The TTC has not yet issued its detailed memo listing the operating designs for bus service changes effective February 8, 2026. When it is available, I will update this article with all of the usual information including a spreadsheet with before-and-after service comparisons. Information in this preliminary article is culled from a presentation at the TTC Board meeting of February 3, various TTC web pages, and the GTFS version of schedules (electronic versions used by trip planning apps).
Note that in addition to Line 5 related changes, there are also updates to:
- 31 Greenwood
- 384 Sheppard West Night Bus
- 149 Etobicoke-Bloor
- 830 Henry Kelsey–Middlefield (new school service)
These are described at the end of the article.
5 Eglinton
The TTC has confirmed that Line 5 Eglinton will open for service on Sunday, February 8, 2026. The new route will operate between Mount Dennis Station at Weston Road in the west to Kennedy Station in the east.
Many surface routes are affected by the new line and these are shown in the map above. These are grouped below by geographic area across the city.
- 32 Eglinton West: This route will now originate at Mount Dennis Station, and only the existing Renforth branch will retain the 32 route number.
- 158 Trethewey: The 32C Trethewey branch will be split off as a separate route 158 originating at Keelesdale Station (Keele Street).
- 73B Royal York: The Royal York 73B is already operating to Mount Dennis Station and replaces the 32D Emmett branch.
- 35/27 Jane: The 35 Jane bus route will be broken at Eglinton with the north end retaining route number 35, and the south end becoming the new 27 Jane South. Both routes will run east on Eglinton to Mount Dennis Station.
- 935 Jane Express: The express service on Jane will continue to run between Jane Station and Steeles, and it will not divert to Mount Dennis Station.
- 71 Runnymede: This route will now serve Mount Dennis Station.
- 89/989 Weston Road: The local and express services on Weston Road will divert east on Eglinton to serve Mount Dennis Station.
- 47 Lansdowne/18 Caledonia: The Lansdowne route will be split at Caledonia Station with the 47 terminating there northbound, and the 18 Caledonia route number and name are resurrected for the northern part of the route.
- 51 Leslie/56 Leaside: Both the 51 and 56 routes now run west via Eglinton to Eglinton Station. They will be amalgamated removing the service on Eglinton west of Laird Station. The amalgamated 51 route will run from Donlands Station north to Leslie Station on Line 4 at Sheppard. A 51B short turn will serve The Donway loop now served by 162 Lawrence-Donway. Service will operate every 11-12 minutes between Donlands Station and Lawrence, and will split into 12-24 on the 51A and 51B branches to Leslie Station and Don Mills.
- 151 Leslie North: The 51 route will be replaced north of Sheppard by new route 151 running from Leslie Station to Steeles. Service will operate every 20-25 minutes, 30 in late evenings.
- 162 Lawrence-Donway: The east end of this route now loops around The Donway, but it will be changed to run to Don Valley Station. Service on The Donway will be provided by 51B Leslie.
- 54/954 Lawrence East: The 54 service will be removed west of Don Mills and will run south to Don Valley Station. The 954 express service will no longer run to Kennedy Station, but will continue west on Lawrence and south to Don Valley Station. There is no change to 354 Lawrence East night bus which will continue to operate west on Eglinton from Don Mills to Yonge.
- 91 Woodbine/191 Underhill: The 91 Woodbine will be cut back to end at Lawrence Avenue. Service north to York Mills will be provided by 191 Underhill which will run to Don Valley Station.
- 34C Eglinton East to Wynford: This service will be discontinued. Service on Linkwood Lane will be provided during peak periods only by the 100B Flemingdon Park route.
- 100 Flemingdon Park: The existing 100A service between Broadview Station and Flemingdon Park will not change, but buses will serve Don Valley Station. Branch 100B will operate via Linkwood Lane replacing the 34C, but will only run in peak periods.
- 72C Pape: This route will now serve Don Valley Station.
Crosstown
- 34 Eglinton: This bus will parallel the 5 Eglinton LRT between Kennedy Station and Mount Dennis. It will run every 20 minutes.
- 334 Eglinton Blue Night: The 332 and 334 Eglinton West/East night routes will be consolidated as 334. Service will run every 15 minutes between Mount Dennis and Kennedy, every 30 minutes beyond.
Existing Routes Connecting With 5 Eglinton
Many routes were changed in October 2025 to better connect with the future 5 Eglinton.
