The TTC will make changes to several routes on January 4. Some of this is simply the restoration of service oriented to school traffic, but several routes will see a mixture of adds and cuts to address ridership. The actual change from December to January is only 518 weekly hours, and most improvements are offset by cutbacks.
One new route, 906 Airport-Humber College Express will begin operating.
The detailed service plans for all changes are in a spreadsheet at the end of the article.
TTC will change its naming of schedule periods from month-based, which can be confusing when periods span calendar months, to a season name plus a number. Hence the January 2026 schedule period is called “Winter 1”.
There is no change in the construction projects list. In the chart below, the City water main work on Queen west of Broadview is shown as completing in Winter period 2. It is not clear when the TTC trackwork planned for March-April will actually begin, and this is probably weather sensitive.
Subway Shuttle Bus Signage
The signage for subway/LRT shuttles will be standardized to a format like those below with options for sundry short turn points.
- Line 1 Shuttle Bus // Southbound
- Line 2 Shuttle Bus // Eastbound
- Line 4 Shuttle Bus // to Don Mills Station
- Line 6 Shuttle Bus // Eastbound
Rapid Transit Crewing Changes
On Line 1, standby/gap trains will be added on weekends, as well as Service Assistance Crews (SACs) on all days.
On Line 5 (in testing) and Line 6, SACs will be added.
There are no changes in rapid transit service beyond restoration of service levels to pre-holiday levels.
Streetcar Service Changes
There is only one small change in the streetcar network.
503 Kingston Road
The 503 Kingston Road route will continue operating as a bus, but with a small change in the AM peak to make the transition from the 10′ early morning headway to the 6′ peak headway at 7:00am rather than 7:30am to reduce crowding. Buses will continue to operate via Queen and Parliament to King Street while 501 Queen streetcars divert via Broadview, Dundas and Parliament.
Route Maps
Streetcar Route Allocations and Vehicle Summary
Bus Service Changes
Line 6 Shuttle Bus / Islington 37S / 906 Airport-Humber College
The interline between the late evening Finch West shuttle and 37S Islington (Humber College-Humberwood) will be broken. All Finch West shuttle bus trips will end at Humber College Bus Terminal. The 37S will be replaced by 906 Airport-Humber College.
Extra service will operate on 36 Finch West, 84 Sheppard West and 927 Highway 27 Express. These buses will be available for redeployment on Finch to supplement the Line 6 Finch Shuttle if needed.
Temporary Service Improvement
Route 56 Leaside is the only route in this period to get added unscheduled service.
Several routes where service reductions were planned will remain unchanged “to limit the impact of service reallocations on service reliability”.
- 11 Bayview
- 43 Kennedy
- 50 Burnhamthorpe
- 53 Steeles East
- 76 Royal York South
- 105 Dufferin North
- 124 Sunnybrook
- 900 Airport Express
- 944 Kipling South Express
eBus Block Optimization
Schedules at Malvern, Mount Dennis and Wilson Divisions will be adjusted to reflect eBus operation. Many work blocks are too long for a single eBus charge, and the blocks have to be broken up to provide shorter periods in service.
An overview of eBus scheduling constraints is in the table below.
BMO Field Construction
Routes 29 Dufferin and 329 Dufferin Night will be rerouted within Exhibition Place due to construction at BMO Field in anticipation of FIFA Games. There is no change in service levels.
Other Bus Route Changes
New Route
906 Airport-Humber College Express
The 906 will operate every 15 minutes during all periods.
Between Humberwood Loop and Viscount Station at Toronto Pearson Airport, via Humberwood Blvd, Humberline Dr, Humber College Blvd, President’s Way, Highway 27, Dixon Rd, Airport Rd, Bresler Dr, Campus Rd, Viscount Rd, American Dr.
Service Improvements
- 43A Kennedy to Steeles
- Evening service will be improved to offset the removal of 43B to STC in the early evening (see below).
- A southbound school trip from Mary Ward Catholic School will be added at 2:44pm from McNicoll to address crowding.
- 53 Steeles East
- Service will be improved to restore weekend service to a 10-minute network standard in the late evening on Saturdays and early evening and late evening on Sundays.
- 74 Mt. Pleasant
- School trips added:
- Southbound from Doncliffe Loop at 8:00am
- Northbound from St. Clair Station at 8:31am
- Southbound from Mt. Pleasant and Broadway at 3:35pm
- Northbound from St. Clair Station at 3:55pm
- School trips added:
- 76 Royal York South
- 76A to Lake Shore on Sunday afternoon improved to restore 10-minute service.
