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March 30, 1954

 

AVENUE RD BUS

  • New bus route (replacing BAY cars) running from Eglinton via Yonge, Chaplin, passing new Davisville Subway Station, Chaplin, Oriole Parkway, Lonsdale and University looping around Queen's Park Cres.

BATHURST TRIPPER (along Front Street)

  • This service will be discontinued on March 30.

BAY CAR 

  • Discontinued. Replaced by new AVENUE RD bus route.

CARLTON TRIPPER  

  • New CARLTON TRIPPER service to be operated direct to the College Subway Station in the morning rush hours to McCaul, returning via Dundas and will operate in the reverse direction in the afternoon rush hour.

CHURCH and DANFORTH TRIPPERS  

  • These services will be discontinued on March 30. Service on Danforth Avenue will be replaced by new DANFORTH car route operating between Coxwell and Bedford.

DANFORTH CAR

  • New streetcar route operating on Danforth avenue and Bloor Street between Coxwell Avenue and Bedford Rd. 

DAVISVILLE BUS

  • Will operate through new Davisville Subway Station at Yonge Street.

DOWNTOWN BUS

  • Commencing March 30th, or as soon thereafter as road conditions permit, a new bus route running from new Wellesley Station via Yonge Street to Front Street.

  • It is expected that rail removal and repaving on Yonge Street may continue for some months.

DUPONT CAR

  • Extended to the Ferry Docks.

EARLSCOURT CAR

  • Replacing former BAY car  service on St Clair and will operate from St Clair Subway Station via St Clair to Lansdowne.

EGLINTON WEST BUS

  • Commencing March 30th, EGLINTON WEST  buses will enter the new Eglinton Subway Terminal.

FOREST HILL BUS 

  • Buses will operate to new St Clair Subway Station, then continue south on Yonge Street to new Rosedale Subway Station.

LAWRENCE BUS

  • Old 'Lawrence' bus route replaced starting March 7th by a new LAWRENCE route between Bayview and Avenue Road. 

  • The service will be split east and west of Yonge, commencing on March 30th, and the two routes, LAWRENCE WEST (Avenue Rd-Subway)  and LAWRENCE EAST (Bayview-Subway), will operate to Eglinton Station during rush hours.

LEASIDE BUS

  • Commencing March 30th, LEASIDE buses will enter the new Eglinton Subway Terminal.

NORTOWN TROLLEY COACH

  • A new trolley coach route replacing and extending former EGLINTON bus. Starting March 7th the trolley coach will run from Roe Loop via Avenue Rd, Eglinton and Mt Pleasant to Doncliffe Loop. 

  • Service on a new short-turn trolley coach service between Otter Loop and Eglinton Terminal in rush hours  begins March 8th.

  • Starting March 30th, coaches will enter new Eglinton Subway Terminal, in both directions.

ROSEDALE BUS

  • Extended from Glen Rd and South Drive via west on Crescent Rd to Yonge Street, serving new Rosedale Station, thence via south on Yonge to Wellesley, east on Wellesley to Wellesley Subway Station. From Wellesley Station west on Wellesley to Queen's Park, Hoskin and Harbord to Spadina. Service on Sherbourne south of South Drive now provided by extended SHERBOURNE bus.

SHERBOURNE BUS

  • Commencing March 30th, route extended north of Bloor to South Drive, connecting with the ROSEDALE bus route.

SOUTH LEASIDE BUS

  • Operates to new Davisville Subway Station.

SUNNYBROOK BUS

  • Commencing March 30th, SUNNYBROOK buses will enter the new Eglinton Subway Terminal.

YONGE NIGHT BUS

  • New overnight route running from Front Street via Yonge Street to Glen Echo Loop (when the subway is closed).

YONGE TROLLEY COACH

  • Starting Sunday March 7th, a new trolley coach route replacing streetcars north of Eglinton Office Building. A temporary gas bus service is to be provided from this point to Glen Echo Loop from March 7th to March 27th, but will be replaced by permanent trolley coach operation from Eglinton Station to Glen Echo Loop starting March 27th.

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July 1, 1954

CHAPLIN

  • From Davisville Subway Station via Chaplin Crescent (and its new extension), Roselawn Avenue and Bathurst Street to Lawrence Avenue. (To be effective when CHAPLIN extension is completed early in July.)

DAWES

  • From Dawes and Danforth via Dawes Road, Victoria Park and Lawrence Avenues to Birchmount Road.

FOREST HILL

  • From Rosedale Subway Station via Yonge Street, St. Clair Subway Station, Yonge Street, Lawton Blvd., Lonsdale Road, Spadina Road, Ardmore Road and Vesta Drive to Eglinton Avenue. Return via Eglinton and Spadina to Lonsdale Road.

SOUTH LEASIDE

  • From St. Clair Subway Station via Pleasant Blvd., Avoca Avenue, St. Clair Avenue, Welland Avenue, Moore Avenue, Bayview Avenue, Sutherland Drive, Millwood Road, and McRae Drive, looping via Sutherland Drive, Parkhurst Blvd., and Laird Drive to McRae Drive.

TRETHEWEY

  • Trethewey route buses will loop at Wilson Avenue and Jane Street.

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