Compiled by Peter Coulman
With additional information by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos
See Also
May 11, 1968
Coincident with the extension of the BLOOR-DANFORTH SUBWAY to Warden, service begins on a new route on Victoria Park Avenue, running north from Victoria Park station and replacing a significant portion of the 23 DAWES bus route.
Buses leave Victoria Park station and run via west on Denton and north on Victoria Park to loop at Old Sheppard Avenue. Buses here loop counterclockwise via an off-street loop provided at the northwest corner. Service operates seven days a week, eighteen hours a day.
Additional rush hour service is provided to Ellesmere Road, with buses looping at the north end via west and north and Combermere, east on Parkwoods Village Drive, and south on Victoria Park to route.
Route operates entirely in Zone 2, using the normal pay enter/free leave system, with transfer privileges to all connecting Zone 2 routes. Passenger pay Zone 1 fares upon entering the subway at Victoria Park.
VICTORIA PARK | 24 | S H E P P A R D |
7 days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24A | E L L E S M E R E |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
24 VICTORIA PARK transfer
Wednesday, April 5, 1972
January 3, 1971
Service extended north of Old Sheppard to a temporary on-street loop near Van Horne looping via west on Van Horne and north, west and south on Bickerton Crescent, returning east on Van Horne to Victoria Park Avenue and route.
VICTORIA PARK | 24 | F I N C H |
7 days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24A | E L L E S M E R E |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
July 25, 1971
Service extended north of Van Horne, looping counterclockwise through a new off-street loop on the west side of Victoria Park Avenue at Finch Avenue (the lower section of Finch). No change to destination signs.
April 2, 1973
During rush hours and weekday middays, service extended north of Finch to the McNicoll Industrial area on a new branch, looping via McNicoll, Gordon Baker and Tempo.
VICTORIA PARK | 24 | F I N C H |
7 days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24A | E L L E S M E R E |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24B | M c N I C O L L |
Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday | ||
October 15, 1973
A new branch established, extending service north from McNicoll via west on McNicoll and north on Woodbine to the Don Mills industrial area north of Steeles. There, buses proceed through a figure-8 looping via Esna Park Drive, Dennison, Steelcase and Idema Road. Service provided during rush hours only, every 26 minutes. Service north of Steeles provided under contract with the Town of Markham.
VICTORIA PARK | 24 | F I N C H |
7 days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24A | E L L E S M E R E |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24B | M c N I C O L L |
Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24C | ESNA PARK |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
March 30, 1974
Service on the McNicoll (24B) branch extended to Steeles Avenue, looping via east on Steeles, south on Pharmacy and west on Passmore to Victoria Park. Service continues to be provided during rush hours and weekday midday only. Evening and weekend service continues to turn back at Finch.
In addition, service on the 24C “Esna Park” branch rerouted to operate in both directions via Victoria Park, Steeles and Woodbine. No change to destination signs.
VICTORIA PARK | 24 | F I N C H |
7 days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24A | E L L E S M E R E |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24B | S T E E L E S |
Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24C | ESNA PARK |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
September 2, 1975
New rush-hour service established from Victoria Park station to Sheppard, looping through the Consumers Road Industrial area via Consumers Road and Sheppard. Initial service provided every 6 minutes, 30 seconds. Service replaces the old rush hour short turn service looping via Combermere and Ellesmere.
VICTORIA PARK | 24 | F I N C H |
7 days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24A | S H E P P A R D |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24B | S T E E L E S |
Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24C | ESNA PARK |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
January 5, 1976
Coincident with the launch of the 85C SHEPPARD EAST branch through the Consumers industrial area, 24A rush hour service uses a revised looping via Yorkland. No change in destination signs.
April 18, 1977
With the off-street loop at Finch now unavailable for TTC use, 24 “Finch” buses now loop on-street via Finch, Pharmacy, Chester Le and Morecambe. 24B Steeles loop enlarged to operate via Steeles, Pharmacy and McNicoll. No change to destination signs.
October 15, 1979
Service established on a new rush hour branch operating from Victoria Park station, north of Steeles, looping via Alden to Warden Avenue. Service north of Steeles is operated under contract to the Town of Markham.
VICTORIA PARK | 24 | F I N C H |
7 days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24A | S H E P P A R D |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24B | S T E E L E S |
Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24C | ESNA PARK |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24D | W A R D E N |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
September 2, 1980
Saturday service established on the 24B branch to Steeles, operating every nine minutes. Evening and Sunday service continues to turn back at Finch. At some point between this date and 1985, service is rerouted to loop via an off-street loop at the northeast corner of Victoria Park and Steeles, removing service on Pharmacy and McNicoll.
