TTC to shut down an entire subway line this weekend

TTC closures this weekend include the shutdown of an entire subway line, and you'll definitely want to plan ahead of this major disruption.

The TTC plans to shut down the entire Line 4 Sheppard this coming weekend, marking the third such closure of the suburban subway route in recent weeks.

Subway service will be halted across all of Line 4 — from Sheppard-Yonge to Don Mills stations — for the full day of Sunday, Feb. 22.

The transit agency states that the closure is required to complete ongoing signal work on the line, noting that "While the TTC does most subway maintenance at the end of service each night, it continues to require early nightly and weekend closures to complete state-of-good-repair work."

Service across the 5.5-kilometre route will be replaced by shuttle buses during the outage, while Wheel-Trans service will also be provided for passengers requiring additional assistance.

Bayview and Bessarion stations will be closed during the outage, though other stations along the line will remain open for passengers to connect with surface routes and purchase/reload fare cards.

The single-day outage is scheduled to conclude on Monday, Feb. 23, with regular service expected to resume at 8 a.m. that morning. 

UPDATE: 

The TTC has since announced an additional closure on Saturday, Feb. 21, affecting Line 1 between St George and St Andrew stations, due to planned station work.

As with previous closures on this stretch, the TTC has opted not to provide shuttle buses and is instructing commuters to use alternate routes.