- 13 Avenue Road: This route now operates northbound from Chaplin Crescent to Eglinton via Avenue Road to better connect at Avenue Station. Southbound service continues to run via Oriole Parkway.
- 41/941 Keele: Buses operate through Keelesdale Station northbound. Southbound service uses an on street stop.
- 74/103 Mt. Pleasant: The service on Mt. Pleasant from St. Clair to Doncliffe Loop was split back into two routes with 74 Mt. Pleasant extended west to Eglinton Station, and 103 Mt. Pleasant North restored from Eglinton Station to Doncliffe.
- 88 South Leaside: The northern loop via Wicksteed was changed to run via Eglinton between Laird and Brentcliffe to provide a connection with Laird Station.
- 90 Vaughan: This route was extended north and east to Cedarvale Station, serving Oakwood Station enroute.
- 161 Rogers Road: The 161 now operates to Mount Dennis Station via Weston Road and Black Creek Drive. The former service on Alliance Avenue was replaced by 171 Mount Dennis.
- 164 Castlefield: This is a new route serving Cedarvale, Keelesdale and Mount Dennis Stations.
- 168 Symington: The 168 was extended from Avon Loop to Mount Dennis Station via Weston Road and Black Creek Drive.
- 171 Mount Dennis: This route was adjusted to serve Mount Dennis Station, and was extended to replace the rerouted 161 Rogers Road service to the Humber Boulevard / Alliance Avenue area.
- 191 Underhill: This was a new route running from the future Don Valley Station to the north end of the existing 91 Woodbine. The two routes overlapped until February 2026 when the 91 was shortened to end at Lawrence.
Easier Access Changes
The 31 Greenwood bus will switch back to Greenwood Station from Coxwell Station where it was diverted for elevator construction. At the south end of the route, buses will now use Woodbine Loop as their terminus rather than an on-street loop via Queen.
The 149 Etobicoke-Bloor shuttle which provides accessibility to the portion of Line 2 that does not yet have elevators will be shortened to terminate at Jane Station because High Park Station is now accessible.
Other Route Changes
- 384 Sheppard West Night Bus: The 384 is extended to Steeles and Islington making connections with night services on Finch and Islington. Service on the former loop via Bradstock Road and Rivalda Road is discontinued.
- 830 Henry Kelsey-Middlefield: School trips formerly provided by 130 Middlefield will now operate with their own route number 830. Trips will operate from Middlefield Loop at 8:25 a.m. and from Henry Kelsey Senior Public School at 3:15 p.m.
Steve Munro 
So will the 25 Don Mills during that change will remain split at Don Mills station that has been since January 2017 due to line 5 construction or will that route be united into one route like it was before 2017? If they still keep the split, the TTC should instead operate the 25 Don Mills only from Steeles to Don Valley station as most people would get off at that station and those who travel south can use the already frequent 100 Flemingdon Park, 72c Pape, and 925 Don Mills Express.
Steve: The route structure of 25 Don Mills is not changed.
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Interesting. Is the 800 series being prepped for school specials?
Steve: It is also used for things like the Finch and Eglinton shuttles in the period between the early shutdown and the night buses. A generic use for special services, I think.
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Hi Steve, thanks for this! I see two things on the map that caught my interest.
1) The 71 appears to serve Mount Dennis Station after the Industry Street loop. This is a huge inconvenience for anyone coming from the south to Line 5. I assumed that the buses would detour into Mount Dennis both before and after the loop.
I thought TTC’s arrangement here was silly: have the 71 end at Mount Dennis, have one route for Industry St, and one for Humber Blvd. Instead we have one route doing both Industry and Humber, and one route doing just Industry but missing Mount Dennis in one direction.
2) The 31 being cut back suggests the elevators at Greenwood are done. Are they open yet? There is no mention on the project’s webpage but they full well could be.
Steve: I think Greenwood is a case of the construction reaching a point it no longer blocks the bus loop.
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Thank you Steve for the changes. I wonder if there will be some route assignments in their home divisions?
Steve: When the detailed memo comes out from the TTC I will see the division changes, if any.
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Noticed that the 901 Airport Eglinton Express from Mount Dennis to Pearson that was initially part of the 2026 Annual Network Plan is not included in the new bus routes. Is there any chance it will be implemented in the future?
Steve: If it’s in the 2026 plan, it would likely not be implemented until the fall. That’s the usual pattern for ASP changes, if they are implemented at all.
