TTC increases bus service on 14 routes, starting on Sunday

Julia Alevato · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 25, 2025 1:40 PM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago

The TTC is expanding autobus work connected 14 routes successful North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough starting connected Sunday, officials announced Tuesday.

Twelve bus routes volition person Monday to Friday service increase, portion 8 routes volition person work accrued connected weekends, most on the Steeles Avenue W. and Wilson Avenue corridors.

Mayor Olivia Chow announced the changes astatine the Steeles Ave. W. and Weston Rd intersection, wherever Saturday day autobus services volition beryllium accrued to lucifer weekday work levels. 

"Today's work changes volition besides assistance halt buses from bunching, making the trips much reliable," said Chow. "I cognize that's an contented close present astatine Steeles and Weston, particularly astatine the 165 Steeles bus, and we're going to fix that."

TTC interim CEO Greg Percy said at the announcement that the changes volition mean a 2.5 infinitesimal hold clip alteration for play commuters taking 165 Steeles, arsenic good as a higher frequence of work for commuters across the metropolis — particularly connected weekends, where demand is "outgrowing capacity."

Chow told reporters Tuesday that this year's TTC Budget is backing "more frequent, reliable, and affordable nationalist transit that connects Torontonians to schools, jobs, and each other." 

The TTC volition besides summation subway work connected Line 4 Sheppard, cutting hold times by up to 2 minutes and improving transportation to Line 1 for implicit 40,000 daily riders connected Line 4, Chow said. 

Streetcar service, meanwhile, volition beryllium accrued connected Saturdays for customers connected fashionable routes, including the 505 Dundas and 506 Carlton, the TTC says.

Here's the afloat database of changes:

• Monday to Friday work increase on the 16 McCowan, 39 Finch East, 57 Midland, 60 Steeles West, 84 Sheppard West, 89 Weston, 116 Morningside, 927 Highway 27 Express, 944 Kipling South Express, 960 Steeles West Express, 984 Sheppard West Express, and 989 Weston Express.

• Weekend work increase  connected the 16 McCowan, 60 Steeles West, 84 Sheppard West, 89 Weston, 96 Wilson, 116 Morningside, 165 Weston Rd North, 927 Highway 27 Express, and 960 Steeles West Express.

• Daily subway work summation connected Line 4 Sheppard, which volition present service every five-to-six minutes, a 33 per cent increase, according to the TTC. 

• Frequent streetcar work connected the 505 Dundas connected Saturday mornings, and work summation connected the 506 Carlton connected Saturday afternoons and aboriginal evenings. Daily increases to the 310 Spadina Night.