Compiled by Jeffrey Kay
Text by James Bow
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The Ossington trolley bus could be called the streetcar killer. More streetcar routes have fallen to the extensions of this trolley coach route than any other in Toronto. Established on December 8, 1947, it ran from Crawford Loop at Shaw and King Streets, via Shaw, Queen and Ossington, looping via Davenport, Oakwood, St. Clair and the residential Mount Royal Avenue. It replaced the DOVERCOURT streetcar route and brought about changes to the Harbord car.
Then, on January 2, 1960, it happened again. This time, the OAKWOOD streetcar fell to an extension which brought Ossington north of St. Clair and west along Eglinton to Gilbert Loop (near Caledonia road, where an interchange with suburban buses existed — Gilbert Loop is now a parkette).
On June 28, 1964, the Eglinton Avenue section of this line was cut back to Oakwood, as through operation commenced between Gilbert Loop and Eglinton Station with the Eglinton West bus. Finally, on July 21, 1974, the ROGERS ROAD streetcar fell to the 63F branch of Ossington. Although it was no longer TTC policy to abandon streetcar routes, this change applied only within the City of Toronto. The Borough of York wanted Rogers Road service extended west from Bicknell Loop to Humber Boulevard and Jane, and the TTC did not want to extend the streetcar tracks. Conversion to trolley buses allowed the TTC to conserve its PCCs while the commission embarked on its streetcar rebuilding program, and it also promised York that the conversion would mean an extension of the service. This, however, did not happen.
On January 28, 1978, a short extension was opened, taking the northern terminus of the line into Eglinton West station on the Spadina subway. As all this was happening, the short-turn loop via St. Clair and Mount Royal was taken down, and replaced with a converted Oakwood loop. Scheduled service on the 63A rush hour branch to St. Clair from King was added on January 4, 1983.
There were several branches to Ossington; as well as plain 63 (Eglinton West to King), the line had 63A (St. Clair to King), 63B (Eglinton West to Dupont), 63C (Dupont to King), 63D (Eglinton West to Ossington Stn), 63E (Ossington Stn to King), 63F (Bicknell to King via Rogers Road) and 63G (Bicknell to Ossington Stn). This does not begin to cover the permutations which existed for this route. Of all of these signs, only 63, 63A and 63F were seen regularly. 63 and 63F both operated at frequent intervals, seven days a week and at least 18 hours a day (63 also operated night service), while 63A provided additional rush-hour service.
63 Ossington was, after 6 Bay, the trolley bus route that saw the most traffic. A total of 25 vehicles were required to provide 2-3 minute service when abandonment came on January 10, 1992. Two years after abandonment, the TTC restructured the route considerably, breaking off the Rogers Road branch into its own route (161 Rogers Road) and operating it to Ossington Station via Dovercourt. Also, the long-promised extension of Rogers Road service to Jane Street was finally provided, eliminating the short 48 Humber Blvd shuttle service. Ossington’s southern loop has been moved off Adelaide and Crawford and now runs via Wellington and Strachan. Buses are occasionally routed south on Strachan to Exhibition Loop.
Until 2002, a few hundred metres of streetcar track on Rogers Road from Bicknell Loop to Old Weston Road, sat in plain view in the middle of the road. This remnant of the Rogers Road streetcar almost outlasted the remnants of the more recent trolley bus service. Bicknell Loop is now surplus and will soon disappear. Avon Loop, once a branch for the Weston trolley bus, was renovated to allow Rogers Road and Symington buses to loop there and connect with Weston Road buses.
A Chronological History of the 63 Ossington Route
December 8, 1947
At 8 p.m., service begins on a new trolley coach route replacing portions of the DOVERCOURT streetcar and providing new service on Ossington Avenue north of College Street. Buses operate from an on street loop at King and Shaw (via east on Adelaide, south on Crawford, west on King) via north on Shaw, west on Queen, north on Ossington and west on Davenport, looping via north on Oakwood, east on St. Clair and south on Alberta and Mount Royal to Davenport. Service operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This route operates out of Lansdowne Garage.
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
Autumn 1956
Assigned route number 63.
