Service changes for September 1, 2002

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Service changes for October 2002

Yonge Subway Closure

Yonge Subway Sunday Morning Closure

39 FINCH EAST / TO YORK MILLS STATION / VIA FINCH STATION

36 FINCH WEST extension to York Mills Station  

• The 36 FINCH WEST route will be extended to York Mills Station during the Sunday morning hours that subway service is normally provided. Service levels will not be changed, but trip times may change slightly. The 309 FINCH WEST overnight route will not be changed, and will end at Finch Station.

Routing details

Eastbound - East on Finch Avenue, north into Finch Station, loop south in Finch Station, exit and west on Finch Avenue, south on Yonge Street (stop only at Park Home Avenue and at Sheppard Avenue), east on York Mills Road, north into York Mills Station

Westbound - Exit south from York Mills Station, west on York Mills Road, north on Yonge Street (stop only at Sheppard Avenue and at Empress Avenue), east on Bishop Avenue, south into Finch Station, exit and west on Finch Avenue.

Destination sign

36 FINCH WEST / TO YORK MILLS STATION / VIA FINCH STATION

85 SHEPPARD EAST extension to York Mills Station

• The 85 SHEPPARD EAST route will be extended to York Mills Station during the Sunday morning hours that subway service is normally provided. Service levels will not be changed, but trip times may change slightly.

Routing details

Westbound - West on Sheppard Avenue, north into Sheppard Station, exit and east on Sheppard Avenue, south on Yonge Street (stop only at Sheppard Avenue), east on York Mills Road, north into York Mills Station

Eastbound - Exit south from York Mills Station, west on York Mills Road, north on Yonge Street, west on Sheppard Avenue, north into Sheppard Station, exit and east on Sheppard Avenue.

Destination sign

85 SHEPPARD EAST / TO YORK MILLS STATION / VIA SHEPPARD STATION

84 SHEPPARD WEST extension to York Mills Station

• The 84 SHEPPARD WEST route will be extended to York Mills Station during the Sunday morning hours that subway service is normally provided. Service levels will not be changed, but trip times may change slightly.

Routing details

Eastbound - East on Sheppard Avenue, north into Sheppard Station, exit and east on Sheppard Avenue, south on Yonge Street (stop only at Sheppard Avenue), east on York Mills Road, north into York Mills Station

Westbound - Exit south from York Mills Station, west on York Mills Road, north on Yonge Street (no stops on Yonge Street), west on Sheppard Avenue, north into Sheppard Station, exit and west on Sheppard Avenue.

Destination sign

84 SHEPPARD WEST / TO YORK MILLS STATION / VIA SHEPPARD STATION

53 STEELES EAST extension to York Mills Station  

• The 53 STEELES EAST route will be extended to York Mills Station during the Sunday morning hours that subway service is normally provided. Service levels will change slightly, from every 20 minutes to every 18 minutes.

Routing details

Westbound - West on Steeles Avenue, south on Yonge Street, east on Bishop Avenue, south into Finch Station, exit and west on Finch Avenue, south on Yonge Street (stop only at Park Home Avenue and at Sheppard Avenue), east on York Mills Road, north into York Mills Station

Eastbound - Exit south from York Mills Station, west on York Mills Road, north on Yonge Street (stop only at Sheppard Avenue and at Empress Avenue), east on Finch Avenue, north into Finch Station, exit and west on Bishop Avenue, north on Yonge Street, and east on Steeles Avenue.

Destination sign

53 STEELES EAST / TO YORK MILLS STATION / VIA FINCH STATION

60 STEELES WEST extension to York Mills Station  

• The 60 STEELES WEST route will be extended to York Mills Station during the Sunday morning hours that subway service is normally provided. Service levels will not be changed, but trip times may change slightly. There will be only limited accessible bus service on this route in the morning on Sundays.

Routing details

Eastbound - East on Steeles Avenue, south on Yonge Street, east on Bishop Avenue, south into Finch Station, exit and west on Finch Avenue, south on Yonge Street (stop only at Park Home Avenue and at Sheppard Avenue), east on York Mills Road, north into York Mills Station

Westbound - Exit south from York Mills Station, west on York Mills Road, north on Yonge Street (stop only at Sheppard Avenue and at Empress Avenue), east on Finch Avenue, north into Finch Station, exit and west on Bishop Avenue, north on Yonge Street, and west on Steeles Avenue.

