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42 CUMMER Route History

Last updated 1st, 2001
By Jeffrey Kay
from Transfer Points, Vol. XXVI, No. 10, December 2000

This page outlines the transit services provided on Cummer and McNicoll Avenues that began in 1974 coincident with the extension of the Yonge Subway to Finch Station.

March 30th, 1974

A new route from Finch station via north on Yonge Street, east on Cummer Avenue and McNicoll Avenue to Pharmacy Avenue, looping clockwise via south on Pharmacy, west on Finch Avenue and north on Victoria Park Avenue.
 CUMMER  42  PHARMACY 
 FINCH STATION 
daily, 18 hours/day

November 22nd, 1980

Route extended beyond Pharmacy via east on McNicoll and south on Birchmount Avenue to the existing off-street loop located on the Hydro right-of-way. Additional rush hour buses continue to turn at Pharmacy.
 CUMMER  42  PHARMACY 
 FINCH STATION 
Monday through Friday, rush hours
 CUMMER  42 BIRCHMOUNT 
 FINCH STATION 
daily, 18 hours/day

February 8th, 1982

Coincident with the extension of the 67 PHARMACY bus to Steeles Avenue, the rush hour looping via Pharmacy and Finch is discontinued. A new rush hour loop now operates counterclockwise via north on Victoria Park, west and south on Gordon Baker Road, and southeast on Harold Evans Drive.

January 21st, 1991

Rush hour service is extended east on McNicoll beyond Birchmount to a new off-street loop northeast of the corner of McNicoll and Silver Springs Boulevard (one block west of Kennedy Road). Off-peak service continues to turn back at Birchmount.
 CUMMER  42  PHARMACY 
 FINCH STATION 
Monday through Friday, rush hours
 CUMMER  42A  BIRCHMOUNT 
 FINCH STATION 
daily, 18 hours/day, except
Monday through Friday, rush hours
 CUMMER  42B  KENNEDY 
 FINCH STATION 
Monday through Friday, rush hours

July 21st, 1991

Off-peak service extended from Birchmount to Kennedy.
 CUMMER  42  PHARMACY 
 FINCH STATION 
Monday through Friday, rush hours
 CUMMER  42B  KENNEDY 
 FINCH STATION 
daily, 18 hours/day

February 15th, 1998

Rush hour service extended east of Kennedy to Middlefield Road, looping counterclockwise via north on Maybrook Drive, west on Passmore Avenue and south on Middlefield.
 CUMMER  42  PHARMACY 
 FINCH STATION 
Monday through Friday, rush hours
 CUMMER  42A  MIDDLEFIELD 
 FINCH STATION 
Monday through Friday, rush hours
 CUMMER  42B  KENNEDY 
 FINCH STATION 
daily, 18 hours/day

March 21st, 1999

42 CUMMER designated as an accessible route, and equipped with Compressed Natural Gas-powered, lift-equipped Orion V buses.

Route histories are based on a variety of publications in the author's collection, including route maps, pocket timetables, TTC Headlights and newspaper clippings. Any additional information, clarifications or corrections can be sent to the author, care of this web site.

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