- 114 Queens Quay East improved in the AM peak.
Service Reductions
These reductions are to adjust service levels to demand.
- 38 Highland Creek late evening service reduced on Saturdays and Sundays.
- 43B Kennedy via Progress will end at 7:00pm rather than 10:00pm.
- 50 Burnhamthorpe reduced Saturday morning, and Sunday morning and afternoon.
- 53 Steeles East reduced in the PM peak.
- 59 Maple Leaf reduced in the AM peak.
- 76 Royal York South reduced in the early morning and morning periods on Saturdays, and in the morning and afternoon periods on Sundays.
- 79 Scarlett Road reduced on weekends in the late evening.
- 85 Sheppard East reduced early mornings on Saturday, and mornings on Sunday.
- 97 Yonge reduced in the PM peak.
- 106 Sentinel reduced in the early morning and late evening periods on weekdays.
- 114 Queens Quay East reduced weekday evenings and all day on weekends.
- 124 Sunnybrook reduced in the PM peak.
- 903 Kennedy Stn-STC Express reduced weekday early morning and morning periods, Saturday early morning, Sunday morning and afternoon.
- 904 Sheppard-Kennedy Express reduced Saturday afternoon and early evenings, and Sunday morning and afternoon.
- 984 Sheppard West Express service weekday midday and evenings will be dropped.
- 985 Sheppard East Express service reduced weekday early mornings, AM peak and PM peak.
Reliability Adjustments
- 32D Eglinton West to Emmett
- 37 Islington
- Dead-head times between Queensway Garage and Islington Station adjusted. This change was implemented informally in November 2025.
- 43 Kennedy
- PM peak service will be adjusted to evenly stagger departures on the Steeles and STC services from Kennedy Station northbound and from Kennedy & Progress southbound.
- Late evening weekday service will be adjusted to improve reliability.
- 63 Ossington
- Weekday deadhead times between Wilson Garage and Cedarvale Station increased.
- 106 Sentinel improved in all periods.
- 108 Driftwood improved in all periods to compensate for road construction on Grandravine Drive.
- 110 Islington South
- Dead-head times between Queensway Garage and Islington Station adjusted. This change was implemented informally in November 2025.
- 334 Eglinton East Night
Miscellaneous
- 37 Islington
- Late evening Saturday service adjusted to better align with last trip on Line 2. Extra 37A trip added at 2:20am.
- 111 East Mall
- Weekday early morning service adjusted to better align with start of service on Line 2.
- 112 West Mall
- Weekday and Saturday early morning service adjusted to better align with start of service on Line 2.
- 161 Rogers Road, 168 Symington & 171 Mount Dennis
- Service added at new stops on Black Creek Drive at Photography Drive to improve accessibility to the York Recreation Centre and shopping centres on the SW corner of Black Creek Dr at Eglinton Ave W. This change was implemented in December 2025.
- Kingston Road-McCowan night service will be renumbered from route 302 to 316 to match the numbering of its daytime equivalent, 16 McCowan.
- 336 Finch West Night
- Buses will stop in Humberwood Loop southbound to improve neighbourhood access.
- Signs adjusted to reflect scheduled short turns at Finch West Station.
- 395 York Mills Night
- Signs adjusted to reflect scheduled short turns at Port Union Road.
Use of Articulated Buses
- Route 36 Finch West will operate with articulated buses during all periods on weekends.
- Some trips on 927 Highway 27 Express will be changed to use articulated buses. This change is already in place informally.
600 Run As Directed Vehicles
The number of 600 RAD buses increases substantially following the holiday period.
Bus Vehicle Summary
Details of Service Changes
Steve Munro 
Hi Steve, could you explain what service assistance crews are?
Steve: They are used primarily at terminals to give operators a longer break particularly when trains are late and a fast turnaround is needed.
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Hi Steve,
I’m a bit concerned that there’s no mention of the restoration of the two #111 bus stops at 366 the East Mall. These were randomly removed just after Thanksgiving.
Our condominium community was furious; long story short we protested, and ultimately we were assured they’d be reactivated by January 4th. This issue was also brought up at the December ACAT meeting, but not seeing it listed here is disappointing, honestly.
