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 | 109 | N E P T U N E |
Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday | ||
R A N E E | 109A | N E P T U N E |
Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday | ||
R A N E E | 109B | FLEMINGTON |
Monday to Friday, evenings |
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 | 109 | N E P T U N E |
Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday | ||
R A N E E | 109A | N E P T U N E |
Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday | ||
R A N E E | 109B | N E P T U N E |
Monday to Friday, daytime | ||
R A N E E | 109C | N E P T U N E |
Monday to Saturday, daytime | ||
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Monday to Friday, evenings |
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 |
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SOUTHBOUND |
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109 |
R A N E E |
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109 |
R A N E E |
TO NEPTUNE |
TO LAWRENCE WEST STN |
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Occasional short turns |
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109A |
R A N E E |
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109A |
R A N E E |
TO NEPTUNE |
TO LAWRENCE WEST STN |
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Occasional short turns |
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109B |
R A N E E |
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109B |
R A N E E |
TO NEPTUNE |
TO EGLINTON WEST STN |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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109C |
R A N E E |
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109C |
R A N E E |
TO NEPTUNE |
TO EGLINTON WEST STN |
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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 |
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SOUTHBOUND |
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109 |
R A N E E |
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109 |
R A N E E |
TO NEPTUNE |
TO LAWRENCE WEST STN |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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109A |
R A N E E |
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109A |
R A N E E |
TO NEPTUNE |
TO LAWRENCE WEST STN |
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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 |
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SOUTHBOUND |
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109 |
R A N E E |
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109 |
R A N E E |
TO NEPTUNE |
TO LAWRENCE WEST STN |
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Occasional short turns |
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109A |
R A N E E |
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109A |
R A N E E |
TO NEPTUNE |
TO LAWRENCE WEST STN |
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Occasional short turns |
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109B |
R A N E E |
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109B |
R A N E E |
TO NEPTUNE |
TO EGLINTON WEST STN |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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109C |
R A N E E |
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109C |
R A N E E |
TO NEPTUNE |
TO EGLINTON WEST STN |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
109 Ranee Image Archive
A map of route diversions surrounding the closure of Eglinton West station's bus terminal effective March 29, 2020. | |
An official TTC map of 109 RANEE operations, effective January 1, 2013. | |
The TTC's rollsign exposures for 109 RANEE, circa 1979. Image courtesy Joseph Chemerys at the Rollsign Gallery. | |
Whilst in the Lawrence Heights district, TTC GM New Look #8051 pauses for railfans bearing a classic 109 RANEE rollsign. Photo by Robert King. | |
TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" hybrid bus #1375 picks up passengers at Lawrence West station in service on the 109 RANEE route. The date is March 28, 2013 and the photo is by James Bow. | |
TTC Orion bus VII "Next Gen" pulls out of Eglinton West subway station on the afternoon of March 5, 2013. This bus is assigned to Malvern Garage. Photo by Roman Fomin. | |
TTC GM New Look bus #7716, in service on 109 RANEE, is passed by Flyer Industries D800A bus #7968, in service on 52 LAWRENCE, at Lawrence West station on February 8, 1978. This photograph was taken by Patrick Semple and is courtesy the Pete Coulman collection. | |
TTC Orion VII bus #8089 pauses outside of Lawrence West station, in service on the 109 RANEE route on September 2, 2015. Photo by Flame Cube. | |
Orion bus 8212 from Wilson Division runs north along Marlee Avenue about to cross Glencairn Avenue. Photo by Roman Fomin on March 5, 2013. | |
TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" diesel bus #8309 passes Orion VII "Next Gen" hybrid bus #1393 as it heads for its bus bay at Eglinton West station, in service on 109 RANEE. This photograph was taken on March 28, 2013 by James Bow. | |
TTC GM New Look #8831 picks up passengers at Eglinton West station while in service on 109 RANEE in this mid-1980s shot. This photograph is by John Calnan. |