Route 510 Spadina Route History

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510 SPADINA Route History
by Jeffery Kay from TRANSFER POINTS Vol. XXVI, No. 4, April 2000

This page covers the return of streetcars to Spadina Avenue that began in 1990. For details on the earlier streetcar service on Spadina (1879-1948) please refer to John Bromley's three-part article in TRANSFER POINTS Volume XXIII, numbers 3, 5 and 6 (March, May, and June-July, 1997).

July 27, 1997

Streetcar operation on Spadina Avenue resumes after an absence of almost 50 years, replacing the 77 SPADINA bus and the 510 HARBOURFRONT streetcar routes. Cars operate from the new underground loop at Spadina Station via Spadina, Queens Quay and Bay to Union Station. Short turn service is operated between Spadina Station and the Queens Quay/Spadina loop.

510	SPADINA STATION
510	UNION STATION
Daily, 20 hours/day
510	SPADINA STATION
510	QUEENS QUAY & SPADINA
Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

August 31, 1997

The level of service along Queens Quay is reduced from the summer period. The hours of short turn service between Spadina Station and Queens Quay loop are now extended to include evening service daily until 9:00 p.m.

510	SPADINA STATION
510	UNION STATION
Daily, 20 hours/day
510	SPADINA STATION
510	QUEENS QUAY & SPADINA
Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.

October 18, 1997

Saturday and Sunday early evening short turn service discontinued.

510	SPADINA STATION
510	UNION STATION
Daily, 20 hours/day
510	SPADINA STATION
510	QUEENS QUAY & SPADINA
Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

January 5, 1998

All Monday through Friday early evenings trips extended through to Union Station.

510	SPADINA STATION
510	UNION STATION
Daily, 20 hours/day
510	SPADINA STATION
510	QUEENS QUAY & SPADINA
Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

April 2, 1998

Following the installation of additional overhead wire, cars from Union Station no longer are require to run through Queens Quay loop, which often caused delays. Cars now run west on Queens Quay to Spadina, then turn north serving a new stop just beyond the intersection.

May 3, 1998

Seasonal improvement: All cars run through to Union Station on Sundays.

510	SPADINA STATION
510	UNION STATION
Daily, 20 hours/day
510	SPADINA STATION
510	QUEENS QUAY & SPADINA
Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Saturdays, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

September 6, 1998

Seasonal change back to regular schedule. Sunday short turns restored.

510	SPADINA STATION
510	UNION STATION
Daily, 20 hours/day
510	SPADINA STATION
510	QUEENS QUAY & SPADINA
Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

November 22, 1998 - March 20, 1999

Bay street tunnel closed for a maintenance program to reduce water seepage.

510	SPADINA STATION
510	QUEENS QUAY & SPADINA
Daily, 20 hours/day
shuttle bus	Union Station Queens Quay & Spadina
Daily, 20 hours/day

March 21, 1999

New early evening short turn service seven days a week, cut back to King Street from Queens Quay & Spadina. Short turn cars now operate south on Spadina, east on Adelaide, south along new trackage on Charlotte, and west on King, returning north on Spadina.

510	SPADINA STATION
510	UNION STATION
Daily, 20 hours/day
510	SPADINA STATION
510	K I N G
Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.

May 1, 1999

Seasonal summer change, all Sunday trip run via Harbourfront to Union Station.

510	SPADINA STATION
510	UNION STATION
Daily, 20 hours/day
510	SPADINA STATION
510	K I N G
Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Saturdays, 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.

June 19, 1999

Saturday early evening short turn service discontinued.

510	SPADINA STATION
510	UNION STATION
Daily, 20 hours/day
510	SPADINA STATION
510	K I N G
Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Saturdays, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

July 26, 1999 - September 4, 1999

Up to seven ALRVs replace CLRVs on the King short turn branch, Monday through Saturday, but no change made in the scheduled headways. This short test of the high capacity cars was made possible due to a track replacement project on Queen Street east, where ALRVs were replaced by buses. A permanent change made effective July 26 was the introduction of a full time "loader" to speed up boarding northbound at Dundas, from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., seven days a week.

September 5, 1999

Seasonal change: less frequent service to Harbourfront on Sundays, and short turn service resumed.

510	SPADINA STATION
510	UNION STATION
Daily, 20 hours/day
510	SPADINA STATION
510	K I N G
Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Sundays, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Route histories are based on a variety of publications in the collection of the author including route maps, pocket timetables, TTC Headlights and newspaper clippings. Where exact dates are not available estimates have been used where possible, otherwise the date remains blank. Any additional information, clarification or corrections can be sent to the author.

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