Toronto Transit Commission route 48 'Rathburn'

	48 Rathburn
Number of Branches		1
Distance		8.68km (Royal York Station - Mill Rd.)
Blue Night		None
Types of vehicles used		Orion VII , New Flyer D40LF
Division		Queensway
Ridership (2018)		2,600

48 Rathburn is a route operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Routing Details

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The current routing of route 48.

This route services Rathburn Road between Islington Avenue and Mill Road. It also serves a part of Royal York Road and Anglesey Boulevard. The eastern terminal is Royal York Station, and the western terminal is Mill Road for the 48 branch. The 48A branch operates seasonally Monday to Friday with two trips leaving westbound from Royal York Station at 7:39 and 8:01 AM. It travels down Renforth Drive and terminates at Renforth and Eringate Drive.

History

• January 7, 2001 - Renumbered from 2 Anglesey to 48 Rathburn to better promote the area it served; this also freed up the number 2 for the Bloor-Danforth Subway.
• November 23, 2008 - Late evening service is restored, everyday. Route operates until 1:00 AM.
• February 15, 2009 - Route becomes accessible.

Branches

This route has 2 branches:

• 48 Royal York Station - Mill Rd.
• 48A Royal York Station - Renforth and Eringate

Overnight Service

Overnight service is not provided, however, the route operates until 1:00 AM every day.

Vehicles

Buses that can appear on 48 Rathburn include Orion VII and New Flyer D40LF .

Summary

	Frequency	Vehicles Used	Notes
Weekday AM Peak	11	4
Weekday Midday	22	2
Weekday PM Peak	16	3
Weekday Early Evening	30	1.5	Interlines with 15 Evans.
Weekday Late Evening
Saturday Early Morning
Saturday Morning
Saturday Afternoon
Saturday Early Evening
Saturday Late Evening
Sunday Early Morning	Route does not operate.
Sunday Morning	30	1.5	Interlines with 15 Evans.
Sunday Afternoon
Sunday Early Evening
Sunday Late Evening	30	1.34	Interlines with 73 Royal York.
Last updated: May 8, 2011