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109 Ranee

Compiled by Pete Coulman
With assistance by James Bow and Mike Vainchtien

January 28, 1978

Coincident with the opening of the SPADINA SUBWAY, service begins on 109 RANEE, a route serving the Lawrence Manor neighbourhood, replacing the B and C branches of 52 LAWRENCE. Buses operate from Lawrence West station on the SPADINA SUBWAY via east on Lawrence and north on Varna. There, the route divides, with half the service continuing north on Varna to Ranee, while the other half proceeds west and north along Flemington and east on Ranee to Varna. From the Ranee/Varna intersection, buses continue east on Ranee, north on Ameer and north and east on Neptune to Bathurst Street, looping via north on Bathurst and west on Hotspur to Neptune, returning via the reverse route.

Buses on the Flemington branch offer a connection with the SPADINA SUBWAY at the Ranee Avenue automatic entrance of Yorkdale station, although this is by token (and, later, Metropass) only. Buses operate Monday through Friday during the daytime. During evenings and on weekends, service is cut back to Ranee and Varna, operating in a large loop via Varna, Ranee and Flemington.

R A N E E
via FLEMINGTON

109

N E P T U N E
LAWRENCE WEST STN

Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday

R A N E E
via   V A R N A

109A

N E P T U N E
LAWRENCE WEST STN

Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday

R A N E E

109B

FLEMINGTON
LAWRENCE WEST STN

Monday to Friday, evenings
Weekend and holidays, 18 hours a day

NOTE: It is not clear that the 109B rollsign exposure was produced. Reports indicate that window cards reading “RANEE 109B FLEMINGTON / LAWRENCE WEST SUBWAY” were used on these runs.

August 16, 1978

Service extended from Lawrence West station via west on Lawrence, south on Marlee and east on Eglinton to Eglinton West station, replacing 29E DUFFERIN service on Marlee operating during rush hours and midday, Mondays through Saturdays, only. Buses operating from Eglinton West station to Neptune via Varna are designated 109C. Buses that operate from Eglinton West station to Neptune via Flemington are designated 109B. During the evenings and weekends, buses continue to operate from Lawrence West station to loop via Varna, Ranee and Flemington, using window cards reading “RANEE SUBWAY-FLEMINGTON”

R A N E E
via FLEMINGTON

109

N E P T U N E
LAWRENCE WEST STN

Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday

R A N E E
via   V A R N A

109A

N E P T U N E
LAWRENCE WEST STN

Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday

R A N E E
via FLEMINGTON

109B

N E P T U N E
EGLINTON WEST STN

Monday to Friday, daytime

R A N E E
via   V A R N A

109C

N E P T U N E
EGLINTON WEST STN

Monday to Saturday, daytime

 

Monday to Friday, evenings
Weekdays and holidays, 18 hours a day
(Window card used, reading “RANEE SUBWAY-FLEMINGTON”)

September 3, 1978

Evening and weekend service added to the Neptune branch. Buses no longer loop via Varna, Ranee and Flemington. During evenings and Sundays, service operates via Flemington only, with no service on Varna between Ranee and Flemington. The present Monday-Saturday service between Eglinton West Station & Neptune and Bathurst remains unchanged.

August 19, 1979

Monday-Friday evening service added with buses running every 22 minutes, 30 seconds between Eglinton West Station and Bathurst and Neptune via Flemington.

November 22nd, 1980

Saturday evening service added to the Marlee Avenue branch. Buses now run 18 hours a day from Monday to Saturday. On Sundays and holidays, buses operate only between Bathurst and Lawrence West station.

On or Before January 26, 1981

The loop at the northern end is revised and expanded. Buses now loop clockwise from Neptune via south on Rajah, east on Wasdale, east on Neptune, north on Bathurst, west on Hotspur and west on Neptune to route.

January 4, 1982

New Sunday service between introduced on Marlee Avenue between Lawrence West Station and Eglinton West Station. Buses now run 18 hours a day, 7 days a week whenever the subway is open.

February 18, 1996

As part of a system-wide series of service cuts resulting from the province pulling out of funding public transit, all evening and weekend service on this route is eliminated.

September 1, 1996

Weekday early evening and weekend daytime and early evening service reinstated along the Flemington (109B) branch from Eglinton West station to Neptune and Bathurst. Service operates every 45 minutes until roughly 10 p.m.

NORTHBOUND

 

SOUTHBOUND

109

R A N E E

 

109

R A N E E

TO NEPTUNE
VIA FLEMINGTON

TO LAWRENCE WEST STN
VIA FLEMINGTON

Occasional short turns

109A

R A N E E

 

109A

R A N E E

TO NEPTUNE
VIA VARNA

TO LAWRENCE WEST STN
VIA VARNA

Occasional short turns

109B

R A N E E

 

109B

R A N E E

TO NEPTUNE
VIA MARLEE AND FLEMINGTON

TO EGLINTON WEST STN
VIA FLEMINGTON AND MARLEE

7 days a week, 18 hours a day

109C

R A N E E

 

109C

R A N E E

TO NEPTUNE
VIA MARLEE AND VARNA

TO EGLINTON WEST STN
VIA VARNA AND MARLEE

7 days a week, 18 hours a day

February 13, 2000

New Saturday late evening service added on the 109B via Flemington branch. (See official TTC flyer describing this change)

June 18, 2006

Service is made accessible using low-floor buses on all scheduled runs.

November 23, 2008

As part of the TTC’s Ridership Growth Strategy, service is increased to operate at intervals of 30 minutes or better whenever the subway is open, seven days a week. In practice, this means that buses operate every 22 minutes, 30 seconds between Eglinton West station and Bathurst & Neptune, with every second bus operating via Flemington (109B) or via Varna (109C).

March 29, 2020

With construction on the EGLINTON-CROSSTOWN LRT temporarily closing the bus terminal at Eglinton West station, service on 109 RANEE is cut back to Lawrence West station until at least September 2020, thus restoring the 109 and 109A branches. Service on Marlee Avenue is replaced by the temporary 163 OAKWOOD route.

NORTHBOUND

 

SOUTHBOUND

109

R A N E E

 

109

R A N E E

TO NEPTUNE
via FLEMINGTON

TO LAWRENCE WEST STN
via FLEMINGTON

7 days a week, 18 hours a day

109A

R A N E E

 

109A

R A N E E

TO NEPTUNE
via VARNA

TO LAWRENCE WEST STN
via VARNA

7 days a week, 18 hours a day

December 20, 2020

Construction ends at Eglinton West station and service on Marlee Avenue resumes on the 109 RANEE, ending the temporary 163 OAKWOOD service.

NORTHBOUND

 

SOUTHBOUND

109

R A N E E

 

109

R A N E E

TO NEPTUNE
via FLEMINGTON

TO LAWRENCE WEST STN
via FLEMINGTON

Occasional short turns

109A

R A N E E

 

109A

R A N E E

TO NEPTUNE
via VARNA

TO LAWRENCE WEST STN
via VARNA

Occasional short turns

109B

R A N E E

 

109B

R A N E E

TO NEPTUNE
VIA MARLEE AND FLEMINGTON

TO EGLINTON WEST STN
VIA FLEMINGTON AND MARLEE

7 days a week, 18 hours a day

109C

R A N E E

 

109C

R A N E E

TO NEPTUNE
VIA MARLEE AND VARNA

TO EGLINTON WEST STN
VIA VARNA AND MARLEE

7 days a week, 18 hours a day


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