The TTC is closing Line 1 Yonge - University subway between Finch and St Clair stations earlier than usually Friday, March 5. Line 1 trains operate only between St Clair and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre stations after 11 p.m. that day. It continues to close the subway between the two stations all day Saturday, March 6 and Sunday, March 7.
Shuttle buses partly replace subway service. The buses start and end their trips in the bus terminals at Finch and St Clair stations, but also drop off or pick up passengers on the street near the other sections on this part of the line.
(Or, consider a shuttle-bus alternative.)
Most stations on the closed section of Line 1 remain open so you can pay fares or connect with TTC buses, streetcars and Line 4 Sheppard trains. However, North York Centre Station is closed.
Note also that the TTC is closing exits / entrances at other stations:
- at Sheppard - Yonge Station, the automatic exits / entrances at Yonge Street and Poyntz Avenue and at Yonge Street and Anndale Drive are closed. Use other station entrances.
- at York Mills Station, the Old York Mills Road exit / entrance is closed. Use the other station entrances in the York Mills Centre and the Yonge Corporate Centre or at the corner of Yonge Street and Wilson Avenue.
- at Lawrence Station, the automatic entrances / exits at Ranleigh Avenue and Bedford Park Avenue are closed. Use the entrances at Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue.
Although all shuttle buses are accessible, Wheel-Trans service is also available from all stations. Ask TTC staff in each station for information about Wheel-Trans.
While this section of Line 1 is closed, Metrolinx contractors work on the Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit line. TTC crews will take advantage of the closure to maintain the tracks.
According to a TTC news release, “While the TTC does most subway maintenance at the conclusion of service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete critical infrastructure and state of good repair work as well as… signal upgrades.”
The TTC is closing this section of Line 1 three more times in March:
- Monday, March 8 until Thursday, March 11 — Finch to Eglinton — close early — tunnel and signal upgrades; track work.
- Saturday, March 13 — Eglinton to King — signal upgrades.
- Sunday, March 14 — Sheppard - Yonge to Bloor — signal upgrades.