4 d. ago Here's what the Toronto region's transit map could look like in next few decades

A recent transit map created by a U.S. tourist provides a look at what the public transportation network could look like in the GTA in the next few decades. The viral transit map was created by Chicago resident Luka, who currently works part-time at the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), which oversees all transit in the Chicagoland region, while he completes his Master's Degree in transportation planning. During a trip to Toronto and Niagara Falls earlier this year, Luka was inspired to create a Golden Horseshoe Rail Map, including transit stops in the GTA that are currently open, under construction, or proposed by various levels of government. "I had the opportunity to ride TTC and GO services, and I was really impressed with both the service levels you guys have in Toronto as well as your ambitious transit expansion programs. I couldn't help but compare your city's transit system to my own in Chicago, especially considering our citi...

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5 d. ago TTC to shut down almost 5 kilometres of subway for this entire weekend

TTC subway closures planned this weekend include a full two-day shutdown on a portion of Line 2 stretching from Kipling to Jane stationsIt will be another consecutive weekend of transit disruption in Toronto thanks to a scheduled closure spanning an over 4.5-kilometre-long stretch of the Line 2 Bloor-Danforth subway, set to last for the entire weekend of Saturday, Nov. 15 and Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025.The TTC states that the latest closure is, again, due to ongoing track work, becoming just the latest in the total of 38 planned overlapping full-weekend closures announced by the transit agency at the start of 2025.Royal York Station will be closed throughout the outage, though all other affected stations will remain open for passengers to purchase or reload fare cards and connect with surface transit.TTCService on Line 2 is expected to resume in time for the start of the weekday morning rush, at approximately 6 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 17.

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7 d. ago Toronto intersection about to get very loud and noise will last until next summer

The jarring sounds of rock breaking will fill the air at a key Toronto intersection as part of a long-term transit project — and the noise is expected to continue 24 hours a day until next summer.Metrolinx is advancing through its excavation of the future Queen Station on the new 15-stop, 15.6-kilometre Ontario Line subway, carving out space for the interchange station that will connect commuters with the busy Line 1 Yonge-University.Ontario Line construction is one of the handful of provincial infrastructure projects using shifts of crews working 24-hour construction, greatly improving build times but coming with some caveats for local businesses in the interim.Metrolinx has announced that it will begin the second phase of excavation for Queen Station in November, which will involve the excavation of bedrock from the station site.The first phase of digging, which saw the removal of soil from station shafts, is to be followed by this brain-rattling noise, planned to continue 2...

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9 d. ago Toronto transit station to transform into free roller skating rink this winter

Free roller skating at Union Station couldn't come at a better time, could it? With winter weather closing in, Toronto's Union Station is preparing to host Union Winter Roller Express, an indoor roller-skating rink open to the public starting Nov. 26.Union Winter, returning to the city after a 2024 debut, offers free admission and roller skate rentals for all guests — just bring your own helmets and knee pads if you choose.The event transforms the railway station from its everyday commuter atmosphere into a festive destination decked out in decor like lighting and tinsel throughout the holiday season.You don't need to be a roller skating expert to attend, either.Union Winter Roller Express will offer skating lessons for beginners, helping new skaters ease into the fun. But that's not all.  Union Winter's itinerary includes special DJ skate nights and 19+ Winter Mixers, catering to an older crowd seeking festive f...

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1 week ago Mayor Olivia Chow says Toronto’s transit safety plan to ‘make real difference’

The TTC safety measures came about due to $31 million added to city budget

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1 week ago Entire Toronto transit line will shut down for the whole weekend

In case air travel wasn't already enough of a challenge right now, travellers relying on the UP Express will be forced to get to and from Toronto Pearson International Airport this weekend via buses.Metrolinx has announced a full-line outage for the UP Express throughout the weekend of Saturday, Nov. 8 and Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, due to ongoing construction.Trains will not serve any of the four stations along the UP Express during the outage, and Metrolinx's plan to implement replacement buses may require commuters to tack on extra travel time when planning their trips.Travel times could be as much as double between Union Station in downtown Toronto and Pearson International Airport straddling the Toronto-Mississauga boundary, with trips on the express rail line to be replaced by GO buses forced to weave through city traffic.While the UP Express moves passengers between downtown and the airport in as little as 25 minutes, Metrolinx warns that replacement GO buses will cover th...

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2 w. ago TTC, Metrolinx defend transit confusion after Toronto Blue Jays loss

Toronto Transit Commission Chair Jamal Myers apologized for a social media post that urged riders to scramble to make the last subway trains while the Jays were still playing.

