129 McCowan North is a bus route operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
For detailed information about service north of Steeles, see the YRT route history for 129A McCowan North.
Route Details
The current routing of route 129.
This route mainly serves McCowan Road between Triton Road and Major Mackenzie Drive. There is one southern terminal, which is Kennedy Station. Northern terminals include Major Mackenzie Drive for 129A and Steeles Avenue East for 129B. An extra fare is required for the 129A branch north of Steeles Avenue East since the bus enters York Region.
Branches
This route has 2 branches:
History
GM New Look #2256 on route 129.
- October 14, 2001 - At the request of York Region Transit, branch 129A to 16th Avenue is extended north to Major Mackenzie Drive with buses looping via Major Mackenzie Drive, Ridgecrest Road, Castlemore Avenue and The Bridle Walk. Service is removed from Cairns Drive and Raymerville Drive.
- May 14, 2002 - Service timing on branch 129A is adjusted to operate early morning Saturdays and daytime/early evening Sundays and holidays.
- June 22, 2014 - Due to a system-wide reorganization of route branch designations, branch 129 to Steeles is changed to 129B.
- May 10, 2015 - Route is added to the Ten Minute Network. With service increases during the early evening and late evening periods on weekends, service between Scarborough Centre Station and Steeles Avenue East will operate at intervals of ten minutes or better whenever the subway is open.
- March 28, 2021 - This route was transferred to the brand new McNicoll Division.
- November 19, 2023 - Route is extended further southbound to serve as an express bus from Scarborough Centre RT Station to Kennedy Station as part of the Line 3 Bus Replacement Plan.
Overnight Service
Overnight service is provided by 302 Kingston Rd-McCowan on McCowan Road between Triton Road and Steeles Avenue East. The entire portion of the express service routing is provided by 343 Kennedy between Kennedy Station and Ellesmere Road, and by 395 York Mills on Ellesmere Road between Kennedy Road and Brimley Road. The rest of the route does not have overnight service, however, this route operates until 1:00 AM every day.
Vehicles
Buses that can appear on 129 McCowan North include the Nova Bus LFS .
Previous route maps
Summary
Major Stops
Major Stop
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Branches
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Connections
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Notes
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Lawrence Ave. @ Kennedy Rd.
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129A
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129B
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Northbound Only
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Ellesmere Rd. @ Kennedy Rd.
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129A
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129B
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Northbound Only
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Lawrence Ave. @ Midland Rd.
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129A
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129B
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Southbound Only
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Ellesmere Rd. @ Midland Ave.
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129A
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129B
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Southbound Only
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Scarborough Centre Station
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129A
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129B
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McCowan Rd. @ Milner Ave.
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129A
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129B
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McCowan Rd. @ Sheppard Ave. East
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129A
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129B
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McCowan Rd. @ Nugget Ave.
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129A
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129B
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McCowan Rd. @ Commander Blvd.
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129A
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129B
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McCowan Rd. @ Middlefield Rd./Huntingwood Dr.
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129A
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129B
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McCowan Rd. @ Finch Ave. East
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129A
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129B
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McCowan Rd. @ McNicoll Ave.
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129A
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129B
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McCowan Rd. @ Steeles Ave. East
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129A
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129B
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McCowan Loop
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129B
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McCowan Rd. @ Denison St.
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129A
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Extra fare required.
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McCowan Rd. @ 14th Ave.
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129A
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Extra fare required.
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McCowan Rd. @ Highway 7
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129A
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Extra fare required.
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McCowan Rd. @ Bullock Dr.
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129A
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Centennial GO Station
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Extra fare required.
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McCowan Rd. @ Raymerville Dr./Carlton Rd.
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129A
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Extra fare required.
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McCowan Rd. @ 16th Ave.
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129A
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Extra fare required.
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McCowan Rd. @ Major Mackenzie Dr.
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129A
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Extra fare required.
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Castlemore Ave. @ The Bridle Walk
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129A
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Extra fare required.
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Service Summary
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Frequency
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Vehicles Used
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Notes
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Weekday AM Peak
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8
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17
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All branches combined. Every 3rd 129B operates as a 129A.
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Weekday Midday
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9
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14
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All branches combined. Every 3rd 129B operates as a 129A.
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Weekday PM Peak
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7
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21
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All branches combined.
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Weekday Early Evening
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8
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14
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All branches combined. Every 4th 129B operates as a 129A.
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Weekday Late Evening
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10
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10
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All branches combined. Every 3rd 129B operates as a 129A.
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Saturday Early Morning
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8:30
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12
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All branches combined. Every 3rd 129B operates as a 129A.
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Saturday Morning
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7:30
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15
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All branches combined. Every 4th 129B operates as a 129A.
