87 WEST MALL Route History
Last updated October 29th, 2001 |
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By Jeffrey Kay
from Transfer Points Vol. XVIII, No. 2, February 1992 |
September 3rd, 1963
A new Monday through Friday route to serve the area west of Highway 27. From a southern clockwise loop via east on Bloor, south on Roydon (now The East Mall), west on Dundas and north on Municipal Drive, then north along The West Mall, west on Burnhamthorpe, north on Renforth and Crendon, east on Ulverston, north on Wareside, east on Cambrian, north on The West Mall and Wellesworth, looping clockwise at the north end via east on Wellesworth, south on Inverdon and west on Eringate.
| WEST MALL | 87 | ERINGATE
DUNDAS |
| Monday to Friday, 18 hours/day |
May 13th, 1968
Saturday service introduced.
| WEST MALL | 87 | ERINGATE
DUNDAS |
| Monday to Saturday, 18 hours/day |
July 10th, 1970
Due to a grade separation at The West Mall and Dundas, the south loop is now via east on Bloor, south on The East Mall, west on Dundas, south on Neilson, east on Domino and north on The West Mall.
October 22nd, 1970
Due to rebuilding the Eringate exit of Highway 427, buses now loop at the north end via east on Wellesworth, south on Inverdon, west and south on Dimplefield and west on Eringate.
April 19th, 1971
Buses now run on The West Mall's new roadway between Burnhamthorpe and Rathburn. Service no longer provided on Renforth, Crendon, Ulverston, Wareside and Cambrian.
November 23rd, 1972
Extended south of Dundas via south on The West Mall, southeast through Sherway Gardens, east on Evans and south on Brown's Line to Long Branch loop, replacing portions of the 3 KINGSWAY and 80 QUEENSWAY routes. North of Eringate buses run Monday through Friday until 7:00 p.m. via east on Eringate, north on Rangoon, west on Wellesworth, northwest on Gentian, north on Renforth, east on International, north on Carlingview and east on Disco, looping clockwise via south on Brockport, west on Belfield and north on Attwell.
Evening and weekend looping at Eringate changed to run via east on Wellesworth, south on Rangoon and west on Eringate. Also, Sunday service is introduced.
| WEST MALL | 87 | ERINGATE
LONG BRANCH |
Monday to Friday, evenings
Saturday & Sunday, 18 hours/day |
| WEST MALL | 87A | DISCO RD
LONG BRANCH |
| Monday to Friday, 12 hours/day |
November 24th, 1973
Last day of service. Service south of Eglinton replaced by the new 87 MALL CIRCLE route. Service north of Eglinton provided by an extension of the 32 EGLINTON WEST route.