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When I lived in Don Mills the 54 was my regular bus. But it now looks like you can’t take the 54 from anywhere east to get to Edwards Gardens/Wilket Creek park anymore. So if you want to get to EG you have to get off at Don Mills and wait for the 162?
Steve: Yes.
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For the 149 Etobicoke-Bloor, would the service be reinstated between Jane and High Park, if the elevators go out-of-service due to maintenance or mischief?
Steve: Of course not.
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I can always count on Steve to somehow provide both a more in-depth and easier to understand run down of service changes. Thanks for all you do!
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I wonder… in response to shentron… if Don Valley station bus terminal exit onto Don Mills is even finished yet because if you look at the GTFS data it shows all the routes exiting via Gervais and Wynford. It also shows the 72C as being in the “temporary bus terminal”
I know I haven’t been through there lately but a glance at google street view does show an exit available onto Don Mills.
I also maybe thought the 34 would loop off Eglinton and go through the bus terminal.
Maybe that is part of why 25 and 925 isn’t going in yet? But I do see a split at Line 5 could also make sense as Broadview Station (which I have been in) is cramped as it is.
The split at Don Mills, does make some sense still if demand isn’t as high north of Line 4. (Referencing 51 Leslie and 151 Leslie North)
I also thought the 901 was part of the Line 5 network plan not the 2026 plan? But maybe like the 25/925 it’ll still be implemented in the future.
My thoughts anyways.
I missed this Steve but happy 20th anniversary!
Steve: Thanks. Which version of the GTFS schedules are you looking at? The February version shows a different stop pattern than January’s.
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Hey Steve, is there going to 891 for the school trips on Woodbine, for the Eglinton via sunrise.
Steve: The only 800-series routes are 805, 806 and 830.
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Re my comment. February (sorry it was 191, not 72C but if you look it shows the pattern going out Gervais and Wynford on any of the routes leaving Don Valley station. (191, 72, 54, 100).
Steve: The order of stops for northbound trips on the 191 is:
Don Valley Station
Wynford Dr at Don Mills Rd [e.g. westbound on Wynford]
Don Mills Rd at Green Belt Dr North Side
That shows a departure from the east side of the station. The maps included in the article also show that buses run from the east into Don Valley Station. The traffic congestion on Wynford and Gervais is going to be challenging.
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So, will 34 and 34a still stop at sinnot road ? If not which bus will take passengers from there to and fro Eglinton station?
Steve: Yes the 34 will stop at Sinnott Road, but it will only come every 20 minutes. The nearest 5 Eglinton stop is at Birchmount.
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I used to get to Eglinton Stn via #54 catching it at Donway West in one connection. Now I must walk over to Don Mills Rd and use two connections. I hope it’s faster.
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What are the off-peak headways for the new 51 route? 12 minute headways sounds great but I’m assuming that’s only during peak hours.
Steve: The headways are 12-13 minutes for most of the day except late evening to provide more frequent service south of Lawrence. The headway north of Lawrence to Leslie Station is twice as long because alternate buses run east to The Donway as 51B.
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You will probably delete this comment because it might not be necessary to add these things you have missed, but you never mentioned that there will be 2 northbound 91C Woodbine school trips that will be ran by Malvern, departing Woodbine Station at 8:06 AM and 8:14 AM, first trip does the 85A/B Sheppard East after, and the second one does the 102A Markham Road after. And about the section for the routes that were changed or added in October, you’ve missed the 191 Underhill.
Steve: As I said in the article, I have been culling information from various places but without benefit of the detailed service memo. I am quite sure that TTC Comms missed things when they set up the web pages. They face the same challenge as I do getting the info at the last minute even though they’re “internal”. I have added the 191 to the October changes list. The 91C school trips are not mentioned on the service changes web page, but would show up in the memo when it comes out.
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Can’t wait to see the final schedules once they are posted, but this has been a long time coming. I really hope the opening goes off smoothly. Smart to run the 989 via Black Creek Drive both ways to save a few minutes.
I was a bit surprised by the 71 only visiting Mount Dennis southbound, but with the exception of those with mobility concerns, the bus stop on Weston at Eglinton is right across from one of the station entrances, so the walk to the Line 5 platform shouldn’t be that much further than the walk from the bus terminal. All of the buses running west or north stop at that corner, and connecting to buses going east can still be done by either transferring, walking, or just staying around the Industry St loop.
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