April 18, 1983
Weekday evening service established on the 24B Steeles branch, operating every 13 minutes (9 minutes until 8:00 p.m.)
March 31, 1986
A new rush hour branch established, operating via Victoria Park, Denison and Woodbine, looping via Lanark, Cochrane (passing Highway 7), Allstate Parkway and Valleywood to Woodbine, returning south to route.
VICTORIA PARK | 24 | F I N C H |
7 days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24A | S H E P P A R D |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24B | S T E E L E S |
Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24C | ESNA PARK |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24D | W A R D E N |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24E | HIGHWAY 7 |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
September 8, 1987
At the request of the Town of Markham, service north of Steeles revised. A new 24C “14th Avenue” rush hour branch established, replacing “Esna Park” service. Buses operate from Victoria Park station via Victoria Park, looping via Steelcase, John, Woodbine, Rivera, Rodck, 14th Avenue, Hood, Denison, Esna Park and Steelcase to Victoria Park. Service operates every thirty minutes.
In addition a new 24D “Alden” branch replaces the old “Warden via Alden” branch. Buses operate from Victoria Park station via Victoria Park, looping via Denison, Hood, Alden, Esna Park, John and Steelcase. Service operated every thirty minutes.
Service retained on the 24E “Highway 7” branch, also operating every thirty minutes.
VICTORIA PARK | 24 | F I N C H |
7 days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24A | S H E P P A R D |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24B | S T E E L E S |
Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24C | 14th AVENUE |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24D | A L D E N |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
VICTORIA PARK | 24E | HIGHWAY 7 |
Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
November 22, 1987
Saturday evening service extended to Steeles on the 24B branch until about 1:30 a.m.
May 12, 1991
Sunday service extended to run between Victoria Park station and Steeles Avenue, replacing all remaining service on the short-turn loop via Finch Avenue and Chester Le.
September 3, 1993
Last day of operation for the 24D “Alden” rush hour service. Branch discontinued north of Steeles at the request of the Town of Markham.
March 31, 1996
On Sundays, buses on the 24B “Steeles” branch avoid the off-street loop at the corner of Steeles and Victoria Park, looping instead via east on Steeles, south on Pharmacy and west on Passmore, providing Sunday service to the area that had been eliminated with the reduction of service on the 67 PHARMACY bus on February 18, 1996.
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24 |
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24A |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO CONSUMERS |
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24B |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO STEELES |
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24C |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO 14TH AVENUE |
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24E |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO HIGHWAY 7 |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours only |
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February 15, 1998
Partial night bus service provided on the 324 VICTORIA PARK NIGHT bus, replacing the 318 WARDEN BLUE NIGHT bus and a portion of the 322 COXWELL NIGHT bus route. Night service operates from Bingham loop at the northwest corner of Victoria Park and Kingston Road via north on Victoria Park, east on Sheppard and north on Warden to Steeles.
At some point between now and 2000, the 24B “Steeles” branch is renumbered 24.
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24 |
VICTORIA PARK |
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24 |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO VICTORIA PARK STN |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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24A |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO CONSUMERS |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours only |
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24C |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO 14TH AVENUE |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours only |
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24E |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO HIGHWAY 7 |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours only |
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September 3, 2000
At the request of Markham Transit, service established on a new 24D branch of the VICTORIA PARK bus extended to operate from Victoria Park station to Major Mackenzie, replacing the 24E branch.
During the morning peak periods, buses operate via north on Victoria Park, west on Dinison, north on Woodbine, west on Lanark, south, west, north and east on Cochrane Drive, north on Frontenac Drive, west on Centurian Drive, north on Allstate Parkway, east on Valleywood Drive, north on Renfrew Drive, east on Hooper Road, north on Woodbine, west on Hillmount Road and north on Markland Street to Major MacKenzie Drive. Buses return via east on Major Mackenzie, south on Woodbine, east on Denison and south on Victoria Park to Victoria Park station.
During the afternoon peak periods, buses operate via north on Victoria Park, west on Denison Street, north on Woodbine Avenue, west on Hillmount Road, and north on Markland Street to Major Mackenzie Drive. Buses return via east on Major Mackenzie Drive, south on Woodbine Avenue, west on Hooper Road, south on Renfrew Drive, west on Valleywood Drive, south on Allstate Parkway, south on East Valhalla Drive, west/south/east/north on Cochrane Drive, east on Lanark Road, south on Woodbine Avenue, east on Denison Street, and south on Victoria Park Avenue to Steeles Avenue, continuing to Victoria Park station.
