Transit Toronto

Special events in the Ancaster area of Hamilton, Brampton, central Hamilton, Markham, Milton and Toronto affect transit services this weekend — Friday, June 12, Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14.

TFC fans disembark from a GO train and head towards Liberty Village. Image: GO Transit

To help you travel smoothly across the region during FIFA World Cup 2026™ activities in Toronto, GO Transit is increasing train service from June 10 until July 5, and increasing bus service from June 11 until July 19.

Extra trains along the 01 Lakeshore West line

From Wednesday, June 10 until Sunday, July 5, GO is introducing 15-minute service along the line to get you to and from FIFA World Cup 2026™ activities.

It’s offering passengers more Monday-to-Friday trains between Oakville GO Station and Union Station, with some operating directly between Oakville and Exhibition GO stations before ending their trips in Union Station. GO’s also providing more late-night Monday-to-Friday trains to get you home safely.

For weekend travellers, it’s also adding late-night trains along the line, including new late-night trains Sundays.

GO is adding even more service match days.

Getting to Exhibition GO Station for Monday-to-Friday matches

June 12 and June 26 for the 3 p.m. matches

• The train that usually starts its trip at 1:07 p.m. in Niagara Falls GO Station leaves, instead, at 12:18 p.m. to arrive in Exhibition at 2:29 p.m. before ending its trip in Union.

June 17, June23 and July 2 for the 7 p.m. matches

• GO’s adjusting nine westbound express trains from Union to drop off passengers at Exhibition.

Getting home after a Monday-to-Friday match:

June 12 and June 26 for the 3 p.m. matches

• Four westbound trains that normally operate express from Union Station, instead drop off or pick up passengers in all stations to provide more service from Exhibition.
• Four more trains operate between Exhibition and Union “to provide more capacity and reduce wait times.”

Getting to Exhibition GO for a weekend match:

June 20 for the 4 p.m. match

• Two extra trains from Burlington GO Station, and one extra train from Oakville to Union Station are available before the match to help support frequent service.
• Seven extra trains operate between Union and Exhibition GO “to provide more capacity and reduce wait times.”

Extra trains along the 09 Lakeshore East line

• From Wednesday, June 10 until Sunday, July 5, GO is introducing 15-minute service along the line Mondays to Fridays.
• It’s also operating late-night trains between Union Station and Durham College Oshawa GO Station Sundays.

Extra trains along the 71 Stouffville line

• From Wednesday, June 10 until Friday, July 3, GO operates an extra southbound train along the line. It starts its trip in Unionville GO Station at 4:36 p.m. Mondays to Fridays. It ends in Union Station at 5:15 p.m.

Extra buses along the 12 Niagara Falls / Burlington route

• From Thursday, June 11 until Sunday, July 19, GO is operating more Monday-to-Friday and weekend GO bus service to and from Niagara Falls to support more travel during FIFA World Cup 2026™ activities.
• GO is operating nine extra Monday-to-Friday buses and nine extra weekend buses between Toronto and Niagara Falls.

Metrolinx and its contractors continue building the Hurontario light rail transit line in Mississauga and Brampton. When the line is operating, it will be called the Hazel McCallion Line, to honour the late Mississauga mayor.

Starting 7 p.m. Thursday, June 11, the City of Mississauga is closing

• the intersection of Hurontario Street with Dundas Street,

the site of the future Dundas LRT station.

The temporary intersection supports crews who are installing the centre-running guideway and LRT tracks.

MiWay is detouring buses along these routes, while the intersection is closed:

• 1 Dundas;
• 2 Hurontario;
• 101 Dundas express; and
• 103 Hurontario express.

Construction on this phase of the project and the resulting MiWay detours continue until June 15 (5 a.m.)

During the next phase of this project, starting 5 a.m. Monday, June 15, the City reopens Hurontario Street to traffic, while it continues to close Dundas Street.

All day Monday, June 8, the TTC is operating Line 1 Yonge - University subway trains in both directions along a single track only between Wilson and Lawrence West stations.

During single-track operation, both south- and northbound trains may operate along a single set of tracks, while crews work on the opposite tracks. Expect delays of as long as 25 minutes at stations between Wilson and Lawrence West. You’ll have to change trains at Wilson or Lawrence West to continue your trip further south- or northward along the line. Trains also operate more slowly than usually between these stations.

Trains entering Lawrence West and Wilson stations arrive on the opposite side from where they normally arrive. When you arrive at Wilson Station you’ll have to transfer trains to continue your southward journey. When you arrive at Lawrence West Station you’ll have transfer trains to continue your northward journey.

Supplemental shuttle buses operate between Sheppard West and Lawrence West stations. (Or, consider a shuttle-bus alternative.

