HARBOURFRONT Route History |
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by Jeffery Kay
from TRANSFER POINTS Vol. XXVI, No. 4, April 2000 |
This page covers the return of streetcars to Queens Quay that began in 1990. (Daily service along Queens Quay ended on February 28th, 1963, when the DUPONT car was replaced by the 6 BAY bus. Some DUNDAS cars continued to operate to the docks during the late evening and on summer weekends for the next three years, but the last streetcars ran on Queens Quay on August 15th, 1965.)
604 HARBOURFRONT
June 23, 1990
This new streetcar route, numbered in the same series as the rapid transit lines, replaces the Queens Quay section of the 77 SPADINA bus. Cars operate from a new underground streetcar loop at Union Station, via Bay Street and Queens Quay to an off-street loop at Spadina. Rebuilt PCC streetcars are assigned to all trips on this route.
| 6 0 4 | | UNION STATION |
| 6 0 4 | | S P A D I N A |
| Daily, 18 hours/day |
date unknown
Temporary platform at the top of portal is replaced by the new Queens Quay station.
date unknown
PCC streetcars replaced by CLRVs at all times.
February 17, 1996
Last day of operation as route 604 HARBOURFRONT.
510 HARBOURFRONT
February 18, 1996
Route changed from 604 HARBOURFRONT and placed into the streetcar route number series.
| 510 | SPADINA & QUEENS QUAY |
| 510 | UNION STATION |
| Daily, 18 hours/day |
March 30, 1997-May 4, 1997
Due to track work in preparation for the opening of the 510 SPADINA streetcar route in the Queens Quay and Spadina area, the Queens Quay loop is closed to all transit vehicles. All 510 HARBOURFRONT cars are replaced by an extension of the 77 SPADINA bus, which operates from Spadina Station via Spadina, Queens Quay and Bay to Union Station, looping via Front, Scott and Wellington.
S P A D I N A
VIA QUEENS QUAY | 77B | SPADINA STN.
B A Y S T. |
| Daily, 18 hours/day |
July 26, 1997
Last day of operation before being combined with the new 510 SPADINAroute.
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 at jeffrey_kay@hotmail.com .
