Service changes for 1979

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Service changes for 1980

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February 1979

32 Eglinton West

• Starting Monday, February 5, alternate buses on the short turn routing from Weston Rd. will continue east of Eglinton West Station to Eglinton Station.  During the p.m. rush hour all buses on the short turn route will continue to run between Weston Rd. and Eglinton West Station.

107 Keele North

• Starting Sunday, February 4, the 107 KEELE NORTH bus routing through the St. Regis Industrial area will be revised.  Buses will now run via the regular route to Sheppard & Tuscan, then via Tuscan, St. Regis Cr. S., Bakersfield, St. Regis Cr. N, Ceramic and Lepage and then via Keele to the CNR Yard.

• Starting Monday, February 5, the KEELE NORTH route will be split to provide new rush hour service both ways on Chesswood Drive (107A) between Sheppard and Finch.  Every other rush hour KEELE NORTH bus leaving Wilson Station will run over the regular route to Sheppard & Chesswood and then run via Chesswood, Finch and north on Keele to the CNR Yard. Initially, the service on Chesswood Drive will be provided every 24 minutes during Monday-Friday rush hours only.

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April 1979

64 MAIN and CARLTON Car

• The Main Street Bridge is being completely refurbished for the first time in its 57 year old history.  The bridge will be closed to all vehicular traffic starting Sunday April 15 and there'll be some inconvenience to passengers using the CARLTON streetcars and 64 MAIN buses during the four month reconstruction period.

• CARLTON streetcars will run east on Gerrard then swing south on Coxwell and turn around at the loop at Coxwell & Queen.  A "walking transfer" will be established between the CARLTON cars on Lower Gerrard and the MAIN bus at Upper Gerrard.

• The 64 MAIN bus will be split into two branches.  One branch will run from Queen & Wineva over the regular route to Gerrard & Main then run west on Gerrard and north on Coxwell to Coxwell Station, returning over the same route.  Pedestrian access over the bridge will be maintained at all times and there'll be a "walking transfer" between the 64 MAIN bus at Main & Gerrard and the subway and surface routes at Main Street Station.

• Another branch of the 64 MAIN route will provide a short shuttle between Main Street Station and Eastdale & Lumsden.

LONG BRANCH and QUEEN Cars

• Starting Sunday, April 15, streetcars on the LONG BRANCH route will be replaced by buses between Humber Loop and Long Branch Loop while reconstruction work is carried out on the Mimico Creek Bridge on Lakeshore Rd.  During this period the through late night streetcar service between Neville Park Loop and Long Branch Loop will be discontinued and QUEEN late night cars will run westbound to Humber Loop only.  Through passengers will have to transfer at Humber Loop between the QUEEN streetcar and the LONG BRANCH bus.

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June 1979

19 church

• Starting Sunday, June 24 service on Monday-Friday evenings and all day Saturdays,

• Sundays and holidays will be discontinued.  Buses will run between Bloor and CN Tower Monday through Firday only with the last bus leaving the CN Tower at 6:30 p.m.

27 downtown

• Starting Saturday, June 30 Saturday service on the route will be discontinued, Buses will run between Rosedale Station and Front from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday only.

KINgston rd. car

• Starting Monday, June 25 streetcars on this Monday-Friday rush-hour route will run between Bingham and York only, looping via Church, Wellington, York and King.  Service west of York Street will be discontinued.

91DE Woodbine "East York Acres"

• Starting Sunday, June 24 there'll be a new Saturday and Sunday service provided on the route between Woodbine Station and Main Station from 9:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

• Co-incident with the new weekend service, Monday-Friday service will be changed to run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. only.

92A Woodbine South

• The popular summer extension to Donald Summerville Pool and Woodbine Beach will begin running on Sunday, June 24. Buses will loop south of Queen via Queen, Eastern, Coxwell, Lakeshore and Woodbine from 9:30 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. every day, except during rush hours when all buses will turn at Queen Street.

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August 19, 1979 

109 ranee

• Monday-Friday evening service over the Marlee portion of the route will now be operated.  Buses will run every 22½ minutes Monday-Friday evenings between Eglinton Station and Bathurst & Neptune.

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September 1979

108 Downsview

• Starting September 8, there'll be service every 30 minutes on Saturdays from 5:45 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.

100 flemingdon park

• Starting September 4, the rush hour short turn service will be extended to Eglinton Avenue. Buses will run from Broadview Station over regular route and loop at Don Mills and Eglinton via Gervais, Eglinton, Don Mills and Wynford.

102 Markham Rd.

• Starting September 8, there'll be service every 16 minutes on Saturdays from 5:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. between Warden Station and Finch & Neilson.

75 sherbourne

• Starting September 4, all service on the SHERBOURNE route will run to Queen's Quay looping via Sherbourne, Queen's Quay, Jarvis and Esplanade.

68 warden 

• Starting September 2, the route will be extended north to Glendinning Road.  Buses will run between Warden Station and Glendinning 20 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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