Toronto Transit Commission route 117 'Alness-Chesswood'

	117 Alness-Chesswood
Number of Branches		1
Distance		8.64km (Sheppard West Station - Steeles)
Blue Night		None
Types of vehicles used		Orion VII NG/NG HEV/EPA10
Division		Wilson
Ridership (2016)		N/A

117 Alness-Chesswood is a bus route operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

The current routing of route 117.

This route services the industrial area of Kodiak Crescent, Whitehorse Road, Chesswood Drive, and Champagne Drive. This route also provides service on Alness Street between Finch Avenue West and Steeles Avenue West and the Alness industrial area along Martin Ross Avenue, Flint Road, and Supertest Road. Its southern terminal is Sheppard West Station and the northern terminal is Steeles Avenue West for its one branch, 117. This route only operates during the daytime on weekdays.

History

• November 23, 2009 - Route is rerouted off of Wilson Heights Boulevard and now operate on the bus-only lanes on Dufferin Street and the York University Busway.
• June 21, 2010 - Route made accessible and bike rack equipped.
• June 22, 2014 - Due to a system-wide reorganization of route branch designations, branch 117 to Steeles via Flint is redesignated 117B and southbound early morning service to Wilson Station is redesignated 117C.
• December 17, 2017 - With the opening of the new Line 1 extension, the route is rerouted to operate via Chesswood Drive replacing the discontinued 107B Keele North branch. Route is renamed from 117 Alness to reflect this service change.

Previous route maps

December 2017

June 2017

June 2010

November 2009

2009

2005

Branches

This route has 1 branch:

• 117 Sheppard West Station - Steeles

Overnight Service

Overnight service is not provided.

Vehicles

Buses that can appear on 117 Alness-Chesswood include Orion VII NG/NG HEV/EPA10 .

Summary

	Frequency	Vehicles Used	Notes
Weekday AM Peak	10	6
Weekday Midday	20	3
Weekday PM Peak	12	6
Weekday Early Evening	Route does not operate.
Weekday Late Evening
Saturday Early Morning
Saturday Morning
Saturday Afternoon
Saturday Early Evening
Saturday Late Evening
Sunday Early Morning
Sunday Morning
Sunday Afternoon
Sunday Early Evening
Sunday Late Evening
Last updated: September 3, 2019