Toronto Transit Commission route 12 'Kingston Rd'

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Toronto Transit Commission route 12 'Kingston Rd' is wheelchair accessible.
Toronto Transit Commission route 12 'Kingston Rd' is a bike rack route.
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12 Kingston Rd
Number of Branches 5
Distance 11.77km (Victoria Park Stn - Kennedy Stn via Variety Village/Brimley)
11.50km (Victoria Park Stn - Kennedy Stn via Brimley)
8.47km (Victoria Park Stn - St Clair)
17.05km (Victoria Park Stn - U of T Scarborough)
Blue Night 302 Kingston Rd-McCowan SmallAccessible.gif, 324 Victoria Park SmallAccessible.gif, 334 Eglinton East SmallAccessible.gif
Types of vehicles used Nova Bus LFS SmallAccessible.gif, New Flyer XE40 SmallAccessible.gif
Division Birchmount
Ridership (2018) 10,200

12 Kingston Rd SmallAccessible.gif is a bus route operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

The current routing of route 12.

This route services Kingston Road between Victoria Park Avenue and Morningside Avenue. It also provides service on Victoria Park Avenue south of Denton Avenue, Brimley Road between Eglinton Avenue East and Barkdene Hills, and Morningside Avenue between Kingston Road and Ellesmere Road. There is one southwestern terminal, which is Victoria Park Station. Northeastern terminals include Kennedy Station for 12A and 12B, St. Clair Avenue for 12C, and U of T Scarborough Campus for 12D.

Branch 12C only operates during weekdays and branch 12D only operates during the rush hours on weekdays. Branch 12G operates the last eastbound trip every day between Victoria Park Station and Bingham Loop. Although denoted as branch 12G on scheduling, signage of this branch is indicated as 12S.

During the morning peak period, 12C buses loop counterclockwise via Brimley Road, Barkdene Hills, Brooklawn Avenue, and St Clair Avenue East. This looping is reversed at all other times.

Branches

This route has 5 branches:

History

Orion VII #7789 on Branch 12A.
  • February 14, 1999 - Service east of St. Clair Avenue on 12C branch is discontinued.
  • February 18, 2007 - Route made accessible with low-floor buses.
  • November 23, 2008 - Branch 12A operating via Midland Avenue is eliminated. Service is expanded on branch 12B to operate whenever the subway is open. Branch 12 to St Clair operates on weekdays from early morning to late evening.
  • May 8, 2011 - The routing of branch 12B is modified to operate both ways via Birchmount Road and Danforth Avenue to serve the Variety Village. This routing is redesignated 12A. Service on Kingston Road between Birchmount Road and Danforth Avenue is removed.
  • November 20, 2011 - In response to customer complaints, service on Kingston Road between Birchmount Road and Danforth Avenue is restored during the daytime and early evening on weekends and Holidays with the introduction of branch 12B.
  • June 22, 2014 - Due to a system-wide reorganization of route branch designations, branch 12 to St Clair and Barkdene Hills is changed to 12C.
  • February 18, 2018 - Late evening weekday and evening service on branch 12A is replaced by service on branch 12B.
  • October 9, 2018 - New peak-period service will be trialed on the 12D branch. The new 12D branch extends from the existing route providing continuous service along Kingston Road to the U of T Scarborough Campus.
  • October 11, 2020 - Dedicated rapid bus lanes were rolled out along Eglinton Avenue, Kingston Road, and Morningside Avenue between Brimley Road and U of T Scarborough, as part of a project to decrease travel times within the Kennedy Station - UTSC corridor. Branch 12D utilizes the rapid lanes on Kingston Road and Morningside Avenue.

Overnight Service

Overnight service is provided by 324 Victoria Park SmallAccessible.gif on Victoria Park Avenue, 302 Kingston Rd-McCowan SmallAccessible.gif on Kingston Road and Brimley Road, and by 334 Eglinton East SmallAccessible.gif on Kingston Road east of Eglinton Avenue East and Morningside Avenue between Kingston Road and Ellesmere Road. The rest of the route does not have overnight service, however, the route operates until 1:00 AM every day.

Vehicles

Buses that can appear on 12 Kingston Rd include the Nova Bus LFS SmallAccessible.gif and New Flyer XE40 SmallAccessible.gif.