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OSSINGTON |
63 |
ST. CLAIR |
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7 days a week, 24 hours a day | ||
January 3, 1960
Service extended north of St. Clair, replacing the OAKWOOD streetcar route. From Ossington and Davenport, buses operate in both directions via west on Davenport, north on Oakwood and west on Eglinton, looping through Gilbert loop. Additional short turn service from King Street to St. Clair, using the original on-street loop. By April 1964, this was formalized as a branch listed on trolley coach roll signs.
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63 |
GILBERT |
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7 days a week, 24 hours a day | ||
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OSSINGTON |
63A |
ST. CLAIR |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
June 28, 1964
With the extension of through buses along 32 EGLINTON WEST, trolley coach service along Eglinton is discontinued. Coaches now turn back at Eglinton, looping on-street from Ossington via west on Lanark, north on Glenholme and east on Eglinton. As a planned conversion of the 32 EGLINTON WEST bus to trolley coach operation fell through due to opposition in Forest Hill, the trolley coach wires on Eglinton west of Glenholme were removed soon after.
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OSSINGTON |
63 |
EGLINTON |
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7 days a week, 24 hours a day | ||
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OSSINGTON |
63A |
ST. CLAIR |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
March 21, 1965
St. Clair short turn service discontinued.
February 26, 1966
Coincident with the opening of the BLOOR-DANFORTH SUBWAY, service extended to serve Ossington station. Southbound buses loop through the station by running west on Northumberland, south on Concord and east through the stations, before heading south on Ossington. Northbound coaches operate in the reverse direction. Overnight service continues to operate north-south on Ossington Avenue, avoiding the station.
Also, peak period short turn service is re-introduced between St. Clair and King, using the on-street loop of St. Clair, Alberta and Mount Royal.
May 23, 1966
Short turn service between St. Clair and King discontinued again.
Early 1970s
By the early 1970s, there were six branches on the Ossington route officially recognized by trolley coach roll signs, even though only the 63 Eglinton-King branch was the only one scheduled to operate. The other signs were used for unscheduled short turns, or run-ins to Lansdowne Garage via Dupont Street.
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63 |
EGLINTON |
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7 days a week, 24 hours a day | ||
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OSSINGTON |
63A |
ST. CLAIR |
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Occasional Short Turns | ||
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OSSINGTON |
63B |
EGLINTON |
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Garage run-ins | ||
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OSSINGTON |
63C |
DUPONT |
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Garage run-ins | ||
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OSSINGTON |
63D |
B L O O R |
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Occasional short turns | ||
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OSSINGTON |
63E |
B L O O R |
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Occasional short turns | ||
July 21, 1974
A new branch begins operation on Rogers Road, replacing the ROGERS ROAD streetcar. Coaches run from King Street over the regular route to Oakwood and Rogers, then run west on Rogers Road to Bicknell loop, just east of Weston Road. The planned extension of service west of Bicknell loop to Jane does not occur, and service would be provided by the 48 HUMBER BLVD for years to come.
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OSSINGTON |
63 |
EGLINTON |
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7 days a week, 24 hours a day | ||
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O S S I N G T O N |
63F |
B I C K N E L L |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
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O S S I N G T O N |
63G |
B I C K N E L L |
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Occasional short turns | ||
January 28, 1978
Coincident with the opening of the SPADINA SUBWAY, service is extended from Oakwood and Eglinton via east on Eglinton to the newly opened Eglinton West station. Overhead wires on Lanark, Glenholme and Eglinton Avenue west of Oakwood removed.
Coincident with the change, all rollsigns operated, so that “EGLINTON” is replaced by “EGLINTON WEST STN” on all exposures.
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63 |
EGLINTON WEST STN |
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7 days a week, 24 hours a day | ||
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O S S I N G T O N |
63F |
B I C K N E L L |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
January 4, 1983
Peak period service between King and St. Clair is re-introduced, this time using Oakwood loop. Buses travel up Oakwood and loop via east on St. Clair, north on Robina and west through Oakwood loop.
At some point between 1974 and 1983, overhead wires were removed on Alberta and Mount Royal.
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OSSINGTON |
63 |
EGLINTON WEST STN |
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7 days a week, 24 hours a day | ||
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OSSINGTON |
63A |
ST. CLAIR |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
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O S S I N G T O N |
63F |
B I C K N E L L |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
February 9, 1987
As part of an expansion and re-branding of the TTC’s night services, overnight trips on the 63 OSSINGTON route are redesignated as 316 OSSINGTON BLUE NIGHT.
