Service changes for September 3, 2006

Service Changes for July 2006

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Service Changes for October 2006

6 Bay

Seasonal service ends - Effective Saturday, September 9, 2006

  • Saturday, Sunday, and holiday evening service will end.

11 Bayview

Service reliability improvement - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Schedules will be adjusted early in the morning to make the service more reliable. There will be minor changes to service levels before 7:30 a.m.

49 Bloor West

Service change - Effective Saturday, September 9, 2006

  • Service will be adjusted to operate every 24 minutes during the daytime on Saturdays.

172 Cherry Street

Seasonal service change - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • The summer late evening service, seven days a week, and the summer service south of Commissioners Street during the daytime on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays will end. Saturday, Sunday, and holiday service on the 172 CHERRY STREET route will operate on the 172A (Union Stn-Commissioners) branch. Service will operate every 15 minutes on Saturdays, and every 30 minutes on Sundays and holidays.

  • Also, the Cherry Street bridge will undergo repairs. During the construction, 72 PAPE and 172 CHERRY STREET buses will divert both ways via Lake Shore Boulevard, Don Roadway, Villiers Street, Cherry Street and Commissioners Street.

20 Cliffside

Service change - Effective Sunday, September 3, 2006

  • Service will be changed during the daytime on Saturdays. The service on each of the 20 CLIFFSIDE and 113 DANFORTH routes will operate every 18 minutes, and the two routes together will offer a combined 9 minutes service along Danforth Avenue between Main Street Station and Danforth Road.

Schedule Change

  • The schedule will be adjusted during the daytime on Sundays and holidays. There will be no change to the 20 minutes service, but specific trip times will change.

22 CoxwelL

Service Increase - Effective Sunday, September 3, 2006

  • Service will be increased between 5:40 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays to operate every 11 minutes.

113 Danforth

Service increase - Effective Sunday, September 3, 2006

  • Service will be increased during the daytime on Saturdays, to reduce crowding. The service on each of the 20 CLIFFSIDE and 113 DANFORTH routes will operate every 18 minutes, and the two routes together will offer a combined 9 minute service along Danforth Avenue between Main Street Station and Danforth Road. Service will be increased during the daytime on Sundays and holidays, to reduce crowding. The service on each of the 20 CLIFFSIDE and 113 DANFORTH routes will operate every 20 minutes, and the two routes together will offer a combined 10 minutes service along Danforth Avenue between Main Street Station and Danforth Road.

28 Davisville

Service reliability improvement - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Schedules will be adjusted early in the morning to make the service more reliable. There will be minor changes to service levels before 7:30 a.m.

23 Dawes

Service increase - Effective Saturday, September 9, 2006

  • Service will be increased to operate every 10 minutes on Saturdays, between 9:30 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.

25 Don Mills

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service south of Steeles Avenue will be increased to operate every 6 minutes 20 seconds during the midday from Monday to Friday. Service north of Steeles Avenue, operated under contract to York Region Transit, will operate every 31 minutes 40 seconds. Service will be increased to operate every 9 minutes between approximately 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m., from Monday to Friday (northbound times at Pape Station).

108 Downsview

Service increase - Effective Saturday, September 9, 2006

  • Service will be increased to operate every 10 minutes on Saturdays between 12:00 noon and 6:00 p.m.

29 Dufferin

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service will be increased to operate every 4 minutes during the midday from Monday to Friday.

  • Service will be increased to operate every 4 minutes 30 seconds during the early evening from Monday to Friday, between approximately 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

111 East Mall

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service will be increased to operate every 10 minutes during the midday from Monday to Friday.

34 Eglinton East

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service will be increased eastbound from Eglinton Station during the midday from Monday to Friday, between approximately 8:45 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Service will be increased eastbound from Eglinton Station during the early evening from Monday to Friday, between approximately 6:40 p.m. and 7:50 p.m.

39/308 Finch East

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service will be increased to operate every 3 minutes during the midday from Monday to Friday.

Service will be increased on Saturdays:

  • Early in the morning, westbound service will be scheduled to begin earlier at approximately 5:00 a.m. from Neilson Road. Early morning service between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. will be changed to turn around on the 39D FINCH EAST looping via Finch Avenue, Neilson Road, Crow Trail, and Baldoon Road, instead of the 308 FINCH EAST looping via Finchdene Square.

  • Morning service will be increased to operate every 4 minutes 30 seconds.

  • Afternoon service will be improved to operate every 4 minutes. Early evening service, between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., will be improved to operate every 4 minutes. Late evening service will be improved to operate every 8 minutes 30 seconds.

