Toronto Transit Commission route 144 'Downtown/Don Valley Express'

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Toronto Transit Commission route 144 'Downtown/Don Valley Express' is wheelchair accessible.
Toronto Transit Commission route 144 'Downtown/Don Valley Express' is a bike rack route.
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144 Downtown/Don Valley Express
Number of Branches 3
Distance 20.62km (King & Spadina - Wynford and Underhill)
18.03km (Underhill - King & Spadina)
15.23km (Wynford - King & Spadina)
Blue Night None
Types of vehicles used Nova Bus LFS SmallAccessible.gif
Division Eglinton
Ridership (2018) 620

144 Downtown/Don Valley Express SmallAccessible.gif is a bus route operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This is a Downtown Express route.

Route Details

The current routing of route 144.

This route connects the Parkwoods and Flemingdon Park neighbourhood to Downtown via the Don Valley Parkway. It provides service on Valley Woods Road, Underhill Drive, Concorde Place, Wynford Heights Crescent, Wynford Drive, and St Dennis Drive. There is one southern terminal, which is the intersection of King and Charlotte Streets. Northern terminals include Underhill Drive for 144 and 144A, and Wynford Drive for 144B. This route only operates during the rush hour on weekdays.

As this is a Downtown Express route, an additional cash fare or a Presto Downtown Express Pass is required on this route.

Branches

This route has 1 northbound and 2 southbound branches:

  • 144 King & Spadina - Wynford and Underhill
  • 144A Underhill - King & Spadina
  • 144B Wynford - King & Spadina

History

  • February 14, 1999 - Route is formed from the combination of former routes 136 Premium Express via Wynford and 144 Premium Express via Underhill.
  • November 23, 2008 - Moved to Eglinton Division.
  • February 15, 2009 - Route is made accessible with low-floor buses.
  • November 25, 2019 - On a trial basis, service is changed to operate along King Street instead of Richmond and Adelaide Streets in order to take advantage of the transit priority corridor.
  • March 23, 2020 - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the route is suspended until further notice as service is reallocated to busier routes.

Overnight Service

Overnight service is not provided.

Vehicles

Buses that can appear on 144 Downtown/Don Valley Express include the Nova Bus LFS SmallAccessible.gif.

Previous route maps

November 2019
May 2019
June 2016
February 2016
June 2012
September 2008
2004
1999

Summary

Major Stops

Major Stop Branches Notes
Northbound Southbound
Victoria Park Ave. @ Parkwoods Village Dr. 144 144A
York Mills Rd. @ Valley Woods Rd. 144 144A
Valley Woods Rd. @ Brookbanks Dr. 144 144A
Underhill Dr. @ Lawrence Ave. East 144 144A
Concorde Pl. Cul De Sac 144B
Wynford Heights Cres. @ Wynford Dr. 144B
Wynford Dr. @ Eglinton Ave. East 144 144B
St. Dennis Dr. @ Don Mills Rd. 144 144B
Don Mills Rd. @ Overlea Blvd. 144 144B
Parliament St. @ King St. East 144 144A 144B
King St. East @ George St. 144 144A 144B
King St. West @ Yonge St. 144 144A 144B Services King Station Line 1
King St. West @ Simcoe St./York St. 144 144A 144B Services St. Andrew Station Line 1
King St. West @ Charlotte St./Peter St. 144 144A 144B

Service Summary

Toronto Transit Commission Logo.png Frequency Vehicles Used Notes
Weekday AM Peak Route does not operate.
Weekday Midday
Weekday PM Peak
Weekday Early Evening
Weekday Late Evening
Saturday Early Morning
Saturday Morning
Saturday Afternoon
Saturday Early Evening
Saturday Late Evening
Sunday Early Morning
Sunday Morning
Sunday Afternoon
Sunday Early Evening
Sunday Late Evening
Last updated: November 25, 2019


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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)
Bus Stops 1-999, 1000-1999, 2000-2999, 3000-3999, 4000-4999, 5000-5999, 6000-6999, 7000-7999, 8000-8999, 9000-9999, 10000-10999, 11000-11999, 12000-12999, 13000-13999, 14000-14999, 15000-15999, 16000-16999
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
Current Stations
Yonge-University Vaughan Metropolitan Centre - Highway 407 - Pioneer Village - York University - Finch West - Downsview Park - Sheppard West - Wilson - Yorkdale - Lawrence West - Glencairn - Eglinton West - St. Clair West - Dupont - Spadina - St. George - Museum - Queen's Park - St. Patrick - Osgoode - St. Andrew - Union - King - Queen - Dundas - College - Wellesley - Bloor-Yonge - Rosedale - Summerhill - St. Clair - Davisville - Eglinton - Lawrence - York Mills - Sheppard-Yonge - North York Centre - Finch
Bloor-Danforth Kipling - Islington - Royal York - Old Mill - Jane - Runnymede - High Park - Keele - Dundas West - Lansdowne - Dufferin - Ossington - Christie - Bathurst - Spadina - St. George - Bay - Bloor-Yonge - Sherbourne - Castle Frank - Broadview - Chester - Pape - Donlands - Greenwood - Coxwell - Woodbine - Main Street - Victoria Park - Warden - Kennedy
Sheppard Sheppard-Yonge - Bayview - Bessarion - Leslie - Don Mills
Bus Scarborough Centre
Former Stations
Rapid Transit Lower Bay - Lawrence East - Ellesmere - Midland - McCowan
Greater Golden Horseshoe Agencies
Barrie
Bradford West Gwillumbury
Brampton
Brantford
Burlington
Caledon
Durham Region
GO Transit
Grand River
Guelph
Hamilton
Metrolinx
Milton
Mississauga
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Oakville
Orangeville
Peterborough
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