January 5, 1992
Trolley coaches are removed from service and replaced by diesel buses.
February 13, 1994
As part of a major re-organization of bus services made possible by the abandonment of trolley bus service, service on the Rogers Road branch replaced by a new 161 ROGERS ROAD bus.
June 19, 1994
Service extended south of King to Ontario Place for the summer. Buses on the new 63B branch operate from King and Crawford via south on Crawford, east on Douro, south on Strachan and west on Remembrance Drive to the east gate of Ontario Place. Buses return via east on Lake Shore Boulevard, north on Strachan and west on King to Shaw. On some buses, new mylar signs had a 63C “Exhibition” exposure for use during the Canadian National Exhibition.
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OSSINGTON |
63 |
EGLINTON WEST STN |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
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OSSINGTON |
63A |
S T C L A I R |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours only | ||
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OSSINGTON |
63B |
EGLINTON WEST STN |
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Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. | ||
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OSSINGTON |
63C |
EGLINTON WEST STN |
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Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. | ||
July 24, 1994
Service to Ontario Place is improved by running all midday service south of King to Ontario Place.
August 19, 1994-September 5, 1994
As a result of the Canadian National Exhibition, service is cut back from Ontario Place to loop at a temporary loop near the intersection of Strachan and Fleet.
September 4, 1994
A new southern on-street loop is established on the south side of King Street to serve a new commercial development southwest of the King/Strachan intersection. Buses now run south on Shaw beyond King, then east on Duoro, north on Crawford, east on Canniff, south on Strachan, west on Duoro, returning north on Shaw. The extended service to the Exhibition and Ontario Place is discontinued for the season.
June 18, 1995
As a result of the replacement and reconstruction of the Exhibition streetcar loop, bus service is extended south on Strachan to Ontario Place, to provide additional service while 511 BATHURST streetcars are cut back to Fleet loop. Buses on the Ontario Place extension run south on Shaw beyond King, east on Duoro, north on Crawford, east on Canniff, south on Strachan, west on Remembrance Drive to the east gate of Ontario Place, returning east on Lake Shore Boulevard, north on Strachan, west on Duoro and returning north on Shaw. Additional peak period buses operate between St. Clair and King only. This change was mimicked by the 316 OSSINGTON BLUE NIGHT bus as well.
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63A |
O S S I N G T O N |
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63 |
O S S I N G T O N |
TO ST. CLAIR |
TO KING |
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Monday to Fridays, rush hours only |
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63B |
O S S I N G T O N |
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63B |
O S S I N G T O N |
TO EGLINTON WEST STN |
TO ONTARIO PLACE |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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September 5, 1995
With the end of the CNE and continuing construction of a new Exhibition streetcar loop, the routing of 63B buses is expanding at Exhibition Place. Daytime 63B buses now operate south on south on Strachan, west on Remembrance Drive to the east gate of Ontario Place, then continue north and west on internal Ontario Place roadways, across Lake Shore Blvd., north on Ontario Drive, east on Princes’ Blvd., through Princes’ Gate and north on Strachan. The overnight 316 buses continue to operate east on Lake Shore Blvd, from Ontario Place to Strachan. During the morning peak one bus is added to shuttle over the busy part of the route between St. Clair and Ossington Station. (This shuttle service was no longer operating in February 1996, but the exact end date is not known.) During the Saturday daytime alternate southbound buses turn back at King.
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63 |
O S S I N G T O N |
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63 |
O S S I N G T O N |
TO EGLINTON WEST STN |
TO KING |
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Saturdays, daytime |
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63A |
O S S I N G T O N |
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TO ST. CLAIR |
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Monday to Fridays, rush hours only |
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63B |
O S S I N G T O N |
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TO ONTARIO PLACE |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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63S |
O S S I N G T O N |
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TO OSSINGTON STN |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours only |
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February 18, 1996
Lansdowne Garage closes due to the reduction of provisional transit subsidies and buses on the 63 OSSINGTON was transferred to Wilson Garage.
