29 Dufferin

The TTC continues to split the service, with some buses ending their trips at Gladstone Avenue and Queen Street West, while others detour off Dufferin Street to continue to Exhibition Place, as they have since July.

29 branch (between Wilson Station and Queen Street West)

Mondays to Fridays from about 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and from about 7 until 10 p.m., the TTC short-turns the buses at Queen Street West.

Starting Monday, September 17 and continuing until December, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Dufferin Street and Peel Avenue, then detour:

eastward along Peel; and then
southward along Gladstone Avenue to Queen Street West,
ending their trips.

Southbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Dufferin Street south of Queen Street West, at Melbourne Avenue and King Street West, across from Liberty Street and at Springhurst Avenue and
• in Dufferin Loop.

Instead, southbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop

• on Gladstone Avenue at Queen Street West.

Southbound passengers wanting to travel further south to Liberty Village, South Parkdale and Exhibition Place can exit buses on Gladstone Avenue, just north of Queen Street West, cross Queen West, then board buses operating along the 29D branch on the south side of Queen, across from Gladstone.

Northbound buses start their trips on Gladstone Avenue, north of Queen Street West, then proceed:

southward along Gladstone; and then
westward along Queen Street West to Dufferin Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Dufferin.

Northbound buses skip their regular stops

• in Dufferin Loop,
• on Dufferin Street at Liberty Street, King Street West, across from Melbourne Avenue and at Queen Street West.

Instead, northbound buses pick up passengers at a temporary stop

• on Gladstone Avenue at Queen Street West.

29A branch (between Tycos Drive and Queen Street West)

Mondays to Fridays during rush hours, the TTC short-turns the buses at Queen Street West.

Starting Monday, September 17 and continuing until December, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Dufferin Street and Peel Avenue, then detour:

eastward along Peel; and then
southward along Gladstone Avenue to Queen Street West,
ending their trips.

Instead, southbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop

• on Gladstone Avenue at Queen Street West.

Southbound passengers wanting to travel further south to Liberty Village, South Parkdale and Exhibition Place can exit buses on Gladstone Avenue, just north of Queen Street West, cross Queen West, then board buses operating along the 29D branch on the south side of Queen, across from Gladstone.

Northbound buses start their trips on Gladstone Avenue, north of Queen Street West, then proceed:

southward along Gladstone; and then
westward along Queen Street West to Dufferin Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Dufferin.

Northbound buses skip their regular stops

• in Dufferin Loop,
• on Dufferin Street at Liberty Street, King Street West, across from Melbourne Avenue and at Queen Street West.

Instead, northbound buses pick up passengers at a temporary stop

• on Gladstone Avenue at Queen Street West.

29D branch (between Wilson Station and Princes’ Gates)

Seven days a week, the TTC detours the buses off Dufferin Street, but continues to operate them to Exhibition Place.

Starting Monday, September 17 and continuing until December, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Queen Street West and Dufferin Street, then detour:

eastward along Queen West;
southward along Shaw Street; and then
westward along King Street West;
southward along Atlantic Avenue;
eastward along Liberty and East Liberty Streets;
southward along Strachan Avenue;
westward along Manitoba Drive;
southward along Canada Drive;
westward along Princes’ Boulevard;
north- and westward along Nunuvut Road;
northward along Nova Scotia Avenue; and then
eastward along Manitoba Drive to a stop on the south side of Manitoba across from Exhibition Loop,
ending their trips.

Southbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Dufferin Street south of Queen Street West, at Melbourne Avenue and King Street West, across from Liberty Street and at Springhurst Avenue,
• on Saskatchewan Road east of Dufferin Street,
• on Manitoba Drive east of Saskatchewan Road and at Nova Scotia Avenue and
• in Princes’ Gate Loop.

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

• on Queen Street West across from Gladstone Avenue, at Abell Street and Dovercourt Road, across from Ossington Avenue and at Shaw Street,
• on Shaw Street across from Adelaide Street West and at King Street West,
• on King Street West at Sudbury Street,
• on Strachan Avenue at Manitoba Drive,
• on Princes’ Boulevard beside the Direct Energy Centre and
• on Nunavut Road beside the Horse Palace.

Northbound buses start their trips on Manitoba Drive, across from Exhibition Loop, then proceed:

eastward along Manitoba;
northward along Strachan Avenue;
westward along East Liberty and Liberty Street;
northward along Fraser Avenue;
eastward along King Street West;
northward along Shaw Street; and then
westward along Queen Street West to Dufferin Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Dufferin.

