Compiled by James Bow
With assistance by Mike Vainchtein and Jeffrey Kay

July 22, 1991

Service begins on a new route between Lawrence station and the Donway area near the Lawrence/Don Mills intersection, replacing a portion of the 101 DONWAY-YORK MILLS bus. Buses operate from Lawrence station via east on Lawrence, north on Bayview, east on Post Road, southeast on Park Lane Circle, south on Glenorchy, east on Suncrest, north on the Bridal Path, and east on Lawrence, looping clockwise via the Donway West, the Donway East, south on Don Mills, northwest on Barber Greene and north on Overland to Lawrence, returning via reverse route.

Buses operate from Eglinton Garage, Monday to Friday only, from 6:45 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.

This change occurs in conjunction with a realignment of services on 11 BAYVIEW and 28 DAVISVILLE, bolstering service on Lawrence Avenue alongside the 124 SUNNYBROOK route.

February 18, 1996

As part of a systemwide cut in service resulting from the elimination of provincial transit subsidies, rush hour and midday service on this route is cut to once an hour.

January 7, 1996

Operation of this route is transferred from Eglinton Garage to Wilson Garage.

September 3, 2002

As a result of low ridership, the last westbound trip, departing the Donway at 6:45 p.m., is discontinued. Operation of this route is transferred from Wilson Garage to the new Eglinton Garage on Comstock.

July 31, 2005

Accessible service installed on this route and 124 SUNNYBROOK

November 23, 2008

As part of a systemwide increase in service due to the implementation of the Ridership Growth Strategy, service on the 162 LAWRENCE-DONWAY increased to every thirty minutes, seven days a week, whenever the subway is open. Bike rack service also installed on this date. Operation of this route is transferred from Eglinton Garage to Wilson Garage.

May 8, 2011

As part of a general reallocation of resources, all service after 7 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends and holidays eliminated.

162 Lawrence-Donway Image Archive

	TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" Hybrid bus #1812 pauses at Lawrence station in service on 162 LAWRENCE-DONWAY on April 21, 2012. Behind it, TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" bus 1373 picks up passengers on 124 SUNNYBROOK. Photo by James Bow.
	TTC Orion VII NG bus #8193 in action on 162 LAWRENCE-DONWAY at Lawrence Station. Photo taken on November 22, 2011 by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos.
	An official TTC map of 162 LAWRENCE-DONWAY operations, effective September 6, 2010.