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2 w. ago TTC chair sorry for poor communication on transit service after World Series Game 7

TORONTO — The Toronto Transit Commission chair has apologized for social-media posts that said transit service would end at 1:30 a.m. after the final World Series game ran late on Saturday night, calling them a “mistake.” Jamaal Myers said Monday that the last subway train left Union Station around 1:45 a.m. and the TTC had […]

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2 w. ago No GO train service between Oakville and Union until Tuesday

Commuters in the west end trying to get into Toronto are out of luck Monday. There is no GO Transit train service between Oakville GO Station and Union Station on Monday after track work that was scheduled to be performed on the Lakeshore West line over the weekend was postponed due to the Blue Jays’ […]

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2 w. ago WARMINGTON: Toronto’s transit system struck out after Blue Jays’ World Series loss

An apology from Metrolinx, UP Express, the TTC, City of Toronto and the province is needed after thousands were left stranded

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2 w. ago Toronto Blue Jays: Gardiner to stay open, subway service to increase for Game 6

The Toronto Blue Jays will face the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Rogers Centre for Game 6 on Friday evening, with a win sealing the World Series for the team.

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3 w. ago Halloween event at abandoned TTC subway station abruptly cancelled

The string of cancelled events in Toronto continues with the abrupt cancellation of the annual Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Halloween Fest at Bay Lower Station.An Oct. 22 corporate notice issued by the TTC states that the transit agency is calling off Halloween Fest, noting that, "After careful consideration and several discussions with the planning team, we've made the difficult decision not to move forward with Halloween Fest this year."The TTC cites the decision on "a combination of factors that meant that we could not be confident Halloween Fest would be safe and inclusive this year, both for attendees as well as volunteers who run the event." The notice, which follows a TTC call for volunteers in mid-October, went on to thank those involved in the decision-making process, as well as everyone who signed up to volunteer for the event.Speaking about the reasons behind this abrupt decision, Stuart Green, TTC Media Relations Representative,...

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3 w. ago Toronto park about to close for 5 years or possibly even longer

A Toronto park is about to close for a lengthy five-year period — or possibly even longer, based on the dismal track record of transit projects in this city.The Gerrard-Carlaw Parkette and dog off-leash area (DOLA), located at the southwest corner of the intersection across from legendary Caribbean restaurant The Real Jerk, is set to close as early as Tuesday, Nov. 4, to accommodate a major transit project.The park and attached DOLA are just a few of the local amenities being displaced to make way for the new Gerrard Station on the upcoming $27 billion Ontario Line.A long-planned missing link in Toronto's rapid transit network, the Ontario Line will run for 15.6 kilometres, with 15 stations and new connections with the future Line 5 Eglinton, Line 2 Bloor-Danforth, and Line 1 Yonge-University.That long-term gain is going to require some shorter-term pain in areas of future stations, though. Local residents near Gerrard and Carlaw have already lost a local mall to make way ...

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3 w. ago Toronto's condo crash may have cost the city a key transit station

The future is uncertain for a long-promised Toronto transit station that would have given one of the city's fastest-growing communities a direct link to the downtown core.Despite years of planning, the demolition of a factory, and ambitious renderings that promised an impressive community built around transit access, the planned Park Lawn GO Station in Etobicoke is now in limbo.The station was to be the centrepiece of a vast new community boasting over a dozen towers on the site of the former Christie's cookie factory at Park Lawn and Lake Shore West.Now, however, a downturn in the condo market has forced many developers to reconsider projects, and slumping sales pose an even greater threat to large multi-tower communities like the 2150 Lake Shore plan spearheaded by developers First Capital and Pemberton Group.The station at the heart of it all was to span Park Lawn Road, straddling the Lakeshore West GO corridor, and feature access points on either side of the st...

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3 w. ago Ontario Line construction sites starting to actually resemble subway stations

Construction on the game-changing $27 billion Ontario Line subway is pressing forward, set to add 15 stations to Toronto’s rapid transit network along 15.6 kilometres of track, linking Exhibition Place in the southwest to Don Mills and Eglinton in the northeast.The generational transit investment is making steady progress ahead of its central tunnel through downtown Toronto, which will include stations at King/Bathurst, Queen/Spadina, Osgoode, Queen, Moss Park, and Corktown.These underground stops — expected to be among the busiest on the TTC network once operational — are being constructed using a range of methods before the twin tunnel boring machines begin their journey eastward from a launch shaft in Liberty Village.Construction methods include mining operations deep below to carve voids that will become future station platforms, as well as top-down excavations. While much of this work is conducted out of the view of passersby, Metrolinx has...

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