Service changes for July 23, 2000

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Service changes for September 2000

39 Finch East   

Running time increase

• The scheduled running time will be increased during the late evening from Monday to Saturday. Buses will run every 10 minutes, instead of every 9 minutes.

121 Front-Esplanade

• This route will be eliminated, and the last day of operation will be Saturday, July 22, 2000. Service west of Union Station will be replaced by the new 509 Harbourfront streetcar route, and service east of Union Station will be replaced by an extension of the 72 Pape bus route from Monday to Friday, and by an extension of the 65 Parliament bus route on Saturdays.

• With this change, service will be removed from the section of Commissioners Street between Carlaw Avenue and Lakeshore Garage, and customers using these bus stops can use the 72 Pape route at Carlaw and Commissioners, or the 83 Jones route at Lakeshore Garage. Service will be also removed from the section of Front Street between Yonge Street and Spadina Avenue, and customers using these stops can use the frequent nearby streetcar and subway services.

509 Harbourfront 

New route

Routing details

Westbound — From Union Station, south to Queens Quay Station, west on Queens Quay, north on Bathurst Street, west on Fleet Street to Exhibition Loop.

Eastbound — From Exhibition Loop, east on Fleet Street, south on Bathurst Street, east on Queens Quay to Queens Quay Station and Union Station.

509 EXHIBITION
509 UNION STATION
509 LAKE SHORE & BATHURST 

• With the start of service on the new 509 Harbourfront streetcar route, the special summer fare collection procedure will be extended to include all of the eastbound streetcar stops on Queens Quay, between Bathurst Street and Queens Quay Station.

• On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays until September 4, 2000, crash-gate collectors will be stationed at Union Station, starting at 3:00 p.m. Customers who board streetcars at the eastbound stops on Queens Quay at Bathurst Street, Portland Street, Spadina Avenue, Rees Street, Simcoe Street, and York Street, and at the northbound platform at Queens Quay Station, will enter the streetcars through any door and will not pay a fare or be issued a transfer. Customers boarding cars at these stops will pay their fares instead at the crash gate at Union Station. Normal pay-as-you-enter fare collection and transfer-issuing procedures will be used at all other stops on the 509 Harbourfront route.

• All customers boarding eastbound cars at the Exhibition and at the stops on Fleet Street will be issued transfers, to be used as proof of payment if they travel to Union Station. This fare collection procedure will be used up to and including Labour Day. From Monday to Friday during the summer, and seven days a week after Labour Day, normal pay-as-you-enter fare collection will apply at all stops.

• Service on the 37A (Islington Stn-Humberwood via Rexdale and Woodbine Centre) branch will be increased during the daytime and early evening on Saturdays and Sundays. Buses on the 37A branch will run every 15 minutes instead of every 20 minutes during the daytime, and will run every 20 minutes instead of every 30 minutes in the early evening. There will be no change to service on the 37 (Islington Stn-Steeles) branch.

• Service will be increased along the busiest part of Lawrence Avenue, during the daytime on Saturdays. On the 58 Malton route, buses will run every 12 minutes east of Pearson Airport, instead of every 25 minutes. On the 52 Lawrence West route, buses will run every 12 minutes, instead of every 9 minutes. On the two routes together, a combined six-minute service will be operated between Lawrence West Station and Scarlett Road.

• The schedule in the late evening on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays will be changed to be consistent with the schedule that is operated from Monday to Friday. Buses will depart at the same times on every day of the week.

Route extended

• The 72 Pape route will be extended to Union Station during the peak periods and midday from Monday to Friday. This extension will replace the 121 Front-Esplanade route east of Union Station. Buses will serve the same stops on the Esplanade as are now served by the 121 Front-Esplanade route, and at Union Station will serve the bus stop located on the south side of Front Street, just east of Bay Street.

• This extended service will replace the present 72A (Pape Stn-King via Commissioners) and 72C (Pape Stn-Cherry St via Commissioners) branches. Buses to Union Station will run every 17 minutes in the peak periods and every 24 minutes in the midday. The times of the first and last trips at Union Station will be approximately the same as the first and last trip times on the 121 Front-Esplanade route. There will be no change to service on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays.

• With this change, no scheduled service will use the off-street loop at King Street & Parliament Street, and service will be removed from the on-street loop on Villiers Street and Munition Street.

• The route will continue to operate with accessible buses, and stops on the new extended service to Union Station will be marked as accessible.

Routing

To Union Station – From Pape Station, south on Pape Avenue, west on Riverdale Avenue, south on Carlaw Avenue, west on Commissioners Street, north on Cherry Street, west on Mill Street, north on Parliament Street, west on Front Street, south on Berkeley Street, west on the Esplanade, north on Yonge Street, west on Wellington Street, south on Bay Street, and east on Front Street.

To Pape Station – From Bay Street, east on Front Street, south on Scott Street, east on the Esplanade, north on Berkeley Street, east on Front Street, south on Parliament Street, east on Mill Street, south on Cherry Street, east on Commissioners Street, north on Carlaw Avenue, east on Riverdale Avenue, north on Pape Avenue to Pape Station.

