Toronto Transit Commission: Queensway Division

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Location

TTC: Queensway Division serves the transit mainly to:

  • Mimico
  • Central and South Etobicoke
  • Kipling Station
  • Six Points
  • Rexdale
  • The Queensway
  • Lakeshore
  • Long Branch
  • Sherway Gardens

Queensway Division is located at 400 Evans Avenue west of Kipling Avenue.

History

TTC's sixth garage opened it's doors to operations on January 23, 1966 replacing the old Parkdale Division. As the smallest garage in the TTC, this 125,000 sq. ft. facility has a 10-hoist repair bays, 4 inspection pits, 1 wash rack and 1 diesel fuelling station. It has indoor storage facilities as well as staging areas all around the garage. The division is well known operating Flyer buses to the garage over the years, it has developed expertise in maintaining and operating Flyer products for a long time.

Bus Fleet

Queensway currently holds 165 diesel-powered 40 foot (12 metre) low-floor vehicles, consisting of 50 New Flyer D40LF and 115 Orion VII. It is now a 100% fully accessible garage.

  • Oldest Bus: 7300
  • Newest Bus: 8099
Thumbnail Fleet number range Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Remarks
File:TTC 7305.jpg 7300 to 7307, 7309 to 7350 1998-1999 NFI D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R
  • 50 active units
  • 7308 retired due to engine fire.
  • 7333 collided on a building in August 2012.
File:TTC 7967.JPG 7965 to 7979 2006 OBI-DCCBNA Orion 07.501 Cummins ISL Allison B400R
  • 15 units
File:TTC 8089.JPG 8000 to 8099 2007 OBI-DCCBNA Orion 07.501 Cummins ISL Allison B400R
  • 100 units

Current Routes

# Route Name
Nom
Type
Type
Branch Route
Route Direction
Remarks
Remarques
15 Evans Regular Royal York Subway Station Sherway Gardens
26 Dupont Regular St. George Subway Station Jane Subway Station
30 Lambton Regular High Park Subway Station Kipling Subway Station
30B High Park Seasonal; Operates mid-May to Labour Day.
44 Kipling South Regular Kipling Subway Station Lakeshore Boulevard
45 Kipling Regular Steeles Avenue Kipling Subway Station
45A Carlingview Drive
via Belfield Road
45E Steeles Avenue Express
48 Rathburn Regular Royal York Subway Station Mill Road
49 Bloor West Regular Kipling Subway Station Markland Wood
50 Burnhamthrope Regular Islington Subway Station Mill Road
66A Prince Edward Regular Old Mill Subway Station Humber Loop
66D Lakeshore Boulevard
73A Royal York Regular Dixon Road Royal York Subway Station
73B Eglinton Avenue and la Rose Avenue
73C Claireport Cresent
via Albion Road
76 Royal York South Regular Royal York Subway Station Lakeshore Boulevard
76B The Queensway and Grand Avenue
80 Queensway Regular Keele Subway Station
via Parkside Drive
Sherway Gardens
80B Humber Loop
110 Islington South Regular Islington Subway Station Lakeshore Boulevard
110A Islington Subway Station
via Browns Line and Horner Avenue
Long Branch Loop
via Horner Avenue and Browns Line
110B Islington Subway Station
via 30th Avenue and Horner Avenue
Long Branch Loop
via Horner Avenue and 30th Avenue
111 East Mall Regular Eglinton Avenue Kipling Subway Station
112A West Mall Regular Eglinton Avenue and Renforth Drive Kipling Subway Station
112C Disco Road
112D Eglinton Avenue and Skymark Avenue
112E Renforth Drive and Eringate Drive Express, Michael Power/St. Joseph High School tripper.
123 Shorncliffe Regular Kipling Subway Station
via Sherway Gardens and The East Mall
Long Branch Loop
via The East Mall and Sherway Gardens
123A Kipling Subway Station
via North Queen Street
Long Branch Loop
via North Queen Street
123A Kipling Subway Station
via Sherway Gardens and North Queen Street
Long Branch Loop
via North Queen Street and Sherway Gardens
145 Downtown / Humber Bay Express Express Downtown Kipling Avenue Express surchage required
145A Park Lawn Road
168 Symington Regular Weston Road and Rogers Road Dundas West Subway Station
192 Airport Rocket Rocket Toronto Pearson International Airport Kipling Subway Station
300 Bloor-Danforth Blue Night Network Warden Avenue The East Mall
300A Toronto Pearson International Airport
300C Coxwell Subway Station
300K Kipling Subway Station
510 Spadina Regular Spadina Subway Station King Street Curb-side ROW streetcar shuttle due to modifications to TTC Passenger Platform Islands and Streetcar track reconstruction on Spadina Avenue between Spadina Station and Queens Quay for track/passenger platform rebuild. Operates from June 17, 2012 to November 18, 2012.
Queens Quay and Spadina Avenue


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