May 5, 1996
Saturday service to Ontario Place improved with all buses operating between Eglinton West station and Ontario Place, essentially eliminating the 63 branch.
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SOUTHBOUND |
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63A |
O S S I N G T O N |
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63A |
O S S I N G T O N |
TO ST. CLAIR |
TO KING |
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Monday to Fridays, rush hours only |
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63B |
O S S I N G T O N |
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63B |
O S S I N G T O N |
TO EGLINTON WEST STN |
TO ONTARIO PLACE |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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June 16, 1996
Coincident with the opening of the new Exhibition streetcar loop for 511 BATHURST streetcars, all Ossington service is cut back to King Street, looping via the arrangement described in September 1994.
July 28, 1996-September 2, 1996
Service extended south from King to the new Exhibition loop between 1 p.m. and 11 p.m., every day. Buses on the new 63C branch operate south on Strachan and west on Manitoba into the new streetcar loop.
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SOUTHBOUND |
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63 |
O S S I N G T O N |
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63 |
O S S I N G T O N |
TO EGLINTON WEST STN |
TO KING |
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7 days a week, except afternoons and early evenings |
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63A |
O S S I N G T O N |
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TO ST. CLAIR |
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Monday to Fridays, rush hours only |
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63C |
O S S I N G T O N |
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TO EXHIBITION |
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7 days a week, 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. |
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February 13, 2000
As a result of noise complaints from area residents, buses taken off Northumberland Street after 11 p.m. Northbound buses operate via north on Ossington, west through Ossington station, south on Concord, east on Bloor and north on Ossington. Southbound buses operate via south on Ossington, west on Bloor, north on Concord, east through Ossington station, and south on Ossington.
June 23, 2002
The south end looping at King is now simplified. Buses now turn via south on Shaw, east on King, south on Strachan, west on Canniff and north on Shaw.
May 7, 2006
Accessible service is introduced, using low floor Orion VII buses on all runs, every day of the week.
May 26, 2008
Bike rack service installed.
November 23, 2008
Service on this route is transferred to the newly opened Mount Dennis Garage.
On that same day, the 63 OSSINGTON buses extended at all times south from King Street to East Liberty Street, serving the growing Liberty Street community. Buses operate south on Shaw Street, east on King, south on Strachan, west on East Liberty, north on Atlantic Avenue, east on King Street and north on Shaw Street. Service removed on Douro and Lower Shaw.
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SOUTHBOUND |
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63 |
O S S I N G T O N |
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63 |
O S S I N G T O N |
TO EGLINTON WEST STN |
TO LIBERTY VILLAGE |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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63A |
O S S I N G T O N |
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TO ST. CLAIR |
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Monday to Fridays, rush hours only |
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February 16, 2014
Effective on this day, a “walking transfer” is allowed for passengers riding buses operating along the 63 OSSINGTON route to buses and streetcars operating along the 29 DUFFERIN, 509 HARBOURFRONT and 511 BATHURST routes.
Passengers with paper transfer tickets who exit from 63 OSSINGTON buses at Liberty Street and Atlantic Avenue may walk along Liberty and Dufferin Streets to Dufferin Gate Loop, where they may board northbound buses operating along the 29 DUFFERIN route without paying another fare.
They can also walk south along Atlantic Avenue, to Exhibition GO Station and then to Exhibition Loop, where they can board buses or streetcars operating along the 509 HARBOURFRONT and 511 BATHURST routes.
June 22, 2014
As part of a system-wide reorganization of route branch designations, the rush hour short turn service to St. Clair is redesignated 63B, in anticipation of redesigning the main branch operations to Eglinton West station 63A. All southbound buses will continue to show 63 OSSINGTON - TO LIBERTY VILLAGE.
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63 |
O S S I N G T O N |
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63 |
O S S I N G T O N |
TO EGLINTON WEST STN |
TO LIBERTY VILLAGE |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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63B |
O S S I N G T O N |
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TO ST. CLAIR |
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Monday to Fridays, rush hours only |
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June 21, 2015
As part of the TTC’s reorganization of route branch designations, northbound buses operating to Eglinton West station are redesignated 63A from 63.
