Compiled by Peter Coulman

May 11, 1968

Coincident with the extension of the BLOOR-DANFORTH SUBWAY to Warden, service begins on a new route on Victoria Park Avenue, running north from Victoria Park station and replacing a significant portion of the 23 DAWES bus route.

Buses leave Victoria Park station and run via west on Denton and north on Victoria Park to loop at Old Sheppard Avenue. Buses here loop counterclockwise via an off-street loop provided at the northwest corner. Service operates seven days a week, eighteen hours a day.

Additional rush hour service is provided to Ellesmere Road, with buses looping at the north end via west and north and Combermere, east on Parkwoods Village Drive, and south on Victoria Park to route.

Route operates entirely in Zone 2, using the normal pay enter/free leave system, with transfer privileges to all connecting Zone 2 routes. Passenger pay Zone 1 fares upon entering the subway at Victoria Park.

January 3, 1971

Service extended north of Old Sheppard to a temporary on-street loop near Van Horne looping via west on Van Horne and north, west and south on Bickerton Crescent, returning east on Van Horne to Victoria Park Avenue and route.

July 25, 1971

Service extended north of Van Horne, looping counterclockwise through a new off-street loop on the west side of Victoria Park Avenue at Finch Avenue (the lower section of Finch). No change to destination signs.

April 2, 1973

During rush hours and weekday middays, service extended north of Finch to the McNicoll Industrial area on a new branch, looping via McNicoll, Gordon Baker and Tempo.

October 15, 1973

A new branch established, extending service north from McNicoll via west on McNicoll and north on Woodbine to the Don Mills industrial area north of Steeles. There, buses proceed through a figure-8 looping via Esna Park Drive, Dennison, Steelcase and Idema Road. Service provided during rush hours only, every 26 minutes. Service north of Steeles provided under contract with the Town of Markham.

March 30, 1974

Service on the McNicoll (24B) branch extended to Steeles Avenue, looping via east on Steeles, south on Pharmacy and west on Passmore to Victoria Park. Service continues to be provided during rush hours and weekday midday. Evening and weekend service continues to turn back at Finch.

In addition, service on the 24C “Esna Park” branch rerouted to operate in both directions via Victoria Park, Steeles and Woodbine.

September 2, 1975

New rush-hour service established from Victoria Park station to Sheppard, looping through the Consumers Road Industrial area via Consumers Road and Sheppard. Initial service provided every 6 minutes, 30 seconds. Service replaces the old rush hour short turn service looping via Combermere and Ellesmere.

January 5, 1976

Coincident with the launch of the 85C SHEPPARD EAST branch through the Consumers industrial area, 24A rush hour service uses a revised looping via Yorkland.

April 18, 1977

With the off-street loop at Finch now unavailable for TTC use, 24 “Finch” buses now loop on-street via Finch, Pharmacy, Chester Le and Morecambe. 24B Steeles loop enlarged to operate via Steeles, Pharmacy and McNicoll. No change to destination signs.

October 15, 1979

Service established on a new rush hour branch operating from Victoria Park station, north of Steeles, looping via Alden to Warden Avenue. Service north of Steeles is operated under contract to the Town of Markham.

September 2, 1980

Saturday service established on the 24B branch to Steeles, operating every nine minutes. Evening and Sunday service continues to turn back at Finch. At some point between this date and 1985, service is rerouted to loop via an off-street loop at the northeast corner of Victoria Park and Steeles, removing service on Pharmacy and McNicoll.

April 18, 1983

Weekday evening service established on the 24B Steeles branch, operating every 13 minutes (9 minutes until 8:00 p.m.)

March 31, 1986

A new rush hour branch established, operating via Victoria Park, Denison and Woodbine, looping via Lanark, Cochrane (passing Highway 7), Allstate Parkway and Valleywood to Woodbine, returning south to route.

September 8, 1987

At the request of the Town of Markham, service north of Steeles revised. A new 24C “14th Avenue” rush hour branch established, replacing “Esna Park” service. Buses operate from Victoria Park station via Victoria Park, looping via Steelcase, John, Woodbine, Rivera, Rodck, 14th Avenue, Hood, Denison, Esna Park and Steelcase to Victoria Park. Service operates every thirty minutes.

In addition a new 24D “Alden” branch replaces the old “Warden via Alden” branch. Buses operate from Victoria Park station via Victoria Park, looping via Denison, Hood, Alden, Esna Park, John and Steelcase. Service operated every thirty minutes.

Service retained on the 24E “Highway 7” branch, also operating every thirty minutes.

November 22, 1987

Saturday evening service extended to Steeles on the 24B branch until about 1:30 a.m.

May 12, 1991

Sunday service extended to run between Victoria Park station and Steeles Avenue, replacing all remaining service on the short-turn loop via Finch Avenue and Chester Le.

September 3, 1993

Last day of operation for the 24D “Alden” rush hour service. Branch discontinued north of Steeles at the request of the Town of Markham.

March 31, 1996

On Sundays, buses on the 24B “Steeles” branch avoid the off-street loop at the corner of Steeles and Victoria Park, looping instead via east on Steeles, south on Pharmacy and west on Passmore, providing Sunday service to the area that had been eliminated with the reduction of service on the 67 PHARMACY bus on February 18, 1996.

