Compiled by James Bow
With assistance by Mike Vainchtein

April 15, 1984

Service begins on a new route on Christie Street, replacing a portion of the 18 CALEDONIA bus. Buses operate from St. Clair West station on the SPADINA SUBWAY, leaving via the westbound streetcar exit, via west on St. Clair and south on Christie to Bloor, looping via Grace, Bloor and Christie, to stop in front of Christie station on the BLOOR-DANFORTH SUBWAY, returning via the reverse route. Service operates seven days a week, 18 hours a day, with ten minute rush hour service and twenty minute service at other times. Buses operated out of Davenport Garage.

September 6, 1992

One of the last late night bus trips is cut from this route.

January 4, 1993

Davenport Garage closes and buses on this route moved to Eglinton Garage.

May 7, 1995

Track reconstruction inside St. Clair West station temporarily closes the underground terminal to transit vehicles. As a result of this, 126 CHRISTIE buses are forced to loop on-street, picking up passengers at the north side entrance to the station. In addition to this, late evening (after 10 p.m.) service on 126 CHRISTIE is extended east on St. Clair to St. Clair station on the YONGE SUBWAY. This arrangement was in place until the underground terminal reopened later that year.

February 18, 1996

As part of a system-wide cut in service resulting from the elimination of provincial subsidies for public transportation, service is cut after 7 p.m. on Sundays. Also on this day, with the closing of Lansdowne Garage, operations were transferred from Eglinton Garage to Wilson Garage.

May 12, 2002

Early morning trips (5:15 and 5:30 a.m.) eliminated Monday through Saturday.

October 16, 2005 to November 18, 2005

Due to track reconstruction on the ST CLAIR streetcar, service is adjusted to improve reliability and reduce crowds. During rush hours, service is changed from every 15 minutes to every 16 minutes. During weekday middays, service frequencies are changed from every 30 minutes to every 24 minutes. Also, during the early and late evenings, Monday to Friday and all day on Saturday and Sunday, buses are extended from St. Clair West station to St. Clair station.

November 23, 2008

As part of the TTC’s Ridership Growth Strategy, Sunday evening and late-evening service restored. Buses now operate at every 30 minutes or better, whenever the subway is open. Also on this day, service is transferred from Wilson Garage to the newly-opened Mount Dennis Garage.

August 2, 2009

Service made accessible using low floor buses. Bike rack service also installed on this date.

September 3, 2017

As part of platform reconstruction at St. Clair West station to allow for the use of Flexity LRVs on 512 ST. CLAIR, buses on 126 CHRISTIE are moved off their bus bay at the southwest part of the bus terminal and now share a bay with 33 FOREST HILL.

March 28, 2021

As a result of the opening of McNicoll Garage, operations were shifted from Mount Dennis Garage to Wilson Garage.

126 Christie Image Archive

	An official TTC route map of 126 CHRISTIE operations, effective January 3, 2011.
	TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" bus heads southbound on Christie, about to make the loop in front of Christie station in 126 CHRISTIE service. This 2017 shot was taken by Alex Johnny.
	TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" hybrid bus Route 1564 is seen on Christie Street at St. Clair Avenue West on route 126 CHRISTIE on December 19, 2009. This photo by Ryan Flores is used with permission.
	TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" hybrid bus #1628 pulls into its stop at St. Clair West station in 126 CHRISTIE service on April 25, 2017. Photo by James Bow.
	TTC Orion VII diesel bus Route 7953 emerges from St. Clair West station and pauses westbound at Bathurst Street and St. Clair, in service on the 126 CHRISTIE route. This photo was taken on August 5, 2008 by Ryan Flores and is used with permission.
	TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" bus #8318 heads westbound on St. Clair at Vaughan in service on the 126 CHRISTIE route on August 21, 2016. This photo was taken by Patrick Yutiga.