[drum118]

TTC adjusting 504 King streetcar routing to improve service

May 16,2025

To ensure the TTC is providing the best service possible during the King/Church intersection closure, a small adjustment to the 504 King streetcar diversionary routing is being made effective today (May 16).

The 504 King streetcar will now divert both ways via Shaw St. instead of Spadina Ave. on the western portion of the diversion. This will relieve some of the congestion associated with left turns in the central downtown area.

The 503 Kingston Rd. streetcar will continue to divert via Spadina and Queen, running west on King St. to Dufferin Loop. All other service changes made last weekend remain as is for now.

However, as with all large-scale diversions, the TTC continues to monitor traffic conditions and service performance in real time and could make further changes as needed.

Updates to signage and stop pole notices along the route will be made in the coming few days as the materials need to be printed and installed.

Immediate changes will be reflected at https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/U...304-King-and-508-Lake-Shore-streetcar-service

 

[Amare]

TTC adjusting 504 King streetcar routing to improve service

May 16,2025

To ensure the TTC is providing the best service possible during the King/Church intersection closure, a small adjustment to the 504 King streetcar diversionary routing is being made effective today (May 16).

The 504 King streetcar will now divert both ways via Shaw St. instead of Spadina Ave. on the western portion of the diversion. This will relieve some of the congestion associated with left turns in the central downtown area.

The 503 Kingston Rd. streetcar will continue to divert via Spadina and Queen, running west on King St. to Dufferin Loop. All other service changes made last weekend remain as is for now.

However, as with all large-scale diversions, the TTC continues to monitor traffic conditions and service performance in real time and could make further changes as needed.

Updates to signage and stop pole notices along the route will be made in the coming few days as the materials need to be printed and installed.

Immediate changes will be reflected at https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/U...304-King-and-508-Lake-Shore-streetcar-service

Finally a little bit of common sense hit the TTC in the head, it would've been a disaster to keep having the 504 diverting at Spadina. Unfortunately it comes at a cost of less service for those on King St between Shaw and Bathurst but it's a price that may very well be worth it.

Now let's see how long it takes for the TTC to update the website and route map diversion...

 

[evandyk]

The 504 replacement buses are doing a good job. They're running them up to Gerrard and Broadview instead of River (as originally planned) and they get you there from downtown really quickly.

 

[DSCToronto]

Finally a little bit of common sense hit the TTC in the head, it would've been a disaster to keep having the 504 diverting at Spadina. Unfortunately it comes at a cost of less service for those on King St between Shaw and Bathurst but it's a price that may very well be worth it.

Now let's see how long it takes for the TTC to update the website and route map diversion...

Now they need to add a stop eastbound @ Adelaide & Church!!!!! Stops now are Adelaide & Yonge and then Church @ Queen.

 

[Steve X]

The 504 replacement buses are doing a good job. They're running them up to Gerrard and Broadview instead of River (as originally planned) and they get you there from downtown really quickly.

They figured that out with the 501B but it did take them a few years to realize that people prefer to take the bus south too. They were also hesitant to loop through Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital for quite a long time.

I’m also glad they didn’t forget what the learn in the past.

 

[evandyk]

They figured that out with the 501B but it did take them a few years to realize that people prefer to take the bus south too. They were also hesitant to loop through Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital for quite a long time.

I’m also glad they didn’t forget what the learn in the past.

That hospital loop is basically a TTC station at this point. The 504s, 62s and 8s are all looping through there.

 

[turbanplanner]

That hospital loop is basically a TTC station at this point. The 504s, 62s and 8s are all looping through there.

I'm embarrassed how many times I've gotten on a bus "for Broadview" and ended up at the hospital instead of the station

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Wonder whenever Line 6 opens, there will be someone who mixes up "College" Station with "Humber College" Station?

 

[evandyk]

I'm embarrassed how many times I've gotten on a bus "for Broadview" and ended up at the hospital instead of the station

It’s essentially a Broadview Station annex, accommodating the routes that should loop there but there’s no space for.

 

[JasonParis]

That's a good way of thinking of it. If Line 3 were open, they could conceivably converge at Gerrard Station instead.

 

[Steve X]

That hospital loop is basically a TTC station at this point. The 504s, 62s and 8s are all looping through there.

Plus the 121.

Wonder whenever Line 6 opens, there will be someone who mixes up "College" Station with "Humber College" Station?

They should really rename it to Humber Polytechnic Station.

 

[T3G]

Wonder whenever Line 6 opens, there will be someone who mixes up "College" Station with "Humber College" Station?

This is the same level of infantilization as with the confusion between Dundas and Dundas West.

Does most of the population require a court appointed guardian to be allowed to move around in the streets? Mein Gott.

 

[Cyrobyte]

I know that this is unrelated to the current discussion but this is an interesting fun fact:

Kipling station is the southernmost TTC subway station

 

[nfitz]

I know that this is unrelated to the current discussion but this is an interesting fun fact:

Kipling station is the southernmost TTC subways station

Until Exhibition subway station opens.

And then there's Line 10 (I'm running away now ...)

 

[Cyrobyte]

Until Exhibition subway station opens.

And then there's Line 10 (I'm running away now ...)

Is that the Hurontario LRT?