Compiled by Jeffrey Kay

April 24, 1967

A new service on Midland is introduced between Kingston Road and Ellesmere. The south loop is west on Park, north on Heale and east on Aylesworth. The north loop runs east on Ellesmere, south on Oakley and west on Canadine.

May 11, 1968

Buses are rerouted at the south end to connect with the newly-opened Bloor-Danforth Subway extension to Warden Station. Buses now run from Warden Station via St.Clair and Midland to Ellesmere. Service south of St. Clair is now provided by the extended 20‑CLIFFSIDE route. Saturday daytime service is added at this time.

September 8, 1970

Route extended north of Ellesmere to Sheppard, now looping east on Rural, south on Glen Watford and west on Sheppard.

December 7, 1970

Service is extended north of Sheppard to Finch, now looping east on Finch, south on Brimley and west on Huntingwood.

May 14, 1973

Evening service added Monday through Saturday.

September 7, 1976

Route split at Sheppard, one branch continues north via Midland to a new off‑street loop in the hydro right‑of‑way approximately one half-mile north of Finch. The second branch runs east on Sheppard then north on Brimley to a new off‑street loop in the hydro right‑of‑way just north of Finch.

August 31, 1980

Sunday/Holiday service is introduced on both branches.

October 3, 1980

Both branches are extended further north. Midland branch buses (57) turn back at a new off-street loop on the east side of Midland just north of Passmore, while Brimley branch buses (57A) turn back from an off-street loop on the west side of Brimley just north of Passmore. The route signs are not changed.

November 22, 1980

Service rerouted at the south end to connect with the Bloor-Danforth Subway extension to Kennedy and Eglinton. Buses run from Kennedy Station via Eglinton to Midland then north over the existing routings to Passmore. Service south of Eglinton is now provided by the extended 20‑CLIFFSIDE route.

March 23, 1985

Coincident with the opening of the Scarborough RT and a Brimley Road bridge over Highway 401, service on Brimley is now provided by the new 128 BRIMLEY NORTH route from Scarborough Centre, and all MIDLAND buses run north of Sheppard via Midland. Buses now serve the RT’s Midland Station in both directions with on street stops. The route sign is changed to show “STEELES” as the north terminal, but it is believed that the same loop near Passmore is used as the turn-back.

March 15, 1987

Service is extended north to a new off-street loop on the west side of Midland just south of Steeles. Some sources indicate that this extension could have operated as early as May 1985.

July 28, 1996

This line is designated as an accessible route and all off-peak trips and most peak trips are operated by new lift-equipped Orion V buses.

January 10, 2000

The off-street loop at Steeles Avenue is closed. Buses now loop west on Passmore, north on Silver Star, and east on Steeles.

August 31, 2003

Accessible service on this route is improved by operating new Low-Floor Orion VII buses at all times of the week on all trips.

October 2, 2006

As of this date, Monday-to-Friday service on 57 MIDLAND is operated at better than 10 minute intervals during rush hours, 11 minute intervals during the midday, 12 minute intervals during the early evening and 30 minute intervals after 9 p.m. On Saturdays, service operates at 15 minute intervals through the day, 20 minute intervals during the early morning hours and 30 minute intervals after 7 p.m. On Sundays, service operates at 20 minute intervals through the day and 30 minute intervals in the evening.

57 Midland Image Archive

	TTC GM New Look re-build 2702 patiently waits for passengers at the 57 MIDLAND bay at Kennedy Station in 2000. The bus in the background is an Orion V on the 20 CLIFFSIDE route. Photo by David Cavlovic.
	TTC GM bus 7130 pulls into one of the bus platforms at Warden station on the eve of the opening of the Bloor-Danforth extension to Warden. Note that it still bears its original rollsign for Kingston Road.
	TTC Orion VII #7485 heads southbound, in service on the 57 MIDLAND route, on a rainy day in November 2009. Photo by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos.