Service changes for January 2, 2005

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Service Changes for February 2005

192 Airport Rocket

Service increase

  • Service will be increased at most times of the week, to reduce crowding and to accommodate increasing ridership. During the morning, seven days a week, service will be improved from every 40 minutes to every 20 minutes. From approximately 12:00 noon to 11:00 p.m., seven days a week, service will be improved from every 20 minutes to every 15 minutes.

5 Avenue Rd

Service reduction

  • Service will be reduced during the midday from Monday to Friday, so that the resources can be used to reduce crowding on other routes. Service will change from every 17 minutes to every 30 minutes.

49 Bloor West

New accessible service

  • New accessible service will be operated on this route, using low-floor buses. Please note that not all stops along the route are accessible.

25 Don Mills

Schedule change

  • The times of two trips in the afternoons from Monday to Friday will be changed to better match the dismissal times of nearby schools. A trip currently scheduled to depart northbound from Fenlon Loop at 3:30 p.m. will be changed to depart at 3:10 p.m. to better serve the new dismissal time of G.S. Henry Academy at 3:00 p.m. A second trip currently departing southbound from Duncan Mill at 3:22 p.m. will be changed to depart at 3:03 p.m.

142 Downtown/Avenue Rd Express

Service reduction

  • Service will be reduced during the morning and afternoon peak periods from Monday to Friday, so that the resources can be used to reduce crowding on other routes. During the morning peak period, service will change from every 22 minutes 30 seconds to every 30 minutes. During the morning peak period, service will change from every 20 minutes to every 30 minutes.

Approximate trip times
Morning southbound from Highway 401: 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, and 8:30 a.m.
Afternoon northbound from Church & Richmond: 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, and 6:30 p.m.

111 East Mall

New accessible service

  • New accessible service will be operated on this route using low-floor buses. Please note that not all stops along an accessible route are accessible.

Service increase

  • From approximately 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, service will be improved from every 16 minutes 30 seconds to every 12 minutes 30 seconds.

36 Finch West

Accessible service change

  • Accessible service on this route will now be operated by low-floor buses, replacing the lift-equipped buses which were previously used. There will be no change to service levels. Please note that not all stops along an accessible route are accessible.

38 Highland Creek

Service increase

  • Service will be increased during the morning peak period and the midday from Monday to Friday to reduce crowding. Between approximately 8:00 and 10:30 a.m., service will be improved from about every 15 minutes to about every 12 minutes. Between approximately 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., service will be improved from every 15 minutes to every 12 minutes.

191 Highway 27 Rocket

New accessible service

  • New accessible service will be operated on this route, using lift-equipped buses. Please note that not all stops along the route are accessible.

40 Junction

New accessible service

  • New accessible service will be operated on this route, using low-floor buses. Please note that not all stops along the route are accessible.

Service increase

  • During the afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday, service will be improved from every 10 minutes to every 7 minutes 30 seconds.

Service reduction

  • Service will be reduced between 9:00 and 10:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday, so that the resources can be used to reduce crowding on other routes. Service will change from every 10 minutes to every 12 minutes.

44 Kipling South

New accessible service

  • New accessible service will be operated on this route, using low-floor buses. Please note that not all stops along the route are accessible.

Service increase

  • During the morning peak period, service will be improved from every 6 minutes to every 5 minutes. During the daytime on Sundays and holidays, service will be improved from every 30 minutes to every 15 minutes. There will be no change to service levels at other times of the week.

Service reliability improvement

  • The schedule will be changed during the midday from Monday to Friday in order to operate a more reliable service. Service will change from every 10 minutes to every 9 minutes.

54 Lawrence West

Service increase

  • Service will be increased on the 54 LAWRENCE EAST route, during the morning peak period to reduce crowding. An additional westbound local trip will depart from Orton Park Road at 8:22 a.m. and will arrive at Lawrence East Station at approximately 8:47 a.m.

56 Leaside

Service reduction

  • Service will be reduced during the daytime on Saturdays, so that the resources can be used to reduce crowding on other routes. Service will change from every 20 minutes to every 30 minutes.

51 Leslie

Service reduction

  • Service will be reduced during the midday from Monday to Friday, so that the resources can be used to reduce crowding on other routes. Service will change from every 22 minutes to every 30 minutes.

102 Markham Rd

Service reduction

  • Service will be reduced during the late evening on Saturdays, so that the resources can be used to reduce crowding on other routes. Service will change from every 20 minutes to every 30 minutes.

46 Martin Grove

Service reduction

  • Service will be reduced during the morning peak period, so that the resources can be used to reduce crowding on other routes. Service will change from every 10 minutes to every 11 minutes 15 seconds.

103 Mt Pleasant North

Service reduction

  • Service will be reduced during the morning peak period, so that the resources can be used to reduce crowding on other routes. Service will change from every 10 minutes to every 15 minutes.

73 Royal York

New off-peak service to Claireport

  • New Monday-Friday midday and early evening, and Saturday, Sunday, and holiday daytime service will be operated for a trial period on the 73C ROYAL YORK (Royal York Stn-Claireport via Albion Road) branch.

