Compiled by Pete Coulman

January 6, 1947

Service begins on the new SHERBOURNE bus, replacing the SHERBOURNE streetcar from the day before. Buses operate from Rosedale loop via south on Sherbourne to King, looping via west on King, south on Frederick and east on Front to Sherbourne, returning via the reverse route. By that date, this route is assigned to Davenport Garage.

March 9, 1954

Rush hour buses rerouted via south on Sherbourne, west on Fleet, north on Jarvis, east on Front, north on Fredrick and west through the loop (laneway) property just south of King Street, to Sherbourne and north to route.

This looping provides a more convenient passenger transfer at southeast corner of King and Sherbourne. This remains until December 17, 1957 the day before the service was extended further south on December 18, 1957.

March 30, 1954

With the opening of the YONGE SUBWAY, service on the ROSEDALE is altered to operate via Glen Road and Crescent Drive. Service on SHERBOURNE is extended north via Sherbourne and Elm Road to Glen Road, where buses loop on street, and transfers are provided with ROSEDALE buses.

September 7, 1957

Service assigned route number 75

December 18, 1957

Rush hour service extended to operate over the regular route to King, and then continues south on Sherbourne to Queen’s Quay, looping via west on Queen’s Quay, north on Jarvis and east on Fleet Street (today’s Lake Shore Boulevard) to Sherbourne, returning via the reverse route.

Route extended weekdays rush hours to run over the regular route south of Bloor to King, then continue south on Sherbourne to Queen’s Quay. West to Jarvis, north to Fleet and east to Sherbourne to route. At all other times buses continue to turn back at King Street.

June 26, 1960

Service extended in the north end to operate in a loop from Sherbourne and Maple via Maple, Glen Road, Elm and South Drive, returning to Sherbourne via Glen Road and Elm. Also, midday weekday service extended from Front to Fleet over the 75A “Jarvis” (formerly “Fleet”) service.

August 8, 1961

Service extended south on Sherbourne to Queen’s Quay on all trips with buses looping via west on Front, south on Jarvis, and east on Queen’s Quay to Sherbourne St (the reverse of the previous looping).

January 2, 1968

Service extended after midnight, five days a week (holidays excepted), south on Sherbourne to Queen’s Quay looping west on Queen’s Quay, north on Jarvis and east on Esplanade to Sherbourne.

February 7, 1983

Service at the south end extended to loop via south on Sherbourne, west on Queen’s Quay, north on Jarvis and west on Esplanade. Service operates seven days a week, 18 hours a day, with short-turn looping at Front discontinued.

May 13, 1991

In conjunction with the start of the new 121 FRONT-ESPLANADE route, service at the south end revised. During the day, buses operate between South Drive and Queen’s Quay, looping via Lake Shore, Bonnycastle and Queen’s Quay to Sherbourne. During the evenings and on weekends and holidays, buses continue to loop at the south end via Sherbourne, Queen’s Quay, Jarvis and Esplanade. Both loops are referred to as 75A SHERBOURNE.

January 4, 1993

Upon closure of Davenport Garage, service on this route is transferred to Eglinton Garage.

February 18, 1996

As part of system-wide service cuts resulting from the elimination of provincial subsidies, late evening weekday, Saturday evening and Sunday service cut back to every 30 minutes. During these times, service is interlined with the 82 ROSEDALE, with buses arriving at Glen Road continuing north as 82 ROSEDALE buses and all southbound ROSEDALE buses arriving at Glen Road from Summerhill continuing south as 75 SHERBOURNE buses.

At some point after this time, the main SHERBOURNE service is renumbered 75, while northbound buses operating to Summerhill are numbered 75A. It is likely that this was an internal designation — although it appears as a separate branch on TTC schedules — and that northbound 75A buses showed the regular 75 SHERBOURNE exposures, changing to 82 ROSEDALE, “TO SUMMERHILL” exposures when they reached South Drive.

In conjunction with the system-wide route assignments after the closure of Lansdowne Garage, this route is switched to operate out of Danforth Garage.

November 1998

Accessible service provided using Nova RTS lift-equipped buses.

March 31, 2002

Danforth Garage closes and buses on this route moved to the new Eglinton Garage on Comstock Road.

June 24, 2007

A new seasonal service is provided, with all buses operating south on Sherbourne Street to Lake Shore and then looping via east on Lake Shore, south on Small, west on Queen’s Quay, north on Jarvis and east on the Esplanade to Sherbourne, returning via the reverse route. No change in destination signs.

September 3, 2007

Last day of operation for seasonal service extension via Small Street.

November 23, 2008

Coinciding with the opening of Mount Dennis Garage, operations of this route is transferred from Eglinton (Comstock) Garage to Wilson Garage.

September 3, 2017

Effective on this day, interlined operation between 75 SHERBOURNE and 82 ROSEDALE no longer occurs during the late evening, Mondays through Fridays, or during the day on Sundays and holidays. Interlined operation continues during the evenings on weekends and holidays.

March 28, 2021

With the opening of McNicoll Garage, service on this route is moved from Wilson Garage to Birchmount Garage.

75 Sherbourne Image Archive

	TTC GM New Look 3340 operates southbound on Sherbourne at King. The year is unknown, but it is likely the late 60s, early 1970s. Photo donated by Pete Coulman.
	TTC GM "New Look" bus #3739 turns from Sherbourne onto Front Street in this February 1971 shot. The photographer is unknown.
	TTC Orion VII 7947 crosses Queen Street East, northbound on Sherbourne Street, on its way to South Drive. Photo by Roman Fomin on July 29, 2010.
	TTC Orion VII "Next Gen" bus #8144 heads east on the Esplanade as part of its large southern loop in service on the 75 SHERBOURNE route. The bus will turn north to head through Moss Park and towards Rosedale. Photo by James Bow, taken on March 6, 2012.
	TTC Nova LFS articulated bus #9023 paid an unexpected visit to routes 75 SHERBOURNE and 82 ROSEDALE on the evening of June 7, 2014, as it was called up to fill in for a bus that had broken down. Here, we see bus #9023 heading southbound on Sherbourne Street, about to turn at Front. The photographer was anonymous.
	TTC Orion V CNG (turned diesel) bus #9436 seen in service on route 75 SHERBOURNE on Sherbourne Street and Bloor Street East on December 17, 2014. Photo by Flickr user “booledozer”.
	A map of TTC's 75 SHERBOURNE operations effective January 1, 1958.
	A map of TTC's SHERBOURNE bus operations, effective July 1, 1954. Image donated by Pete Coulman.
	A copy of an official TTC timetable, effective May 13, 1991, showing 75 and 75A SHERBOURNE branches. Image donated by Pete Coulman.
	A map of TTC operations in August 2007, showing the summer seasonal extension to Small Street. Image donated by Pete Coulman.
	An official TTC map of 75 SHERBOURNE operations, effective January 2, 2012.