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63 |
O S S I N G T O N |
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TO LIBERTY VILLAGE |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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63A |
O S S I N G T O N |
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TO EGLINTON WEST STN |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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63B |
O S S I N G T O N |
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TO ST. CLAIR |
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Monday to Fridays, rush hours only |
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January 9, 2017
Due to traffic congestion around Eglinton Avenue due to the construction of the EGLINTON-CROSSTOWN LRT, weekday early-evening service is added to the 63B “St. Clair-Liberty Village” branch in order to maintain reliable service on the busiest part of the route.
Sunday, April 1, 2018
To balance garage capacity following the extension of the subway to Vaughan, all service on this route is transferred from Mount Dennis Garage to Wilson Garage.
March 29, 2020
Due to construction of the EGLINTON-CROSSTOWN LRT temporarily closing the bus terminal at Eglinton West station, service on the 63A “Eglinton West Stn-Liberty Village” branch is suspended until at least September 2020. Service on the 63B “St. Clair-Liberty Village” branch is extended to operate 7 days a week, 18 hours a day. Service on Oakwood north of St. Clair is replaced by the temporary 163 OAKWOOD bus, operating from Ossington Station to Lawrence West station via Ossington, Oakwood, and Marlee.
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63 |
O S S I N G T O N |
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TO LIBERTY VILLAGE |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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63B |
O S S I N G T O N |
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TO ST. CLAIR |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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December 20, 2020
As construction ends on Eglinton West station, service on the 163 OAKWOOD is reintegrated with the 63A OSSINGTON operations. This change was originally planned to end in September 2020, but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
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63 |
O S S I N G T O N |
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TO LIBERTY VILLAGE |
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63A |
O S S I N G T O N |
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TO EGLINTON WEST STN |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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63B |
O S S I N G T O N |
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TO ST. CLAIR |
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Sunday, February 18, 2024
Due to watermain and track reconstruction on King Street West between Dufferin Street and Shaw Street, service on this route is temporarily extended to Roncesvalles Avenue to maintain service on King between Dufferin and Roncesvalles. Buses follow their normal route southbound into Liberty Village, and then head north on Dufferin, west on King and west on the Kingsway to loop at Sunnyside Loop, returning via the reverse route.
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63 |
O S S I N G T O N |
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TO KING & RONCESVALLES |
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63A |
O S S I N G T O N |
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TO EGLINTON WEST STN |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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63B |
O S S I N G T O N |
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Monday to Fridays, rush hours only |
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63 Ossington Image Archive
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A map showing the TTC's plans to replace the streetcar tracks in advance of the launch of the ANNETTE, LANSDOWNE and OSSINGTON trolley coaches, and the replacement of the DOVERCOURT route by a revision of the HARBORD line. Note that plans included extending Harbord Street (or their tracks) west from Ossington to Dovercourt. This plan never materialized. This image was originally published in a 1960s issue of the UCRS Newsletter. |
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A diagram showing the extent of Toronto's trolley bus overhead wire network, circa May 1948. Image courtesy the Leonard Jacks collection. |
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TTC Canadian Car and Foundry T48A trolley coach #9115 lays over at Gilbert loop at the northern end of the 63 OSSINGTON route, just after the service replaced the OAKWOOD streetcar. The photographer is unknown and the image is courtesy the Rob Pineault collection. |
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A view of Canadian Car & Foundry T48A trolley coach #9118 at Gilbert Loop in this 1961 shot. The photographer is unknown and the image is courtesy the Rob Pineault collection. |
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TTC Western Flyer test-rebuild coach #9020 is at the northern end of the 63 OSSINGTON route, on Lanark Avenue about to turn north onto Glenholme in this April 1969 shot. The photographer is unknown. |
