Compiled by Peter Coulman
With contributions by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos

See Also

• 315 EVANS-BROWN’S LINE NIGHT

November 26, 1972

A new route established, replacing the portion of 37 ISLINGTON operating south of Bloor Street, and a portion of the 3 KINGSWAY bus. Buses on 15 EVANS run from Islington station on the BLOOR-DANFORTH SUBWAY via south on Islington and west on Evans to Sherway Gardens, looping via West Mall and then east and south through Sherway Gardens. Service operates 18 hours a day, 7 days a week.

June 24, 1984

Service rerouted to run from Royal York station, replacing a portion of the 38 HORNER route on Evans from Islington to Royal York Road and Royal York Road itself. Buses run from Royal York station via south on Royal York and west on Evans to loop through Sherway Gardens and return.

February 18, 1996

Due to provincial withdrawal of transit subsidies, service after 10 p.m., Saturdays service after 7 p.m., Sundays removed. Monday-Saturday early evening service reduced to every 30 minutes. Saturday late evening service improved to every 20 minutes.

June 22, 2008

Service rendered accessible, using New Flyer D40LF and Orion VII low floor vehicles.

November 23, 2008

AS part of the TTC’s Ridership Growth Strategy, Saturday late evening and Sunday evening service restored. Bus now operates 7 days a week, whenever the subway is open. Buses operate roughly every 17 minutes during rush hours, every 22 minutes during the midday and every 30 minutes during the evenings and weekends.

May 8, 2011

As part of a general reallocation of resources resulting from municipal budget cuts, service after 10 p.m. on Sundays and holidays is eliminated.

September 6, 2015

Sunday and holiday late evening service restored. Service operates at intervals of 30 minutes or better, seven days a week whenever the subway is open. Also on this day, night service is installed on the 315 EVANS-BROWN’S LINE NIGHT route.

Sunday, May 7, 2017

Due to the reconstruction of Royal York station’s bus terminal, lasting approximately 18 months, buses on the 15 EVANS route will be interlined with the 48 RATHBURN route, and not enter the bus terminal for the duration of the renovation. Northbound buses will serve a stop outside the main station entrance. Southbound buses will serve stops southbound nearside on Royal York at Bloor. There is no change in the number of buses in service.

Sunday, August 4, 2019

With the reconstruction of the Royal York Station bus roadway now complete, interlining with this route and 48 RATHBURN now ends, save for Monday to Friday evenings and all day on weekends. Buses now operate into Royal York station’s bus terminal. It is possible that construction was completed sooner, in which case, this revision was implemented earlier at the divisional level.

Sunday, August 1, 2021

Due to remedial construction work required at Royal York Station from its Easier Access project in 2019, the bus terminal has to be closed to buses for four weeks. During this period, service on 15 EVANS is again interlined with 48 RATHBURN, with buses picking up passengers in front of the station.

Sunday, September 5, 2021

The remedial work at Royal York station is set to end on this date, with 15 EVANS buses no longer needing to be interlined with 48 RATHBURN. Schedules are restored to what they were starting in the June 2021 board period.

15 Evans Image Archive

	TTC GM New Look bus #3736 heads westbound on Evans, passing Sheldon and Highway 427 in 15 EVANS service. The photographer of this 1973 photograph is unknown and comes courtesy the Pete Coulman and Leonard Jacks collections.
	TTC GM New Look bus #3357 turns from northbound Islington onto westbound Bloor, about to enter Islington station while in service on 15 EVANS in this August 1975 shot by Charlie Sullivan. Photo courtesy the Pete Coulman collection.
	An official TTC map showing 15 EVANS operations, effective July 2010.
	TTC Flyer D40LF bus #7343 pauses to pick up passengers at Royal York station in service on the 15 EVANS route on April 26, 2011. Photo by James Bow.
	Here, Orion V bus 8021 turns from The West Mall into Sherway Gardens shopping mall (note the sign in the lower-left corner of the picture). Photo by Roman Fomin on April 3, 2013.
	Edward Brain captured this shot of TTC Orion VII #7964 pulling out of Sherway Gardens and onto Evans Avenue, at the start of an eastbound 15 EVANS run on March 3, 2017.
	TTC Orion VII bus #8047 lays over at Royal York Station in 15 EVANS service on the afternoon of March 29, 2017. Photo by James Bow.