Davenport Bus and Route 127 Davenport Route History

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DAVENPORT Bus Route History *Last updated October 5th, 2001*
by Jeffrey Kay from TRANSFER POINTS Vol. XXVI, No. 4, April 2000

This page outlines the transit services provided on Davenport Road from the 1940s onwards.

January 1, 1941

Buses replace streetcars on Davenport Road, running west on Davenport from a new loop on the north side of Davenport just west of Bathurst, looping north on Oakwood, east on St. Clair, south on Alberta and Mt. Royal and west on Regal, returning via south on Oakwood and east on Davenport to the Bathurst loop.

DAVENPORT	BATHURST OAKWOOD
Daily, 18 hours/day

March 25, 1941

Service note: As of this date rush hour service operated on a 5-minute headway using four buses.

Close but no cigar... This new Ford model 19-B is seen in Davenport Loop on November 22nd, 1941. Unfortunately, the driver hasn't got the sign curtain adjusted correctly, because he seems to have stopped one exposure short (or gone one too far) from the the correct DAVENPORT display. Nonetheless, number 770 was the first of 22 of these little buses that the Toronto Transportation Commission owned.

TTC photo 13961

October 24, 1945

Extended east on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings only to serve the Casa Loma area. Operating east of Bathurst via Davenport, north on Walmer, east on Austin Terrace, and north on Spadina to St. Clair Avenue, looping via east on St. Clair, north on Parkwood and west on Shorncliffe.

DAVENPORT	BATHURST OAKWOOD
Daily, 18 hours/day
DAVENPORT	SPADINA OAKWOOD
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings only

April 23, 1946

Western loop revised, now running north on Oakwood, east on St. Clair, south on Alberta and Mt. Royal to Davenport.

September 12, 1947

Service on the Casa Loma extension is now turned back using a wye in the intersection of Spadina & St. Clair.

October 8, 1947

Wednesday evening service on the Casa Loma extension is discontinued.

DAVENPORT	BATHURST OAKWOOD
Daily, 18 hours/day
DAVENPORT	SPADINA OAKWOOD
Friday and Saturday evenings only

December 8, 1947

The looping at Oakwood is revised co-incident with the inauguration of the new OSSINGTON trolley coach route. Buses now loop north on Oakwood, east on Regal and south on Mt. Royal.

May 1, 1948

Service note: As of this date rush hour service operated on a 6 minute headway using two buses, off-peak service operates on a 10 minute headway using one bus, and on Friday and Saturday evenings the "Casa Loma" service uses two buses to provide a 10 minute service.

May 9, 1949

Service hours reduced to Monday through Saturday rush hours only, between Oakwood and Bathurst. Casa Loma service is discontinued.

DAVENPORT	BATHURST OAKWOOD
Monday through Saturday, rush hours only

February 26, 1955

Saturday service discontinued.

DAVENPORT	BATHURST OAKWOOD
Monday through Friday, rush hours only

March 28, 1958

Route discontinued at the end of service on this date.

127 DAVENPORT

April 15, 1984

A new route to replace the 103 SPADINA NORTH bus and a portion of the 18 CALEDONIA route. Buses operate north from Spadina Station via Spadina, west on Davenport to just west of Caledonia, looping north on Wiltshire, west on Connolly and south on Laughton, then returning east on Davenport, south on Kendal, east on MacPherson and south on Spadina.

DAVENPORT	127	CALEDONIA SPADINA STATION
Daily, 18 hours/day

February 13, 1994

Extended west to replace a portion of the 41 KEELE route. Buses run beyond Caledonia via west on Davenport and Old Weston Road to Townsley Loop, just north of St. Clair. Service around the Wiltshire, Connolly and Laughton loop is discontinued.

DAVENPORT	127	ST. CLAIR & OLD WESTON RD. SPADINA STATION
Daily, 18 hours/day

February 18, 1996

Due to reduced government subsidies, services are reduced system-wide, including the elimination of Monday through Friday late evening service after 10:00 p.m., Saturday evening service after 7:00 p.m., and all service on Sundays and Holidays on this route.

DAVENPORT	127	ST. CLAIR & OLD WESTON RD. SPADINA STATION
Monday through Friday, 15 hours/day Saturday, 12 hours/day

Route histories are based on a variety of publications in the collection of the author including route maps, pocket timetables, TTC Headlights and newspaper clippings. Where exact dates are not available estimates have been used where possible, otherwise the date remains blank. Any additional information, clarification or corrections can be sent to the author at jeffrey_kay@hotmail.com .

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