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At the north end of the 63 OSSINGTON route, Western Flyer trolley coach rebuild prototype #9020 sits westbound on Lanark, just west of Oakwood. This photo was taken on a charter by Richard Glaze on May 31, 1969. |
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A great spot for trolley bus fans in the early 1970s was the corner of Ossington Avenue and Dupont Street, where buses operating along the 4 ANNETTE and 63 OSSINGTON routes met and where the TTC occasionally short-turned buses serving both routes. Mitchell Libby has donated this shot of Western Flyer rebuild #9261 cruising southward along Ossington, just north of the intersection. |
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TTC Western Flyer rebuild #9305 heads southward at College Street along the 63 OSSINGTON route, while #9300 heads northward in the early 1970s. Photo: Mitchell Libby |
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In the early 1970s, a Canadian Car & Foundry trolley coach operates southbound on Ossington Avenue, just after having turned off of Davenport Road. Photo by R. Hill, donated from the Rob Hutchinson collection. |
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At the south end of the route, a Western Flyer rebuild prepares to turn off of King onto Shaw in this early 1970s shot. Photo by R. Hill; donated by Rob Hutchinson. |
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A Western Flyer rebuild operates southbound on Oakwood just north of St. Clair in the early 1970s. Note the Rogers Road streetcar tracks. Photo by R. Hill, donated from the Rob Hutchinson collection. |
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TTC ex-Ottawa Canadian Car & Foundry trolley coach #9141 heads southbound on Oakwood, crossing Rosemount in 63 OSSINGTON service, circa October 1970. This photo was taken by Richard Glaze. |
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TTC Canadian Car & Foundry heads southbound on Oakwood, approaching Jesmond, while another Canadian Car & Foundry coach heads north in 63 OSSINGTON service. This shot was taken on April 25, 1971, by Richard Glaze. |
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TTC Marmon Harrington trolley bus #9129 picks up passengers at the northbound platform of Ossington station circa August 1971. Photo by Richard Glaze. |
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TTC Marmon-Harrington trolley bus #9130 pulls into Ossington station while Western Flyer rebuild trolley #9249 pulls out. This photo was taken by Richard Glaze circa August 1971. |
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TTC Marmon Harrington trolley coach #9130 heads northbound on Concord Avenue approaching Northumberland after departing the northbound platform of Ossington station in this August 1971 shot by Richard Glaze. |
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TTC Canadian Car & Foundry bus #9141 heads northbound on Ossington, turning into Ossington station in 63 OSSINGTON service. This photograph was taken circa August 1971 by Richard Glaze. |
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TTC Western Flyer rebuild trolley bus #9227 picks up passengers at Ossington Station while Marmon Harrington trolley coach #9129 pulls up behind. This photo was taken by Richard Glaze circa August 1971. |
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TTC T5-class ex-Cincinnati Marmon-Harrington trolley bus #9131 in 63 OSSINGTON service passes A7-class all-electric PCC #4460 on Queen Street, between Shaw and Ossington. This shot is looking east. It was taken late September 1971 by Richard Glaze. |
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TTC Canadian Car & Foundry trolley coach #9140 turns from northbound Ossington into Ossington subway station in 63 OSSINGTON service. This shot was taken by Richard Glaze circa September 1971. |
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TTC Western Flyer rebuilt trolley coach #9211 heads southbound on Oakwood in 63 OSSINGTON service, while A8-class PCC #4536 heads northbound in ROGERS ROAD service. This shot was taken by Richard Glaze circa September 1971. |
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TTC Marmon Harrington trolley coach #9134 leads Western Flyer rebuilt coach #9271 southbound on Ossington, approaching Northumberland in 63 OSSINGTON service. This shot was taken by Richard Glaze circa October 1971. |
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Richard Glaze caught this image of TTC Western Flyer rebuilt trolley coach #9249 in 63 OSSINGTON service southbound on Oakwood Avenue, approaching Glenhurst, circa October 1971. |
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TTC Canadian Car & Foundry trolley bus #9141 turns from Queen onto southbound Shaw in service on 633 OSSINGTON in this December 1971 shot by Richard Glaze. |
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TTC Western Flyer rebuild #9202 heads southbound on Mount Royal at Thome on the 63 OSSINGTON route. The bus is on a charter organized by Steve Munro on April 25, 1971. Photo by Richard Glaze. |
