Service changes for February 18, 2001

Service changes for January 2001

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Service changes for April 2001

• This route will be changed to operate with regular-sized streetcars (CLRVs) instead of the longer articulated streetcars (ALRVs), all day, from Monday to Friday. The ALRVs removed from the 511 Bathurst route will be used instead to increase capacity on the very busy 504 King route. On the 511 Bathurst route, the service will be improved from every 6 minutes 30 seconds to every 4 minutes 30 seconds in the morning peak period, from every 9 minutes to every 8 minutes in the midday, and from every 7 minutes to every 4 minutes 45 seconds in the afternoon peak period.

• There will be no change to the service on Saturdays, when ALRVs will continue to be used on 511 Bathurst, or on Sundays and holidays, when CLRVs will continue to be used from September to May, and ALRVs will continue to be used from May to September.

• The scheduled round trip time will be increased in the morning peak period and at certain other times of the day from Monday to Friday, to improve the reliability of service. During the morning peak period, the 11 Bayview service on Bayview Avenue will be changed from every 13 minutes to every 14 minutes, and the combined 11 Bayview and 28 Davisville service on Davisville Avenue will be changed from every 6 minutes 30 seconds to every 7 minutes.

17 Birchmount 

• This route will be changed, at off-peak times, so that buses to Steeles Avenue will turn around in the new off-street loop on the west side of Warden Avenue, north of Steeles Avenue. With this change, service will be removed from the on-street looping via Steeles Avenue, Ferrier Street, Gibson Drive, and Warden Avenue. There will be no change to service to Steeles during the peak periods, which will continue to turn around on Wintermute Boulevard, or to service on the 17A (Warden Stn-14th Avenue) branch.

• The schedule will be changed during the peak periods and midday from Monday to Friday, in order to operate a more-reliable service. There will be minor changes to trip times along the route. There will be no change to the overall service levels on the route.

• A new earlier round trip will be added from Monday to Friday, leaving Main Street Station at 4:50 a.m., and leaving Kennedy Station at 5:20 a.m. A new later westbound trip will be added, leaving Kennedy Station at 10:28 p.m., from Monday to Friday.

• A new walking transfer will be permitted, between the 67 Pharmacy route at Pharmacy Avenue and Denton Avenue, and the 20 Cliffside and 113 Danforth routes at Danforth Avenue and Pharmacy Avenue.

• A new walking transfer will be permitted, between the 67 Pharmacy route at Pharmacy Avenue and Denton Avenue, and the 20 Cliffside and 113 Danforth routes at Danforth Avenue and Pharmacy Avenue.

• The schedule will be changed during the early evening from Monday to Friday, in order to operate a more-reliable service. There will be minor changes to trip times along the route. There will be no change to the overall service levels on the route.

• Service will be increased during the morning peak period from Monday to Friday, to reduce overcrowding. The combined service between Keele Street and Eglinton West Station will be improved from every 2 minutes 32 seconds to every 2 minutes 12 seconds, and the combined service between Eglinton West Station and Eglinton Station will be improved from every 3 minutes 10 seconds to every 2 minutes 45 seconds.

• Service will be increased at the beginning of the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday, to reduce overcrowding. The 8 minutes 15 seconds peak period service on the 32B (Eglinton Station-Renforth and Skymark) branch will start eastbound from Skymark at approximately 3:00 p.m. The more-frequent service will help reduce the overcrowding along the route which results at school dismissal time.

• Service will be increased at the beginning of the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday. Twelve westbound express trips will be operated from Seneca College to Finch Station, leaving Seneca College between 2:50 and 3:30 p.m.

• The service levels and round-trip time will be increased during the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday, in order to operate a more reliable service. The combined service between Finch Station and Weston Road will be improved from every 3 minutes 53 seconds to every 3 minutes 45 seconds.

• Service will be increased during the evening on Saturdays and the daytime and evening on Sundays, to reduce overcrowding. During the daytime on Sundays and holidays, the service will be improved from every 10 minutes to every 7 minutes. During the evenings on Saturdays, the service will be improved from every 13 minutes to every 12 minutes. During the evenings on Sundays and holidays, the service will be improved from every 17 minutes to every 12 minutes.

