The TTC is reminding weekend riders that the subway will be open early again this Sunday to help residents and visitors get around during the Parapan Am Games.

"Over the course of the Pan Am Games, it became clear that the right thing to do, even if not strictly required, was to provide early Sunday service on the subway. The TTC has done that right thing here," said transit spokesman Brad Ross.

The subway will open at 6 a.m.

The additional Sunday opening is costing about $60,000 in overtime for staff because it wasn't part of the TTC's original Games plan. That will be absorbed into the Games transportation budget, he said.

In November, the TTC board will look at a report on ways that the subway could open earlier every Sunday, although not necessarily as early as 6 a.m.

Normally the subway starts running about 9 a.m. on Sundays. It gives TTC work crews three hours to do a lot of maintenance that wouldn't get done during the shorter week-night overnight shutdown between 1:30 a.m. and 5:45 a.m. That includes the installation of the new automatic signal system and signal maintenance.

Other cities, like London and Paris, shut down earlier than the TTC, said Ross. Toronto is also somewhat unique in having a 24-hour service with its Blue Night bus network.

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