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24 |
VICTORIA PARK |
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24 |
VICTORIA PARK |
TO STEELES |
TO VICTORIA PARK STN |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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24A |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO CONSUMERS |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours only |
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24C |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO 14TH AVENUE |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours only |
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24D |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO MAJOR MACKENZIE |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours only |
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October 15, 2000
The Sunday on-street looping at Steeles is changed to operate north on Victoria Park, east on Gordon Baker, north on Pharmacy, west on Steeles and south on Victoria Park. This change gives customers at Victoria Park & Steeles a consistent boarding location seven days a week. (JK)
November 24, 2002
Coincident with the launch of the SHEPPARD SUBWAY, service on the 24A “Consumers” branch revised to operate between Victoria Park station and Don Mills station, replacing the 85C SHEPPARD EAST bus. Service operates during rush hours and midday weekdays (every 12 minutes during the morning rush, 30 minutes during the midday, and every 10 minutes 20 seconds during the afternoon rush). Service operates in both directions via Victoria Park, Consumers Road, Yorkland Boulevard, Consumers and Sheppard Avenue.
In addition, service on the 24C “14th Avenue” and 24D “Major Mackenzie” branches are replaced by the 224 VICTORIA PARK NORTH bus, operating from Don Mills station.
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24 |
VICTORIA PARK |
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24 |
VICTORIA PARK |
TO STEELES |
TO VICTORIA PARK STN |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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24A |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO DON MILLS STN |
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September 7, 2004
Non-peak service extended north of Steeles. As a result of unacceptable financial performance by the 224 VICTORIA PARK NORTH route during the midday and evening, midday operations on the route’s branches are now provided by a restored 24D branch of the VICTORIA PARK bus. There is no replacement for 224 VICTORIA PARK NORTH’s Saturday, Sunday and holiday service south of Steeles Avenue. That service is provided exclusively by York Region Transit.
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24 |
VICTORIA PARK |
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24 |
VICTORIA PARK |
TO STEELES |
TO VICTORIA PARK STN |
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24A |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO DON MILLS STN |
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24D |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO MAJOR MACKENZIE |
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November 23, 2008
Coincident with the opening of Mount Dennis garage, weekday midday runs for the 24A “via Consumers” branch is assigned to Eglinton (Comstock) garage. The remaining service on this route remains with Birchmount garage.
March 29, 2009
The north end Sunday loop via Gordon Baker, Pharmacy and Steeles is no longer operated as Sunday service on Pharmacy is now provided by the 167 PHARMACY NORTH route. Now “Steeles” trips on this route turn back at the off-street loop just north of Steeles, seven days a week. (JK)
January 3, 2010
Weekday midday runs transferred from Eglinton (Comstock) garage to Birchmount garage.
June 24, 2013
At the request of York Region Transit, Service on the 24D “Major Mackenzie” branch is revised, eliminating service on Hooper Drive, Renfrew Drive, Valleywood Drive, Allstate Parkway, Frontenac Drive, Cochrane Drive and Lanark Road. Buses now travel directly north and south on Woodbine Avenue between Denison Street and Major Mackenzie Drive. The last day of service on the affected streets is Friday, June 21, 2013.
June 22, 2014
As part of a system-wide reorganization of route branch designation, all northbound buses to Don Mills station via Consumers are redesignated 24B from 24A. This is an interim measure to get passengers used to the new route branch designation before redesignating all “Steeles” buses 24A from 24.
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24 |
VICTORIA PARK |
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24 |
VICTORIA PARK |
TO STEELES |
TO VICTORIA PARK STN |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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24B |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO DON MILLS STN |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday |
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24D |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO MAJOR MACKENZIE |
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Monday to Friday, midday and evening |
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May 10, 2015
As a follow-up to this route’s branch reorganization, northbound buses heading to Steeles are redesignated 24A.
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VICTORIA PARK |
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TO STEELES |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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VICTORIA PARK |
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TO DON MILLS STN |
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24D |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO MAJOR MACKENZIE |
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March 28, 2016
Service begins on a peak-hour express branch from Victoria Park station to Steeles. Frequencies on the other branches, particularly the 24B, are reduced to reflect customer demand and to reallocate resources to the new branch.
Northbound buses stop only at St. Clair, Eglinton Square, Eglinton Avenue (farside), Lawrence, Rowena, Ellesmere, Pachino, Sheppard, Finch, McNicoll, and Steeles, while southbound buses stop only at McNicoll, Finch, Sheppard, York Mills, Parkwoods Village Drive, Rowena, Lawrence, Eglinton Avenue, O’Connor, St. Clair, and Victoria Park station.
