Compiled by James Bow
With contributions by Mike Vainchtein and Jelo Gutierrez Cantos

Operations Overview

• Type: Local
• Established: January 7, 2001
• Distance: 9.03 km
• Types of vehicles used: Orion V, Orion VII Hybrid, Orion VII NG Hybrid
• Bus Length: 40’ standard low-floor
• Division: Malvern
• Ridership: 8,100 (2012)

This route operates with 4 branches:

• 134A Scarborough Centre Station - Finch via Tapscott
• 134B Scarborough Centre Station - McNicoll via Tapscott
• 134D Scarborough Centre Station - Finch via Centennial College

See Also

• 913 PROGRESS EXPRESS

January 7, 2001

Service begins on a new route combining the operations of 134 TAPSCOTT and 171 PROGRESS EAST. The service is also rerouted from the old routes to provide better service in the area east of McCowan Road and north of Progress Avenue.

Buses on 134 PROGRESS operate from Scarborough Centre station on the SCARBOROUGH RT and proceed via east on Triton Road, north on McCowan Road, east and south on Consilium Place, east on Corporate Drive, south on Bellamy Road, east and north on Progress Drive, east on Sheppard, northeast on Washburn Way and north on Tapscott to Newgate. Until 3 p.m., buses loop clockwise via Newgate, Finchdene Square, Finch, Baldoon and Crowtrail to Tapscott. After 3 p.m., buses reverse this looping. Returning to Scarborough Centre, buses run west on Progress, then north on Bellamy Road, west on Corporate Drive, south on Consilium Place and Grangeway Avenue, west on Bushby Drive, north on McCowan Road, and west on Triton Road to Scarborough Centre Station. Service on this route operates during the daytime Mondays to Fridays and all day on Saturdays.

During Monday to Friday evenings and during the daytime on Sundays and holidays, service is cut back to Tapscott and Washburn Way. Buses on this 134A branch loop via east on Tapscott, north on Neilson and east on McLevin to Tapscott, returning over the reverse route.

Additional rush hour service is provided on the 134B branch, which follows the main route to Tapscott and Newgate, but continues up Tapscott to McNicoll, looping via west on McNicoll and north and east on Ironside to Tapscott. Southbound buses follow the main branch’s loop through Finchdene Square in the morning, but reverse this in the afternoon.

Finally, additional service is provided on the 134C branch following the main route from Scarborough Centre station to Progress Court, entering Progress Court and looping through the cul-de-sac in front of Centennial College. It operates service operates seven days a week, except late evenings on weekdays and Saturdays and early and late evenings on Sundays.

June 20, 2004

Service is rendered accessible using lift-equipped diesel-powered Orion V buses, although not all stops are deemed accessible.

October 16, 2005

New early evening service added to this route north to Finch Avenue, Mondays through Saturdays, and during the daytime Sundays and holidays. Buses operate every 20 minutes during the early evenings, Mondays through Saturdays, and 22 minutes, 30 seconds, Sundays and holidays. This change eliminates the 134A “McLevin” branch, since all buses run to Finch Avenue.

November 23, 2008

As part of the TTC’s ridership growth strategy, new service will be operated during the late evenings, weekdays and Saturdays, and all day Sundays and holidays from Scarborough Centre station to Finch. Service will operate every 30 minutes or better. Service continues to operate to McNicoll Avenue at limited times.

Early and late evening service Monday-Friday and late evening service on Saturdays and morning, afternoon, early evening and late evening service on Sundays interlined with 43B KENNEDY. These runs are operated out of Birchmount Garage while Malvern garage continues to operate the lion’s share of the service.

January 3, 2010

Coincident with other route reassignments, interlined service on this route (see above) is reassigned to Eglinton (Comstock) garage. The bulk of this service remains with Malvern.

May 8, 2011

With late evening and Sunday service removed on the 43B KENNEDY, service on this route interlines with the 130 MIDDLEFIELD late Sunday evenings. All service now operates out of Malvern garage.

June 22, 2014

The 134 PROGRESS northbound branch was redesignated to 134A as part of TTC’s initiative regarding route branches.

September 6, 2016

Service on the 134B branch is temporarily rerouted to deal with delays resulting from Canadian Pacific train operations blocking the railway crossing on Tapscott Road between McNicoll Avenue and Newgale Gate. Service is diverted in both directions via Finch Avenue East and Markham Road. Ten minutes of additional driving time is added, but without additional buses, headways are increased from 20 minutes 24 minutes. Four bus stops on Tapscott Road are temporarily removed from service.

September 4, 2018

As part of the TTC’s rebranding of its express services, certain trips on the 134C PROGRESS express between Scarborough Centre station and Centennial College are replaced by buses operating on the new 913 PROGRESS EXPRESS route. Northbound 134C buses are removed from the morning rush hour and southbound 134C buses are removed from the afternoon rush hour.

September 6, 2020

With the opening of the new terminal on Centennial College’s Progress campus, buses on the 134C branch are rerouting in a new path. In addition, a new 134D “Finch via Centennial College and Tapscott” branch is established. Buses operate along the 134D branch, with buses operating through the campus in both directions. Buses along the 134D branch replace service along the 134A (Finch - Scarborough Centre Station) branch Mondays to Fridays after about 10 p.m., Saturdays after about 7 p.m. and all day Sundays and holidays. Buses along the 134D branch supplement service along the 134C branch (Centennial College - Scarborough Centre Station) Mondays to Fridays from about 7 until 10 p.m. and Saturdays from about 8 a.m. until 7 p.m.

March 26, 2023

As LINE 3 SCARBOROUGH is set to be decommissioned by that Fall, service on the 134C branch is replaced by the extension of the 985D SHEPPARD EAST EXPRESS to Centennial College operating on the same route. Other branches of the 134 PROGRESS will continue to operate but will not serve Scarborough Centre station due to the construction of the terminal. Instead, they will terminate at McCowan station and customers are advised to take the trains to Scarborough Centre station if they want to transfer.

May 7, 2023

Service on the 134 PROGRESS resumes operating from Scarborough Centre station.

September 5, 2023

The 134C branch to Centennial College resumes operation.

November 19, 2023

As part of the Line 3 Bus Replacement Plan, service on the 134C “Centennial College” branch is replaced by the extended 903 KENNEDY STATION-SCARBOROUGH EXPRESS buses operating from Kennedy Station to Centennial College. Buses on the 134D “Finch via Tapscott/Centennial College” branch continue to operate.

134 Progress Image Archive

	An official TTC map showing 134 PROGRESS operations effective September 6, 2016, highlighting the temporary diversion of the 134B branch.
	An official TTC map of 134 PROGRESS operations, effective January 1, 2013
	TTC Orion VII HEV #1120 is seen at Scarborough Centre station running on 134 PROGRESS on June 8, 2011. Photo by Jelo Gutierrez-Cantos.
	TTC Orion VII Hybrid bus #1134 pulls up to its stop at Scarborough Centre in service on the 134 PROGRESS route on the afternoon of April 11, 2017. Photo by James Bow.
	In April 2012, a Google Streetview car captured TTC Orion VII Next Gen bus #1727 heading southbound on Tapscott, just past Crow Trail, in service on 134 PROGRESS.
	Since September 2, 2014, the 134 PROGRESS began to operate the articulated buses to alleviate pressures for the students at Centennial College. Here, Jelo Gutierrez Cantos snapped this shot of TTC NovaBUS LFS Artic bus #9061 is seen operating on the 134B PROGRESS branch on September 12, 2014.
	TorontoTransportGuy shot this view of Novabus LFS Artic #9072 rolling along the 134 PROGRESS route on September 3, 2014