Effective February 5, 2001

Service increase

• Service will be increased during the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday, to reduce overcrowding. The combined service between Judson Street and Islington Station will be improved from every 6 minutes to every 5 minutes 30 seconds.

Schedule change

• The schedule will be changed during the evening from Monday to Friday, in order to operate a more-reliable service. There will be minor changes to trip times along the route. There will be no change to the overall service levels on the route.

Service increase

• Service will be increased during the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday, to reduce overcrowding. The service will be improved from every 6 minutes 45 seconds to every 6 minutes 20 seconds.

Schedule change

• The scheduled round trip time will be increased during the late evenings on Saturdays, in order to operate a more-reliable service. The service will change from every 20 minutes to every 22 minutes.

• Service will be increased during the early evenings on Sundays and holidays from approximately 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. to reduce overcrowding. The service will be improved from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes.

• Service will be increased during the morning peak period from Monday to Friday, to reduce overcrowding. Seven of the larger articulated streetcars will be used to replace some of the regular-size streetcars which are now used.

• Three additional eastbound trips will be operated between Roncesvalles & Queen and Parliament Street in the morning peak period to reduce overcrowding.

Trip details:

Depart eastbound from Roncesvalles at approximately 7:50, 7:56, and 8:14 a.m.

• The round-trip running time will be increased during the busiest part of the morning peak period, in order to operate a more-reliable service.

• Service will be increased at the end of the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday, by operating later trips on the 45E (Kipling Station-Steeles Express) branch, to reduce overcrowding. Two northbound trips will be added from Kipling Station, departing at 6:27 and 6:45 p.m.

• Service will be increased at the end of the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday, to reduce overcrowding. Three additional westbound trips will be operated on the 52 (Lawrence Station-Martin Grove) branch, leaving from Lawrence Station between approximately 6:45 and 7:15 p.m.

• The scheduled round trip time will be increased on the 70A (Coxwell Station-Eglinton) branch during the midday from Monday to Friday, to improve the reliability of service. Service on each of the 70A (Coxwell Station-Eglinton) and 70 (Coxwell Station-Warden) branches will be changed from every 22 minutes to every 23 minutes, and combined service between Coxwell Station and St. Clair & O’Connor will be changed from every 11 minutes to every 11 minutes 30 seconds.

• An earlier northbound trip will be added, departing from Commissioners Street and Cherry Street at 5:21 a.m., Monday to Friday.

• Service will be increased during the morning peak period from Monday to Friday, to reduce overcrowding. The combined service east of Humber Loop will be improved from every 5 minutes 30 seconds to every 5 minutes 07 seconds, and the service between Long Branch Loop and Humber Loop will be improved from every 11 minutes to every 10 minutes 15 seconds.

• The schedule will be changed during the peak periods from Monday to Friday, in order to operate a more-reliable service. There will be minor changes to trip times along the route. There will be no change to the overall service levels on the route.

• Service will be increased during the midday from Monday to Friday, to reduce overcrowding. The service will be improved from every 15 minutes to every 12 minutes.

• The schedule will be changed during the afternoon peak periods from Monday to Friday, in order to operate a more-reliable service. There will be minor changes to trip times along the route. There will be no change to the overall service levels on the route.

• Service will be increased during the midday from Monday to Friday, to reduce overcrowding. The service will be improved from every 12 minutes to every 9 minutes.

• All trips which leave service at the south end of the route will be changed to remain in service as far north as Evans Avenue. This change will carry customers to a point where they can continue their northbound trip on any following 76 Royal York South or 15 Evans bus.

• Later service will be provided from the Toronto Zoo in the early evening, seven days a week, to match the later closing time of the zoo, at 6:00 p.m. From Monday to Friday, the last trip on the 86A Scarborough (Kennedy Station-Toronto Zoo) branch will leave from the zoo at approximately 7:00 p.m. On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, the last trip on the 85B Sheppard East (Sheppard Station-Toronto Zoo) and the 85D Sheppard East (Sheppard Station-Rouge Hill GO Station via Toronto Zoo) branches will leave from the zoo at approximately 7:00 p.m.