If you’re travelling to and from Union Station from north of Sheppard West Station, you can also board GO Transit trains at Downsview Park Station at no extra cost.

All stations on this section of Line 1 remain open so you can buy or load PRESTO fare cards, buy PRESTO tickets and connect to TTC or GO buses.

TTC staff will be available on-site in each station to help and direct you to various services. Wheel-Trans is also available.

The TTC explains, “This day-long, state-of-good-repair work is necessary to complete critical infrastructure upgrades that require more time than a standard overnight work window. The completed work will help us remove multiple restricted speed zones and improve system stability.”

This is the last planned TTC subway closure before the FIFA World Cup 2026™.

Starting this Sunday, June 7, the TTC is increasing service along several routes, as it gets ready to welcome soccer fans from around the world during FIFA World Cup 2026™. The TTC is also introducing temporary overnight streetcar routes and revising routes near and around Toronto Stadium at Exhibition Place, where tournament matches will take place, and at Fort York National Historic Site and The Bentway for the FIFA Fan Festival™.

(When the World Cup is over, Toronto Stadium regains its “real” name — BMO Field.)

During match days, the TTC is further enhancing service.

Image: TTC via Steve Munro.

Image: TTC via Steve Munro.

Image: TTC via Steve Munro.

The TTC says it’s “committed to ensuring everyone feels safe on the system, and is strengthening coverage and visibility across the network for FIFA World Cup 2026™:”

• more special constables to enhance system-wide coverage, support vulnerable passengers and allow for quicker response when issues arise.
• a new Core Response Bicycle Unit to add mobility and agility during the tournament.
• more provincial offences officers to support fare compliance and contribute to overall system safety through high-visibility enforcement.
• more contract security guards to broaden front-line coverage and support proactive monitoring across stations and vehicles, helping deter unsafe behaviour.

The TTC is also revising streetcar service to and from Long Branch, New Toronto and Mimico, as it starts a major project to rebuild the tracks in Long Branch Loop.

Sources:

• TTC: “FIFA World Cup 2026™ service adjustments,” here;
• TTC: “Take the TTC to FIFA World Cup 2026™,” here;
• TTC: “Service advisories,” here;
• TTC: News release - “The TTC is ready to get fans to FIFA World Cup 2026™ events,” here.
• TTC: News release - “TTC enhancing service in advance of FIFA World Cup 2026™, beginning Sunday, June 7,” here;
• Steve Munro: “TTC World Cup Plans: April 2026,” here; and
• Steve Munro: “TTC Service Changes Effective June 7, 2026,” here.

We’re pleased to present this video from our international correspondent Richard YS, taken during his trip to Japan over the New Year. The Japan Railways Limited express Shiokaze provides an important connection between Matsuyama and northern Kagawa. The line is also known for providing spectacular views of the Seto Inland Sea as it travels along the northern coast of Shikoku. We have previously covered a trip report on the SHIOKAZE’s companion service, the ISHIZUCHI, back in 2024. This time, we’ll travel uninterrupted from Matsuyama to Kan-onji and take in the spectacular views of the inland sea, mountains, and wide open farmland.

Next Friday, we’ll be returning to Toronto with a timelapse video on board the Line 6 Finch West LRT.

The TTC is closing Line 1 Yonge - University subway between Sheppard West and St George stations Sunday, June 7. Line 1 trains operate only between Vaughan Metropolitan and Sheppard West stations and between Finch and St George stations that day.

Shuttle buses partially replace subway service. The buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops near each station on that part of the line. TTC staff are available in each station to direct you to the shuttle-bus boarding and offloading locations. (Or, consider a shuttle-bus alternative.)

Most stations on this section of Line 1 remain open, so you can load or buy PRESTO fare cards, buy PRESTO tickets and connect to TTC buses, streetcars and Line 2 Bloor - Danforth or Line 5 Eglinton trains or GO Transit and York Region Transit buses. However, Glencairn and Dupont stations are closed. Note that the TTC is also closing passenger accesses at several other stations:

• the Ranee Avenue access at Yorkdale Station;
• the Heath Street West access at St Clair West Station; and
• the Kendal Avenue access at Spadina Station.

While this part of Line 1 is closed, TTC crews are maintaining tracks, “ramping up essential subway infrastructure upgrades and removing four reduced speed zones on Line 1”.

The TTC is closing this section of Line 1 once more this week:

• Monday, June 8 — Wilson to Lawrence West — single-track operation — track maintenance.

According to a TTC news release, “While the TTC does most subway maintenance after service each night, it continues to require subway closures to complete critical infrastructure and state-of-good-repair work.”

^ Flexity light-rail vehicle (LRV) streetcars gather at the run-out track at Leslie Barns, early on a May morning in 2017. Photo by Patrick Lavallee.