Steve: I just checked the detailed schedules for January 4 which were posted on December 24, and the stops at 366 The East Mall have been restored.
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Is there any site to complain about ttc bus drivers, some of them are really good but some needs to be fired for their terrible service.
Steve: TTC has a web page with links for filing complaints and compliments. I will not guarantee you satisfaction.
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What division is getting the 906?
Steve: Arrow.
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Is 35 going to Arrow once line 5 open up?
Steve: I don’t have the post Line-5 allocations yet.
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What will be the 906 destination signs?
Steve:
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The latest GTFS release also includes the 158 Trethewey albeit without any scheduled trips. That could have just slipped through or it could be an indication of an imminent opening of Line 5 mid-board.
Steve: I suspect it just slipped through because new schedules would be required for other services too, notably 34 Eglinton.
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About the new 74 Mount Pleasnt school trips, you said there will be a southbound trip from Doncliffe loop at 8 AM, so does this mean that this new 74 school trip will go from Doncliffe loop together with the 103 Mount Pleasnt North? And is this the same for the northbound trip from Boradway & the 3:55 PM trip from St. Clair stn?
Steve: Yes, it appears that after splitting the route in two parts, the TTC has realized that there is a demand across Eglinton by students at Northern Secondary, hence the through routing of the trippers.
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You didn’t write anything for the 334.
Steve: It’s a “reliability” change, not a service change.
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Did the TTC create a number of 906S short turn signs for the new route?
Steve: See the list in a previous reply.
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At the rate things are progressing, the OL advanced works will be complete before a single promised eBus is assigned to the night shift on the 72. I’ve been told this is because all of the runs are too long for electrics and no one has bothered to re-do any of the schedules at Birchmount. It’s only been 7 months.
Also taking bets on whether they repair problem spots on the Queen St bridge while they do the road east of there.
Steve: I remembering asking about this during consultations on the 2026 Service Plan, and at the time, no, issues with the special work at the King/Queen junction, and with the expansion joint on the King Street leg are not in this year’s plans. And so another closure in another year. This is called “planning”.
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It’s good to see the TTC restoring more ten minute network that a promise that has been ignored for the past seven years and the 906 Humber college AirPort Express since it will make travel to the airport faster and reliable. Also the 36 Finch west bus between line 1 stations should be named 36 Finch Central just like the 185 Sheppard central name.
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To paraphrase another poster: Deb Lyon, Head of TTC Streetcar Transportation and Peter Hrovat, Head of TTC Streetcar Infrastructure, both take their jobs very seriously and are serious individuals and both are very deserving of keeping their jobs.
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Though it may have been a ‘one off’ and is probably something that the TTC ought to do regularly, I was quite impressed that the TTC repaired lots of badly deteriorated ‘margins’ and even a whole section of track (Parliament to Sumach) when King was closed for the King/Church work last summer. Though they did not deal with the Yonge to Church block (which needs work) they really did lot. Maybe it is their new way of doing things?
Steve: I hope so. The TTC and City talk about co-ordinating work, but there are cases where they miss obvious chances. King East was an exception that I hope is repeated.
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Hi Steve, I take mostly Wilson division routes buses. I’ve never seen e buses on those routes. The 3700-3759 series are shared with Birchmount, new Eglinton, Arrow Rd and and Mount Dennis yards. The 6000, 6100, 6600, 6700 series are shared with all other divisions except Wilson and Queensway. Is this new to Wilson in January?
Steve: Construction of charging facilities at Wilson was delayed due to a damaged feeder cable according to the most recent quarterly project update. Once they are able to charge buses, Wilson routes will see eBuses.
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Hi Steve, any updates on the articulated bus retirements (if they are going through with them in 2026?) It seems there are some issues with the LFSA fleet. 904/985 should just be converted to standard buses as everyday Malvern is never able to dispatch artics on all the runs or the artics get changed off after a few trips. I was hoping this board with Line 6 open that’d they send some of the artics to the east end to be able to actually run our routes properly. There have been days where 129B was all standard buses which is ridiculous given how much they reduced it when they converted to artics.
Steve: No update on this issue. I have asked TTC for a bus fleet plan which should give some indication of the ongoing status of the artics.
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It’s as much about what isn’t done as it is about what actually gets done like the recent jobs at King and Sumach. Some broken panels got dug up and replaced while others within arms length remained broken.
Some of the new pours at the King and Bay intersection were already split into two pieces within a month of being repaired by the way.
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