Toronto Transit Commission route 142 'Downtown/Avenue Rd. Express'

	142 Downtown/Avenue Rd Express
Number of Branches		1
Distance		13.44km (King & Berkeley- Highway 401)
Blue Night		None
Types of vehicles used		Orion VII NG/NG HEV/EPA10
Division		Wilson
Ridership (2018)		225

142 Downtown/Avenue Rd Express is a bus route operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

The current routing of route 142.

This route connects the Nortown and Allenby communities to Downtown via Avenue Road, Queens Park Crescent, and University Avenue. It services Avenue Road, Queens Park Crescent, and University Avenue north of King Street West. Its northern terminal is the Bombay Avenue Loop north of Highway 401 and the southern terminal is Downtown at the intersection of King Street East and Berkeley Street for its one branch, 142. This route only operates during rush hours on weekdays.

An additional cash fare or a Presto Downtown Express Pass is required on this route.

History

• June 21, 2010 - Route made accessible using low-floor buses. Route is made bike rack equipped.
• August 6, 2013 - The western end of the downtown on-street loop is extended from Simcoe Street to Peter Street on a trial basis.
• December 23, 2013 - Due to lower than expected ridership and an increase in customer inconvenience from the longer travel time, the trial route extension to Peter Street ends. Buses will now loop via Simcoe Street.
• November 25, 2019 - On a trial basis, service is changed to operate along King Street instead of Richmond and Adelaide Streets in order to take advantage of the transit priority corridor.

Previous route maps

December 2016

June 2016

August 2013

December 2012

September 2008

Branches

This route has 1 branch:

• 142 King & Berkeley - Highway 401

Overnight Service

Overnight service is not provided.

Vehicles

Buses that can appear on 142 Downtown/Avenue Rd Express include Orion VII NG/NG HEV/EPA10 .

Summary

	Frequency	Vehicles Used	Notes
Weekday AM Peak	30	3
Weekday Midday	Route does not operate.
Weekday PM Peak	30	3
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: November 25, 2019