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TTC Western Flyer rebuilt trolley bus #9202 and Canadian Car & Foundry bus #9104 pause northbound on Shaw Street, just north of King Street in 63 OSSINGTON service. Bus 9202 is on a charter organized by Steve Munro. The date is April 25, 1971 and the photographer is Richard Glaze. |
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TTC Canadian Car & Foundry trolley bus #9141 prepares to turn into Northumberland and loop through Ossington station in 63 OSSINGTON service circa December 1971. Photo by Richard Glaze. |
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TTC Marmon-Harrington trolley bus #9129 passes Western Flyer rebuild trolley 9222 at Ossington station circa June 1973. Photo by Richard Glaze. |
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TTC Western Flyer rebuilt trolley coach #9255 crosses St. Clair at Oakwood in 63 OSSINGTON service, circa June 1973. Photo by Richard Glaze. |
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TTC all-electric class A8 PCC #4522 turns eastward onto St. Clair Avenue West from Oakwood Avenue, in service along the ROGERS RD route in May 1974. A rebuilt Western Flyer trolley coach serving 63 OSSINGTON appears in the background. The streetcar is likely heading to Oakwood Loop, just behind the buildings on the north side of St. Clair. Photo: Mitchell Libby |
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TTC Western Flyer rebuild trolley bus #9231 heads westbound on Rogers Road, having passed Keele Street in this July 1974 shot by Richard Glaze. |
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TTC Western Flyer rebuild trolley coach #9289 lays over at Bicknell Loop, on one of the first days of service of the 63 OSSINGTON trolley bux extension. This July 1974 photograph was taken by Richard Graze. |
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TTC Western Flyer rebuild coach #9312 loops south on Mount Royal Avenue at Alberta as part of a short turn service of 63 OSSINGTON in this July 1974 shot. This on-street loop would soon be replaced by trolley wires through Oakwood loop, north of St. Clair. Photo by Gerald Landau. |
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TTC Western Flyer rebuilt trolley bus #9265 operates ahead of another on Alberta at Mount Royal on the last days of the St. Clair short-turn loop on the 63 OSSINGTON route. Gilbert Ebling photographer. |
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TTC Western Flyer rebuilt trolley bus #9225 pulls through Bicknell Loop as dignitaries watch on the opening day of the Rogers Road service. This photo was taken on July 21, 1974 by Richard Glaze. |
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Dignitaries stand by as TTC Western Flyer rebuilt trolley coach #9289 pulls through Bicknell loop on July 21, 1974, the first day of 63 OSSINGTON "Rogers Road" operations. This photo was taken by Richard Glaze. |
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TTC Western Flyer rebuild coach #9204 rests at Lansdowne division on August 7, 1976, showing the garage run-in exposure for 63 OSSINGTON. Photo by Alan Miller, from the John Knight collection. |
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Western Flyer trolley coach #9235 crosses St. Clair Avenue West, running south along Oakwood Avenue. Pizza Pizza restaurant on the left still exists at the same location. Photo taken by Robert Newhouser in July 1984; donated by Yury Maller. |
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TTC Western Flyer rebuilt trolley coach 9304 poses on Oakwood Avenue. Photo by John Calnan. |
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In this photograph, taken by Robert Newhouser in July 1984, TTC Western Flyer trolley bus #9321 pulls up to the stop on Oakwood Avenue at St.Clair Avenue West. The trolley bus operates on 63F service from Bicknell Loop via Rogers Road to King Street. Photo courtesy Yury Maller. |
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TTC Western Flyer rebuild trolley coach 9324 waits to re-enter service at the south end of the 63 OSSINGTON route. Photo by John Calnan. |
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Leased Edmonton rebuilt trolley bus 9172 pauses in what was once Crawford Loop for the Dovercourt streetcar. The bus faces east on Adelaide, with Shaw Street and the grounds of the Ontario Mental Hospital behind it. This photo (circa 1989) was taken by Alan Gryfe and is used with permission. |
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Official TTC map of 63 OSSINGTON services, effective July 20, 2010. |
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TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" bus #1630 heads west along Liberty through bustling Liberty Village on the morning of March 26, 2013. Photo by James Bow. |
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A map of route diversions surrounding the closure of Eglinton West station's bus terminal effective March 29, 2020. |
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Rolling into Bicknell Loop on its charter run, GM New Look #8051 displays an 63G OSSINGTON trolley bus tricolour route exposure in memory of the Ossington trolley bus. Photo by Robert King. |
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TTC Western Flyer rebuilt coach #9315 turns from King Street onto Shaw in 63 OSSINGTON service, followed by a PCC in 504 KING service. The photographer is unknown and the image is courtesy the John Knight collection. |
