28 Davisville Route History

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28 DAVISVILLE Route History
*Last updated March 27th, 2002*	By Jeffrey Kay From Transfer Points, Vol. XVI, No. 4, April-May 1990

TTC Twin Coach 23-R no. 730 signed for the Davisville route

Twin Coach model 23-R no. 730 on the Davisville route.

Toronto Transit Commission photo

November 19th, 1934

A new bus service, replacing the north half of the ORIOLE bus, running from a wye at Manor Road and Cleveland Street via Cleveland, Davisville, Chaplin, Oriole Parkway and Eglinton to Heddington. Base service is every ten minutes, rush hours every six.

DAVISVILLE	AVENUE RD. CLEVELAND

November 27th, 1934

Rush-hour short-turn service added between Yonge and Davisville, and Manor and Cleveland.

DAVISVILLE	AVENUE RD. CLEVELAND

DAVISVILLE	YONGE CLEVELAND
Monday through Friday, rush hours only

October 14th, 1936

Cut back at west end, now looping via Eglinton, Eastbourne and Anderson.

DAVISVILLE	AVENUE RD. CLEVELAND

DAVISVILLE	YONGE CLEVELAND
Monday through Friday, rush hours only

April 12th, 1937

West loop revised to run west on Chaplin to Avenue Road, returning via Avenue Road, Eglinton and Oriole Parkway.

DAVISVILLE	AVENUE RD. CLEVELAND

DAVISVILLE	YONGE CLEVELAND
Monday through Friday, rush hours only

March 2nd, 1939

Rush-hour short-turn service now loops at Yonge Street via Yonge, Imperial, Duplex and Chaplin.

DAVISVILLE	AVENUE RD. CLEVELAND

DAVISVILLE	YONGE CLEVELAND
Monday through Friday, rush hours only

July 3rd, 1939

Extended at the east end by north on Cleveland to Eglinton Avenue, looping via Eglinton, Hoyle and Soudan; however, there was no change to the destination sign, despite the new eastern terminus. (See the photo below.) Short-turn service continues to turn at Manor Road.

DAVISVILLE	AVENUE RD. CLEVELAND

DAVISVILLE	YONGE CLEVELAND
Monday through Friday, rush hours only

TTC Ford model 19-B no. 770 signed for the Davisville route

TTC Ford model 19-B number 770, photographed on November 22nd, 1941. Although the bus is signed for the Davisville route, the photographer posed this brand-new bus in Davenport Loop, just half a block away from the Toronto Transportation Commission's Hillcrest shops. My guess is that he just set the blinds to the first route listed.

Toronto Transit Commission photo 13961

Twin Coach 34-S no. 977 was delivered in 1946, and still looks new in this picture taken facing west at the corner of Davisville & Yonge Streets. Two older Twin Coach model 23-Rs are visible in the background.

Toronto Transit Commission photo

TTC Twin Coach 34-S no. 977 at Davisville & Yonge

March 27th, 1954

Short-turn looping at west end through the not-yet-opened Davisville Station (at Yonge Street).

DAVISVILLE	AVENUE RD. CLEVELAND

DAVISVILLE	YONGE CLEVELAND
Monday through Friday, rush hours only

March 30th, 1954

Beginning at 1:30 p.m., buses serve Davisville Station both ways. Short-turn buses now terminate in the station.

DAVISVILLE	AVENUE RD. EGLINTON

DAVISVILLE	YONGE SUBWAY CLEVELAND
Monday through Friday, rush hours only

July 1st, 1954

Now running between Davisville Station and Sunnybrook Hospital via Davisville and Bayview Avenues. Short-turn service operates between the subway and Bayview and Belsize, looping via Bayview, Belsize and Cleveland. Service west of the subway now provided by CHAPLIN buses.

DAVISVILLE	YONGE SUBWAY SUNNYBROOK

DAVISVILLE	YONGE SUBWAY BAYVIEW
Monday through Friday, rush hours only

May 14th, 1956

West-end loop changed to Yonge, Imperial, Duplex and Chaplin due to construction of the new Toronto Transit Commission headquarters building.

DAVISVILLE	28	DAVISVILLE STN. SUNNYBROOK

DAVISVILLE	28A	DAVISVILLE STN. BAYVIEW
Monday through Friday, rush hours only

December 15th, 1957

Route now looping through the re-opened Davisville Station at the west end of route.

DAVISVILLE	28	DAVISVILLE STN. SUNNYBROOK

DAVISVILLE	28A	DAVISVILLE STN. BAYVIEW
Monday through Friday, rush hours only

April 28th, 1969

Morning rush-hour service to Belsize now loops via Cleveland, Belsize and Bayview.

DAVISVILLE	28	DAVISVILLE STN. SUNNYBROOK

DAVISVILLE	28A	DAVISVILLE STN. BAYVIEW
Monday through Friday, rush hours only

October, 1973

Route extended north of Sunnybrook Hospital via Bayview Avenue and Lawrence Avenue to and from Lawrence Station, replacing the 52 LAWRENCE shuttle. Buses loop both ways through Sunnybrook. During rush hours, alternate vehicles are routed via Dawlish and Mildenhall.

DAVISVILLE	28A	DAVISVILLE STN. BAYVIEW
Monday through Friday, rush hours only
DAVISVILLE VIA SUNNYBROOK	28B	DAVISVILLE STN. LAWRENCE STN.
Daily, 18 hours/day
DAVISVILLE VIA SUNNYBROOK	28B	DAVISVILLE STN. LAWRENCE STN.
VIA MILDEN HALL
Monday through Friday, rush hours only

September 6th, 1988

Rush-hour service via Mildenhall is reduced to one direction only. In the morning alternate buses run via Mildenhall to Lawrence Station; in the afternoon alternate buses run via Mildenhall from Lawrence Station. This change was made to increase service to York University's Glendon College at Bayview and Lawrence.

DAVISVILLE	28A	DAVISVILLE STN. BAYVIEW
Monday through Friday, rush hours only
DAVISVILLE VIA SUNNYBROOK	28B	DAVISVILLE STN. LAWRENCE STN.
Daily, 18 hours/day
DAVISVILLE VIA SUNNYBROOK	28B	DAVISVILLE STN. LAWRENCE STN.
VIA MILDEN HALL
Monday through Friday, rush hours only

July 21st, 1991

Service on Davisville Avenue and Bayview Avenue is replaced by the extended 11 BAYVIEW route. Service on Lawrence Avenue between Lawrence Station and Bayview Avenue is now provided by the 124 SUNNYBROOK route. Route 28 DAVISVILLE now runs only between Davisville Station and Bayview & Belsize during rush hours. Four buses operate on a 4 minute 30 second headway.

DAVISVILLE	28A	DAVISVILLE STN. BAYVIEW
Monday through Friday, rush hours only

The above information is drawn from Toronto Transit Commission maps, TTC Headlights--now called Rider News--and pocket timetables in both the Toronto Transportation Society's and the author's collection.

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