September service adjustments

Effective Sunday, August 31, 2025

Effective August 31, 2025, unless otherwise indicated, the following changes will be made to bus and streetcar service across the city. The new information will be updated on the Routes and Schedules page by August 31.

Please note: Trip planning apps will show route diversions for the 29 Dufferin, 304 King, 329 Dufferin Night Bus, 503 Kingston Rd, 504 King, and 929 Dufferin Express routes, despite the fact that the construction at King Street West and Dufferin Street will not start until mid-September. Buses and streetcars will continue to follow their regular routes until further notice. Call the Customer Information team at 416-393-4636, for help planning your trip.

Holiday schedule:

The TTC will operate on a holiday schedule on Monday, September 1, 2025 for Labour Day. 

Routing adjustments

The following routes will be adjusted due to construction, for operational changes, or to improve connections between other routes.

Please note: Trip planning apps will show route diversions for the 29 Dufferin, 304 King, 329 Dufferin Night Bus, 503 Kingston Rd, 504 King, and 929 Dufferin Express routes, despite the fact that the construction at King Street West and Dufferin Street will not start until mid-September. Buses and streetcars will continue to follow their regular routes until further notice. Call the Customer Information team at 416-393-4636, for help planning your trip.

Seasonal service changes 

Effective September 2, 2025, unless otherwise indicated, service will be increased on the following routes to make it easier to get to and from schools, and other locations across the city.

Seasonal service reductions 

Effective, September 2, 2025, service will be reduced, or end, on the following routes, due to fewer people travelling to and from these locations, and other seasonal changes.

  • 72 Pape 

    72D Pape (Thorncliffe Park-Ookwemin Minising via Pape Stn) weekend and holiday bus service to Biidaasige Park on Ookwemin Minising will end on September 2, 2025. 

  • 92 Woodbine South  

    92 Woodbine South bus service will be reduced in the evening periods Monday to Friday, and in all periods on the weekends, due to fewer people travelling to Woodbine Beach in the fall and winter. 

  • 200 Toronto Zoo 

    200 Toronto Zoo weekday bus service, between the Toronto Zoo and Rouge Hill GO Station, will end for the season due to fewer people travelling to the zoo in the fall and winter. Weekend service will continue until October 2025. 

  • 201 Bluffer’s Park 

    201 Bluffer’s Park weekday bus service, between Kennedy Station and Bluffer’s Park, will end for the season due to fewer people travelling the park in the fall and winter. Weekend service will continue until October 2025. 

  • 203 High Park 

    203 High Park weekend bus service, between High Park Station and High Park, will end for the season due to fewer people travelling to the park in the fall and winter. 

Construction service changes 

  • Lawrence Station bus terminal reopening 

    The following bus routes will return to Lawrence Station’s bus terminal, effective August 31, 2025: 

    52 Lawrence West and 952 Lawrence West bus service to Eglinton Station, via Avenue Road and Eglinton Avenue West, will end.

    124 Sunnybrook bus service to Roe Loop via Lawrence Avenue West and Avenue Road will end.

    162 Lawrence-Donway bus service to Roe Loop, via Lawrence Avenue East and Avenue Road, will end. 

    The entrance at Lawrence Avenue and Yonge Street, will also re-open on August 31, 2025. 

  • King Street West and Dufferin Street track renewal

    Effective mid-September to late October 2025, the intersection of King Street West and Dufferin Street will be closed for streetcar track renewal. Service will be impacted on the following routes:

    Please note: Trip planning apps will show route diversions for the 29 Dufferin, 304 King, 329 Dufferin Night Bus, 503 Kingston Rd, 504 King, and 929 Dufferin Express routes, despite the fact that the construction at King Street West and Dufferin Street will not start until mid-September. Buses and streetcars will continue to follow their regular routes until further notice. Call the Customer Information team at 416-393-4636, for help planning your trip.

  • Route diversions when construction begins 

    29 Dufferin and 329 Dufferin buses will divert both ways on Queen Street West, Shaw Street and King Street West, due to construction at King Street West and Dufferin Street. Northbound buses will operate via Gladstone Avenue and Peel Avenue, to regular route.

    929 Dufferin Express route will be shorted to end at Queen Street West, instead of travelling to Dufferin Gate Loop. Northbound buses will loop back on Dufferin Street to Queen Street West, Gladstone Avenue, Peel Avenue, and Dufferin Street, to regular route.

    There will be no bus service on the 29 Dufferin, 329 Dufferin and the 929 Dufferin Express on Dufferin Street between Queen Street West and Dufferin Gate Loop/Exhibition (Princes’ Gates).

    503 Kingston Rd streetcars

    503 Kingston Rd streetcars will be suspended and replaced by buses operating between King Street West and Joe Shuster Way, and Bingham Loop.

    304/504 King and 508 Lake Shore

    304/504 King and 508 Lake Shore streetcars will divert via Queen Street West between Shaw Street and Roncesvalles Avenue, due to construction at King Street West and Dufferin Street.

    504B King streetcars will operate to Bathurst Street (Wolseley Loop), instead of Dufferin Gate Loop.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Why is TTC adjusting service? 

    Approximately every six weeks, the TTC adjusts service its bus and streetcar routes and subway lines. Some adjustments are minor, such as slight departure time changes, while others involve more significant changes related to construction work or route updates. 

  • When will the new route information be posted? 

    The new route information will be available on the website by Sunday, August 31, 2025. If you need help planning your trip, please call our Customer Information team at 416-393-4636, or use the Trip Planner.


  • When will the next service adjustments happen? 

    The next service adjustments will happen:

    • Sunday, October 12, 2025
    • Sunday, November 16, 2025 

  • Is there a place to see real-time bus occupancy data? 

    Yes. You can get real-time bus occupancy data and arrival information for the next three buses at the stops as well as the volume of passengers on those buses by using Transit, Transit Now or Track TTC.

    As part of a pilot with Transit app, you can also see scheduled and unscheduled bus and streetcar diversions live in the app. 

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