Toronto Transit Commission route 123 'Sherway'
123 Sherway
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Number of Branches | 4 | ||
Distance | 9.60km (Kipling Stn - Long Branch via East Mall) 9.62km (Kipling Stn - Long Branch via North Queen) 5.88km (Kipling Stn - Sherway via East Mall) 6.12km (Kipling Stn - Sherway via West Mall) | ||
Blue Night | 315 Evans-Browns Line | ||
Types of vehicles used | Orion VII , Nova Bus LFS | ||
Division | Queensway | ||
Ridership (2018) | 7,600 |
123 Sherway is a bus route operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Route Details
This route services Shorncliffe Road and connects the Sherway Gardens shopping mall to the subway at Kipling Station. It also provides service on North Queen Street west of Shorncliffe Road, The East Mall, The West Mall south of Dundas Street West, and Brown's Line. There is one northern terminal, which is Kipling Station. Southern terminals include Long Branch Loop for 123B and 123C, and Sherway Gardens for 123D and 123F. Branch 123D only operates during the daytime on weekdays and branch 123F only operates during weekday rush hours.
Branches
This route has 4 branches:
- 123B Kipling Station - Long Branch via Shorncliffe and East Mall
- 123C Kipling Station - Long Branch via Shorncliffe and North Queen
- 123D Kipling Station - Sherway via Shorncliffe and East Mall
- 123F Kipling Station - Sherway via West Mall
History
- September 7, 2004 - Branch 123C is introduced, providing weekday midday/early evening and weekend/holiday daytime service via North Queen Street and The Queensway.
- January 2, 2005 - Route made accessible.
- November 23, 2008 - New bi-directional service is added along North Queen Street and The Queensway. In addition, service along this stretch will be extended until 1:00am with expanded branch 123C service.
- August 2, 2009 - Route made bike-rack equipped.
- May 8, 2011 - Due to system-wide service cuts, service south of Sherway Gardens is removed during the midday.
- June 22, 2014 - Branch 123 to Long Branch via East Mall has been changed to 123B due to a system-wide reorganization of route branch designations.
- August 31, 2014 - Short turn branch 123A to Sherway Gardens is rerouted to operate via The East Mall and redesignated as branch 123D.
- September 2, 2018 - Route is renamed from 123 Shorncliffe to 123 Sherway to more accurately reflect the character of the route. Branch 123F is introduced and provides new service on The West Mall south of Dundas Street West.
Overnight Service
Overnight service is provided by 315 Evans-Browns Line on Evans Avenue between The East Mall and Sherway Gardens, and Brown's Line south of Evans Avenue to Long Branch Loop. The rest of the route does not have overnight service, however, this route operates until 1:00 AM everyday.
Vehicles
Buses that can appear on 123 Sherway include the Orion VII and Nova Bus LFS .
Previous route maps
Summary
Major Stops
Major Stop | Branches | Connections | Notes | |||
Kipling Station | 123B | 123C | 123D | 123F | Kipling GO Station | |
Dundas St. West @ Shorncliffe Rd. | 123B | 123C | 123D | 123F | ||
Shorncliffe Rd. @ North Queen St. | 123B | 123C | 123D | |||
Dundas St. West @ The West Mall | 123F | |||||
The East Mall @ The Queensway | 123B | 123D | ||||
The East Mall @ Evans Ave. | 123B | 123D | ||||
North Queen St. @ The Queensway | 123C | |||||
Sherway Gardens Terminal | 123B | 123C | 123D | 123F | Sherway Gardens Mall | |
Brown's Line @ Horner Ave. | 123B | 123C | ||||
Long Branch Loop | 123B | 123C | Long Branch GO Station |
Service Summary
References
- ↑ 123 Shorncliffe (1984-2018) TransitToronto. Retrieved 07 January 2019.
- ↑ 123 Sherway TransitToronto. Retrieved 07 January 2019.