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Saturday Afternoon
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7:30
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16
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All branches combined. Every 4th 129B operates as a 129A.
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Saturday Early Evening
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9:30
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11
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All branches combined. Every 5th 129B operates as a 129A.
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Saturday Late Evening
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10
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8
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129B branch only.
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Sunday Early Morning
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Route does not operate.
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Sunday Morning
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9
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11
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All branches combined. Every 6th 129B operates as a 129A.
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Sunday Afternoon
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10
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11
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All branches combined. Every 5th 129B operates as a 129A.
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Sunday Early Evening
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10
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11
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All branches combined. Every 3rd 129B operates as a 129A.
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Sunday Late Evening
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9:30
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8
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129B branch only.
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Last updated: November 19, 2023
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Miscellaneous
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Vehicles
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Buses - Community Buses - Wheel-Trans - Streetcars - Subway - Rail Workcars - Support Vehicles
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Current Divisions
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Arrow Rd - Birchmount - Davisville - Eglinton - Greenwood - Hillcrest - Lakeshore - Leslie Barns - Malvern - McNicoll - Mount Dennis - Queensway - Roncesvalles - Russell - Wilson
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Former Divisions
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McCowan - Danforth - (Old) Eglinton - Lansdowne - St. Clair (Wychwood) - Vincent (Keele)
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Current Projects
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RapidTO - Easier Access
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Former Projects
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Network 2011 - OneCity - Transit City (Bus Plan - Light Rail Plan)
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Bus Stops
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1-999, 1000-1999, 2000-2999, 3000-3999, 4000-4999, 5000-5999, 6000-6999, 7000-7999, 8000-8999, 9000-9999, 10000-10999, 11000-11999, 12000-12999, 13000-13999, 14000-14999, 15000-15999, 16000-16999
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Current Routes
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Rapid Transit
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1 (Yonge-University) - 2 (Bloor-Danforth) - 3 (Ontario Line) - 4 (Sheppard) - 5 (Eglinton Crosstown) - 6 (Finch West)
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Bus
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7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 115 116 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 160 161 162 165 167 168 169 171 176 184 189
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Downtown Express
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141 142 143 144 145
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Seasonal
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200 201 202
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Blue Night
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300 301 302 304 306 307 310 312 315 320 322 324 325 329 332 334 335 336 337 339 341 343 352 353 354 363 365 384 385 395 396
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Community Bus
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400 402 403 404 405
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Streetcar
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501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512
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Express Network
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900 902 903 905 924 925 927 929 935 937 938 939 941 943 944 945 952 953 954 960 968 984 985 986 989 995 996
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Former Routes
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Rapid Transit
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3 (Scarborough)
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Bus
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1 2 3 4 5 6 13 13 13 14 19 24 27 28 30 38 40 42 58 59 93 102 106 107 107 108 117 117 118 121 121 121 123 124 134 136 137 139 139 140 144 163 163 164 166 171 172 172 175 197 224 268 406 408
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Rocket
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185 186 188 190 191 192 193 194 194 195 196 198 199
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Seasonal
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174 203
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Blue Night
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302 303 305 307 308 309 310 311 313 315 316 317 319 321 383
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Community
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401 406 407 409 425
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Streetcar
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513 514 521 522
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Express
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913
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Current Stations
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Yonge-University
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Vaughan Metropolitan Centre - Highway 407 - Pioneer Village - York University - Finch West - Downsview Park - Sheppard West - Wilson - Yorkdale - Lawrence West - Glencairn - Eglinton West - St. Clair West - Dupont - Spadina - St. George - Museum - Queen's Park - St. Patrick - Osgoode - St. Andrew - Union - King - Queen - Dundas - College - Wellesley - Bloor-Yonge - Rosedale - Summerhill - St. Clair - Davisville - Eglinton - Lawrence - York Mills - Sheppard-Yonge - North York Centre - Finch
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Bloor-Danforth
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Kipling - Islington - Royal York - Old Mill - Jane - Runnymede - High Park - Keele - Dundas West - Lansdowne - Dufferin - Ossington - Christie - Bathurst - Spadina - St. George - Bay - Bloor-Yonge - Sherbourne - Castle Frank - Broadview - Chester - Pape - Donlands - Greenwood - Coxwell - Woodbine - Main Street - Victoria Park - Warden - Kennedy
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Sheppard
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Sheppard-Yonge - Bayview - Bessarion - Leslie - Don Mills
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Bus
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Scarborough Centre
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Former Stations
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Rapid Transit
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Lower Bay - Lawrence East - Ellesmere - Midland - McCowan
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Greater Golden Horseshoe Agencies
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