The TTC will implement several service changes on November 1. This article is based on a TTC media release and update on their website. Full information including details of schedule changes will be added here when they are available.

Rapid transit changes including improved travel times on part of 5 Eglinton.

On the streetcar system, rail service to Long Branch resumes, but service on King Street West will be diverted until mid-2027 for various track and sewer projects (this scheme was previously announced). Service will be improved on 505 Dundas and 510 Spadina.

On the bus network, service to Sunnybrook Hospital will be revised with a consolidation of 11 Bayview and 52/352 Lawrence West services, and the 124 Sunnybrook will disappear.

Service changes will affect several of the express routes. Some services (904 and 939) that have operated to Kennedy Station via Scarborough Town Centre will be cut back to STC.

Seasonal service will end for the 200-series routes to the Zoo, Bluffer’s Park, Cherry Beach and High Park.

Rapid Transit Routes

Lines 1 Yonge-University and 2 Bloor-Danforth will have updated schedules for operational adjustments.

Line 5 Eglinton will have new schedules with improve running times and service during all periods “due to improved operating conditions and enhanced transit signal priority measures”.

The actual changes can be seen in the GTFS version of the schedules which are already online. (GTFS is the standard schedule file format used by transit systems to publish schedule and other info for trip planning apps.) The table below compares AM peak travel and elapsed times for the September and November 2026 schedules.

Overall, the one way trips are 2 minutes shorter, down from 49 to 47 minutes. However, the change is concentrated in the western grade-separated section of the route and is partly offset by longer times on the eastern surface section. Claims of improved transit signal priority ring a tad hollow here.

I will include full details of the old and new service plans in a future update.

Streetcar Routes

Service on 501/507 Queen/Long Branch will return to normal with streetcars running west to Long Branch Loop. 507 Long Branch cars will run from Humber to Long Branch until mid-evening, and 501/301 Queen cars will be through routed for late evening and night service. Service on the 501 and 507 will run every 10 minutes at all times.

The 504 King route will be restructured for track and water main construction projects on King Street West:

• 504/304 streetcars will run from Broadview Station to Dundas West station, the traditional termini of this line, but they will divert to Queen west from Shaw starting November 1, and from Spadina on November 15 (dates tentative). Streetcars will run every 10 minutes, the same headway as now provided on the 504A west of Dufferin, and the 504B east of the Distillery branch.
• 504C/304C buses will run from Distillery Loop to Sunnyside Loop. Service will run every 7-11 minutes in the AM peak, then every 5 minutes through the day until the mid-evening when it will drop to 10 minutes.
• 503 Kingston Road buses will be extended west via King to Dufferin. Service will run every 6 minutes until early evening when it will drop to every 8 minutes, and then to every 10 late in the evening.
• 508 Lake Shore service remains suspended.

Service will be improved during some periods on 505 Dundas and 510 Spadina.

• 505 Dundas cars will now run every 5 minutes weekday peaks and midday, Saturday daytime, and Sunday afternoon compared to the current 6 minute headway.
• 510 Spadina cars will run every 5 minutes (10 to Union) weekday peaks, midday and early evening compared to the current 6/12 minute headways to Queens Quay and to Union respectively.

Service will be reduced on 509 Harbourfront in keeping with seasonal drop in demand.

The temporary bus shuttle on the west end of 512 St. Clair from Gunn’s Loop to Lansdowne Station, and the 340 Junction night bus extension to Oakwood Loop will be removed. 512/312 streetcars are already running over the full length of the route.

Bus Routes

Service changes of four types will occur on various bus routes as summarized in the table below.

Route	Route Change	Service Improvement	Frequency Adjustments	Schedule & Operational Adjustments
11 Bayview	*	*	*	*
26 Dupont		*		*
25 Don Mills			*
29 Dufferin	*			*
30 High Park N				*
34 Eglinton			*
37 Islington				*
43 Kennedy	*	*	*	*
48 Rathburn		*
52 Lawrence W	*	*		*
54 Lawrence E		*		*
61 Avenue Rd				*
63 Ossington				*
72 Pape				*
73 Royal York	*	*	*	*
85 Sheppard E			*	*
86 Scarborough			*
95 York Mills	*	*	*	*
102 Markham Rd		*	*	*
116 Morningside			*
123 Sherway		*		*
124 Sunnybrook	Removed
129 McCowan N		*		*
130 Middlefield				*
132 Milner				*
149 Etobicoke-Bloor				*
160 Bathurst N		*	*
162 Lawrence-Donway				*
166 Toryork				*
189 Stockyards				*
191 Underhill				*
352 Lawrence W Night				*
900 Airport Exp				*
902 Markham Rd Exp		*		*
903 Kennedy-Progress Exp	*			*
904 Don Mills-Scarborough Exp	*			*
905 Eglinton E Exp		*
925 Don Mills Exp			*
939 Finch Exp	*	*	*	*
943 Kennedy Exp	Restored			*
952 Lawrence W Exp				*
953 Steeles E Exp				*
954 Lawrence E Exp		*		*
985 Sheppard E Exp		*		*
995 York Mills Exp		*		*
996 Wilson Exp			*

Bus Route Changes

As noted above, service to Sunnybrook Hospital will be revised by:

• The 11C Bayview (Davisville Stn to Sunnybrook) will be replaced by 11B Bayview (Davisville Stn to Lawrence Stn via Sunnybrook).
• 52F Lawrence West (Royal York branch) will be extended to Sunnybrook at all periods replacing 124 Sunnybrook.

The 29 Dufferin service to Princes’ Gates will be restored now that various seasonal events in the Exhibition Grounds have finished.

The 43C Kennedy to Village Green Square will be removed during all periods. The 43B Kennedy to STC via Progress service will be restored early evenings on weekends.

The 73 Royal York service will be improved weekday peak periods and midday. The 73D to Albion service will be replaced by improved service on 73B to Mount Dennis Stn and 73C to Claireport.

Service will be added on 902 Markham Road Express weekday early evenings, and weekend mornings and afternoons on a 15 minute headway.

Route 903 Kennedy Station-Scarborough Express will be renamed as 903 Kennedy-Progress Express to better reflect where it operates.

Route 904 Sheppard-Kennedy Express will change to operate only between Don Mills and STC Stations, and will be renamed as 904 Don Mills-Scarborough Express.

Route 939A Finch Express and 939B Finch Express services will no longer operate to Kennedy Station. 939C Finch Express to Morningside Heights service will be added weekdays midday and early evening, and weekend mornings and afternoons. Buses will run every 15 to 20 minutes.

Peak period service will be restored on 943 Kennedy Express on a 15 minute headway.

Weekday midday service will be added to 985 Sheppard East Express on a 15 minute headway.

Early evening weekday, and weekend morning and afternoon service will be added to 995 York Mills Express on a 15 minute headway.

Seasonal routes 200 Toronto Zoo, 201 Bluffer’s Park, 202 Cherry Beach and 203 High Park will be discontinued for the winter.