Compiled by Jeffrey Kay
Map by John F. Calnan

September 14 1959

In recognition of the development of the suburbs of New Toronto and the borough of Etobicoke, a new rush hour service is inaugurated on Kipling Avenue (18th Avenue through New Toronto) between Lakeshore Boulevard and Rathburn Road. At the south end, buses loop in Kipling loop just north of Lakeshore Boulevard, while at the north end, buses loop via west on Random, north on Burrows and east on Rathburn.

December 14, 1959

Midday service introduced.

September 6, 1960

Route extended north, replacing the Westway Shoppers’ Route, via Kipling, Princess Margaret, Islington, Westway, Benbow, Saskatoon, Westway and Lawrence to Weston, looping north and east on Little and south on Weston Road.

September 26, 1960

Loop at Weston revised to north on Weston Road, east on John and south on South Station.

September 4, 1962.

Service on Westway now operated by a portion of the new 98 WESTWAY route. Kipling service extended north on Islington to Dixon Road, looping east via Dixon, through the Loblaws parking lot, and west to Islington.

September 1, 1963

Service on Islington replaced by the new 37 ISLINGTON bus. Kipling service revised to provide through service on Kipling between Lakeshore Boulevard and Albion Road, replacing a portion of the 80 REXDALE bus, looping at the north end via north on Benstrow, west on Amaron, south on Taysham and west on Penlea. Service now operates seven days a week, eighteen hours a day.

In addition, a new rush hour branch is added to serve the Belfield industrial area and the northern section of Martin Grove (Martin Grove south of the Westway was served by a branch of 2 ANGLESEY), operating from Lakeshore Boulevard via Kipling, Belfield and Martin Grove, looping via west on Porterfield, north on Kearney and east on Mercury.

May 23, 1965

Service extended north on Kipling to Mt.Olive, looping west on Mt.Olive, through the driveway on the south side of Albion Collegiate, and east on Mt.Olive to Kipling. The destination sign for this branch does not change.

September 5, 1967

Service on the Martin Grove branch extended north on Martin Grove to Albion, looping via east on Albion and southwest on Finch.

May 11, 1968

With the extension of the BLOOR DANFORTH SUBWAY to Islington, service rerouted to Islington station, with southbound buses operating via the south-to-east ramp of Six Points and Bloor Street to the station, and then leaving via west on Bloor, west on Dundas, north on Jopling and east on Bloor to Kipling. Service south of Bloor Street now provided by the new 44 KIPLING SOUTH route.

Midday service is added to the Martin Grove branch.

April 28, 1969

Service on Martin Grove replaced by an extension of the 46 MARTIN GROVE route. Service on Belfield is extended west on Belfield to loop via north on Attwell, east on Dixco Road an south on Brockport, returning south over the reverse routing. Midday service added.

May 13, 1969

The Belfield looping is reversed, with buses now operating north on Brockport, west on Disco, and south on Attwell, returning east on Belfield.

February 4, 1970

Service on Kipling is extended north of Albion to Beaconhill (Etobicoke council finally approving the looping arrangements the previous night), looping via west on Beaconhill, south on Maryhill and east on Annabelle.

November 27, 1972

The Belfield loop is revised to operate via south on Attwell, east on McLachlan, and north on Brockport, then east on Belfield.

August 15, 1973

Due to construction of the Belfield Expressway (later known as Highway 409), the Belfield loop is revised to operate via south on Attwell, east on McLachlan, and north on Brockport, west on Marmac and north on Attwell.

November 26, 1973

Belfield service is extended on a new branch northwest Belfield running north on Attwell and west on Disco, looping north and east on Attwell, then south on Carlingview. Alternate ‘Belfield’ rush hour buses continue to loop south of Belfield.

May 21, 1978

Service on Kipling extended north of Beaconhill to a new off-street loop on the west side of Kipling just south of Steeles.

Date Unknown

Steeles loop relocated to the east side of Kipling, a short distance north of Steeles.

November 22, 1980

With the extension of the BLOOR-DANFORTH SUBWAY to Kipling, service is rerouted at the southern end, entering the new Kipling station via west on Bloor, south on Jupiter and south on Aukland, leaving via east on St.Albans and north on Kipling.

March 15, 1982

A new “Local / Express” service introduced between Steeles and Kipling Station. Buses on this rush hour branch operate local between Steeles and Dixon, then stop only at Westway, Widdicombe, Eglinton and Rathburn. At a later date, an Express stop is added both ways at Burnhamthorpe.

March 9, 1984

Last day of service on the Belfield‒McLachlan branch. Service to this area is replaced by the new C branch of the 112 WEST MALL route.

October 10, 1994 (or as early as April 1994)

As part of a system wide plan to use the letter ‘E’ to designate Express services, the 45C branch redesignated 45E.

February 15, 1998

Southbound 45 and 45A buses now enter Kipling Station via south on Kipling and west on St.Albans. 46 MARTIN GROVE buses continue to run via Bloor and Aukland into the station.

September 7, 1999

The pattern of express stops is adjusted on the 45E rush hour service. Local service that did operate between Steeles and Dixon inclusive is now shortened to between Steeles and Rexdale inclusive. Express stops are discontinued at Widdicombe, Rathburn and Burnhamthorpe. Express buses continue to stop at Dixon, Westway and Eglinton in both directions.

December 6, 1999

The local portion of the 45E branch is extended south a couple stops and operates local between Steeles and Belfield inclusive.

February 13, 2005

Accessible service is introduced utilizing low floor Orion VII and low Floor Flyer D40LF buses on all runs, every day of the week.

45 Kipling Image Archive

	TTC GM Fishbowl 3590 poses in Islington station in the days leading up to the opening of the extension of the Bloor-Danforth subway line.
	TTC Flyer D-40-88 bus #6430 is seen here, alighting and loading a crush of passengers on 45 KIPLING at Finch. Photo by David Cavlovic.
	TTC Flyer D-40-88 re-build #6430 operates northbound on 45 KIPLING approaching Finch. Photo by David Cavlovic.
	TTC GM New Look re-build 8849 seen heading southbound on 45 KIPLING at Finch in spring 2001. The route is shared by the Arrow Road and Queensway Divisions. Photo by David Cavlovic.
	An article in the April 1965 edition of TTC's Headlights advertises extensions of 37 ISLINGTON and 45 KIPLING.
	An official map of TTC's 45 KIPLING operations, effective June 19, 2011.