Increased service returning to late night trains on TTC Line 1 and 2
Posted May 9, 2023 6:35 am.
Last Updated May 9, 2023 6:58 am.
Increased service is returning to late night trains on TTC Line 1 and 2, as TTC CEO Rick Leary announced they are reversing those cuts at Monday’s board meeting.
Subway riders have been voicing their concerns over reduced service since the changes were first announced earlier this year.
Now, the TTC says because of improved staffing levels, late night trains will go back to running at least every six minutes.
The cuts to Line 2 late night service went into effect on March 26, while the changes to Line 1 were expected to go into place on Sunday.
The TTC said the switch back went into place as May 7 and will be built into schedules moving forward.
“We’ve heard from many people that they’re uncomfortable with the proposed eight minute waits and we’ve responded,” said Leary. “Additionally, we’ll have the ability to add additional resoures to address some of those busy routes identified across the city.”
The TTC continues to struggle financially post-pandemic as ridership has not returned to previous levels and is still reducing service by about 1,200 weekly hours this month compared to March.
The cuts enacted in March saw the less frequent service on Lines 2, as well as Line 4 and service reductions on 30 bus and streetcar routes.