Previous route maps

January 2019
October 2018
September 2018
September 2017
February 2016
November 2014
January 2014
September 2006

Summary

Major Stops

Major Stop Branches Connections Notes
Victoria Park Station Line 2 12A 12B 12C 12D
Victoria Park Ave. @ Gerrard St. East 12A 12B 12C 12D
Kingston Rd. @ Victoria Park Ave. 12A 12B 12C 12D
Kingston Rd. @ Warden Ave. 12A 12B 12C 12D
3701 Danforth Ave. (Variety Village) 12A
Kingston Rd. @ Birchmount Rd. 12B 12C 12D
Kingston Rd. @ Midland Ave. 12A 12B 12C 12D
Kingston Rd. @ Brimley Rd. 12D
Brimley Rd. @ St. Clair Ave. East 12A 12B 12C
Brooklawn Ave. @ Barkdene Hills 12C
Brimley Rd. @ Danforth Rd. 12A 12B
Brimley Rd. @ Eglinton Ave. East 12A 12B
Kennedy Station Line 2 12A 12B Kennedy GO Station GO Transit
Kingston Rd. @ McCowan Rd. 12D
Kingston Rd. @ Markham Rd. 12D
Kingston Rd. @ Eglinton Ave. East 12D
Kingston Rd. @ Guildwood Pkwy. 12D
Kingston Rd. @ Celeste Dr. 12D GO Transit VIA Rail
Kingston Rd. @ Lawrence Ave. East 12D
Morningside Ave. @ Ellesmere Rd. 12D
U of T Scarborough Loop 12D Durham Region Transit GO Transit

Service Summary

Toronto Transit Commission Logo.png Frequency Vehicles Used Notes
Weekday AM Peak 6 15 12A, 12C and 12D branches combined.
Weekday Midday 12:30 6 12A and 12C branches combined.
Weekday PM Peak 7:04 13 12A, 12C and 12D branches combined.
Weekday Early Evening 10 7 12A and 12C branches combined.
Weekday Late Evening 23 3 12B branch only.
Saturday Early Morning 15 5 12A and 12B branches combined.
Saturday Morning
Saturday Afternoon
Saturday Early Evening 17 4 12B branch only.
Saturday Late Evening 22 3 12B branch only.
Sunday Early Morning Route does not operate.
Sunday Morning 15 5 12A and 12B branches combined.
Sunday Afternoon
Sunday Early Evening 17 4 12B branch only.
Sunday Late Evening 22 3 12B branch only.
Last updated: February 13, 2022


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Miscellaneous
Vehicles Buses - Community Buses - Wheel-Trans - Streetcars - Subway - Rail Workcars - Support Vehicles
Current Divisions Arrow Rd - Birchmount - Davisville - Eglinton - Greenwood - Hillcrest - Lakeshore - Leslie Barns - Malvern - McNicoll - Mount Dennis - Queensway - Roncesvalles - Russell - Wilson
Former Divisions McCowan - Danforth - (Old) Eglinton - Lansdowne - St. Clair (Wychwood) - Vincent (Keele)
Current Projects RapidTO - Easier Access
Former Projects Network 2011 - OneCity - Transit City (Bus Plan - Light Rail Plan)
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Current Routes
Rapid Transit 1 (Yonge-University) - 2 (Bloor-Danforth) - 3 (Ontario Line) - 4 (Sheppard) - 5 (Eglinton Crosstown) - 6 (Finch West)
Bus 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 115 116 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 160 161 162 165 167 168 169 171 176 184 189
Downtown Express 141 142 143 144 145
Seasonal 200 201 202
Blue Night 300 301 302 304 306 307 310 312 315 320 322 324 325 329 332 334 335 336 337 339 341 343 352 353 354 363 365 384 385 395 396
Community Bus 400 402 403 404 405
Streetcar 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512
Express Network 900 902 903 905 924 925 927 929 935 937 938 939 941 943 944 945 952 953 954 960 968 984 985 986 989 995 996
Former Routes
Rapid Transit 3 (Scarborough)
Bus 1 2 3 4 5 6 13 13 13 14 19 24 27 28 30 38 40 42 58 59 93 102 106 107 107 108 117 117 118 121 121 121 123 124 134 136 137 139 139 140 144 163 163 164 166 171 172 172 175 197 224 268 406 408
Rocket 185 186 188 190 191 192 193 194 194 195 196 198 199
Seasonal 174 203
Blue Night 302 303 305 307 308 309 310 311 313 315 316 317 319 321 383
Community 401 406 407 409 425
Streetcar 513 514 521 522
Express 913
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Bus Scarborough Centre
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Rapid Transit Lower Bay - Lawrence East - Ellesmere - Midland - McCowan
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