Toronto Transit Commission route 172 'Cherry Street'
172 Cherry Street
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Number of Branches | 2 | ||
Distance | |||
Blue Night | None | ||
Types of vehicles used | Orion VII NG/NG HEV/EPA10 . | ||
Division | Birchmount | ||
Ridership (2018) | N/A |
172 Cherry Street was a bus route operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Route Details
This route provided service to Cherry Beach from St. Andrew and King Stations. It also provided service on The Esplanade, Berkeley Street, Front Street East, Parliament Street, Mill Street, Cherry Street and Commissioners Street. It looped counterclockwise via Logan Avenue, Lake Shore Boulevard East and Carlaw Avenue. At the western terminal, the route looped clockwise via Wellington Street, York Street and King Street. Branch 172B, a seasonal service branch also serviced south of Commissioners Street to Cherry Beach. The western terminal is St Andrew Station and the eastern terminal is Carlaw Avenue for both branches, 172A and 172B.
Branches
This route had 2 branches:
- 172A St. Andrew Station - Carlaw Avenue
- 172B St. Andrew Station - Carlaw Avenue via Cherry Beach
Historical Branches
- 172 Union Station - Cherry Beach
- 172C St. Andrew Station and City Hall - Carlaw Avenue (Special 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games branch)
History
- May 9, 2004 - Route operation commences.
- July 26, 2004 - Route no longer serves the Toronto International Ferry Terminal due to its closing.
- November 22, 2004 - Weekday service cancelled due to low ridership.
- December 19, 2004 - Service south of Commissioners Street ends.
- May 8, 2005 - Service south of Commissioners Street resumes.
- June 30, 2005 - Service to the Rochester Ferry begins due to its operation resuming.
- January 2, 2006 - Service to the ferry terminal ends again.
- September 5, 2006 - Weekday service on the 172A branch ends. Service south of Commissioners Street of weekends and holidays ends.
- May 17, 2007 - Weekday evening service resumes, weekend and holiday service south of Commissioners Street resumes.
- November 23, 2008 - All service suspended on this route for the winter season.
- May 24, 2009 - Summer service to Cherry Beach is replaced by the new 72B Pape branch, permanently ending service on 172.
- January 5, 2014 - Route 172 is revived as it is split from route 72 Pape due to schedule delays as a result of the Union Station construction. Buses in the west terminate at St Andrew Station looping via Wellington Street, York Street, and King Street. Buses in the east terminate at Cherry Street and Commissioners Street looping via Villiers Street, Munition Street, and Commissioners Street.
- July 21, 2014 - Route 172 is extended east along Commissioners Street to Carlaw Avenue to provide a better connection to route 72 Pape.
- July 11, 2015 to August 8, 2015 - Route is extended in the west to City Hall during the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games to provide a connection between the Athletes' Village and the medal presentation at Nathan Phillips Square. Branch 172C is introduced operating to St. Andrew Station then loops via York Street, Queen Street West, and Bay Street to King Street.
- June 19, 2016 - As a result of a customer survey, service on The Esplanade, Mill Street, and to Cherry Beach is replaced by the new 121 Fort York-Esplanade route, permanently ending service on 172.
Overnight Service
Overnight service was not provided, however, this route operated until 1:00 AM every day.
Vehicles
Buses that appeared on 172 Cherry Street included Orion VII and Orion VII NG .
Previous route maps
Summary
Historical Service
Major Stop | Branches | Notes | |||||
172 | 172A | 172A | 172B | 172B | 172C | ||
York St. @ King St. West | 172A | 172A | 172B | 172B | 172C | Services St. Andrew Station. | |
York St. @ Queen St. West | 172C | Toronto City Hall | |||||
King St. West @ Bay St. | 172A | 172A | 172B | 172B | 172C | ||
Bay St. @ Front St. West | 172 | Services Union Station. | |||||
King St. @ Yonge St. | 172A | 172A | 172B | 172B | 172C | Services King Station. | |
King St. East @ Church St. | 172A | 172A | 172B | 172B | 172C | ||
The Esplanade @ Lower Sherbourne St. | 172 | 172A | 172A | 172B | 172B | 172C | |
Front St. East @ Parliament St. | 172 | 172A | 172A | 172B | 172B | 172C | |
Cherry St. @ Commissioners St. | 172 | 172A | 172A | 172B | 172B | 172C | |
Rochester Ferry Terminal | 172 | Seasonal stop | |||||
Cherry Beach Loop | 172 | 172B | 172B | Seasonal stop | |||
Carlaw Ave. @ Commissioners St. | 172A | 172B | 172C |