Destination sign

60 STEELES WEST / TO YORK MILLS STATION / VIA FINCH STATION

97 YONGE Increased service during subway closure  

• Service will be increased on the 97 YONGE (Davisville Stn-Steeles) branch when the subway is closed. Service will operate every 10 minutes. Customers who would normally walk to their nearest subway station but who would prefer to catch a bus at their nearest bus stop may choose to use the 97 YONGE route.
  Service on the 97A (Davisville Stn-York Mills Station via Yonge Blvd) branch will change slightly, from every 32 minutes to every 30 minutes.

42 CUMMER , 125 DREWRY , and 98 WILLOWDALE-SENLAC

• These routes will not be extended to York Mills Station.

• The 42 CUMMER and 125 DREWRY routes will continue to end at Finch Station. Customers who are travelling to the south and who would normally use the subway may transfer to southbound 39 FINCH EAST, 36 FINCH WEST, 53 STEELES EAST, or 60 STEELES WEST buses on the bus platform. Customers who are travelling from the south and would normally use the subway may ride any of these routes north from York Mills Station to Finch Station.

• The 98 WILLOWDALE-SENLAC route will continue to serve Sheppard Station. Customers who are travelling to the south and who would normally use the subway may transfer to southbound 85 SHEPPARD EAST or 84 SHEPPARD WEST buses on the bus platform or to southbound 39 FINCH EAST, 36 FINCH WEST, 53 STEELES EAST, or 60 STEELES WEST buses at the stop on Yonge Street at Sheppard Avenue. Customers who are travelling from the south and would normally use the subway may ride any of these routes north from York Mills Station to Sheppard Station or to the stop on Yonge Street at Sheppard Avenue Station.

Subway station operations

Finch Station - The subway platforms at Finch Station will be closed. Customers who would normally use the subway will use buses at the bus platform. Southbound buses running towards York Mills Station will stop on the east side of the island platform, at the bays normally used by the 36C/36D FINCH WEST and 39B/39F FINCH EAST services, which do not run on Sundays. Northbound buses operating from York Mills Station will stop at the bay normally used for the route on which they are continuing.
GO Transit, York Region Transit, and Brampton Transit have been notified of the subway closure on Sundays, and will each be deciding whether to extend their services to York Mills Station or to have their customers transfer to TTC buses for the trip to York Mills Station.
North York Centre Station - North York Centre Station will be closed. All customers will use the bus stops on Yonge Street.
Sheppard Station - The subway platforms at Sheppard Station will be closed. Customers who would normally use the subway will use buses stopping on Yonge Street.
York Mills Station - All of York Mills Station will be open and in regular operation. The assignment of bus routes to the bays on the bus platform at York Mills Station on Sundays will be changed as listed below.

Revised bus bay assignments at York Mills Station for Sunday subway closure
(Bus bays numbered clockwise from the entrance driveway.)
Bay 1 - 97 YONGE will remain at Bay 1 as usual.
Bay 2 - 36 FINCH WEST will load at Bay 2 on Sundays (165 WESTON RD NORTH will move from Bay 2 to Bay 3 on Sundays to share space with 96 WILSON).
Bay 3 - 96 WILSON will remain at Bay 3 and will be joined by 165 WESTON RD NORTH on Sundays (the two routes have blended schedules and no two buses should be in the station at the same time).
Bay 4 - This undersized bay will not be used.
Bay 5 - 60 STEELES WEST will load at Bay 5 on Sundays (122 GRAYDON HALL and 115 SILVER HILLS do not run on Sundays).
Bay 6 - 53 STEELES EAST will load at Bay 6 on Sundays (78 ST ANDREWS does not run on Sundays).
Bay 7 - 85 SHEPPARD EAST will load at Bay 7 on Sundays (95A YORK MILLS does not run on Sundays).
Bay 8 - 84 SHEPPARD WEST will share Bay 8 with 95/95B YORK MILLS.
Bay 9 - 39 FINCH EAST will load at Bay 9 on Sundays (95E YORK MILLS does not run on Sundays).

