506 Carlton

Streetcars operate along their regular route and serve all regular stops.

306 Carlton overnight

Between 2 and 5 a.m. from Tuesday, August 24 until Tuesday, September 7, eastbound streetcars start their trips in High Park Loop, then proceed:

eastward along Howard Park Avenue to Dundas Street West,
resuming their regular route eastward along Dundas West.

Eastbound cars skip their regular stops

• in Dundas West Station terminal,
• on Edna Avenue at Dundas Street West and
• on Dundas Street West at Bloor Street West, Roncesvalles and Howard Park Avenues.

Instead, eastbound cars drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops

• in High Park Loop and
• on Howard Park Avenue east of Parkside Drive, at Indian Road, Roncesvalles Avenue and Dundas Street West.

Westbound cars reverse the detour routing.

Westbound cars skip their regular stops

• on Dundas Street West opposite Roncesvalles Avenue and at Bloor Street West and
• in Dundas West Station terminal.

Instead, westbound cars drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops

• on Howard Park Avenue at Roncesvalles Avenue, Indian Road and Parkside Drive and
• in High Park Loop.

Shuttle buses replace the streetcars along Dundas Street West between Dundas Street West and Howard Park Avenue.

306 / 505 Carlton overnight / Dundas shuttle buses

Twenty-four hours a day, from 5 a.m. on Monday, August 23 until 5 a.m. on Tuesday, September 7, buses replace streetcars operating along the 306 Carlton overnight and 505 Dundas routes on Dundas Street West between Dundas West Station and Howard Park Avenue.

Eastbound buses start their trips at Dundas West Station, then proceed:

eastward along Edna Avenue;
southward along Dundas Street West;
westward along Bloor Street West;
southward along Parkside Drive;
eastward along Howard Park Avenue;
southeastward along Dundas Street West; and then
northward along Lansdowne Avenue to College Street,
ending their trips.

Eastbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at stops

• in Dundas West Station,
• on Edna Avenue at Dundas Street West,
• on Dundas Street West at Bloor Street West,
• on Bloor Street West at Indian Road,
• on Parkside Drive south of and opposite Indian Valley Crescent,
• on Howard Park Avenue east of Parkside Drive, at Indian Road, Roncesvalles Avenue and Dundas Street West,
• on Dundas Street West at Sorauren Avenue, opposite Sterling Road and St. Helens Avenue and at Lansdowne Avenue and
• on Lansdowne Avenue at College Street.

Westbound buses start their trips on Lansdowne Avenue at College Street, then proceed:

westward along College Street;
northwestward along Dundas Street West;
westward along Howard Park Avenue;
northward along Parkside Drive;
eastward along Bloor Street West; and then
northward along Dundas Street West to Dundas West Station,
ending their trips in Dundas West Station terminal.

Westbound buses pick up and drop off passengers at stops

• on Lansdowne Avenue at College Street,
• on Dundas Street West at Sterling Road, opposite Sorauren Avenue and at Morrow Avenue,
• on Howard Park Avenue at Roncesvalles Avenue, Indian Road and Parkside Drive,
• on Parkside Drive at Ridout Street and Bloor Street West,
• on Bloor Street West at Indian Road and
• in Dundas West Station terminal.

505 Dundas

From 5 a.m. on Tuesday, August 24 until 5 a.m. on Tuesday, September 7, eastbound streetcars start their trips in High Park Loop, then proceed:

eastward along Howard Park Avenue to Dundas Street West,
resuming their regular route eastward along Dundas West.

Eastbound cars skip their regular stops

• in Dundas West Station terminal,
• on Edna Avenue at Dundas Street West and
• on Dundas Street West at Bloor Street West, Roncesvalles and Howard Park Avenues.

Instead, eastbound cars drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops

• in High Park Loop and
• on Howard Park Avenue east of Parkside Drive, at Indian Road, Roncesvalles Avenue and Dundas Street West.

Westbound cars reverse the detour routing.

Westbound cars skip their regular stops

• on Dundas Street West opposite Roncesvalles Avenue and at Bloor Street West and
• in Dundas West Station terminal.

Instead, westbound cars drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops

• on Howard Park Avenue at Roncesvalles Avenue, Indian Road and Parkside Drive and
• in High Park Loop.

Shuttle buses replace the streetcars along Dundas Street West between Dundas Street West and Howard Park Avenue.

193 Exhibition rocket

From 5 a.m. on Monday, August 23 until about 1 a.m. on Labour Day, Monday, September 6, southbound buses start their trips at Dundas West Station, as usual, then proceed:

eastward along Edna Avenue;
southward along Dundas Street West;
westward along Bloor Street West;
southward along Parkside Drive; and then
eastward along Howard Park Avenue to Dundas West,
resuming their regular route southeastward along Dundas.

Northbound buses operate along their regular route to Dundas Street West and Howard Park Avenue, then detour:

westward along Howard Park;
northward along Parkside Drive;
eastward along Bloor Street West to Dundas West,
resuming their regular route northward along Dundas.