Service will be increased on Sundays and holidays:

  • Early in the morning, service between 5:00 a.m. And 9:00 a.m. will be changed to turn around on the 39D FINCH EAST looping via Finch Avenue, Neilson Road, Crow Trail, and Baldoon Road, instead of the 308 FINCH EAST looping via Finchdene Square. At the same time, all service early in the morning will be scheduled to operate to Neilson Road on the 39D branch, instead of alternating between McCowan Road on the 39A branch and Neilson Road on the 39D branch. Service will be increased to operate every 6 min 30 seconds during the daytime on Sundays and holidays. During the afternoon on Sundays and holidays, service will be increased to operate every 5 minutes.

36/309 Finch West

Service increase - Effective Sunday, September 3, 2006

  • Three trips late at night, seven days a week, which presently end service on the 36 FINCH WEST route at Humberwood Loop will continue on to Woodbine Racetrack on the 309 FINCH WEST overnight route. From Woodbine Racetrack, the 309 FINCH WEST trips will then operate as normal eastbound to Yonge Street.

100 Flemingdon Park

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Two northbound trips to Don Mills & Eglinton will be added, between approximately 6:19 p.m. And 6:45 p.m., from Monday to Friday.

  • One northbound trip to Don Mills & Eglinton will be added at approximately 10:20 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

509 Harbourfront

Seasonal service change - After Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service will be reduced slightly, to match seasonal ridership changes along Harbourfront.

38 Highland Creek

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service will be increased to operate every 9 minutes 30 seconds after approximately 8:00 a.m. from Monday to Friday. Service will be increased to operate every 7 minutes 30 seconds during the midday from Monday to Friday. Service will be increased to operate every 10 minutes during the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday.

191 Highway 27 Rocket

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service will be increased to operate every 7 minutes 15 seconds in the morning and every 7 minutes in the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday.

37 Islington

Service increase  -  Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service will be increased to operate every 7 minutes 30 seconds between Islington Station and Rexdale Boulevard during the midday from Monday to Friday. Service on Rexdale Boulevard, and on Islington Avenue between Rexdale Boulevard and Steeles Avenue, will operate every 15 minutes. The service north of Steeles Avenue operated under contract to York Region Transit will operate every 30 minutes.

35 Jane

Service increase - Effective Sunday, September 3, 2006

  • Service will be increased southbound from Finch Avenue between 12:45 p.m. and 1:15 p.m., from Monday to Friday. Two additional trips will be added to Jane Station.

  • Service will be increased southbound from Finch Avenue between 8:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., from Monday to Friday. One additional trip will be added to Jane Station.

  • Service will be increased southbound from Steeles Avenue between 7:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m., from Monday to Friday. One additional trip will be added to Jane Station.

  • Service will be increased southbound from Steeles Avenue 9:45 p.m. and 10:15 p.m., from Monday to Friday. One additional trip will be added to Jane Station.

  • Service south of Steeles Avenue will be increased to operate every 5 minutes during the afternoon on Saturdays. The 35D service north of Steeles Avenue operated under contract to York Region Transit will operate every 25 minutes.

  • Service will be increased to operate every 10 minutes during the late evening on Saturdays.

  • Service will be increased to operate every 6 minutes 45 seconds during the afternoon on Sundays and holidays.

41 Keele

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service will be increased to operate every 8 minutes during the midday from Monday to Friday.

  • Service will be increased to operate every 6 minutes during the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday.

  • Service will be increased to operate every 7 minutes during the afternoon on Saturdays.

  • Service will be increased to operate every 14 minutes after approximately 12:00 noon on Sundays.

43 Kennedy

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Two later northbound trips will be operated in the late evening, seven days a week, departing Kennedy Station at 1:40 a.m. and at 2:10 a.m. A trip that departs Kennedy Station at 1:00 a.m. will be shifted to depart at 1:10 a.m. to evenly space the late night trips.

  • Service will be increased to operate every 12 minutes during the afternoon on Sundays and holidays.

12 Kingston Rd

Service increase - Effective Sunday, September 3, 2006

  • Service will be increased to operate every 16 minutes during the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday. Service west of Brimley Road will change to every 8 minutes.

44 Kipling South

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service will be increased to operate every 4 minutes 30 seconds during the morning and afternoon peak periods from Monday to Friday. Service will be increased to operate every 15 minutes during the daytime on Saturdays.

30 Lambton

Seasonal route extension ends - Effective Saturday, September 9, 2006

  • Saturday, Sunday, and holiday route extension into High Park will end.

54 Lawrence East

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service will be increased eastbound from Eglinton Station during the midday from Monday to Friday, between approximately 9:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., and westbound from Orton Park, between approximately 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

  • Service will be increased eastbound from Eglinton Station during the early evening from Monday to Friday, between approximately 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and westbound from Orton Park, between approximately 8:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

52 Lawrence West

Service increase - Effective Sunday, September 3, 2006

  • Service will be increased to operate every 9 minutes in the midday from Monday to Friday.

  • Service will be increased to operate every 7 minutes on the 52 Lawrence West (Lawrence Station-Martin Grove) branch in the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday.

  • Service will be increased to operate every 9 minutes in the afternoon on Saturdays. At the same time, additional time will be added to the schedules, in order to operate a more-reliable service. Trip times between Lawrence West Station and Scarlett Road will be offset with the 58 Malton route, and the two routes together will offer a combined 4 minutes 30 seconds service.

  • Service will be increased to operate every 12 minutes in the early evening on Saturdays. At the same time, additional time will be added to the schedules, in order to operate a more-reliable service.

  • Service will be increased to operate every 15 minutes in the morning on Sundays and holidays.

  • Additional time will be added to the schedules in the afternoon on Sundays and holidays in order to operate a reliable service. There will be no change to service levels, but specific trip times will change.

  • Service will be increased to operate every 15 minutes in the early evening until approximately 8:00 p.m. (westbound) on Sundays and holidays.

58 Malton

Service increase - Effective Sunday, September 3, 2006

  • Service will be increased to operate every 9 minutes east of Pearson Airport in the midday from Monday to Friday.

  • Service will be increased to operate every 9 minutes east of Pearson Airport in the afternoons on Saturdays.

  • Service will be increased to operate every 24 minutes east of Pearson Airport in the early evenings on Saturdays. Additional time will be added to the schedules in order to operate a more-reliable service.

  • Service will be increased to operate every 20 minutes east of Pearson Airport in the early mornings on Sundays and holidays.

  • Service will be increased to operate every 15 minutes east of Pearson Airport in the mornings on Sundays and holidays.

  • Additional time will be added to the schedules in the afternoon on Sundays and holidays in order to operate a reliable service. There will be no change to service levels, but specific trip times will change.

  • Service will be increased to operate every 15 minutes east of Pearson Airport until approximately 8:00 p.m. (westbound) on Sundays and holidays.

59 Maple Leaf

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service will be increased to operate every 20 minutes in the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday.

16 McCowan

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service will be increased to operate every 8 minutes 30 seconds in the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday.

129 McCowan North

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Summer service reductions will end, and service will be increased during the morning peak period. The service will be improved to every 15 minutes in the morning peak on the 129A (Major Mackenzie) branch. The 129A and 129 (Steeles) branches will combine to provide a 5 minute morning peak service on the common portion of the route between Steeles & McCowan and Scarborough Centre Station.

116 Morningside

Service increase - Effective Sunday, September 3, 2006

  • Route 116 MORNINGSIDE and 86 SCARBOROUGH eastbound combined service on Eglinton Avenue East will be increased during the early evening from Monday to Friday, between approximately 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

  • Service west of Guildwood Parkway will be increased to operate every 3 minutes 15 seconds in the afternoon on Saturdays.

  • Service west of Guildwood Parkway will be increased to operate every 4 minutes 30 seconds in the afternoon on Sundays and holidays.

70 O'Connor

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service south of St Clair Avenue will be increased to operate every 9 minutes during the midday from Monday to Friday.

86 Scarborough

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service will be increased eastbound from Kennedy Station during the early evening from Monday to Friday, between approximately 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Seasonal service ends

  • Saturday, Sunday, and holiday service to the Toronto Zoo will be discontinued after Labour Day, Monday, September 4, 2006, and the last trip time from the Toronto Zoo from Monday to Friday will be changed to match the earlier closing time of the zoo, at 6:00 p.m. The last trip on the 86A Scarborough (Kennedy Station-Toronto Zoo) branch will leave the zoo at approximately 7:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. On Sunday, September 3, 2006, service will operate to the Zoo, and will end at the later summer times.

85 Sheppard East

Seasonal service changes end - Effective Saturday, September 9, 2006

  • The last trip time from the Toronto Zoo on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays will be changed to match the earlier closing time of the zoo, at 6:00 p.m. The last trips to Don Mills Station, Sheppard-Yonge Station, and Rouge Hill GO Station will leave the zoo at approximately 7:00 p.m. This change will begin on Saturday, September 9, 2006. Service from the Zoo on Sunday, September 3, 2006, will end at the later summer times.

53 Steeles East

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service will be increased to operate every 7 minutes during the midday from Monday to Friday. Service will be increased to operate every 15 minutes during the late evening from Monday to Friday.

24 Victoria Park

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service south of Sheppard Avenue will be increased to operate every 5 minutes during the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday. Service north of Sheppard Avenue to Steeles Avenue will be increased to operate every 7 minutes 30 seconds. Service on the 24A branch to Don Mills Station will operate every 15 minutes.

68 Warden

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service south of Steeles Avenue will be increased to operate every 6 minutes 15 seconds during the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday. Service north of Steeles Avenue operated under contract for York Region Transit will operate every 18 minutes 45 seconds.