Scarborough RT Closure

Scarborough RT Late Evening Closure

• The Scarborough RT will close earlier each night, in order to permit structural rehabilitation of the elevated portion of the line, east of Midland Station. The last train will be at approximately 12:00 midnight from Monday to Saturday, and at approximately 11:00 p.m. on Sundays and holidays. A frequent express bus service will replace the Scarborough RT at the times when it is closed. Buses will operate from Kennedy Station to McCowan Station and Scarborough Centre Station via Midland Avenue, and will stop at Lawrence Avenue, Ellesmere Avenue, McCowan Station, and Scarborough Centre Station. Buses will operate every 6 minutes. This service change will be made from September 1, 2002 until December 21, 2002, and again from March to August, 2003 (subject to change).

Bus routing

Northbound/eastbound: From Kennedy Station, east on Eglinton Avenue, north on Midland Avenue, east on Ellesmere Avenue, north on McCowan Road, west on bus roadway to Scarborough Centre Station.

Westbound/southbound: From Scarborough Centre Station, east on bus roadway, south on McCowan Road, west on Ellesmere Avenue, south on Midland Avenue, west on Eglinton Avenue to Kennedy Station.

Stopping pattern

Buses stop at Kennedy Station, Midland & Lawrence (for Lawrence East RT Station), Midland & Ellesmere (for Ellesmere and Midland stations), McCowan Station, and Scarborough Centre Station only.

Destination signs

SCARBOROUGH RT / SHUTTLE / TO SCARBOROUGH CENTRE STATION
SCARBOROUGH RT / SHUTTLE / TO KENNEDY STATION

54 LAWRENCE EAST · Temporary service

• Buses will not operate through Lawrence East RT Station after approximately 12:04 a.m., Monday to Saturday, and after approximately 11:08 p.m., Sundays and holidays, when the Scarborough RT is replaced by buses. There will be no change to service levels.

OTHER Service Changes

99 ARROW RD

Service increase  

• During the morning on Sundays, before approximately 10:00 a.m., the service will be improved from every 20 minutes to every 15 minutes.

61 AVENUE RD NORTH

Service reduction

• Service will be reduced during the afternoon peak period from every 11 minutes to every 15 minutes.

509 HARBOURFRONT

Seasonal service change

• Service will return to the spring/fall levels, to match seasonal ridership changes along Harbourfront. Late evening service, seven days a week, will be eliminated for the fall and winter. Service west of Fleet Loop to Exhibition will start at approximately 9:00 a.m. from Monday-Saturday, instead of the earlier start in the summer.

• Service will be operated every 10 to 13 minutes in the peak periods, every 10 minutes during the daytime on weekends and holidays, and every 20 minutes during the midday from Monday to Friday and the early evening.

37 ISLINGTON

Service reduction  

• Service will be reduced during the afternoon peak period on the 37 (Islington Stn-Steeles) branch from every 8 minutes 30 seconds to every 9 minutes.

45 KIPLING

Service increase

• Service will be increased during the morning peak period on the 45 (Kipling Stn-Steeles) and 45A (Kipling Stn-Disco via Belfield) local branches, to reduce crowding. The service on each local branch will be improved from every 21 minutes 30 seconds to every 18 minutes. South of Belfield Road, local service will be improved from every 10-11 minutes to every 9 minutes.

Service reduction

• Service will be reduced during the morning peak period on the 45E (Kipling Stn-Steeles Express) branch from every 5 minutes 15 seconds to every 6 minutes.

162 LAWRENCE-DONWAY

Service reduction

• One trip will be discontinued, because of low ridership. The 6:45 p.m. Monday-Friday last westbound departure from Don Mills will be discontinued.

16 MCCOWAN

Service reduction

• Service will be reduced during the afternoon peak period from every 8 minutes to every 9 minutes 30 seconds.