Since buses operate express — without stopping between Dundas West Station and the Dufferin Gate Loop — buses do not skip any regular stops because of the detour.

313 Jane overnight

Between 2 and 5 a.m. from Tuesday, August 24 until Tuesday, September 7, the TTC further revises the detour route. (The buses have already been detouring around construction on Roncesvalles Avenue since Tuesday, July 13.)

Southbound buses operate along their regular route to Dundas and Bloor Streets West, then detour:

westward along Bloor West;
southward along Parkside Drive;
eastward along Howard Park Avenue;
southeastward along Dundas Street West;
southward along Lansdowne Avenue;
westward along Queen Street West to Roncesvalles Avenue,
resuming their regular route westward along the Queensway to Sunnyside Loop.

Southbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Roncesvalles Avenue south of Boustead Avenue, at Howard Park Avenue, Constance Street, Geoffrey Street, High Park Boulevard, Fern and Galley Avenues and the Queensway.

They also skip their current temporary stop

• on Dundas Street West at Howard Park Avenue.

Instead, southbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops

• on Bloor Street West at Indian Road,
• on Parkside Drive south of and opposite Indian Valley Crescent,
• on Howard Park Avenue east of Parkside Drive, at Indian Road, Roncesvalles Avenue and Dundas Street West,
• on Dundas Street West at Sorauren Avenue, opposite Sterling Road and St. Helens Avenue and at Lansdowne Avenue and
• on Lansdowne Avenue south of Rideau Avenue, at #106 Lansdowne, Seaforth Avenue and Queen Street West
• on Queen Street West at Sorauren, Triller and Roncesvalles Avenues.

Northbound buses operate along their regular route to Roncesvalles and Howard Park Avenues, then detour:

eastward along Howard Park;
northwestward along Dundas Street West to Roncesvalles Avenue,
resuming their regular route northward along Dundas West.

Northbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Roncesvalles Avenue opposite Boustead Avenue.

Instead, northbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops

• on Howard Park Avenue at Dundas Street West and
• on Dundas Street West west of Morrow Avenue and at Roncesvalles Avenue.

504 King shuttle

Between 2 and 5 a.m. from Tuesday, August 24 until Tuesday, September 7, the TTC further revises the detour route. (The buses have already been detouring around construction on Roncesvalles Avenue since Tuesday, July 13.)

South- and eastbound buses start their trips at Dundas West Station, then proceed:

eastward along Edna Avenue;
southward along Dundas Street West;
westward along Bloor Street West;
southward along Parkside Drive;
eastward along Howard Park Avenue;
southeastward along Dundas Street West;
southward along Lansdowne Avenue;
westward along Queen Street West to Roncesvalles Avenue,
resuming their regular route westward along the Queensway to Sunnyside Loop.

Southbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Roncesvalles Avenue south of Boustead Avenue, at Howard Park Avenue, Constance Street, Geoffrey Street, High Park Boulevard, Fern and Galley Avenues and the Queensway.

They also skip their current temporary stop

• on Dundas Street West at Howard Park Avenue.

Instead, southbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops

• on Bloor Street West at Indian Road,
• on Parkside Drive south of and opposite Indian Valley Crescent,
• on Howard Park Avenue east of Parkside Drive, at Indian Road, Roncesvalles Avenue and Dundas Street West,
• on Dundas Street West at Sorauren Avenue, opposite Sterling Road and St. Helens Avenue and at Lansdowne Avenue and
• on Lansdowne Avenue south of Rideau Avenue, at #106 Lansdowne, Seaforth Avenue and Queen Street West
• on Queen Street West at Sorauren, Triller and Roncesvalles Avenues.

Northbound buses operate along their regular route to Roncesvalles and Howard Park Avenues, then detour:

eastward along Howard Park;
northwestward along Dundas Street West to Roncesvalles Avenue,
resuming their regular route northward along Dundas West.

Northbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Roncesvalles Avenue opposite Boustead Avenue.

Instead, northbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops

• on Howard Park Avenue at Dundas Street West and
• on Dundas Street West west of Morrow Avenue and at Roncesvalles Avenue.

You can see maps of the detours here. (.pdf)

Construction at Roncesvalles Avenue and Dundas Street West is just the latest phase of a long project to redesign and rebuild Roncesvalles and its streetcar tracks. TTC passengers have faced a long series of service detours since work started on Monday, July 20, 2009, when the TTC replaced streetcars with buses.

The buses operated southbound along Lansdowne Avenue and northbound along Roncesvalles Avenue from Monday, July 20 until Monday, April 26, 2010, when the buses started operating in both directions.

Another City of Toronto project to replace the watermains along King Street West resulted in more detours for the streetcars and buses, starting Tuesday, June 1.

The City again closed Roncesvalles to southbound traffic — and buses started operating southward along Lansdowne and northward along Roncesvalles — on Tuesday, July 13.

From the Transit Toronto archives, read

• a history of streetcar service along Roncesvalles Avenue — and the entire 504 King route — by James Bow here.
• a history of the 505 Dundas streetcar route by James Bow here.
• a history of the 506 Carlton and 306 Carlton overnight routes by James Bow here.