  • During the midday from Monday to Friday, service will remain every 12 minutes. During the early evening from Monday to Friday, service will change from every 20 minutes to every 17 minutes. During the daytime on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, service will remain every 15 minutes.

Routing

Northbound before 12:00 noon – West on Albion Road, continuing past the Humberline Loop (buses will not serve the loop), then south, west, and north (clockwise) on Claireport Crescent to Albion Road.
Southbound before 12:00 noon – From Claireport Crescent and Albion Road (west branch), east on Albion Road, continuing past the Humberline Loop (buses will not serve the loop), and then east on Albion Road.

Northbound after 12:00 noon – West on Albion Road, continuing past the Humberline Loop (buses will not serve the loop), to Claireport Crescent (east branch).
Southbound after 12:00 noon – From Claireport Crescent and Albion Road (east branch), south, west, and north (clockwise) on Claireport Crescent, east on Albion Road, continuing past the Humberline Loop (buses will not serve the loop), and then east on Albion Road.

Service reliability improvement

  • The schedule will be changed in the late evening, Monday-Friday, in order to operate a more reliable service. Service on the 73 ROYAL YORK (Royal York Stn-Humberline via Albion Rd) branch will change from every 22 minutes to every 30 minutes.

123 Shorncliffe

New accessible service

  • New accessible service will be operated on this route, using low-floor buses. Please note that not all stops along the route are accessible.

Service increase

  • During the midday from Monday to Friday, service will be improved from every 15 minutes to every 12 minutes. During the afternoon peak period, combined service north of Sherway will be improved from every 12 minutes to every 9 minutes.

53 Steeles East

Service improvement

  • Service will be changed during the peak periods from Monday to Friday on the 53E STEELES EAST (Finch Stn to Markham Rd) express branch to reduce crowding.

  • In the morning peak period, service on the local branches operating east of Yonge Street will remain every 6 minutes. On the 53E (Finch Stn-Markham Rd) express branch, service will be improved from every 5 minutes 30 seconds to every 5 minutes 15 seconds.

  • In the afternoon peak period, service will be improved from every 7 minutes to every 6 minutes 30 seconds on the 53E STEELES EAST (Finch Stn to Markham Rd) express branch.

60 Steeles West

Service increase

  • Additional trips will be added in the afternoon and evening from Monday to Friday, to reduce crowding.

Trip details – Monday-Friday

  • Additional 60D westbound trip departing Finch Stn to Highway 27 at approximately 2:28 p.m.

  • Additional 60C westbound trip departing Finch Stn to York University at approximately 10:53 p.m.

  • Additional 60C eastbound trip departing York University to Finch Station at approximately 2:22 p.m.

  • Additional 60C eastbound trip departing York University to Finch Station at approximately. 2:29 p.m.

  • Additional 60C eastbound trip departing York University to Finch Station at approximately 2:36 p.m.

  • Additional 60C eastbound trip departing York University to Finch Station at approximately 2:47 p.m.

  • Additional 60C eastbound trip departing York University to Finch Station at approximately 2:54 p.m.

  • Additional 60C eastbound trip departing York University to Finch Station at approximately 3:00 p.m.

168 Symington

Service increase

  • Service will be increased at the end of the morning peak period. Three additional trips will be added from Avon Loop at 8:55, 9:12 and 9:16 a.m.

Service reliability improvement

  • The schedule will be changed during the morning peak period, midday, and afternoon peak period from Monday to Friday, in order to operate a more reliable service. During the morning peak period, there will be no change to service levels, but some departure times will change. During the midday, service will change from every 12 minutes to every 13 minutes. During the afternoon peak period, service will change from every 7 minutes to every 7 minutes 20 seconds.

68 Warden

Service reliability improvement

  • The schedule will be changed on the 68B (Warden Stn-16th Ave) branch during the morning peak period, in order to operate a more reliable service. Service on the 68B branch will change from every 14 minutes 15 seconds to every 15 minutes. Service south of Steeles will change from every 4 minutes 45 seconds to every 5 minutes.

165 Weston Rd North and 96 Wilson

Service reduction

  • Service will be reduced during the late evening on Saturdays, so that the resources can be used to reduce crowding on other routes. Service on each of the 96 WILSON and 165 WESTON RD NORTH routes will change from every 22 minutes to every 30 minutes. Combined service on Wilson Avenue east of Albion Road will change from every 11 minutes to every 15 minutes.

92 Woodbine South.

Route extension

  • The 92 WOODBINE SOUTH route will be extended to the new off-street bus loop at the south-east corner of the Lake Shore Boulevard/Northern Dancer Boulevard/Ashbridge's Bay Park parking lot intersection. All buses on the route will operate to and from the loop via Woodbine Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard.

Service stop changes

  • The temporary service stops along Queen Street, Eastern Avenue, and Coxwell Avenue on the 92 WOODBINE SOUTH route will be removed.

Routing details

Southbound: From Woodbine Station, west on Strathmore Boulevard, south on Woodbine Avenue, west on Lake Shore Boulevard, south into Ashbridge's Bay Loop.

Northbound: From Ashbridge's Bay Loop, east on Lake Shore Boulevard, north on Woodbine Avenue to Woodbine Station.