The City of Toronto and the TTC have officially renamed the streetcar storage and maintenance facility at the Leslie Barns complex to honour former Toronto Mayor, David Miller.

Current mayor Olivia Chow, TTC Board chair Jamaal Myers and the transit agency’s chief executive officer, Mandeep S. Lali, attended an official ceremony last Sunday, May 29, dedicating the carhouse to the former mayor.

The Toronto Transit Commission — the TTC’s board — approved the naming last October to recognize Miller’s “dedicated advocacy for the TTC and public transit.”

Before becoming mayor in 2003, Miller was a member of the TTC board as a city councillor from 1997-2003. According to City and TTC officials, he helped guide the commission to improve service and increase ridership. As Mayor, he released a fully-funded rapid transit network expansion plan, Transit City. The the new Line 5 Eglinton and Line 6 Finch West lines are components of that plan.

The Leslie Barns complex officially opened May 28, 2016.

In a news release, the TTC explains that the David R. Miller Carhouse is a state-of-art, 26,000-square-metre facility with 30 streetcar service-bays. It provides maintenance for the TTC’s fleet of 264 accessible streetcars. It also stores and dispatches more than 120 streetcars daily.

It has one of the largest green roofs in Toronto and an on-site storm-water management pond. The facility also includes streetcar operator and maintenance training facilities.

The release quotes Chair Myers, who said, “The naming of the carhouse after David Miller is fitting, considering he negotiated the funding for the first 204 new low-floor streetcars and secured the land for the Leslie Barns complex. His advocacy for these initiatives and for more, and better, transit will make a real difference for residents across Toronto [and] cannot be overstated.”

Many events affect transit service in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area this weekend — Friday, June 5, Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7. The events take place in Ajax, Aurora, Brampton, the Brroklin area of Whitby, Burlington, the Downsview area of Toronto, the Dundas and central areas of Hamilton and the New Toronto, North York, Scarborough and central areas of Toronto.

Metrolinx continues to upgrade the Stouffville rail corridor as part of the GO Expansion Program.

This Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7, GO Transit is cancelling train service along the 71 Stouffville line due to construction. GO buses replace the trains between Old Elm and Unionville GO stations and operate express — without stopping — between Unionville and Union Station Bus Terminal.

GO isn’t providing any service at Milliken, Agincourt or Kennedy GO stations. Board TTC trains or buses to travel to and from those stations. York Region Transit buses also operate to and from Milliken.

GO is also adjusting some late-night service Friday, June 5.

Friday, June 5

• GO is extending the northbound train that starts its trip Union Station at 10 p.m. The train continues from Mount Joy to Stouffville and Old Elm GO stations. If you are travelling further northward to Uxbridge, you can connect to the 70D GO bus at Mount Joy.
• GO buses replace the train that usually starts in Union at 12:01 a.m.:

• a GO bus along route 71G starts in Union terminal at 12:05 a.m. and operates express to Unionville, ending its trip.
• a GO bus along route 71C starts in Union Station Bus Terminal at 12:17 a.m., operates express — without stopping —to Unionville, then drops off or picks up passengers in all stations to Old Elm.

Saturday, June 6
Sunday, June 5

• Buses replace all trains:

• buses along route 71C operate express between Union and Unionville, then drop off or pick up passengers in all stations to Old Elm.
• buses along route 71E operate express between Union and Unionville, then drop off or pick up passengers in all stations to Mount Joy.
• buses along route 71G operate express between Union and Unionville, ending their trips.

Southbound connections:

• If you are transferring to replacement GO buses from GO buses along route 70 at Mount Joy, you will have a 14- to 19-minute connection time (as much as four minutes more than usual).

Northbound connections:

• If you are transferring to GO buses along route 70 at Old Elm from replacement GO buses, you will have a 10- to 16-minute connection time (as much as eight minutes more than usual).
• If you are transferring to GO buses along route 70 at Mount Joy from replacement GO buses, you will have a 9- to 14-minute connection time (as much as six minutes more than usual).

Regular train service resumes Monday, June 8.

GO explains that, “During the planned service disruption on the Stouffville Line, crews will be carrying out important construction work for the Finch-Kennedy grade separation, which will support faster, more frequent service.

And, this weekend, Metrolinx crews are continuing to work in the rail corridor for the Ontario Line subway project. They’re surfacing track, installing track fiber-optic cable and removing graffiti.

GO is also replacing trains with buses along the 09 Lakeshore East line this weekend. And, it’s adjusting the schedules for trains along the 01 Lakeshore West line.

Metrolinx and GO plan to accommodate more passengers and increase service along the Stouffville line line, as part of the GO Expansion Program (formerly “regional express rail”).