Toronto Transit Commission route 172 'Cherry Street'

	172 Cherry Street
Number of Branches		2
Distance		3.07km (Union Station - Commissioners via Mill St.)
Blue Night		None
Types of vehicles used		Orion VII
Division		Birchmount
Ridership (2011)		N/A

172 Cherry Street was a bus route operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

This route provides service to Cherry Beach from Union Station. It services The Esplanade, Berkeley Street, Front Street, Parliament Street, Mill Street and Cherry Street. It loops clockwise via Villiers Street, Munition Street and Commissioners Street. At Union Station, the route loops clockwise via Yonge Street, Wellington Street, Bay Street, Front Street and Scott Street. Branch 172, a seasonal service branch, continues south of Commissioners Street to Cherry Beach. The western terminal is Union Station. Eastern terminals include Cherry Beach for 172, and Commissioners Street for 172A. Early morning service on this route is covered by the 72A Pape branch.

History

• May 9, 2004 - Route operation commences.
• July 26, 2004 - Route no longer serves the Toronto International Ferry Terminal due to 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 returns due to operation resuming.
• January 2, 2006 - Service to the ferry terminal ends again.
• September 5, 2006 - Weekday service to 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 replaced by new branch 72B, permanently ending service on 172.

Branches

This route had 2 branches:

• 172 Union Station - Cherry Beach via Mill St.
• 172A Union Station - Commissioners via Mill St.

Overnight Service

Overnight service was not provided.

Vehicles

Buses that could appear on 172 Cherry Street include Orion VII . Rarely, GM/MCI Classic may have provided service.