ossington Station rather than half of them turning back from Wellesley Station. The intent is to provide better service parallel to College. However, with the reconstruction of Hoskin/Harbord still incomplete, the Wellesley buses are on Bloor Street eastbound between Ossington and Bathurst, and westbound between Spadina and Ossington. They are expected to return to their normal route in November, date TBA depending on the road works.

Updated October 10 at 9:30am: Sunday service on 94 Wellesley will begin just before 6am on the new schedules compared to just before 8am on the current ones.

See the Harbord/Hoskin Reconstruction report for a discussion of issues regarding this project.

Streetcar Route Maps

Note that these maps show the arrangement following the start of construction on Queen west of Broadview expected in mid-October and restoration of normal service through King & Dufferin expected in November.

Maps of Route Changes

501 Queen Diversions Effective When Construction Begins west of Broadview

Note that this map confusingly shows the 301B Queen night bus on Broadview. During the daytime, service will be provided by the 504D bus (see next map).

504 King and 503 Kingston Road Diversions Effective Oct. 12/25

506 Carlton Diversion Effective October 12/25

Map replaced October 10 to show 94 Wellesley route.

Bus Routes Effective October 12/25

Bus Bay Assignments / Temporary Stop Locations

With the change in many bus routes, bay allocations at some stations will be modified. For future Line 5 stations, on street stops will be provided as shown below.

Fleet Allocation

600 Run As Directed Bus Allocations

Temporary Additional Service

Due to the temporary surplus of operators pending Lines 5 and 6 opening, additional service will operate on the following routes.

eBus Scheduling Limitations

Budgeted and Scheduled Vehicle Hours

Note that for all the changes happening in the October board period, the number of scheduled vehicle hours actually declines slightly from September, although the total hours are running 3% above budget.