102 MARKHAM RD

Extension to Major Mackenzie Drive - Contracted service for York Region Transit

• This route will be extended to Major Mackenzie Drive, during the peak periods, midday, and evening from Monday to Friday, and during the daytime and early evening on Saturdays, under contract to York Region Transit. The new 102D (Warden Stn-Major Mackenzie) branch will provide new direct service along Highway 48/Markham Road between York Region, Toronto, and the subway at Warden Station. The new service will operate every 24 minutes in the morning peak period and every 26 minutes in the afternoon peak period, and every 20 minutes to 60 minutes at off peak times. There will be no change to service levels in Toronto, except during the midday from Monday to Friday, when the service will change from every 10 minutes to every 9 minutes.

• During the peak periods, service on the 102C (Warden Stn-Passmore) branch will be reduced, from every 12 minutes to every 24 minutes in the morning peak period, and from every 13 minutes to every 26 minutes in the afternoon peak period. Northbound buses to Major Mackenzie in the morning peak period, and southbound buses from Major Mackenzie in the afternoon peak period, will operate via Dynamic Drive.

• In addition to providing new direct service between Toronto and York Region along Markham Road/Highway 48, this change will provide new service in Toronto on Markham Road between Steeles Avenue and McNicoll Avenue, and new Saturday service on Markham Road north of Sheppard Avenue.

Fares

• Service north of Steeles Avenue is in the York Region fare zone. A valid York Region fare must be paid.

• The fare zone boundary will be at Steeles Avenue, and fares and fare collection procedures in York Region and at the Toronto/York boundary will be the same as on all other York Region Transit contracted services. Customers travelling in York Region will be required to pay a valid York Region Transit fare.

Destination signs

102 MARKHAM RD / TO WARDEN STATION
102D MARKHAM RD / TO MAJOR MACKENZIE / EXTRA FARE REQUIRED / NORTH OF STEELES

Routing

102D eastbound/northbound, morning peak period: From Warden Station, east on St Clair Avenue, east on Kingston Road, north on Markham Road, west on Nashdene Road, north on Dynamic Drive, east on Passmore Avenue, north on Markham Road/Highway 48, east, north, and west on Anderson Avenue, north on Highway 48, east on Major Mackenzie Drive to the off-street turning area on the south side of Major Mackenzie Drive on the Emerson Electric property.

102D southbound/westbound, morning peak period and all off-peak periods: From Major Mackenzie Drive, west on Major Mackenzie Drive, south on Highway 48/Markham Road, west on Kingston Road, west on St. Clair Avenue to Warden Station.

102D eastbound/northbound, afternoon peak period and all off-peak periods: From Warden Station, east on St Clair Avenue, east on Kingston Road, north on Markham Road/Highway 48, east, north, and west on Anderson Avenue, north on Highway 48, east on Major Mackenzie Drive to the off-street turning area on the south side of Major Mackenzie Drive on the Emerson Electric property.

102D southbound/westbound, afternoon peak period: From Major Mackenzie Drive, west on Major Mackenzie Drive, south on Highway 48/Markham Road, west on Passmore Avenue, south on Dynamic Drive, east on McNicoll Avenue, south on Markham Road, west on Kingston Road, west on St Clair Avenue to Warden Station.

131 NUGGET

Service reduction

• Service will be reduced during the afternoon peak period from every 7 minutes 15 seconds to every 7 minutes 45 seconds.

63 OSSINGTON

Service reduction

• Service will be reduced during the morning and afternoon peak periods. During the morning, the combined service south of St Clair Avenue will change from every 4 minutes to every 4 minutes 30 seconds. During the afternoon, the combined service south of St Clair Avenue will change from every 5 minutes 30 seconds to every 5 minutes 45 seconds.

134 PROGRESS

Service reduction

• Service will be reduced during the afternoon peak period. The service will change from every 15 minutes to every 20 minutes. The service during the midday on the 134B (Scarborough Centre Stn-McNicoll branch will be changed, from every 17 minutes to every 20 minutes, so that trips operate on the same clockface service as in the afternoon peak period.

86 SCARBOROUGH

Seasonal service change

• Weekend and holiday service to the Toronto Zoo on the 86 SCARBOROUGH route will be discontinued after Labour Day for the fall and winter. The hours of service to the Zoo will be changed to match the earlier closing time of the Zoo, at 6:00 p.m. The last trips on the 86A SCARBOROUGH (Kennedy Stn-Toronto Zoo) branch will leave the Zoo at approximately 7:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

79 SCARLETT RD  

Service increase

• Three southbound trips will be added, at the beginning of the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday, to reduce crowding. The new trips will leave Lawrence Avenue between approximately 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.