February 15, 1998

Partial night bus service provided on the 324 VICTORIA PARK BLUE NIGHT bus, replacing the 318 WARDEN BLUE NIGHT bus and a portion of the 322 COXWELL BLUE NIGHT bus route. Night service operates from Bingham loop at the northwest corner of Victoria Park and Kingston Road via north on Victoria Park, east on Sheppard and north on Warden to Steeles.

At some point between now and 2000, the 24B “Steeles” branch is renumbered 24.

September 3, 2000

At the request of Markham Transit, service established on a new 24D branch of the VICTORIA PARK bus extended to operate from Victoria Park station to Major Mackenzie, replacing the 24E branch.

During the morning peak periods, buses operate via north on Victoria Park, west on Dinison, north on Woodbine, west on Lanark, south, west, north and east on Cochrane Drive, north on Frontenac Drive, west on Centurian Drive, north on Allstate Parkway, east on Valleywood Drive, north on Renfrew Drive, east on Hooper Road, north on Woodbine, west on Hillmount Road and north on Markland Street to Major MacKenzie Drive. Buses return via east on Major Mackenzie, south on Woodbine, east on Denison and south on Victoria Park to Victoria Park station.

During the afternoon peak periods, buses operate via north on Victoria Park, west on Denison Street, north on Woodbine Avenue, west on Hillmount Road, and north on Markland Street to Major Mackenzie Drive. Buses return via east on Major Mackenzie Drive, south on Woodbine Avenue, west on Hooper Road, south on Renfrew Drive, west on Valleywood Drive, south on Allstate Parkway, south on East Valhalla Drive, west/south/east/north on Cochrane Drive, east on Lanark Road, south on Woodbine Avenue, east on Denison Street, and south on Victoria Park Avenue to Steeles Avenue, continuing to Victoria Park Station.

November 24, 2002

Coincident with the launch of the SHEPPARD SUBWAY, service on the 24A “Consumers” branch revised to operate between Victoria Park station and Don Mills station, replacing the 85C SHEPPARD EAST bus. Service operates during rush hours and midday weekdays (every 12 minutes during the morning rush, 30 minutes during the midday, and every 10 minutes 20 seconds during the afternoon rush). Service operates in both directions via Victoria Park, Consumers Road, Yorkland Boulevard, Consumers and Sheppard Avenue.

In addition, service on the 24C “14th Avenue” and 24D “Major Mackenzie” branches are replaced by the 224 VICTORIA PARK NORTH bus, operating from Don Mills station.

September 7, 2004

Non-peak service extended north of Steeles. As a result of unacceptable financial performance by the 224 VICTORIA PARK NORTH route during the midday and evening, midday operations on the route’s branches are now provided by a restored 24D branch of the VICTORIA PARK bus. There is no replacement for 224 VICTORIA PARK NORTH’s Saturday, Sunday and holiday service south of Steeles Avenue.

June 24, 2013

At the request of York Region Transit, Service on the 24D “Major Mackenzie” branch is revised, eliminating service on Hooper Drive, Renfrew Drive, Valleywood Drive, Allstate Parkway, Frontenac Drive, Cochrane Drive and Lanark Road. Buses now travel directly north and south on Woodbine Avenue between Denison Street and Major Mackenzie Drive. The last day of service on the affected streets is Friday, June 21, 2013.

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24 Victoria Park Image Archive

	An issue of TTC's "Headlights", describing changes to bus services coincident with the extension of the YONGE SUBWAY to Finch on March 30, 1974.
	An official map of the TTC's operations on 24 VICTORIA PARK, effective September 6, 2010.
	The front spread of a TTC timetable advertising north of Steeles services on 24 VICTORIA PARK, effective April 2, 1973.
	Interior spread of a TTC timetable advertising 24 VICTORIA PARK's north of Steeles services, effective April 2, 1973
	The front spread of a TTC timetable of 24 VICTORIA PARK north-of-Steeles services, effective January 5, 1975.
	The interior spread of a TTC timetable of 24 VICTORIA PARK north-of-Steeles services, effective January 5, 1975.
	TTC Orion V rebuild 6650 loads passengers in Bay 1 at Victoria Park station before the station's rebuild in 2010. Photo by David Cavlovic.
	TTC Orion VII #7757 on 24 VICTORIA PARK heading to Steeles at Victoria Park Station with its bike rack down on January 12, 2011. Photo taken by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos.
	TTC Orion VII bus #7765 parked at Victoria Park Station on 24A VICTORIA PARK, about to head to Don Mills Station via Consumers Road. Photo taken on January 12, 2011 by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos.
	TTC Orion VII bus #7819 speeds southbound on Victoria Park Avenue between Van Horne and Huntingwood, in service on the 24 VICTORIA PARK route on June 1, 2011. Photo by James Bow.
	Roman Fomin caught this picture of TTC Orion VII bus 8138, waiting for passengers at recently renovated Victoria Park Station. This photo was taken on May 7, 2012.
	24A VICTORIA PARK bus (Orion VII 7813) approaches Don Mills transit terminal running west along Sheppard Avenue East. Photo by Roman Fomin on January 3, 2013.