May service adjustments
Approximately every six weeks, the TTC adjusts service on buses, streetcars and subways. Some of the changes can be small, like a change to the departure time of a bus trip and some can be larger if they are related to planned construction or routing changes.
Starting Sunday, May 11, 2025, the following service adjustments will be made:
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Schedule adjustments
Schedules will be adjusted on the following routes. The new schedules will be loaded on the website by Sunday, May 11, 2025.
Seasonal Service Adjustments
Seasonal routes resuming effective Sunday, May 11, 2025
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200 Toronto Zoo
Seasonal service on the 200 Toronto Zoo will resume. Buses will operate on weekends and holidays between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m., every 20 minutes. Weekday service will begin on Sunday, June 23, 2025.
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201 Bluffer’s Park
Seasonal service on the 201 Bluffer’s Park will resume. Buses will operate on weekends and holidays between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m., every 15 minutes. Weekday service will begin on Sunday, June 23, 2025.
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202 Cherry Beach
Seasonal service on the 202 Cherry Beach will resume. Buses will operate seven days a week as follows:
Monday to Friday, buses will operate between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m., every 15 to 30 minutes.
On weekends and holidays, buses will operate between 8 a.m. and 1 a.m., every 15 to 20 minutes.
Seasonal routing changes
124 Sunnybrook and 162 Lawrence Donway bus service will be removed on Avenue Road between Lawrence Avenue West and Roe Loop on Saturdays between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., due to the Upper Avenue Community Market located near Avenue Road and Old Orchard Grove. Buses will continue
This change is expected to be in effect until Saturday, October 11, 2025.
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92 Woodbine South
Seasonal service on the 92 Woodbine South will improve during all time periods on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays due to increased passenger volume headed to Woodbine Beach during the summer months.
Seasonal service reductions:
Service will be adjusted on various routes throughout the city that experience reduced travel demand during summer months.
- 38 Highland Creek
- 65 Parliament
- 75 Sherbourne
- 102 Markham Rd
- 134 Progress
- 902 Markham Rd Express
- 903 Kennedy Stn-Scarborough Express
- 905 Eglinton East Express
- 927 Highway 27 Express
- 938 Highland Creek Express
The new schedules will be loaded on the website by Sunday, May 11, 2025.
Permanent routing changes:
114 Queens Quay East bus service will be removed from Logan Avenue, Lake Shore Boulevard East, and Carlaw Avenue.
Service will be extended along Commissioners Street to Lakeshore Garage.
Schedules will be adjusted to improve service reliability, and buses will operate more frequently in most periods.
Priority Bus Lane along Queens Quay (effective end of May, 2025)
New dedicated bus-only lanes will be used by buses on Queens Quay East:
Eastbound between Lower Jarvis and Lower Sherbourne streets;
Westbound between Lower Sherbourne and Bay streets.
This will reduce travel times and improve service reliability for the following routes:
King and Church streets intersection construction
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), in collaboration with the City of Toronto, will start major construction at the intersection of King and Church streets, starting as early as May 11, 2025, until approximately early September. The City of Toronto will replace an aging watermain and the TTC will replace aging streetcar tracks at the same time.
Four streetcar routes will divert around the area of King and Church streets, with 504C/504D King replacement buses operating. Important note: 504 King streetcars will not operate as 504A and 504B branch and will operate between Broadview Station and Dundas West Station only as one branch.
503 Kingston Road streetcars will now extend to Dufferin Gate Loop via King and Dufferin streets, instead of ending at its usual end point of King Street and Spadina Avenue. As an alternative, customers can use 29/929 Dufferin buses from Dufferin Gate Loop to King Street West to connect with 504 King or 508 Lake Shore streetcars.
Customers travelling on King Street between Spadina Avenue and River Street have two options.
Option 1: Remain on the streetcar.
Westbound streetcars will divert from Queen Street East, south on Church Street, west on Richmond Street, north on York Street, west on Queen Street West and south on Spadina Avenue.
Eastbound streetcars will divert along Spadina Avenue, north to Queen Street West, east to York Street, south to Adelaide Street, east to Church Street and north to Queen Street East.
Option 2: Board a 504C or 504D King replacement bus.
504C and 504D replacement buses will operate between King Street between Spadina Avenue and River Street.
504C King replacement buses will operate between King and Bathurst streets and The Distillery.
504D King replacement buses will operate between King and Bathurst streets and Gerrard Street and Broadview Avenue.
Visit our streetcar service changes page for up-to-date information on all planned streetcar construction projects.
** The new schedules will be loaded on the website by Sunday, May 11, 2025.
Follow @ttcnotices, subscribe to MyTTC e-Services and check the Live Service Alerts for up-to-date service information.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Why is TTC adjusting service?
Approximately every six weeks, the TTC adjusts service on buses, streetcars and subways. Some of the changes can be small like operating a different type of bus along a route and some of can be larger if they are related to planned construction or routing adjustments. -
When will the new schedules be posted?
The new schedules will be loaded on the website by Sunday, May 11, 2025. If you need help planning your trip, please call our Customer Information team at 416-393-4636, or use the Trip Planner on our website.
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When will the next service adjustments happen?
- Sunday, June 22, 2025
- Sunday, July 27, 2025
View our holiday page here.
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What is the TTC doing to keep me safe?
The TTC has already taken a number of significant steps to enhance safety, including:
- Increasing the presence of Special Constables, as well as hiring additional Special Constables;
- Adding more Station Supervisors, Chief and Mobile Supervisors, as well as Assistant Managers in subway stations to audit station security on a regular basis;
- Deploying more uniformed TTC employees throughout the system who can contact Transit Control directly to assist customers;
- Increasing Streets to Homes workers in hotspots in the system to help individuals in need find supports;
- Improving and adding cameras in all stations and on all vehicles; and
- Having Designated Waiting Areas on every subway platform, with recently upgraded and easier-to-use two-way communications systems that link directly to TTC staff.
Also, more than 50 security guards that have daily experience dealing with under housed people in crisis will also temporarily work in TTC stations and vehicles. These guards have advanced training in areas including:
- Mental Health First Aid
- Overdose prevention, recognition, and response training
- Nonviolent crisis intervention
Customers are also encouraged to use the TTC Safe App if they require assistance, which creates a direct line of communication to the TTC Transit Control Centre. The TTC Safe App is free, and is available for download on most iPhone or Android devices.
The TTC is also in the process of hiring over 130 Customer Service Agents, who will be deployed to key locations in the TTC network.
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Real-time bus occupancy data
Customers can get real-time bus occupancy data and arrival information for the next three buses at their stop as well as the volume of passengers on those buses by using Transit, Transit Now or Track TTC on our website.
As part of a year-long pilot with Transit app, customers can also see scheduled and unscheduled bus and streetcar diversions live in the app.