Official TTC map of the route, effective 2005

Compiled by Jeffrey Kay

February 17, 1992

New name for the combined operation of the old 61 NORTOWN WEST and 1 ARMOUR HEIGHTS routes. Service runs from Eglinton Station via north on Duplex Avenue, west on Eglinton Avenue West, and north on Avenue Road to Bombay Loop north of Wilson Avenue and south of Highway 401. During evenings, weekends, and holidays, service is cut back to Roe Loop.

Date Unknown

Looping reversed through Roe Loop

February 18, 1996

With the loss of provincial subsidies on public transit, Monday-Friday rush hour frequent service reduced on this route.

Septmeber 1, 2002

Service reduced during the afternoon peak period from every 11 minutes to every 15 minutes.

November 24, 2002

The trip arriving at Eglinton Station at 5:52 a.m. from Monday to Friday adjusted to arrive approximately four minutes earlier at 5:48 a.m, to provide a more convenient transfer to the new first southbound subway departure from Eglinton Station at 5:53 a.m.

January 2003

Bombay Loop opens at corner of Avenue Road and Bombay, just north of Highway 401, allowing buses to loop through the intersection more easily.

June 22, 2003

The last three trips in the late evening on Sundays and holidays discontinued, due to low ridership. The last northbound trip now departs from Eglinton Stn at 12:00 midnight while the last southbound trip departs from Roe Loop at 11:45 p.m.

September 5, 2004

A new evening and weekend service is now operated north of Roe Loop to Bombay. With this change, there is no longer any scheduled service into Roe Loop.

November 26, 2006

Service rendered accessible using Orion VII low-floor buses in all runs.

May 8, 2011

As part of a general reallocation of resources, Sunday and holiday service after 10 p.m. eliminated.

June 22, 2014

As part of a system-wide reorganization of route branch designations, and reflecting the fact that no AVENUE ROAD NORTH service short-turned at Roe Loop, the Bombay branch is officially redesignated 61 from 61A.

September 6, 2015

Sunday and holiday late evening service restored. Buses now operate at intervals of 30 minutes or better, whenever the subway is open.

May 7, 2017

The interline with 51 LESLIE is eliminated, seven days a week, to reduce the effects on service reliability as a result of Metrolinx Line 5 EGLINTON LRT construction. Between the two routes, one more bus will be used. Trips will no longer interline between routes.

During the late evening, seven days a week, the service will change from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes.

July 30, 2023

Buses on this route moved from Wilson Garage to McNicoll Garage as this route is interlined with the 51 LESLIE. Because of the postponement of the water main construction on Duplex and Eglinton, the August schedules would remain in effect until the September board.

61 Avenue Road North Image Archive

	An official TTC map of 61 AVENUE ROAD NORTH operations effective January 3, 2011.
	TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" bus #1276 waits to pick up passengers at Eglinton station in service on 61 AVENUE ROAD NORTH. Robert Lubinski took this photograph on December 13, 2019.
	TTC Orion VII Next Gen bus #1828 drops off passengers at Eglinton station in service on 61 AVENUE ROAD NORTH on June 19, 2013. Photo by James Bow.
	Saturday December 3rd, 1988, GMC Classic 6220 poses at at Otter Loop, during a joint TTS/UCRS Christmas charter. The 99 DOWNTOWN EXPRESS Downtown/Castle Frank Stn. exposure was actually installed into a number of buses, even though the route never actually made it into existence. Dave Smith photo, Alan Gryfe collection.
	TTC Orion 7437 poses at Roe Loop in 2004. Roe Loop is now no longer the terminus of the 61 since all trips now turn at 401/Bombay. Photo by Richard Hooles.
	TTC Orion VII diesel bus #8180 prepares to depart from Eglinton Station on 61A AVENUE ROAD NORTH. Photo taken on June 22, 2011 by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos.
	In this photograph, taken by Roman Fomin on June 26, 2013, TTC Orion bus VII #8377 runs along Avenue Road heading north to Bombay Ave.
	TTC Orion V bus #9425 heads southbound on Duplex Avenue, having just turned from Eglinton, on its way to Eglinton station's bus terminal, in service on 61 AVENUE ROAD NORTH on July 11, 2015. Photo by Flame Cube.