Compiled by Richard White
Operations Overview
- Type: Rocket (Limited stop express)
- Established: July 9, 2015
- Distance: 30.04 km
- Blue Night Service: N/A
- Types of vehicles used: Orion VII, Orion VII NG
- Bus Length: 40’ standard low-floor
- Division: Birchmount
- Ridership: N/A
This route operates with 1 branch:
- 194 Don Mills station - U of T Scarborough
July 9, 2015 to July 25th 2015
Service begins on this temporary, limited-stop service as part of the Pan Am games. Service runs approximately every 10 -12 minutes between Aquatic Center Loop and Don Mills station via Sheppard Ave, Highway 404, Highway 401, Morningside Avenue and Military Trail. All buses signed 194 Rocket. Route operates out of Birchmount garage.
Eastbound buses operate from Don Mills station via east on Sheppard, north on Fairview Mall Drive, south on Don Valley Parkway/Highway 404, east on Highway 401, exit at Morningside Drive, south on Morningside, south/east on Military Trail to new Aquatics Centre Loop. Westbound buses return via west and north on Military Trail, north on Morningside Drive, west on Highway 401, norht on Highway 404, exit at Sheppard Avenue, west on Sheppard to Don Mills station (Sheppard entrance). Buses stop only at Don Mills station (bus bay 13, normally occupied by the 139 FINCH-DON MILLS route, which is be temporarily moved two bays south) and Aquatics Centre Loop in both directions.
194 |
R O C K E T |
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194 |
R O C K E T |
TO DON MILLS STN |
TO AQUATIC CENTRE |
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7 days a week, during the Pan Am games |
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August 8, 2015 to August 14, 2015
Service resumes as part of the Parapan Am games. Service runs approximately every 10 -12 minutes between Aquatic Center Loop and Don Mills station. All buses signed 194 Rocket. Route operates out of Malvern and Eglinton garages.
194 |
R O C K E T |
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194 |
R O C K E T |
TO DON MILLS STN |
TO AQUATIC CENTRE |
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7 days a week, during the Parapan Am games |
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Summary
Period | Frequency | Buses Used | Notes |
Weekday AM Peak | 12’ 00” | 6 | |
Weekday Midday | 10’ 00” | 7 | |
Weekday PM Peak | 10’ 00” | 7 | |
Weekday Early Evening | 10’ 00” | 7 | |
Weekday Late Evening | 0’ 00” | 0 | Route does not operate |
Saturday Early Morning | 10’ 00” | 7 | |
Saturday Morning | 10’ 00” | 7 | |
Saturday Afternoon | 10’ 00” | 7 | |
Saturday Early Evening | 10’ 00” | 7 | |
Saturday Late Evening | 0’ 00” | 0 | Route does not operate |
Sunday Early Morning | 10’ 00” | 7 | |
Sunday Morning | 10’ 00” | 7 | |
Sunday Afternoon | 10’ 00” | 7 | |
Sunday Early Evening | 10’ 00” | 7 | |
Sunday Late Evening | 0’ 00” | 0 | Route does not operate |
Note: Additional service will likely be added at most times. An internal route called 701 PAN AM RUN schedules six extra buses to be crewed to run as directed on any TTC route, including the 194. Internal route 738 PAN AM GROUND WORK/LOADER schedules two crews from Eglinton Division to assist customers as required at Don Mills station and the Aquatics Centre loop.
194 Aquatic Center Rocket Image Archive
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An official TTC route map of 194 AQUATICS CENTRE ROCKET operations, effective July 9, 2015. |
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TTC Orion VII bus #7697 pulls up to its stop in Don Mills station, in service on 194 AQUATIC CENTRE on July 22, 2015. Photo by James Bow. |
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TTC Orion VII bus #7778 rests at Don Mill station, in service on the 194 AQUATIC CENTRE ROCKET, in service for the Pan Am Games on July 12, 2015. This photo was taken by Flame Cube. |
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As part of the 2015 Pan American Games an express shuttle service from Don Mills subway station to the Pan Am Aquatic Centre was put into place. Buses took the route number 194 which had previously been used for the 194 TORONTO ZOO ROCKET. Here, we see TTC Orion VII bus #7810 in the temporary Aquatic Centre loop on July 11, 2015. |