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24A |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO STEELES |
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24B |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO DON MILLS STN |
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24D |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO MAJOR MACKENZIE |
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24E |
VICTORIA PARK |
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24E |
VICTORIA PARK |
E X P R E S S |
E X P R E S S |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours only |
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June 17, 2016
Last day of service on the 24D “Major Mackenzie” branch. On Sunday, June 19, York Region Transit combines this operation, along with the 224 VICTORIA PARK NORTH branch with the new YRT 24 WOODBINE route, operating seven days a week between Honda Boulevard and Don Mills station.
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VICTORIA PARK |
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24A |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO STEELES |
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24B |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO DON MILLS STN |
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24E |
VICTORIA PARK |
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24E |
VICTORIA PARK |
E X P R E S S |
E X P R E S S |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours only |
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September 6, 2016
Additional 24E express stops are added in both directions at Gordon Baker Road and Consumers Road.
October 9, 2018
The 24E Express service has been subsumed into the new 924 VICTORIA PARK EXPRESS. All 24 VICTORIA PARK buses operate local to Steeles at all times.
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24A |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO STEELES |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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24B |
VICTORIA PARK |
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TO DON MILLS STN |
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24 Victoria Park Image Archive
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An issue of TTC's "Headlights", describing changes to bus services coincident with the extension of the YONGE SUBWAY to Finch on March 30, 1974. |
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TTC NovaBus LFS #8480 departs Victoria Park station to head northbound in 24 VICTORIA PARK service. James Bow caught this photograph on September 27, 2020. |
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An official TTC map of 24 VICTORIA PARK operations effective June 19, 2016 with service cut back to Steeles. |
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An official map of 24 VICTORIA PARK operations effective March 28, 2016 with express services. |
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A diagram showing the stops of the 24E VICTORIA PARK EXPRESS branch, effective March 28, 2016. |
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An official map of the TTC's operations on 24 VICTORIA PARK, effective September 6, 2010. |
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The front spread of a TTC timetable advertising north of Steeles services on 24 VICTORIA PARK, effective April 2, 1973. |
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Interior spread of a TTC timetable advertising 24 VICTORIA PARK's north of Steeles services, effective April 2, 1973 |
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The front spread of a TTC timetable of 24 VICTORIA PARK north-of-Steeles services, effective January 5, 1975. |
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The interior spread of a TTC timetable of 24 VICTORIA PARK north-of-Steeles services, effective January 5, 1975. |
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TTC GM New Look (number unknown) pauses at the loop at Victoria Park and upper Finch (back before Finch Avenue became a through street) in 24 VICTORIA PARK service on March 1, 1975. Anthony Holt took this picture, which is donated from the collection of Pete Coulman. |
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TTC Orion V rebuild 6650 loads passengers in Bay 1 at Victoria Park station before the station's rebuild in 2010. Photo by David Cavlovic. |
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TTC GM New Look #7168 poses at Danforth Garage, bearing a 24 VICTORIA PARK rollsign in this shot taken by P. Bateson on November 4, 1978. Image courtesy the Pete Coulman collection. |
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Flame Cube snapped this picture TTC Orion VII bus #7708 operating on the 24E VICTORIA HILL EXPRESS at the Victoria Park/Finch intersection on March 30, 2016. |
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TTC Orion VII #7757 on 24 VICTORIA PARK heading to Steeles at Victoria Park Station with its bike rack down on January 12, 2011. Photo taken by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos. |
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TTC Orion VII bus #7765 parked at Victoria Park Station on 24A VICTORIA PARK, about to head to Don Mills Station via Consumers Road. Photo taken on January 12, 2011 by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos. |
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24A VICTORIA PARK bus (Orion VII #7813) approaches Don Mills transit terminal running west along Sheppard Avenue East. Photo by Roman Fomin on January 3, 2013. |
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TTC Orion VII bus #7819 speeds southbound on Victoria Park Avenue between Van Horne and Huntingwood, in service on the 24 VICTORIA PARK route on June 1, 2011. Photo by James Bow. |
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Jelo Gutierrez Cantos supplied this shot of TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" bus #8138 crossing Finch Avenue East on Victoria Park Avenue on route 24E VICTORIA PARK EXPRESS on April 8, 2016. |
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Roman Fomin caught this picture of TTC Orion VII bus 8138, waiting for passengers at recently renovated Victoria Park Station. This photo was taken on May 7, 2012. |
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TTC Nova LFS bus #8552 lays over at Don Mills station in service on the 24B VICTORIA PARK "Consumers Road" branch on the afternoon of January 18, 2019. Photo by Marcus Danchuk. |
