An almost 5-kilometre stretch of TTC subway will shut down this entire weekend

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An almost 5-kilometre stretch of TTC subway will shut down this entire weekend
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Just one week after TTC riders got a slight reprieve from constant weekend closures with free all-night service for Nuit Blanche, the transit agency …

The TTC has announced that it will halt service on Line 2 between Victoria Park and Kennedy stations for the weekend of Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13.

The full weekend closure of this stretch of subway — measuring just shy of five kilometres at the eastern end of the line — has been deemed necessary to accommodate ongoing track work. While these state-of-good-repair updates have been scheduled since the start of the year, it comes as just another transit frustration to Scarborough commuters already suffering following theThroughout the upcoming weekend closure, riders will be required to board shuttle buses to make up for the gap in subway service, though the placement of this closure does afford some commuters a pretty convenient backup option.

Many westbound riders headed downtown from Kennedy Station may just want to skip the headache entirely and board a train at Kennedy GO Station. If you time it right, the trip is actually upwards of 15 minutes faster than via Line 2 and a transfer at Line 1. Regular service on Line 2 is expected to resume in time for the start of regular weekday service on Monday, October 14, by 6 a.m.Toronto just smashed yet another very concerning weather recordOntario's record-breaking $6.4B border bridge just crossed another big milestoneCould Toronto-Montreal route be Canada's first high-speed rail line?

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