TTC Stations/Bus Terminals/Trackwork Construction

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Will start off with the Warden Station/Bus Terminal Redevelopment

Both Jan 4th and the 18th were rain days and was planning on doing some shooting today of the area after I dropped off 2 cameras for repairs, but left the other camera at home. Based on what I was seeing on Saturday and being told by TTC personal, it was still mayhem. Buses were not having much trouble entering or exiting the temporary bus loop, but expect it would be worse today and one reason I needed to do some shooting to see first hand.

One thing was clear to me on Jan 4th as well on the 16th, TTC needs to add more shelters as they were all full on the 18th with larger numbers standing out in the weather.

Pavement is being removed as well stripping of the terminal

Lot more up on my site for 2024 as well this year with Jan 18th shots still to be uploaded

Jan 4th with only a few hours before closing. (Not my videos, but videos on line of the last bus departing the terminal around 2:16 am Jan 5th)

Dec 31th

 

[Mihairokov]

Do we have any update on the upgrades to the Spadina streetcar/Spadina Station and when it may be re-opening? I believe last we heard we were only given "March 2025" as the return date of the 510.

 

[nfitz]

Do we have any update on the upgrades to the Spadina streetcar/Spadina Station and when it may be re-opening? I believe last we heard we were only given "March 2025" as the return date of the 510.

Good question. I hadn't been down here for weeks. But I just saw an out-of-service (505?) Car heading south, coming east on College down Spadina to west on Dundas.

Anyone know the status?

 

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TTC begins construction at Hillcrest for storage of new streetcars

March 6, 2025

Today, Thurs. March 6, 2025, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities of Canada, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Mayor of Toronto Olivia Chow, TTC Chair Jamaal Myers and TTC CEO Greg Percy officially launched construction at the TTC’s Hillcrest complex.

Hillcrest Complex will undergo comprehensive upgrades to store and maintain approximately 25 new streetcars. The upgrades are being funded by contributions from the federal government and the City of Toronto.

The TTC is currently receiving 60 new streetcars, which are jointly funded by $568 million in contributions from the federal government, the Ontario government, and the City of Toronto.

“Investments in transit strengthen communities and improve quality of life, helping more people get to where they need to go,\" said the Honourable Nathaniel Erskine-Smith. “Our government believes in public transit and this investment will support the growing population of transit users in Toronto.”

“Torontonians can expect 6-minute or better service for the Dundas, Bathurst and St. Clair streetcars,” said Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow. “Today’s announcement will get Toronto moving by expanding Hillcrest Yard to service the city’s newly expanded streetcar fleet. We are making the TTC the better way to travel so people spend less time waiting and get to their destination faster.”

“Streetcars are a vital part of the TTC and the city, and I am pleased that we are expanding Hillcrest to ensure that we can store and maintain additional streetcars,” said TTC Chair Jamaal Myers. “Our goal is to run a sustainable transit system that our customers can continue to rely on and be proud of. This is a big step in that direction.”

“Expanding Hillcrest will allow us to modernize our facilities and future-proof our operations, and it is also the closest maintenance facility to the routes that the new streetcars are expected to serve – 512 St Clair and potentially 511 Bathurst,” said TTC CEO Greg Percy. “It also means we can save on some costs by modifying existing infrastructure, rather than building a new facility.”

The Hillcrest Complex construction project will be done in two phases and is expected to take approximately five years to complete. In addition to the upgrades for streetcar storage and maintenance, the project will include much-needed maintenance work and landscaping improvements.

Currently, the TTC’s existing streetcar facilities can accommodate a total of approximately 239 streetcars. The upgrades to Hillcrest will allow for a total fleet size of 264 vehicles. Since 2020, the TTC has operated only low-floor, high-capacity, fully accessible streetcars on its network. Additional information on the project can be found at www.ttc.ca/HillcrestUpgrades

 

[nfitz]

The 510 Spadina returns on March 30.

510 streetcar to return on March 30, 509 to be fully suspended

The TTC says the 510 Spadina streetcar will be back on track on March 30.

toronto.citynews.ca

 

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TTC works to adapt Hillcrest complex to store, maintain incoming streetcars

 

[DSCToronto]

As expected, Steve Munro has a useful report https://stevemunro.ca/2025/03/06/ttc-hillcrest-update-march-2025/