Compiled by Peter Coulman

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• 322 COXWELL NIGHT

February 26, 1966

Coincident with the opening of the BLOOR-DANFORTH SUBWAY, service begins on a new bus route serving Coxwell Avenue from Coxwell station to Queen via west on Strathmore and south on Coxwell, looping through an off-street loop at the northwest corner of Queen and Coxwell. Service replaces the COXWELL streetcar and a portion of KINGSTON ROAD-COXWELL streetcars. Service provided daily, 18 hours a day.

Night service on the 22A branch of the COXWELL bus begins operation, starting from Coxwell station and running via west on Strathmore, south on Coxwell, east on Queen and northeast on Kingston Road to Bingham loop, looping via north on Victoria Park, west through Bingham Loop and south on Bingham to Kingston Road. Service replaces KINGSTON ROAD-COXWELL night streetcars.

May 22, 1966

22A service to Bingham loop now provided during Monday to Friday evenings and all day on weekends and holidays, replacing a branch of the QUEEN streetcar operating on Kingston Road during these times.

April 23, 1967

Operations of this route transferred to the newly opened Danforth Garage.

February 8, 1987

Night service replaced by a the new 303 DON MILLS BLUE NIGHT bus. Service to Queen operates during rush hours and midday on weekdays, while service to Bingham loop operates during weekday evenings and all day weekends.

May 12, 1991

Buses operating weekdays, from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. now loop at Queen via east on Queen, south and west on the Eastern Avenue extension and north on Coxwell to route. Buses no longer operate through Coxwell loop. Destination signs are unchanged.

Service to Bingham loop (at this point operating weekday evenings and all day weekends and holidays) return westbound from Victoria Park via Kingston Road, Eastern Avenue and north on Coxwell to route.

Summer 1999

With the opening of the new alignment of Eastern Avenue connecting with Queen a block east of the old alignment, buses now loop at Queen via south on Coxwell, east on Queen, south and west on the new alignment of Eastern, and north on Coxwell.
22A buses from Bingham Loop operate southwest on Kingston Road, cross Queen then south and west on Eastern, and north on Coxwell. 22A buses heading to Bingham continue to operate south on Coxwell, east on Queen and northeast on Kingston Road.
It is believed that the new section of Eastern Avenue was built in conjunction with streetcar track work on Queen in this area in the summer of 1999. The new routing is first shown on TTC maps issued in 2000. Confirmation of date of this routing change is requested.

March 31, 2002

With the closure of Eglinton garage at Yonge and relocation to a new facility on Comstock Road, service was reassigned to Birchmount Garage.

September 4, 2005

Service rendered accessible utilizing Orion VII low floor buses during all runs. No changes to service levels.

June 22, 2014

As part of a system-wide reorganization of route branch designation, southbound buses bound for Queen Street are redesignated 22B. All buses to Coxwell station are designated 22 COXWELL.

October 11, 2015

Due to renovations to install elevators at Coxwell station, buses serving this station must temporarily vacate the bus terminal until the end of 2016. As a result, service on the 22 COXWELL route is interlined with the 70 O’CONNOR route at all times except for early Sunday mornings (when the 322 COXWELL NIGHT still operates). There is no change to destination signs. Buses simply change their signs as they cross Danforth Avenue. Buses also continue south and north along Coxwell Avenue, temporarily avoiding Strathmore Blvd.

May 7, 2017

With construction at Coxwell station at an end, the interlining between 22 COXWELL and 70 O’CONNOR ends, as these routes now enter Coxwell station’s bus terminal.

March 31, 2019

As a result of a city bridge rehabilitation project, northbound lanes on Coxwell Avenue between Upper Gerrard Street and Hanson Street are closed for approximately 18 weeks. While southbound services are unaffected, northbound buses are forced to divert via east on Upper Gerrard, north on Woodbine Avenue and west on Danforth Avenue to Coxwell.

September 1, 2019

Due to TTC track construction closing the intersection of Queen Street East and Kingston Road, buses on 22 COXWELL are forced to temporarily divert around construction. Buses on route 22A now loop clockwise through Queen/Coxwell loop. Buses on the 22B branch also loop clockwise through the loop, and then operate via north on Coxwell and east on Dundas, rejoining the route at Kingston Road. Returning buses follow the reverse route.

May 11, 2020

With the global COVID-19 pandemic affecting the TTC, service on the 22A COXWELL operates 7 days a week whenever the subway is open. This service replaces the suspended 503 KINGSTON ROAD streetcar shuttle service.

June 18, 2023

All service on this route is temporarily suspended due to reconstruction at Coxwell and Gerrard. Service on the 31 GREENWOOD which currently operates to/from Coxwell Station, is extended to Coxwell Ave. and Queen St.

July 30, 2023

With the major realignment of services in the Beaches area, service on the 22 COXWELL route resumes. As with the changes in the proposed 2023 TTC Annual Service Plan, branch 22A (Bingham Loop) is permanently discontinued with buses turning back on Queen/Eastern at all times instead of the Kingston/Queen loop. Coinciding with this changes, branch 22B (Queen) is redesignated as the 22.

22 Coxwell Image Archive

	TTC GM New Look bus #7109 heads southbound on Coxwell Avenue in 22A COXWELL "Bingham" service, passing track reconstruction around the entrance of Coxwell loop in this September 1969 shot by Richard Glaze.
	TTC GM "New Look" bus #7164 pulls out of Coxwell Loop in 22 COXWELL service, passing an eastbound all-electric PCC on Queen. This photo was taken by Richard Glaze circa June 1970.
	TTC GM "New Look" bus #3779 crosses Upper Gerrard southbound on Coxwell Avenue in 22 COXWELL service. Richard Glaze took this photograph circa May 1973.
	TTC GM New Look bus #8010 operates southbound in 22 COXWELL service, crossing Queen Street at Coxwell. This photo was taken by Richard Glaze circa April 1975.
	TTC GM New Look #3738 turns from Victoria Park into Bingham Loop at the east end of the 22 COXWELL route. This November 1975 photo was taken by Richard Glaze.
	TTC GM New Look #3786 heads northeast on Kingston Road. Date unknown, but before 1980. Photo by Peter Cox, donated by Pete Coulman.
	TTC GM New Look bus #7945 lays over in Coxwell loop at Queen Street, in service on 22 COXWELL in this mid 1980s shot. This photo is by John Calnan.
	TTC GM New Look #7344 departs Bingham loop for a return trip to Coxwell station. Date unknown, but after 1980. Photo donated by Peter Coulman.
	An official TTC timetable map of 22 COXWELL operations, effective July 2010.
	TTC Orion VII bus #7853 turns from Coxwell onto Queen Street in service on 22 COXWELL, whilst on a special diversion that takes it to Kingston Road and Blantyre. This photo, taken on November 22, 2013, was taken by James Bow.
	A photo of a Danforth Garage side-rollsign, circa 1986, showing 22 COXWELL exposures. This photo was taken by James Bow and the rollsign is from the Rob Lubinski collection.
	TTC GM New Look bus #7339 waits at Danforth Garage, bearing a 22 COXWELL rollsign exposure in this 1970 shot. The photographer is unknown and the image is courtesy the Pete Coulman collection.
	TTC GM "New Look" #8015 pauses to pick up passengers at Coxwell loop at Queen Street in this 1975 shot. Photo donated by Peter Coulman.