Simplified and more frequent service along Dundas Street
To simplify the network and provide more frequent and consistent service, routes operating on Dundas Street will see the following improvements:
- Route 1 Dundas will operate from Kipling Bus Terminal to Laird Road and Ridgeway Drive via UTM. Service frequencies will be improved to 15 minutes or better during weekday core hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (currently 24 to 48 minutes) and 20 minutes or better during weekend core hours of 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (currently 38 to 48 minutes).
- Route 101 Dundas Express will operate from Kipling Bus Terminal to Laird Road and Ridgeway Drive via UTM. Service frequencies will be improved to 15 minutes or better during weekday core hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (currently 30 minutes) and 20 minutes or better during Saturday core hours of 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (currently up to 21 minutes).
- Route 1C Dundas will no longer operate while Route 101 Dundas Express service between north of Dundas Street and South Common Centre via Erin Mills Parkway and South Millway will be removed. Customers traveling to South Common Centre can transfer to Route 48 Erin Mills or Route 110/110A University Express at UTM.
Route 48 extended to service UTM
Improving connectivity from communities in Meadowvale and Erin Mills to UTM, Route 48 Erin Mills will extend from South Common Centre to service UTM. Service frequencies will now run 22-24 minutes during the weekday rush hour (improved from 45-50 minutes), 30 minutes during the weekday midday (improved from 50 minutes), and to 40 minutes during the weekend afternoon (from 45-50 minutes).
Customers heading to South Common Centre will be able to board Route 48 Erin Mills at bus stop #4800 at UTM.
Route 26 bus stop changes at South Common Centre
Route 26 Burnhamthorpe will have revised routing and platform assignment at South Common Centre to accommodate the Route 48 extension. Route 26 Burnhamthorpe will now enter South Common Centre via South Millway and The Collegeway and leave the terminal via Burnhamthorpe Road. Route 26 Burnhamthorpe will now serve South Common Centre Platform A (stop #1099) and Route 48 Erin Mills southbound will serve Platform K (stop #1089).
Due to this change, bus stops #3436, #3432, #1266, #1251, #1063 and #1015 will be removed and a new bus stop (#3457) will be added along Burnhamthorpe Road, in addition to serving bus stops #0968, #1049, #2601, #1029 and #0964.
Service improvements
Due to increased customer demand and to address overcrowding, the following routes will have more frequent service.
Improved service on weekdays:
- 11 Westwood: from 13 minutes to 11 minutes between 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and from 20 minutes to 15 minutes between 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- 28 Confederation: from 30 minutes to 20-24 minutes between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- 109 Meadowvale Express: from up to 20 minutes to 15 minutes between 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Improved service on weekends:
- 3 Bloor: from 28 minutes to 20-24 minutes all day on Saturdays and Sundays.
- 11 Westwood: from 26 minutes to 18 minutes between 7 a.m. to 12 a.m. on Saturdays and between 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Sundays.
- 109 Meadowvale Express: from 20 minutes to 18 minutes between 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.
More trips on weekends:
- 5 Dixie: an additional northbound and southbound trip will be added to extend service later on Sundays.
- 7 Airport: an additional northbound trip will be added to extend service earlier on Saturdays. An additional northbound and southbound trip will be added to extend service later on Saturdays. An additional northbound trip will be added to extend service later on Sundays.
- 42 Derry: an additional eastbound trip will be added to extend service later on Sundays.
- 103 Hurontario Express: an additional southbound trip will be added to extend service earlier on Sundays.