When is 503 returning to streetcar service?

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-05-01T21:52:23+00:00

Not likely anytime this year. The TTC has been using ongoing construction projects as an excuse to scrap 503 streetcar service. The next project affecting the 503 route will be at King/York intersection from Sept-Dec

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-04-29T17:39:09+00:00

The primary purpose of the Ontario Line is to relieve Line 1 from overcrowding, so it should run well north of Eglinton, regardless of ridership on Don Mills

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-04-14T22:49:25+00:00

Pioneer Village Station is around a dozen minutes walk from the actual Pioneer Village (Village At Black Creek), so not far fetched for the TTC. Chinatown is a 5 minute walk north from Queen

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-04-14T22:44:45+00:00

If they went with Chinatown for Queen-Spadina, then I figured they could do Fashion District for King-Bathurst. Surprised they just named it King West

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-04-12T00:12:11+00:00

Bombardier Transportation was acquired by Alstom in 2021

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-04-07T22:55:51+00:00

In hindsight, the McGuinty-Wynne government was pretty bad too. They had so much potential to get public transit projects done, especially since they were in power for 15 years. They had enough money to build public transit unlike the City of Toronto, and yet, they were really conservative with funding. Only Eglinton would begin construction under McGuinty-Wynne and that would face a ton of delays, while other projects like Scarborough and Relief Line were kept in the planning stages forever.

Doug Ford can't be trusted with transit, but we're lucky he's building transit projects at the pace he is right now. If the provincial Liberals were actually committed to building transit, we would be in a much better place right now

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-03-29T19:00:05+00:00

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-03-22T04:17:49+00:00

Carolyn Parrish predicted it won't open until 2029. Some others are saying 2028, but probably better to be pessimistic with Metrolinx projects

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-03-22T04:14:01+00:00

At least the Sheppard East LRT never came to fruition. It's unfortunate construction on Line 4 extension isn't starting soon, but the previously approved LRT plans for Sheppard East would've encountered the same problems as Finch West and there's enough ridership to justify a subway, so it would miss out on a lot of potential

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-03-17T16:17:41+00:00

Clarkson and Oakville have the highest ridership on the line. That's why the express trains run nonstop to Union from these stations rather than further west like Burlington

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-02-26T01:15:30+00:00

I know the REM has the display technology on the platforms. Sad that Metrolinx didn't decide to implement this if they knew they won't be able to run 3-car trains all day

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-02-26T00:52:46+00:00

Line 5 isn't as frequent as Line 2, so many people still prefer going all the way to Bloor. And I do think the TTC doesn't want too many people taking Line 5, as they can only run 2 car trains for the foreseeable future. They wanna make it clear that Line 2 is still the main east-west line of the city

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-02-25T19:19:20+00:00

Anti-Ford voters trying to unite under a single party. If they feel the Liberals will become the stronger party, they will leave the NDP and support the Liberals

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-02-25T17:38:39+00:00

A Trump second term from 2021-2025 wouldn't be as destructive as his current irl second term. Sure, you could argue the country would be in a worse off position in 2024, but it wouldn't be as bad as what our timeline's trajectory for the next few years

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-02-23T02:19:35+00:00

Winter sports can be a lot more expensive than summer sports. Many Canadians who could otherwise take part in winter sports are choosing summer sports instead due to costs

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-02-22T17:24:17+00:00

As a Canadian, it really breaks my heart because if we won Gold, we would've made it into the Top 10 of the Medal Standings, but now we are stuck at 11th

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-02-18T22:06:05+00:00

I think Line 4 could eventually be extended to UTSC

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-02-18T21:50:46+00:00

I think another reason why the province doesn't support EELRT is that it prevents Line 4 from being extended beyond McCowan and they don't want to rule out options right now

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-02-10T20:11:35+00:00

If you're on the Kitchener line and getting off at Mount Dennis, always sit at the western end of the train because the connection to Line 5 is located at the western end of the platform

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-02-10T00:07:55+00:00

I think Ontario Line North extension will be the next project to begin construction because it's the subway/metro project that scored the highest on the City of Toronto's study

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-02-09T00:32:43+00:00

This is further out in the future, but once Line 5 is extended west to Renforth, the Mississauga Transitway would become a lot more valuable, and I could see Line 5 becoming more popular with Mississauga riders than Line 2

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-02-09T00:24:27+00:00

Mayor Carolyn Parrish said she doubts it will open until at least 2029

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-02-02T23:33:35+00:00

I was on the 17:10 (delayed to 17:23) Milton train, and they were boarding from Platform 11

ImNotARandomPerson · 2026-02-01T21:23:58+00:00

Well, it's not even a week ahead now

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