• Later service will be provided from the Toronto Zoo in the early evening, seven days a week, to match the later closing time of the zoo, at 6:00 p.m. From Monday to Friday, the last trip on the 86A Scarborough (Kennedy Station-Toronto Zoo) branch will leave from the zoo at approximately 7:00 p.m. On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, the last trip on the 85B Sheppard East (Sheppard Station-Toronto Zoo) and the 85D Sheppard East (Sheppard Station-Rouge Hill GO Station via Toronto Zoo) branches will leave from the zoo at approximately 7:00 p.m.

• The schedule will be changed on the 85E (Sheppard Station-Rouge Hill GO Station) branch during the morning peak period from Monday to Friday, in order to operate a more-reliable service. There will be minor changes to trip times along the route. There will be no change to the overall service levels on the route.

• Service will be increased at the end of the morning peak period, from Monday to Friday, to reduce overcrowding. Five eastbound trips on the 53B (Finch Station-Markham Rd) branch and one eastbound trip on the 53E (Finch Station-Markham Rd Express) branch will be added. The new trips will leave from Finch Station between approximately 8:34 and 9:35 a.m.

• Service will be increased during the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday, to reduce overcrowding. The service will be improved from every 3 minutes 50 seconds to every 3 minutes 30 seconds.

• Service will be increased during the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday, to reduce overcrowding. The service will be improved from every 8 minutes to every 7 minutes.

324 Victoria Park

Route change

• This route will be extended north, to turn around in the new off-street loop on the west side of Warden Avenue, north of Steeles Avenue, at all times when they now turn around on Bamburgh Circle. There will be no change to service levels or trip times. With this change, all service will be removed from Bamburgh Circle.

Route change

• This route will be extended north, to turn around in the new off-street loop on the west side of Warden Avenue, north of Steeles Avenue, at all times when they now turn around on Bamburgh Circle. There will be no change to service levels or trip times. With this change, all service will be removed from Bamburgh Circle.

Destination sign

68 WARDEN / TO STEELES

Running time increase

• The scheduled round trip time will be increased during the afternoon on Saturdays, from noon to 6:45 p.m., to improve the reliability of service. The service will be improved from every 13 minutes to every 12 minutes 30 seconds.

• Service will be increased during the daytime on Sundays and holidays to reduce overcrowding. The service will be improved from every 16 minutes 30 seconds to every 13 minutes 30 seconds.

• Service will be increased during the midday and the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday, to reduce overcrowding. In the midday, the combined service between Kipling Station and Eglinton Avenue will be improved from every 15 minutes to every 12 minutes. In the afternoon peak period, the combined service between Kipling Station and Eglinton Avenue will be improved from every 10 minutes to every 7 minutes 30 seconds.

• Service will be increased during the morning peak period from Monday to Friday, to reduce overcrowding. The service will be improved from every 6 minutes 45 seconds to every 6 minutes.

• Service will be increased during the late evening from Monday to Friday, to reduce overcrowding. The service will be improved from every 15 minutes to every 12 minutes.

• Two later trips will be operated from Monday to Friday, departing northbound from Keele Station at approximately 1:50 and 2:10 a.m.

• The scheduled round trip time will be increased in both peak periods from Monday to Friday, on the 96E (Wilson Station-Humber College Express) branch, in order to operate a more-reliable service. In the morning peak period, the service will change from every 15 minutes to every 14 minutes. In the afternoon peak period, the service will change from every 20 minutes to every 21 minutes.

• Service will be increased in the morning and afternoon peak periods to reduce overcrowding. The scheduled round trip time will be increased during the morning and afternoon peak periods from Monday to Friday, to improve the reliability of service.

• In the morning, the combined service between York Mills Station and Victoria Park Avenue will be improved from every 2 minutes 53 seconds to every 2 minutes 50 seconds. In the afternoon peak period, the combined service between York Mills Station and Victoria Park Avenue will be improved from every 4 minutes 20 seconds to every 4 minutes 10 seconds.