I totally agree. Either show the service level on all lozenges or none of them. Honestly I don't care which they do, but they need to be consistent.
Similarly, I was a bit bothered by the lack of service level information on the
Express Network Map that they've been promoting recently. So I decided to make my own Express Network maps based on daytime service periods (5am to 1am):
Express Network routes which operate all day every day:
900 Airport Express
927 Highway 27 Express
985A Sheppard East Express
I think all 3 of these routes should be on the subway map, not just the Airport Express. Just last week I struggled to give directions to someone on the subway from North York Centre to Scarborough Centre since the 985 wasn't on the map.
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Express Network routes which operate all day every day, except evenings (some end at 19:00, others end at 22:00)
above routes, plus:
905 Eglinton East Express
925 Don Mills Express
935 Jane Express
939A Finch Express
985A Sheppard West Express
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Express Network routes which operate weekdays except evenings (most end at 19:00)
above routes, plus:
902 Markham Road Express
929 Dufferin Express
939B Finch West Express
944 Kipling South Express
986 Wilson Express
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Express Network routes which operate during peak periods.
I omitted the 140-series premium express routes because they don't interface much with the rest of the TTC network.
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On all these maps there's a notable gap along Eglinton and along Finch West, which makes sense given that express bus service wouldn't be very fast with all the LRT construction going on. So here's the Express Network including the two LRT lines currently under construction and a couple of new/expanded express routes I added to support them.
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