6 d. ago Huge stretch of TTC subway spanning almost 5km will close all weekend

TTC commuters will have yet another subway outage to contend with this weekend.The transit agency plans to shut down a stretch of the Line 2–Bloor Danforth spanning eight stations along almost five kilometres of track on April 12-13, 2025.Subway riders will have to navigate a large gap in coverage between Ossington and Jane stations due to ongoing track work on this portion of Line 2, relegating commuters to cramped and unreliable shuttle bus service.The TTC is advising passengers that Runnymede, High Park, Lansdowne, and Dufferin stations will be closed, while the other four stations on the affected stretch will remain open for riders to purchase fares and connect with surface routes.This weekend's coming service disruption is just one of 38 full-weekend subway closures planned for 2025 that were announced by the TTC earlier this year.Regular subway service on this stretch is set to resume Monday, April 14, at approximately 6 a.m.However, that depends on your definition ...

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1 week ago MANDEL: ‘Pure act of evil’ prompts mom to lunge at daughter’s killer in court

Chinese national Neng Jia Jin was bent on revenge and wanted to kill Canadians when he boarded a TTC subway car in 2022

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1 week ago Two different stretches of TTC subway will shut down for this entire weekend

TTC subway closures this weekend could throw a wrench in your commute.The transit agency is planning overlapping closures on both the Line 1 Yonge-University and Line 2 Bloor-Danforth on the weekend of April 5-6, 2025, affecting six stations and almost seven kilometres of combined track.Here's everything you need to know about this weekend's planned subway outages.Line 1Subway service will be halted between Sheppard West and Lawrence West stations on Saturday, April 5, and Sunday, April 6, to accommodate track work along this over-4-kilometre stretch of track.Shuttle buses will cover the gap in service covering Lawrence West, Yorkdale, Wilson, and Sheppard West stations, all of which will remain open for riders to purchase fares and connect with surface routes.Service along this stretch will resume Monday, April 7, in time for the morning rush at approximately 6 a.m.Line 2The planned Line 1 outage overlaps with another disruption that will impact Line 2 riders starting on Friday nig...

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2 w. ago Canines and commuters: TTC sprinkled with dog adoption posters

The TTC is going to the dogs. For the next eight weeks, Toronto Animal Services (TAS) will advertise dogs living in its shelters that are available for adoption at 15 TTC subway stations, on the subway trains, and on the Dundas streetcar. “There are dogs all over Toronto bringing maximum cuteness!” TAS said on social […]

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2 w. ago Iconic art that's been on display at Toronto subway station for decades is moving

For the first time in 47 years, a legendary piece of art that's called Spadina subway station home for decades is set to be displayed at a Toronto museum as part of a larger exhibition celebrating the work of renowned Canadian artist Joyce Wieland. In the mid-1970s, as the TTC was planning to expand its network with nine new subway stops stretching out of the downtown core, it commissioned several artists to create artwork for the upcoming transit stops, including Wieland. Recognized globally as one of the leading Canadian contemporary artists of the 20th century, Wieland's artwork "Barren Ground Caribou" continued the ecological themes in her work. The nostalgic quilt, which consists of layers of cotton fabric stuffed with synthetic batting, has been a fixture at the station's Kendal Avenue entry since it was unveiled in 1978. In 1975, Wieland said that the quilt "expresses aspects of the public's growing awareness of their environment and its preservation,...

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4 w. ago TTC to close huge stretch of subway spanning over 10 km for this entire weekend

A massive stretch of the TTC's busiest transit line will be out of service for this entire weekend.The transit agency has announced that subway service on Line 1 between Finch and St. Clair stations will be halted for the entire weekend of March 22-23, 2025.The affected portion of subway line spanning approximately 10.5 kilometres will be served by shuttle buses during the two-day outage.Finch, Sheppard-Yonge, York Mills, Eglinton, Davisville and St. Clair stations will remain open for passengers to purchase fares and connect with surface routes, though North York Centre and Lawrence stations will remain closed throughout the weekend.Regular subway service will resume on Monday, March 24 in tme for the start of the morning rush at approximately 6 a.m.The coming disruption, which the TTC has attributed to track work, marks just one of the 38 planned full-weekend closures that will affect portions of the subway in 2025 as the transit agency struggles to keep up with its repair backlog...

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