A map of the 41 Keele route, circa 2010. Click on the map to see maps of the route, dating back to its inception in 1952. Maps by John Calnan.

Compiled by Jeffrey Kay
With assistance by Pete Coulman
Historical Map by John Cses will operate via Symington and Bloor both ways to and from Lansdowne Station.

At some point soon after this, looping at Lansdowne Station is revised to west on Paton, south and east on Wade. Since this looping just north of the station and south of Lansdowne garage did not carry passengers and there were no stops here, it will be very difficult to pin the official date of this routing change.

September 3, 1985

Monday through Friday midday service to Wilson is eliminated and all trips run through to York University.

February 17, 1986

Monday through Friday rush hour service and Saturday service until about 7pm to Wilson is eliminated and all trips run through to York University.

August 31, 1986

A new Monday through Friday evening branch to Forthbridge via Calvington is introduced. This replaces evening service previously provided by the 120 CALVINGTON route. Saturday evening and all day Sunday service to York University is improved, and the short turn service to Wilson is no longer operated during any periods. Pocket Timetable in 1986 to 1987 show that the 41B designation is used again for the Forthbridge service, but 41A shows up again in 1988.

This minimal cost interim service change was approved and implemented on September 2nd, 1986. It was noted at the time that ridership on Calvington Drive did not justify this service and, should ridership increase on the KEELE(41D-Steeles) through service north of Calvington Drive, it will be necessary to discontinue the newly-restored KEELE (41B-FORTHBRIDGE) weekday evening short-turn branch to accommodate this potential increase in ridership.

June 29, 1987

Evening buses looping at York University now stop at the Ross Humanities building.

February 19, 1990

The York University and Steeles loops are combined weekdays until about 7pm. This provides a new midday service through the industrial area. The new 41B loop is operated west on St. Lawrence, north and west on Fraser, north on Ottawa, east on Steeles, south on Petrolia and west on Canarctic.

June 21, 1992

Looping at York University now includes service to York Lanes at all times.

May 1993 or earlier

The late evening loop via Murray Ross and Sentinel now begins at approximately 10 PM. It previous started just after midnight

May 9, 1993

The 41C Route sign is now set up for the late evening trips via Murray Ross and Sentinel. Signs for 41B and 41D are revised.

February 13, 1994

All branches are rerouted at south end via St.Clair and Keele to and from the Keele Station. The 41D branch is redesignated 41. The service south of St.Clair replaced by the new 168 SYMINGTON bus.

February 18, 1996

Due to reduced government subsidies, services are reduced system wide, including the elimination of service on Forthbridge. Monday through Friday 41A evening service is now extended north from Calvington on Keele, just beyond Sheppard to turn east, around the loop and west on St.Regis.

February 16, 1997

This route is now designated as accessible route and uses lift equipped buses on all off peak trips and most rush hour trips.

September 2, 1997

Late evening service to the St.Regis area (“41A‒Sheppard”) is discontinued and all buses run through to York University via Murray Ross.

October 12, 1997

Late evening service on Saturdays, Sundays and Holiday now loops via Murray Ross, to match Monday through Friday service. The May 1991 Pocket Timetable shows late trips via Murray Ross. It is not know when this service was discontinued on Saturdays Sundays and Holidays.

March 21, 1998

The Lift equipped buses transferred to other routes, rendering the route inaccessible.

March 17, 2000

Last day for early evening short turn service to Sheppard and St.Regis. All evening trips now run to York University.

October 16, 2005

Late evening service via Murray Ross, Sentinel, and The Pond is withdrawn. During this period all buses will follow the branch 41 (no letter) routing from Keele via York Blvd to the university Common Area.

February 7, 2007

Accessible service reintroduced, using low floor Orion VII buses on all runs, every day of the week.

October 13, 2009

A new peak period Express service is introduced between Keele Station and the York University Common Area. Buses operate both ways via Keele, Weston Rd., Rogers, Keele, Murray Ross, North-South Busway and York Blvd. Note that express buses run via Weston Road north of St. Clair while local buses continue to operate on Old Weston. Intermediate stops are only made at St. Clair, Weston & Rogers/Avon, Keele & Rogers, Donald, Eglinton, Ingram/Gulliver, Lawrence, Falstaff, Wilson, Sheppard, Finch, and at Murray Ross & Busway.

41 Keele Image Archive

	TTC Orion VII Hybrid #1582 waits for a green light at the intersection of Keele Street and Dundas Street West in the heart of the Junction. Photo taken on November 29, 2008 by Andrew Barton.
	TTC Canadian Car bus 1714 in service on 41 Keele on July 13, 1956. Photo taken from the Toronto Reference Library.
	In the early days of operation on KEELE, TTC bus 1904 (rollsign says ST. CLAIR-SHEPPARD) pulls up to a bus stop. John Knight submits this picture from the Toronto Reference Library.
	TTC bus 6097 operates through the York University's Common Area on November 27, 2001.
	TTC GM New Look 7197 waits to enter service at Lansdowne Garage on a cold day in February 1974. The day before, it served on 41C KEELE. Photo donated by Peter Coulman.
	Jeffrey Kay supplies this shot of TTC Natural Gas bus 9401 operating in the Common Area at York University.
	An official TTC timetable map of the 41 Keele route, effective 2008.