103 Mount Pleasant North/103 Nortown East

Compiled by Jeffrey Kay

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April 21, 1985

Starting day for new route replacing the eastern section of the old 61 NORTOWN route. Routing operates from Eglinton station running east on Eglinton Avenue, north on Mount Pleasant Road before looping towards Doncliffe Loop. Service operates out of Eglinton Garage near the station.

NORTOWN EAST VIA MT. PLEASANT	103	D O N C L I F F E EGLINTON STN
7 days a week, 18 hours a day

January 5, 1992

Trolley coaches removed from service and replaced by diesel buses.

October 8, 1994

Last day of service under this name. Changed to 103 MT. PLEASANT NORTH. No changes to routing or service levels.

February 18, 1996

Due to reduced government subsidies, services are reduced system wide including the elimination of late evening service (after 10 p.m.) Monday through Saturday and Sunday evening service (after 7 p.m.).

MT. PLEASANT N O R T H	103	D O N C L I F F E EGLINTON STN
Monday to Saturday, daytime and early evening

February 14, 1999

Routes 103 MOUNT PLEASANT NORTH and 74 MOUNT PLEASANT were to be combined on this date, into a single route running from Davisville station via Yonge, Merton, and Mt. Pleasant to Doncliffe Loop. This was not implemented due to the concerns of local residents.

March 31, 2002

Route switched operate to the new Eglinton Garage on Comstock Road.

May 8, 2005

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

November 23, 2008

As part of the TTC’s Ridership Growth Strategy, full service restored on this route, seven days a week, 18 hours a day. Also on this day, service is transferred to Wilson Garage coinciding with the opening of Mount Dennis Garage.

May 8, 2011

As part of a series of system-wide service reductions caused by municipal budget cuts, service after 10 p.m. on Sundays and holidays is eliminated.

103	MT PLEASANT NORTH	103	MT PLEASANT NORTH
	TO EGLINTON STN		TO DONCLIFFE
7 days a week, 18 hours a day Except Sunday and holiday late evenings

September 6, 2015

Sunday and holiday late evening service restored. Buses operate at intervals of 30 minutes or better whenever the subway is open.

September 3, 2016

Last day of service before a temporary shut-down as a result of EGLINTON-CROSSTOWN LRT construction. Service the following day is provided by a temporary extension of the 74 MOUNT PLEASANT bus.

March 28, 2021

With the route still on hiatus, service on this route is transferred from Wilson Garage to Eglinton (Comstock) Garage in conjunction with the opening of McNicoll Garage.

103 Mount Pleasant North Image Archive

	The most recent official map of the TTC's 103 MOUNT PLEASANT NORTH operations, before the temporary replacement of the line by 74 MOUNT PLEASANT.
	TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" Diesel bus #8346 pulls up to Yonge-bound passengers waiting on Eglinton Avenue at Redpath Avenue, in service on 103 MOUNT PLEASANT NORTH. This photo was taken on March 28, 2013 by James Bow.
	TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" bus #8365 lays over at Doncliffe Loop at the north end of 103 MOUNT PLEASANT NORTH. This 2016 shot was taken by Kevin L. Taylor.
	TTC Leased Edmonton trolley coach #9192 heads southbound on Mount Pleasant, approaching Lawrence, in 103 NORTOWN EAST VIA MOUNT PLEASANT service. Ted Wickson snapped this photograph on January 10, 1990.
	TTC Western Flyer rebuild trolley coach #9338 poses at Doncliffe Loop at the north end of the 103 NORTOWN EAST trolley bus on October 14, 1988. Dave Chalmers took this photo, which was donated by Rob Hutchinson.
	TTC Orion V bus #9416 pauses at Doncliffe loop at the northern end of 103 MOUNT PLEASANT NORTH on a snowy December 20, 2013. The photographer is anonymous.