New operating hours for Line 5 Eglinton LRT, starting Sunday, April 5

Starting April 5, Line 5 Eglinton is expanding its hours, making it even easier to get where you’re going – from early mornings to late nights!

Here’s what customers can expect:

Line 5 Eglinton LRT service

• Weekdays: 5:30 a.m. to 1:20 a.m.
• Saturdays: 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.
• Sundays and Holidays: 7:30 a.m. to 1:20 a.m. 

Whether you’re commuting, heading out, or coming home, Line 5 is there to keep you moving safely. 

The late-night Line 5 shuttle buses will continue to run from 10 p.m. to 1:20 a.m. each night.

You can board shuttle buses:

• Inside Kennedy, Eglinton, Cedarvale and Mount Dennis bus terminals. 
• At on street stops near Line 5 stations along Eglinton Avenue.  

Bus service along Eglinton remains frequent and dependable

34 Eglinton buses will operate:

• Weekdays and Saturdays: 6 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. 
• Sundays: 8 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.
• Every 20 minutes serving local stops

Combined with Line 5 shuttle buses, customers will see a bus approximately every 6-7 minutes serving Line 5 stations along Eglinton Avenue.

Overnight service unchanged

• 334 Eglinton Blue Night buses will operate along Eglinton Avenue until the start of LRT service each morning.

NEW - Hours of operation

About Line 5

Line 5 Eglinton is 19 kilometres of light rail transit connecting customers along Eglinton Avenue. The west end of the line starts at Mount Dennis Station and operates all the way to Kennedy Station in the east end. 

Line 5 provides customers with convenient and reliable rapid transit service and a new way to move across Eglinton Avenue. Visit our Line 5 routes and schedules page for the latest service and schedule information.

The TTC serves as the operator for Line 5 Eglinton, bringing more than a century of expertise as North America’s third busiest public transit agency. Under agreements with Metrolinx and the City of Toronto, the TTC is responsible for operating trains, providing security and revenue control, and staffing stations to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction. The line’s infrastructure and vehicles are maintained by Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS) under contract to Metrolinx. As operator, the TTC works in close partnership with Metrolinx, the City, and project partners to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient service, integrating Line 5 Eglinton into Toronto’s broader transit.

Line 5 Eglinton service offers convenient connections to…

• 68 bus routes
• Line 1 Yonge-University (Line 1) at Cedarvale and Eglinton stations
• Line 2 Bloor-Danforth (Line 2) at Kennedy Station
• GO Transit (Kitchener Line) and UP Express at Mount Dennis Station
• GO Transit (Stouffville Line) at Kennedy Station

Onboard fare payment is not available

• Tap your PRESTO, credit or debit card or your mobile wallet before boarding the vehicle. At a surface station, customers can tap their PRESTO card or Ticket, debit or credit card, or mobile wallet on a PRESTO reader on the platform for Proof-of-Payment and the two-hour transfer. If paying cash, customers can deposit coins into the Single Ride Vending Machine on the platform and take a paper transfer as Proof-of-Payment.
• At an underground station, customers pay the same way they do at a subway station: tap their PRESTO card or Ticket, debit or credit card or mobile wallet on the reader on a fare gate. If paying cash, deposit payment into the fare box and take a paper transfer as Proof-of-Payment.
• Customers boarding a Line 5 Shuttle Bus must pay when they board (same as they would on any bus or streetcar) either by tapping their physical or virtual card or depositing cash in the fare box.

Find out more on ways to pay on Line 5.

Vehicles are modern and accessible

• The fully accessible Line 5 will improve the quality and reliability of TTC service along this busy corridor, supporting the growth of surrounding neighbourhoods and communities. 
• Vehicles feature level boarding platforms, priority seating and clear audio-visual announcements. 

Service changes to bus routes connecting to Line 5 Eglinton

With the opening of Line 5 Eglinton, service changes have been implemented on select routes as part of the approved Line 5 Surface Network Plan. Full details on new and existing routes related to Line 5 can be found at www.ttc.ca/line5bus.

As of February 8, 2026, services changes have been implemented on the following routes to better connect customers to Line 5 stations:

• 32 Eglinton West
• 35 Jane
• 47 Lansdowne
• 51 Leslie
• 54 Lawrence East
• 71 Runnymede
• 72 Pape
• 89 Weston
• 91 Woodbine
• 100 Flemingdon Park
• 162 Lawrence-Donway
• 191 Underhill
• 954 Lawrence East Express
• 989 Weston Express

New bus routes connecting to Line 5 Eglinton and other stations 

With the opening of Line 5 Eglinton, the following new routes have begun operating:

• 18 Caledonia 
• 27 Jane South 
• 34 Eglinton 
• 151 Leslie North 
• 158 Trethewey 
• 334 Eglinton 

For full details on the Line 5 Surface Network Plan changes click here.  

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