Transit Toronto

GO Transit ended its summer schedules today, Saturday, September 4 and is increasing service on many routes to handle the increasing number of passengers that ride GO buses and trains in the fall.

Not surprisingly, with the start of fall classes this week, many of the changes affect service to and from universities and colleges.

Local transit agencies operate buses, streetcars, subways and trains with special schedules on Sunday, September 5 and Labour Day, Monday, September 6.

Milton Transit is hosting its annual Customer Appreciation Day, next Friday, September 10.

You can

• ride any Milton Transit bus free all day;
• join Mayor Gordon Krantz and other Town Councillors on the bus from 6:15 until 8 a.m.; and
• enjoy free hot beverages and treats at Milton GO Station.

Special events in Brampton, Burlington, the Georgetown area of Halton Hills, Guelph, Niagara Falls and Toronto affect transit services today.

The Brampton event is:

• the Downtown Brampton Farmers Market.

The Burlington event is:

• Canada’s Largest Ribfest.

The Georgetown event is:

• the Georgetown Farmers Market.

The Guelph event is:

• University of Guelph Move-in Day.

The Niagara Falls event is:

• Queen Street Live.

The Toronto events are:

• the Canadian International Air Show;
• the Canadian National Exhibition; and
• Fiera in Little Italy.

Construction affects TTC service along the 193 Exhibition rocket, 306 Carlton overnight, 313 Jane overnight, 504 King shuttle bus and 505 Dundas routes.

Shuttle buses replace streetcars along Dundas Street West between Dundas West Station and Howard Park Avenue.

Read Transit Toronto’s August 21 post for details.

More GO trains operating along the 01 Lakeshore West and 09 Lakeshore East lines stop at Exhibition GO Station.

The TTC operates extra buses and streetcars along the 29 Dufferin, 509 Harbourfront and 511 Bathurst routes.

Express TTC buses operate along the 193 Exhibition rocket route between Dundas West Station and the Dufferin Gate Loop. (Buses detour around construction at Dundas Street West and Roncesvalles Avenue.)

Extra TTC staff at Dufferin Gate and Exhibition Loops collect fares and help speed up boarding.

Read Transit Toronto’s August 13 post for details.

Read Transit Toronto’s September 1 post for details.

Special events in Brampton, Burlington, Georgetown (Halton Hills), Guelph, Hamilton, Milton, Niagara Falls and Toronto affect transit services this weekend.

Buses replace streetcars west of Roncesvalles Avenue, while TTC workers maintain the streetcar tracks maintenance on The Queensway Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, starting this Sunday, September 5.

The shuttle buses replace 301 Queen overnight and 501 Queen streetcar service along The Queensway and Lake Shore Boulevard West and the temporary 504 King shuttle bus service along Roncesvalles Avenue Saturdays, Sundays and holidays until late November.

This Sunday, September 5, the City of Toronto is reopening a section of King Street West near Jameson Avenue, which it has closed since Sunday, May 9 during a project to install new watermains.

TTC streetcars operating along the 504 King and 508 Lakeshore routes resume service along King Street West. The TTC is also revising the service of buses operating along the 313 Jane overnight route and the shuttle buses that replaced the streetcars during the construction.

Since the project to rebuild the streetcars and redesign the streetscape along Roncesvalles Avenue continues, streetcars will not yet operate along Roncesvalles.

The City will again close King Street West and the TTC will again detour streetcars and buses, in October.