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42 Cummer
Compiled by Jeffrey Kay
Originally appeared in Transfer Points, Vol. XXVI, No. 10, December 2000 and
Alan Gryfe’s TTC Route History Page.
March 30th, 1974
Concurrent with the opening of the Yonge subway extension to Finch, a new route operates north and east from Finch station, serving the area in north North York between Steeles Avenue and Finch. Service operates rom Finch station via north on Yonge Street, east on Cummer Avenue and McNicoll Avenue to Pharmacy Avenue, looping clockwise via south on Pharmacy, west on Finch Avenue and north on Victoria Park Avenue. Service operates seven days a week, 18 hours a day.
Cummer Avenue is named after Jacob Cummer, one of the first settlers in Willowdale after immigrating to Canada from the United States in 1797.
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CUMMER |
42 |
PHARMACY |
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Daily, 18 hours/day | ||
November 22nd, 1980
Route extended beyond Pharmacy via east on McNicoll and south on Birchmount Avenue to an existing off-street loop located on the Hydro right-of-way. Additional rush hour buses continue to turn at Pharmacy.
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CUMMER |
42 |
PHARMACY |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours | ||
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CUMMER |
42A |
BIRCHMOUNT |
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Seven days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
February 8th, 1982
Coincident with the extension of the 67 PHARMACY bus to Steeles Avenue, rush hour 42 CUMMER buses now loop counterclockwise via north on Victoria Park, west and south on Gordon Baker Road, and southeast on Harold Evans Drive. Service on Birchmount branch unchanged.
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CUMMER |
42 |
VICTORIA PARK |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours | ||
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CUMMER |
42A |
BIRCHMOUNT |
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Seven days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
January 21st, 1991
During rush hours, service extended east on McNicoll beyond Birchmount to a new off-street loop northeast of the corner of McNicoll and Silver Springs Boulevard (one block west of Kennedy Road). Off-peak service continues to turn back at Birchmount. Additional rush hour service continues to turn back at Victoria Park.
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CUMMER |
42 |
VICTORIA PARK |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours | ||
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CUMMER |
42A |
BIRCHMOUNT |
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Seven days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
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CUMMER |
42B |
KENNEDY |
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Monday-Friday rush hours | ||
July 21st, 1991
Off-peak service extended from Birchmount to Kennedy.
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CUMMER |
42 |
VICTORIA PARK |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours | ||
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CUMMER |
42B |
KENNEDY |
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Seven days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
February 15th, 1998
Rush hour service extended east of Kennedy to Middlefield Road, looping counterclockwise via north on Maybrook Drive, west on Passmore Avenue and south on Middlefield.
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CUMMER |
42 |
VICTORIA PARK |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours | ||
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CUMMER |
42A |
MIDDLEFIELD |
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Monday-Friday rush hours | ||
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CUMMER |
42B |
KENNEDY |
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Seven days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
March 21st, 1999
42 CUMMER designated as an accessible route, and equipped with Compressed Natural Gas-powered, lift-equipped Orion V buses.
June 18, 2006
Service currently operates seven days a week on the 42B Kennedy branch, with additional service provided to Middlefield on 42A and Victoria Park on 42. Service operates at 30 minute intervals on Sundays, and combined service is as frequent as every six minutes during the morning rush hour.
42 |
C U M M E R |
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42 |
C U M M E R |
TO VICTORIA PARK |
TO FINCH STATION |
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Mondays-Fridays, rush hours only |
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42A |
C U M M E R |
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42A |
C U M M E R |
TO MIDDLEFIELD |
TO FINCH STATION |
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Mon-Fri, rush hours only |
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42B |
C U M M E R |
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42B |
C U M M E R |
TO KENNEDY |
TO FINCH STATION |
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Daily, 18 hours a day |
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Last Updated: Tue, October 2, 2007