85 SHEPPARD EAST  

Seasonal service change

• The hours of service to the Toronto Zoo will be changed to match the earlier closing time of the Zoo, at 6:00 p.m. The last trips on the 85B SHEPPARD EAST (Sheppard Stn-Toronto Zoo) and 85D SHEPPARD EAST (Sheppard Stn-Rouge Hill GO Station via Toronto Zoo) branches will leave the Zoo at approximately 7:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

60 STEELES WEST  

Service increase 

• Service will be increased during the early evening on Saturdays, to reduce crowding. The service will change from every 20 minutes to every 16 minutes.

91 WOODBINE

Trip time change

• The arrival time of the first southbound trip in the morning from Monday to Friday will be adjusted to better connect with the first westbound subway trip at Woodbine Station at 5:47 a.m.. The first round trip will depart two minutes earlier and will arrive at Woodbine Station at 5:43 a.m.

196 YORK UNIVERSITY ROCKET , and 106 YORK UNIVERSITY  

Service increase

• Service to York University will be increased, to reduce crowding, during the morning peak period, midday, and early evening from Monday to Friday, and during the early evening on Sundays and holidays.

• On the 196 YORK UNIVERSITY ROCKET route, the service will be improved from every 3 minutes to every 2 minutes 40 seconds in the morning peak period (from every 9 minutes to every 10 minutes 40 seconds east of Downsview Station), from every 5 minutes 30 seconds to every 4 minutes 30 seconds during the midday, from every 5 minutes to every 4 minutes 20 seconds in the afternoon peak period (from every 10 minutes to every 8 minutes 40 seconds east of Downsview Station), and from every 15 minutes to every 12 minutes in the early evening from Monday to Friday.

• Service will be increased on the 106 YORK UNIVERSITY route on Sundays and holidays, between approximately 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. The service will be improved from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes.

• Minor service reductions will be made to the 106 YORK UNIVERSITY route. During the midday from Monday to Friday, service on the 106 YORK UNIVERSITY route will change from every 12 minutes to every 15 minutes. During the afternoon peak period, service will change from every 9 minutes 30 seconds to every 11 minutes 30 seconds

Track and Roadway Reconstruction at Dundas West Station

504 KING , 505 DUNDAS , 40 JUNCTION , 168 SYMINGTON , 306 CARLTON , 313 JANE

• Track and station repaving work will take place at Dundas West Station. The track on Roncesvalles and Dundas, from Howard Park Avenue to the station, will be replaced. The track at the station will be replaced, and a new second track and passenger platform will be added. The entire bus and streetcar roadway will be repaved and structurally rehabilitated. All streetcars and buses will be removed from the station from Tuesday, September 3 to Saturday, November 23, 2002.

• The 504 KING route will operate with streetcars from Broadview Station to Roncesvalles & Queen. The 505 DUNDAS route will operate with streetcars between Broadview Station and High Park Loop, via Howard Park Avenue. The 306 CARLTON overnight route will operate with streetcars between Main Street Station and High Park Loop, via Howard Park Avenue. A 504/505 replacement bus service will operate every 3 to 8 minutes between Keele Station and Roncesvalles & Queen, via Keele Street, Bloor Street, Dundas Street, Roncesvalles Avenue, Queen Street, and Sunnyside Loop. The temporary service cannot operate farther east to downtown because of a shortage of buses.

• The 40 JUNCTION bus route will operate to Keele Station, via Dundas Street, Bloor Street, and Keele Street. The 168 SYMINGTON bus route will operate to Lansdowne Station, via Bloor Street, Lansdowne Avenue, Paton Road, and Wade Avenue. All of these bus services, including the 300 BLOOR-DANFORTH and 313 JANE overnight bus services, will be further diverted for part of the project while the roadway on Dundas Street is impassable.

• Customers using the 40 JUNCTION will have to use a transfer to enter Dundas West subway station, and customers using the 168 SYMINGTON route will have to use a transfer to enter Lansdowne Station. A walking transfer will be permitted between the 504/505 bus service, the 40 JUNCTION route, and the subway at Dundas West Station.

