Planning on having a normal, hassle-free weekend of commuting on the TTC? Well, that’s too bad because you live in Toronto, where subway outages are seemingly becoming more of a dependability than actual subway service these days.
A significant portion of the subway will once again be out of commission for this entire weekend as the transit agency attempts to keep up with the backlog of repairs for crumbling infrastructure.
The TTC plans to shutter a significant stretch of the Line 2 Bloor-Danforth for the entire weekend of November 9 and November 10, 2024.
There will be no subway service between Kipling and Keele stations for the duration of the weekend, yet another closure the TTC attributes to ongoing track work
Like the constant closures that have been plaguing Scarborough transit users for weeks, this latest subway service reduction will cut the line’s terminus by several stations.
This time, riders can expect an approximately 6.8-kilometre stretch spanning seven stations at the western end of Line 2.
The placement of this closure effectively cuts off the line to less than three-quarters of its full 26.2 kilometre length, shutting down a whopping 25.9 per cent of Line 2.
Throughout the outage, passengers will still be able to access all stations on the affected stretch to purchase and reload fare cars or connect with surface routes, though anyone who descends to the platforms will find them devoid of activity, aside from TTC staff on hand to keep confused commuters informed.
Service between Keele and Kipling — a key regional interchange station for commuters coming from western GTA municipalities — will be covered by shuttle buses during the closure.
It will likely make for a painful weekend getting around the city for people who rely on this portion of subway. However, the TTC promises that regular service (if we are calling the much-hated Reduced Speed Zones a “regular” thing now) will resume on Line 2 by Monday, November 11, by 6 a.m.
Even the days leading up to this closure may prove troublesome for locals relying on these stations.
The TTC is closing this stretch of subway early from Monday, November 4 to Friday, November 8, with train service shutting down at 11 p.m. each night before the lengthy weekend closure that will follow.
As with the full weekend closure, shuttle buses are in operation during early nightly closures, and stations remain open for fares and surface connections.
