Compiled by Pete Coulman

May 11, 1968

Coincident with the extension of the BLOOR-DANFORTH SUBWAY and the revision of routes through the Six Points Interchange, service begins on the new 30 LAMBTON bus, replacing the 30 DUNDAS bus. 30 LAMBTON buses operate from the newly opened High Park station via north on High Park Avenue, west on Dundas Street (running through Runnymede loop in both directions) to Kipling Avenue, looping through the Six Points Interchange via north on Beamish, east on Bloor Street West, south on Kipling, clockwise around the southwest cloverleaf, then returning in a clockwise direction around the traffic circle and east on Dundas. Service operates out of Lansdowne Garage, 7 days a week, 18 hours a day, including holidays.

Service also operates through Zones 1 and 2, with the zone boundary at Runnymede and Dundas.

A 30 LAMBTON transfer, taken on July 16, 1980. Donated by Pete Coulman.

February 3, 1974

A service note issued for this board period, stating that service continues to operate daily every 25 minutes throughout the day, using two buses, and 20 minutes during the evenings, using the same two buses. Late evening service provided by a single bus, operating at 40 minute intervals. On weekends, service is operated at 25 minute frequencies throughout the day and 40 minute intervals during the evenings.

September 2, 1980

Rush hour service doubled to operate every 12 minutes, 30 seconds.

November 22, 1980

Coincident with the extension of the BLOOR-DANFORTH SUBWAY to Kipling station, buses operate into the bus terminal via Dundas and Aukland.

June 24, 1984

Seasonal weekday and holiday service begins operation with buses running south from High Park station into High Park itself via West Road and Colbourne Lodge Drive. Service operates every thirty minutes. Blank destination signs are used, along with window cards. This service had been operated in years previous, ending after Labour Day. In June 1994, this service is officially designated 30B “Kipling Station-High Park”. Buses typically operate during daytime hours.

May 20, 1985

During midday hours, Monday to Friday, service is diverted off of Dundas in both directions via Mabelle and Cordova to better serve elderly residents in the apartment buildings in this area. This branch is designated 30A.

June 19, 1994

Seasonal weekend and holiday service into High Park officially designated 30B.

February 18, 1996

Due to the closure of Lansdowne Garage, 30 LAMBTON operations are moved to Queensway Garage.

February 16, 1998

Monday to Friday eastbound rush hour service operates via Mabelle and Cordova, removing eastbound service on Dundas during this period. Westbound buses continue to operate via Dundas during rush hours.

January 1999

Buses in both directions no longer operate through Runnymede loop, stopping on Dundas Street instead.

October 21, 1999

Westbound rush hour buses now operate via Mabelle and Cordova, with no service on Dundas during rush hours.

On or before June 2000

All service, 7 days a week, rerouted onto Mabelle and Cordova, removing service on Dundas Street. Service is also redesignated as the 30 “Main” branch.

November 2004

Service rendered accessible.

August 2, 2009

Westbound buses are revised to operate over their current route on Dundas to Beamish Drive, and then enter Kipling station by operating via north on Beamish, east on Bloor Street West, south on Kipling, west along Viking Lane and then south and west along St. Alban’s Road into Kipling station.

Also on this date, all buses are equipped with bike racks.

June 22, 2014

As part of a system-wide reorganization of route branch designations, eastbound buses to High Park station are labelled 30A, while seasonal service into High Park remains 30B. All westbound buses operate as 30 LAMBTON.

February 24, 2019

With the reconstruction of the Six Points interchange on Dundas and Bloor, the 30 LAMBTON buses are diverted westbound to operate the regular routing via Dundas Street West, south Dunbloor Road, south and west “the new Dundas Street West”, south Kipling Avenue, west Viking Lane, south and west St. Albans Road to Kipling Station. Eastbound buses follow the regular routing utilizing “the new Dundas Street West”.

October 12, 2019

Last day of operation. Route renamed and replaced the next day by the 30 HIGH PARK running from High Park station to Runnymede loop only. Service on Dundas west of Runnymede loop provided by the new 40 JUNCTION-DUNDAS WEST to Kipling station.

Sample Ridership Numbers

1978 - 2280 riders
1984 - 3523 riders
1996 - 2900 riders
2005 - 2900 riders

Document Archive

• Junction Area Routing Changes Study, April 11, 2019 (PDF - 5.6 Mb)

30 Lambton Image Archive

	An TTC advertisement, taken before or after November 21, 1980 shows major route changes in relation to the opening of Kipling station that affects the 3 KINGSWAY, 30 LAMBTON, 32B EGLINTON WEST, 44 KIPLING SOUTH, 45 KIPLING, 46 MARTIN GROVE, 49 BLOOR WEST, 80 QUEENSWAY, 87 MALL CIRCLE, 111 EAST MALL, and 112 WEST MALL routes.
	An official TTC map of 30 LAMBTON operations, effective December 2014.
	An excerpt from a TTC Ride Guide, effective May 11, 1968 (the day of the opening of the BLOOR-DANFORTH subway extension to Islington) shows how the 30 LAMBTON bus looked on its launch. Item donated by Pete Coulman.
	An excerpt from the TTC's June 1985 Ride Guide highlights the 30 LAMBTON and 121 NORSEMAN routes. Note the Maybelle extention to 30 Lambton. Item donated by Pete Coulman.
	A TTC report discusses improving rush hour service on the 30 LAMBTON route, effective September 2, 1980. Item donated by Pete Coulman.
	A scan of a TTC rollsign, circa 1985, showing the exposures for the 30 LAMBTON route. Photo courtesy Joseph Chemerys of the Rollsign Gallery.
	The outside page of the TTC's timetable for 30 LAMBTON, effective March 14, 1976. Donated by Pete Coulman.
	The inside of the TTC's official timetable of 30 LAMBTON operations, effective March 14, 1976. Donated by Pete Coulman.
	TTC GM "Old Look" bus #1966 pulls through Runnymede loop, westbound in service on 30 LAMBTON in this July 1970 shot. The photographer is unknown and the image is from the John Knight collection, donated by Pete Coulman.
	TTC Orion VII bus #8035 picks up passengers at High Park station in service on 30 LAMBTON on July 10, 2013. Photo by James Bow.
	TTC Orion VII bus #8054 seen in service on route 30 LAMBTON at Kipling station going all the way east to High Park station. Photographed by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos on June 25, 2013.