Destination signs

72A PAPE / TO UNION STN / VIA COMMISSIONERS / and THE ESPLANADE
72 PAPE / TO PAPE STN / VIA THE ESPLANADE / and COMMISSIONERS
72S PAPE / SHORT TURN / TO KING & PARLIAMENT
72S PAPE / SHORT TURN / TO COMMISSIONERS

Route extended

• The 65 Parliament route will be extended to Union Station during the daytime on Saturdays. This extension will replace the 121 Front-Esplanade route east of Union Station. Buses will serve the same stops on the Esplanade as are now served by the 121 Front-Esplanade route, and at Union Station will serve the bus stop on the south side of Front Street, just east of Bay Street. Buses will run every 16 minutes. The times of the first and last trips at Union Station will be approximately the same as the first and last trip times on the 121 Front-Esplanade route.

• With this change, no scheduled service will use the off-street loop at King Street & Parliament Street.

• There will be no change to service on the 65 Parliament route at other times of the week. The route will continue to operate with accessible buses, and stops on the new extended service to Union Station will be marked as accessible.

Routing details

Southbound — From Castle Frank Station, west on Bloor Street, south on Parliament Street, west on Front Street, south on Berkeley Street, west on the Esplanade, north on Yonge Street, west on Wellington Street, south on Bay Street, and east on Front Street.

Northbound – From Bay Street, east on Front Street, south on Scott Street, east on the Esplanade, north on Berkeley Street, east on Front Street, north on Parliament Street, east on Bloor Street to Castle Frank Station.

Destination signs

65A PARLIAMENT / TO UNION STN / VIA THE ESPLANADE
65 PARLIAMENT / TO CASTLE FRANK STN / VIA THE ESPLANADE

Trip time change

• The time of the last southbound departure from Royal York Station from Monday to Friday will be changed, so that customers can connect from the last westbound subway train, which arrives at 1:33 a.m. The last trip to Lake Shore will leave the station at 1:37 a.m., instead of the present 1:30 a.m. departure.

Running time increase

• The scheduled running time will be increased between approximately 8:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight on Sundays and holidays. Buses will run every 15 minutes and departure times on the 34 Eglinton East and 116 Morningside routes will be co-ordinated to provide an evenly-spaced service on Eglinton Avenue.

Temporary bus replacement

• Streetcar service on Spadina Avenue will be replaced by buses from July 23 to September 2, 2000, because of the City of Toronto’s project to remove the bollards on Spadina Avenue and replace them with curbs and landscaped medians. The 510 Spadina route will be temporarily changed to operate between Spadina Station and Queens Quay only, and all service at Union Station and on Queens Quay will be provided by the new 509 Harbourfront streetcar route.

• During most times of the week, service will operate on the 510 (Spadina Stn-Queens Quay) and 510 (Spadina Stn-King) branches. During the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday, in order to avoid the heavy traffic congestion on Spadina Avenue south of King Street, the route will be split, and separate service will operate on the 510 (Spadina Stn-King) and 510 (King-Queens Quay) branches. Customers travelling south past King Street will transfer between buses on Charlotte Street. Customers travelling north past King Street will transfer between buses at the temporary northbound stop on Spadina Avenue north of King Street.

• The buses will operate in the regular traffic lanes on Spadina Avenue, not on the streetcar tracks, and will serve temporary bus stops in the curb lanes. North of Sussex Avenue, the buses will operate on Spadina Avenue, and not into the streetcar tunnel, and will serve the bus platform at Spadina Station. Buses will unload at the north platform at the station, and will load in the easternmost platform on the south side of the station.

• Buses will run every few minutes. Additional time will be added to the schedules to reflect the slower operation which will result from the temporary loss of use of the transit-only lanes.

• Depending on the progress of the City’s construction work, streetcar service may resume over part or all of the route before September 2.

Routing details

Southbound, Spadina Stn-Queens Quay — From Spadina Station bus platform, south on Spadina Road, south on Spadina Avenue, east on Queens Quay and north and west into Queens Quay/Spadina loop.

Northbound, Queens Quay-Spadina Station — From Queens Quay/Spadina Loop, north on Spadina Avenue, and north on Spadina Road to Spadina Station bus platform.

Southbound, Spadina Stn-King — From Spadina Station bus platform, south on Spadina Road, south on Spadina Avenue, east on Adelaide Street and south on Charlotte Street to King Street.

Northbound, King-Spadina Station — From Charlotte Street and King Street, west on King Street, north on Spadina Avenue, and north on Spadina Road to Spadina Station bus platform.

Southbound, King-Queens Quay — From Charlotte Street and King Street, west on King Street, south on Spadina Avenue, east on Queens Quay and north and west into Queens Quay/Spadina loop.

Northbound, Queens Quay-King — From Queens Quay/Spadina Loop, north on Spadina Avenue, east on Adelaide Street, east on Adelaide Street and south on Charlotte Street to King Street.

• Service will be increased during the daytime on Saturdays. Buses will run every 11 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, between 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.