Routing

504 streetcars, westbound: From Broadview Station, west on Erindale, south on Broadview, west on Queen, west on King, west on Queen into Roncesvalles carhouse yard.

504 streetcars, eastbound: From Roncesvalles carhouse yard, south on Roncesvalles, east on King, east on Queen, north on Broadview to Broadview Station.

505 streetcars, westbound: From Broadview Station, west on Erindale, south on Broadview, west on Dundas, west on Howard Park to High Park Loop.

505 streetcars, eastbound: From High Park Loop, east on Howard Park, east on Dundas, north on Broadview to Broadview Station.

504/505 buses, southbound: From Keele Station, south on Keele, east on Bloor, south on Dundas, south on Roncesvalles, west on Queen to Sunnyside Loop.

504/505 buses, northbound: From Sunnyside Loop, east on Queen, north on Roncesvalles, north on Dundas, west on Bloor, north on Keele to Keele Station (north side platform).

306 streetcars, westbound: From Main Street Station, south on Main, west on Upper Gerrard, south on Coxwell, west on Lower Gerrard, north on Parliament, west on Carlton, west on College, west on Dundas, west on Howard Park to High Park Loop.

306 streetcars, eastbound: From High Park Loop, east on Howard Park, east on Dundas, east on College, east on Carlton, south on Parliament, east on Lower Gerrard, north on Coxwell, east on Upper Gerrard, north on Main to Main Street Station.

40 JUNCTION buses, eastbound: From Runnymede Loop, east on Dundas, west on Bloor, north on Keele to Keele Station (north side).

40 JUNCTION buses, westbound: From Keele Station, south on Keele, east on Bloor, west on Dundas to Runnymede Loop.

168 SYMINGTON buses, southbound: Over the regular route to south on Symington, then east on Bloor, north on Lansdowne, west on Paton, and south and east on Wade Avenue to Lansdowne Station (east side entrance).

168 SYMINGTON buses, northbound: From Lansdowne Station, south on Lansdowne, west on Bloor, north on Symington over the regular route.

Destination signs

504/505 KEELE STATION / and BLOOR
504/505 RONCESVALLES / and QUEEN
40 JUNCTION / TO KEELE STATION / via DUNDAS WEST STATION
168 SYMINGTON / TO LANSDOWNE STATION

Seasonal Route Changes

Summer service changes end

• The seasonal route changes and seasonal increases in the hours of service that began on some routes in the May and June 2002 will end after Labour Day, Monday, September 2, 2002.

Summer services ending after Monday, September 2:
6 BAY - Saturday, Sunday, and holiday evening service will end
29 DUFFERIN - Route extension into Exhibition grounds to serve Ontario Place will end
509 HARBOURFRONT - Late evening service will end
107 KEELE NORTH - Service will return to York University
30 LAMBTON - Saturday, Sunday, and holiday route extension into High Park will end
86 SCARBOROUGH - Monday-Friday extended evening hours of service to Toronto Zoo will end
86 SCARBOROUGH - Saturday, Sunday, and holiday route extension to Toronto Zoo will end
85 SHEPPARD EAST - Saturday, Sunday, and holiday extended evening hours of service to Toronto Zoo will end

Seasonal Service Changes

Summer service reductions and increases end

• The seasonal service reductions that were made in peak periods on many routes in May and June 2002 will end on Friday, August 30, 2002, and regular non-summer service levels will resume, starting on Tuesday, September 3.

• Extra trips that are added to the schedules to accommodate school traffic in the morning peak period and at the beginning of the afternoon peak period were removed in June 2002, and will be resume on Tuesday, September 3.

Holiday Service

Details for service on the Thanksgiving holiday weekend are:

Saturday, October 12, 2002 - A regular Saturday service will be operated.

Sunday, October 13, 2002 - A regular Sunday service will be operated.

Thanksgiving Day, Monday, October 14, 2002 - A regular holiday service will be scheduled on Thanksgiving Day, Monday, October 14, 2002. This means that routes which operate on Sundays in September 2002 will operate at the same levels of service as on Sundays, but service will start earlier in the morning, at about the same time as on Saturdays.