Northbound buses skip their regular stops

• in Princes’ Gate Loop,
• on Princes’ Boulevard beside the Direct Energy Centre,
• on Nunavut Road beside the Horse Palace,
• on Manitoba Drive across from Nova Scotia Avenue and west of Saskatchewan Road,
• on Saskatchewan Road at Dufferin Street,
• in Dufferin Loop,
• on Dufferin Street at Liberty Street, King Street West, across from Melbourne Avenue and at Queen Street West.

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

• on Strachan Avenue north of Fleet Street,
• on East Liberty Street west of Pirandello Street and at Lynn Williams Street,
• on Liberty Street at Atlantic Avenue,
• on King Street West at Atlantic Avenue and across from Sudbury Street.
• on Shaw Street at Adelaide and Queen Streets West and
• on Queen Street West at Ossington Avenue, Dovercourt Road and Beaconsfield and Gladstone Avenues.

329 Dufferin overnight

Seven days a week from about 2 until 5 a.m., the TTC detours the buses off Dufferin Street, but continues to operate them to Exhibition Place.

Starting Monday, September 17 and continuing until December, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Queen Street West and Dufferin Street, then detour:

eastward along Queen West;
southward along Shaw Street; and then
westward along King Street West;
southward along Atlantic Avenue;
eastward along Liberty and East Liberty Streets;
southward along Strachan Avenue;
westward along Manitoba Drive;
southward along Canada Drive;
westward along Princes’ Boulevard;
north- and westward along Nunuvut Road;
northward along Nova Scotia Avenue; and then
eastward along Manitoba Drive to a stop on the south side of Manitoba across from Exhibition Loop,
ending their trips.

Southbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Dufferin Street south of Queen Street West, at Melbourne Avenue and King Street West, across from Liberty Street and at Springhurst Avenue,
• on Saskatchewan Road east of Dufferin Street,
• on Manitoba Drive east of Saskatchewan Road and at Nova Scotia Avenue and
• in Princes’ Gate Loop.

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

• on Queen Street West across from Gladstone Avenue, at Abell Street and Dovercourt Road, across from Ossington Avenue and at Shaw Street,
• on Shaw Street across from Adelaide Street West and at King Street West,
• on King Street West at Sudbury Street,
• on Strachan Avenue at Manitoba Drive,
• on Princes’ Boulevard beside the Direct Energy Centre and
• on Nunavut Road beside the Horse Palace.

Northbound buses start their trips on the south side of Manitoba Drive across from Exhibition Loop, then proceed:

eastward along Manitoba;
northward along Strachan Avenue;
westward along East Liberty and Liberty Street;
northward along Fraser Avenue;
eastward along King Street West;
northward along Shaw Street; and then
westward along Queen Street West to Dufferin Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Dufferin.

Northbound buses skip their regular stops

• in Princes’ Gate Loop,
• on Princes’ Boulevard beside the Direct Energy Centre,
• on Nunavut Road beside the Horse Palace,
• on the north side of Manitoba Drive across from Nova Scotia Avenue and west of Saskatchewan Road,
• on Saskatchewan Road at Dufferin Street,
• in Dufferin Loop,
• on Dufferin Street at Liberty Street, King Street West, across from Melbourne Avenue and at Queen Street West.

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

• on Strachan Avenue north of Fleet Street,
• on East Liberty Street west of Pirandello Street and at Lynn Williams Street,
• on Liberty Street at Atlantic Avenue,
• on King Street West at Atlantic Avenue and across from Sudbury Street.
• on Shaw Street at Adelaide and Queen Streets West and
• on Queen Street West at Ossington Avenue, Dovercourt Road and Beaconsfield and Gladstone Avenues.

316 Ossington overnight

Seven days a week from about 2 until 5 a.m., starting Monday, September 17 and continuing until December, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Manitoba and Canada Drives, then detour:

southward along Canada;
westward along Princes’ Boulevard;
north- and westward along Nunavut Road;
northward along Nova Scotia Avenue; and then
eastward along Manitoba Drive to a stop on the south side of Manitoba across from Exhibition Loop,
ending their trips.

Southbound buses skip their regular stops

• in Princes’ Gate Loop and
• on the north side of Manitoba Drive beside the Exhibition Loop.

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

• on Princes’ Boulevard beside the Direct Energy Centre,
• on Nunavut Road beside the Horse Palace and
• on the south side of Manitoba Drive across from Exhibition Loop.

Northbound buses operate along their regular route.

Transit agencies often interline two or more routes sharing a common terminal to save resource — meaning they use fewer drivers and fewer vehicles to serve the routes. For example, when a southbound bus operating along the 329 Dufferin overnight route arrives at Exhibition Place, it continues northbound along the 316 Ossington overnight route. After finishing a round trip along the 316 route, the bus returns to the Exhibition Place, then continues northward along the 329 route.