17 Birchmount 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 17A Birchmount .
Route Details
The current routing of route 17.
This route services Birchmount Road between St. Clair Avenue East and Highway 7. There is one southern terminal, which is Warden Station. Northern terminals include Highway 7 for 17A, Steeles Avenue East for 17B, and Steeles Avenue East and Warden Avenue for 17C. Branches 17A and 17B only operate during rush hours on weekdays.
An extra fare is required for the 17A branch north of Steeles Avenue East since the bus enters York Region.
Branches
This route has 3 branches:
History
Orion V 6671 at Warden Station.
Orion VII 8032 at Warden Station.
November 7, 1960 - Route established.
January 14, 2007 - The eastern end of branch 17C to McNicoll is extended from the off-street loop at McNicoll Avenue and Silver Springs Boulevard to a new off-street loop on the north side of McNicoll Avenue just east of Kennedy Road.
August 31, 2008 - Route made accessible with low-floor buses.
November 23, 2008 - Late night and weekend service extended from McNicoll to Steeles, thus eliminating branch 17C to McNicoll. Moved to Birchmount Division.
May 6, 2012 - Branch 17 to Steeles is separated into two branches: Branch 17 to Steeles and Warden, and rush hour branch 17B to Steeles via Wintermute.
June 22, 2014 - Due to a system-wide reorganization of route branch designations, branch 17 to Steeles and Warden is redesignated 17C.
July 27, 2015 - At the request of York Region Transit, branch 17A is extended from 14th Avenue to Highway 7 to serve the newly developed community.
March 30, 2017 - Due to a left turn restriction from Highway 7 to Uptown Drive, buses now loop clockwise via Rougeside Promenade, Uptown Drive, and Highway 7.
March 28, 2021 - This route was transferred to the brand new McNicoll Division.
Overnight Service
Overnight service is not provided on this route, however, the route operates until 1:00 AM every day.
Vehicles
Buses that can appear on 17 Birchmount include the Nova Bus LFS and Nova Bus LFS Artic
Previous route maps
January 2019
September 2018
April 2017
June 2015
February 2015
November 2008
June 2004
1999
Summary
Major Stops
Major Stop
Branches
Connections
Notes
Warden Station
17A
17B
17C
St Clair Ave. East @ Birchmount Rd.
17A
17B
17C
Birchmount Rd. @ Eglinton Ave. East
17A
17B
17C
Birchmount Rd. @ Lawrence Ave. East
17A
17B
17C
Birchmount Rd. @ Ellesmere Rd.
17A
17B
17C
Birchmount Rd. @ Sheppard Ave. East
17A
17B
17C
Birchmount Rd. @ Huntingwood Dr.
17A
17B
17C
Birchmount Rd. @ Finch Ave. East
17A
17B
17C
Birchmount Rd. @ McNicoll Ave.
17A
17B
17C
Mount Castle Gt. @ Steeles Ave. East
17B
Steeles / Warden Loop
17C
Birchmount Rd. @ Steeles Ave. East
17A
Birchmount Rd. @ Denison St.
17A
Extra fare required.
Birchmount Rd. @ 14th Ave.
17A
Extra fare required.
Birchmount Rd. @ Enterprise Blvd.
17A
Extra fare required.
Uptown Dr. @ Highway 7
17A
Extra fare required.
Service Summary
Frequency
Vehicles Used
Notes
Weekday AM Peak
10
11
17A and 17B branches combined.Every 3rd 17B operates as a 17A.
Weekday Midday
19
5
17C branch only.
Weekday PM Peak
10
12
17A and 17B branches combined.Every 3rd 17B operates as a 17A.
Weekday Early Evening
21
4
17C branch only.
Weekday Late Evening
25
3
17C branch only.
Saturday Early Morning
27
3
17C branch only.
Saturday Morning
22
4
17C branch only.
Saturday Afternoon
20
5
17C branch only.
Saturday Early Evening
28
3
17C branch only.
Saturday Late Evening
25
3
17C branch only.
Sunday Early Morning
Route does not operate.
Sunday Morning
28
3
17C branch only.
Sunday Afternoon
22
4
17C branch only.
Sunday Early Evening
27
3
17C branch only.
Sunday Late Evening
25
3
17C branch only.
Last updated: February 19, 2024
Miscellaneous
Vehicles
Buses - Community Buses - Wheel-Trans - Streetcars - Subway - Rail Workcars - Support Vehicles
Current Divisions
Arrow Rd - Birchmount - Davisville - Eglinton - Greenwood - Hillcrest - Lakeshore - Leslie Barns - Malvern - McNicoll - Mount Dennis - Queensway - Roncesvalles - Russell - Wilson
Former Divisions
McCowan - Danforth - Davenport - (Old) Eglinton - Lansdowne - St. Clair (Wychwood) - Vincent (Keele)
Current Projects
RapidTO - Easier Access
Former Projects
Network 2011 - OneCity - Transit City (Bus Plan - Light Rail Plan )
Bus Stops
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
Current Routes
Rapid Transit
1 (Yonge-University) - 2 (Bloor-Danforth) - 3 (Ontario Line) - 4 (Sheppard) - 5 (Eglinton Crosstown) - 6 (Finch West)
Bus
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 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 149 154 160 161 162 165 167 168 169 171 184 185 189
Seasonal
200 201 202 203
Blue Night
300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 310 312 315 320 322 324 325 329 332 334 335 336 337 339 340 341 343 352 353 354 363 365 384 385 395 396
Community Bus
400 402 403 404 405
Streetcar
501 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512
Express Network
900 902 903 904 905 924 925 927 929 935 937 938 939 941 943 944 945 952 953 954 960 968 984 985 986 989 995 996
Former Routes
Rapid Transit
3 (Scarborough)
Bus
1 2 3 4 5 6 13 13 13 14 19 24 27 28 30 38 40 42 58 59 93 93 102 106 107 107 108 117 117 118 121 121 121 123 124 128 134 136 137 139 139 140 144 163 163 164 166 171 172 172 175 176 197 224 268 406 408
Downtown Express
141 142 143 144 145
Rocket
185 186 188 190 191 192 193 194 194 195 196 198 199
Seasonal
174
Blue Night
302 303 305 307 308 309 310 311 313 314 315 316 317 319 321 383
Community
401 406 407 409 425
Streetcar
502 513 514 521 522
Express
913
Current Stations
Yonge-University
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 - Spad ina - St. G eorge - 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 - Sheppar d-Yonge - North York Centre - Finch
Bloor-Danforth
Kipling - Islington - Royal York - Old Mill - Jane - Runnymede - High Park - Keele - Dundas West - Lansdowne - Dufferin - Ossington - Christie - Bathurst - Spad ina - St. G eorge - Bay - Bloor- Yonge - Sherbourne - Castle Frank - Broadview - Chester - Pape - Donlands - Greenwood - Coxwell - Woodbine - Main Street - Victoria Park - Warden - Kennedy
Sheppard
Sheppar d-Yonge - Bayview - Bessarion - Leslie - Don Mills
Bus
Scarborough Centre
Former Stations
Rapid Transit
Lower Bay - Lawrence East - Ellesmere - Midland - McCowan
Greater Golden Horseshoe Agencies