112 West Mall

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service south of Eglinton Avenue will be increased to operate every 10 minutes in the midday from Monday to Friday. Service on each of the 112C (Kipling Station-Disco Road) and 112D (Kipling Station-Skymark) branches will operate every 20 minutes.

165 Weston Rd North

Service increase - Effective Sunday, September 3, 2006

  • Service between York Mills Station and Weston Road will be increased to operate every 6 minutes during the afternoon and early evenings on Saturdays. Service on the 165 WESTON ROAD NORTH route on Weston Road to Steeles Avenue will operate every 12 minutes, and service on the 96 WILSON route west of Weston Road to Humberline will operate every 12 minutes.

  • Service between York Mills Station and Weston Road will be increased to operate every 10 minutes, in the morning and every 8 minutes in the afternoon on Sundays and holidays. In the morning, service on the 165 WESTON ROAD NORTH route on Weston Road to Steeles Avenue will operate every 20 minutes, and service on the 96 WILSON route west of Weston Road to Humberline will operate every 20 minutes. In the afternoon, service on the 165 WESTON ROAD NORTH route on Weston Road to Steeles Avenue will operate every 16 minutes, and service on the 96 WILSON route west of Weston Road to Humberline will operate every 16 minutes.

Seasonal service continues

  • The seasonal service to Canada's Wonderland on the 165A WESTON RD NORTH (York Mills Station-Wonderland) route will continue in September. The last day of service, which is operated under contract for York Region Transit, will be Sunday, October 8, 2006. Service on Saturday, October 14, 2006, will not be extended to Canada's Wonderland, and will be operated as far north as Major Mackenzie Drive only.

96 Wilson

Service increase - Effective Sunday, September 3, 2006

  • Service between York Mills Station and Weston Road will be increased to operate every 6 minutes during the afternoon and early evenings on Saturdays. Service on the 165 WESTON ROAD NORTH route on Weston Road to Steeles Avenue will operate every 12 minutes, and service on the 96 WILSON route west of Weston Road to Humberline will operate every 12 minutes.

  • Service between York Mills Station and Weston Road will be increased to operate every 10 minutes in the morning and every 8 minutes in the afternoon on Sundays and holidays. In the morning, service on the 165 WESTON ROAD NORTH route on Weston Road to Steeles Avenue will operate every 20 minutes, and service on the 96 WILSON route west of Weston Road to Humberline will operate every 20 minutes. In the afternoon, service on the 165 WESTON ROAD NORTH route on Weston Road to Steeles Avenue will operate every 16 minutes, and service on the 96 WILSON route west of Weston Road to Humberline will operate every 16 minutes.

92 Woodbine South

Seasonal service change - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • The Saturday, Sunday, and holiday evening service that was operated in the summer will end after Labour Day. Late evening service will continue to operate from Monday to Friday.

95 York Mills

Temporary running time change - construction - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Additional time has been added to the schedules during the peak periods to reduce delays from a major City of Toronto road reconstruction project on Ellesmere Road between Birchmount Road and Kennedy Road. In the morning peak period, service west of Victoria Park will operate every 3 minutes. In the afternoon peak period, service west of Victoria Park will operate every 4 minutes 20 seconds. There will be no change to service at other times. This project is expected to continue until the end of December 2006.

106 York University

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service will be increased to operate every 15 minutes during the daytime on Sundays and holidays. Service will be increased southbound from York University during the early evening on Sundays and holidays, between approximately 8:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

196 York University Rocket

Service increase - Effective Tuesday, September 5, 2006

  • Service will be increased in the morning peak period from Monday to Friday on the 196B branch between Sheppard-Yonge Station and York University. Buses will operate every 7 minutes 30 seconds. There will be no change to the combined service between Downsview Station and York University, which will continue to operate every 2 minutes 30 seconds.

  • Service will be increased in the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday. The combined service between Downsview Station and York University will be increased to operate every 2 minutes 45 seconds. The 196B branch between Sheppard-Yonge Station and York University will be increased to operate every 5 minutes 30 seconds.

Holiday Service

On the Labour Day Holiday weekend, TTC service will be provided, as follows:

  • Saturday, September 2: A regular Saturday service will be operated.

  • Sunday, September 3: A summer Sunday service will be operated.

  • Monday, September 4: A summer holiday service will be operated on most TTC routes (see below for exceptions). Routes will operate on their Sunday service schedules, but will start earlier, at approximately 6:00 a.m. Any routes that do not normally operate on Sundays, will not operate on the holiday.

On the Thanksgiving weekend, TTC service will be provided, as follows:

  • Saturday, October 7: A regular Saturday service will be operated.

  • Sunday, October 8: A regular Sunday service will be operated.

  • Monday, October 9: A regular holiday service will be operated on most TTC routes. On these days, all TTC routes will operate on their Sunday service schedules, but will start earlier, at approximately 6:00am . Any routes that do not normally operate on Sundays, will not operate on the holiday.