Compiled by Jeffrey Kay

January 28, 1978

Coincident with the SPADINA SUBWAY, service begins on a new route introduced to replace the “Driftwood” branch of the 35 JANE bus and connect the Driftwood neighbourhood to Wilson station. Buses operate from the Lower Bus Terminal of Wilson station via north on Wilson Heights, west on Sheppard, north on Tuscan, west on St. Regis, south on Keele, west on Grandravine and north on Driftwood, looping west on Strong Gate, north on Jane and east south and west on Driftwood. Buses return over the reverse routing. Initially this service operates during the Monday through Friday daytime hours. The route is operated out of Wilson Garage.

September 8, 1979

Saturday daytime service is introduced.

December 7, 1981

All trips rerouted south of Sheppard to and from Wilson station via Allen Road and Transit Road instead of Wilson Heights.

January 3, 1984

The service is rerouted to provide a new service on Arleta. Buses run from the newly opened North Terminal at Wilson station via north on Transit Road, north on Allen Road west on Sheppard, north on Arleta, and north on Driftwood to the existing loop via Strong Gate and Jane. Service on St. Regis and Grandravine replaced by the new 119 GRANDRAVINE route.

January 6, 1986

Monday through Friday evening service is added to 1 a.m.

January 7, 1990

Saturday evening service is added to 1 a.m., along with Sunday and holiday daytime and early evening service.

January 3, 1993

Coincident with the closure of Davenport Garage, operation of this route is transferred from Wilson Garage to Arrow Road Garage.

February 18, 1996

As part of a series of system-wide service cuts resulting from the elimination of provincial transportation subsidies, Saturday late-evening service is eliminated. To partially compensate for the elimination of the 119 GRANDRAVINE route, alternate buses are routed via Grandravine and St. Regis during rush hours. During the morning rush hours, every second eastbound bus leaving Jane and Driftwood operates via Grandravine, Keele, St. Regis and Tucson Gate before rejoining the main branch at Sheppard. During the afternoon rush hours, every second westbound bus reverses this routing.

March 31, 1996

With the opening of the new Downsview Station (at Allen Road and Sheppard) on the Spadina line, buses run east on Sheppard, then into the new Station. Early morning trips (before 6 AM Monday Saturday and before 9 AM on Sunday) are extended to Wilson and Transit via Allen Road and Transit Road. At some point before February 2001, these extended trips are designated as route 108B.

July 28, 1996

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

January 13, 2001

Saturday late evening service is restored.

May 13, 2001

The westbound destination sign is changed from “Jane” to “Jane & Driftwood” to better describe the terminal location of this route on Jane Street.

February 13, 2005

The Lift Equipped buses are replaced by Low Floor Orion VII buses.

February 18, 2007

Bi-directional peak and midday service is added to the Grandravine branch with alternate buses running in both directions along the 108A branch.

June 24, 2007

Sunday and holiday late evening service is established on the main branch.

August 31, 2008

Buses on this route are now equipped with bike racks.

June 23, 2013

Weekday evening, all day Saturday and Sunday and Holiday daytime and early evening service established on the 108A branch, with buses alternating with the main branch on these times.

June 22, 2014

As part of a system-wide reorganization of route branch designations, westbound buses on the 108 main branch are redesignated 108B, and are signed “Jane via Arleta”. The early morning service to Wilson station is redesignated 108C.

May 10, 2015

Effective on this date, late-evening Sunday service is added to the 108A “via Grandravine” branch, so that both branches of this route operate 7 days a week, whenever the subway is open.

Sunday, May 7, 2017

Ahead of the extension of the SPADINA SUBWAY to York University and into Vaughan, Downsview station is officially renamed Sheppard West. Destination signs have been adjusted in the days leading up to this change.

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Last day of operation. Coincident with the extension of the SPADINA subway to Vaughan, service is renamed 108 DRIFTWOOD and extended to Pioneer Village station the next day.

108 Downsview Image Archive

	A layout plan effective March 31, 1996 showing bus platform arrangements at Downsview station consisting of routes 84 SHEPPARD WEST, 105 WILSON HEIGHTS, 106 YORK UNIVERSITY, 107 KEELE NORTH, 108 DOWNSVIEW and 117 ALNESS.
	An official map of the TTC's 108 DOWNSVIEW operations, effective January 5, 2014.
	As the charter passes through the Downsview area, GM New Look bus #8051 poses with a 108 DOWNSVIEW exposure. Photo by Robert King.
	A TTC map, released in 2016, shows the proposed service changes that could result from an extension of the Spadina subway into Vaughan.
	TTC Orion VII NG Hybrid bus #1288 Laying over at Downsview Station on 108 DOWNSVIEW. Photo taken on June 22, 2011 by Jelo Gutierrez-Cantos.
	TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" bus #1385 pulls away from Downsview station in service on the 108 DOWNSVIEW route on July 4, 2014. Photo by James Bow.
	TTC Orion V bus 7008 pauses at Downsview Station's bus platform, in service on the 108 DOWNSVIEW route. Photo by Derek Chak.
	TTC Orion V bus #7017 pulls into Downsview station among many other buses, while in service on 108 DOWNSVIEW. This 2000 photograph is by David Cavlovic.
	TTC Nova RTS bus #7227 lays over at Downsview station in service on 108 DOWNSVIEW in this shot, taken on January 29, 2013. Photo by Mark David.
	TTC GM New Look #8051 sits at an unknown location, bearing a new mylar rollsign for 108 DOWNSVIEW. Photograph by Jim Blair.
	TTC GM New Look #8602 is running southbound on Dufferin just north Sheppard Avenue in service on 108 DOWNSVIEW route. The bus has left Allen Road running first north then east via a bus-only roadway and is heading south to turn right (west) onto Sheppard Avenue, thus avoiding a complicated left-hand turn. The day is February 4, 1984, and the old house in the background has long since vanished, in place of an Idomo store. Photo by Jeffrey Kay.