42 CUMMER Route History
Last updated 1st, 2001 |
By Jeffrey Kay
from Transfer Points, Vol. XXVI, No. 10, December 2000 |
This page outlines the transit services provided on Cummer and McNicoll Avenues that began in 1974 coincident with the extension of the Yonge Subway to Finch Station.
March 30th, 1974
A new route from Finch station via north on Yonge Street, east on Cummer Avenue and McNicoll Avenue to Pharmacy Avenue, looping clockwise via south on Pharmacy, west on Finch Avenue and north on Victoria Park Avenue.
| CUMMER | 42 | PHARMACY
FINCH STATION |
| daily, 18 hours/day |
November 22nd, 1980
Route extended beyond Pharmacy via east on McNicoll and south on Birchmount Avenue to the existing off-street loop located on the Hydro right-of-way. Additional rush hour buses continue to turn at Pharmacy.
| CUMMER | 42 | PHARMACY
FINCH STATION |
| Monday through Friday, rush hours |
| CUMMER | 42A | BIRCHMOUNT
FINCH STATION |
| daily, 18 hours/day |
February 8th, 1982
Coincident with the extension of the 67 PHARMACY bus to Steeles Avenue, the rush hour looping via Pharmacy and Finch is discontinued. A new rush hour loop now operates counterclockwise via north on Victoria Park, west and south on Gordon Baker Road, and southeast on Harold Evans Drive.
January 21st, 1991
Rush hour service is extended east on McNicoll beyond Birchmount to a new off-street loop northeast of the corner of McNicoll and Silver Springs Boulevard (one block west of Kennedy Road). Off-peak service continues to turn back at Birchmount.
| CUMMER | 42 | PHARMACY
FINCH STATION |
| Monday through Friday, rush hours |
| CUMMER | 42A | BIRCHMOUNT
FINCH STATION |
daily, 18 hours/day, except
Monday through Friday, rush hours |
| CUMMER | 42B | KENNEDY
FINCH STATION |
| Monday through Friday, rush hours |
July 21st, 1991
Off-peak service extended from Birchmount to Kennedy.
| CUMMER | 42 | PHARMACY
FINCH STATION |
| Monday through Friday, rush hours |
| CUMMER | 42B | KENNEDY
FINCH STATION |
| daily, 18 hours/day |
February 15th, 1998
Rush hour service extended east of Kennedy to Middlefield Road, looping counterclockwise via north on Maybrook Drive, west on Passmore Avenue and south on Middlefield.
| CUMMER | 42 | PHARMACY
FINCH STATION |
| Monday through Friday, rush hours |
| CUMMER | 42A | MIDDLEFIELD
FINCH STATION |
| Monday through Friday, rush hours |
| CUMMER | 42B | KENNEDY
FINCH STATION |
| daily, 18 hours/day |
March 21st, 1999
42 CUMMER designated as an accessible route, and equipped with Compressed Natural Gas-powered, lift-equipped Orion V buses.
Route histories are based on a variety of publications in the author's collection, including route maps, pocket timetables, TTC Headlights and newspaper clippings. Any additional information, clarifications or corrections can be sent to the author, care of this web site.
