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144 Downtown/Don Valley Express
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Number of Branches
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3
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Distance
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20.62km (King & Spadina - Wynford and Underhill) 18.03km (Underhill - King & Spadina) 15.23km (Wynford - King & Spadina)
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Blue Night
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None
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Types of vehicles used
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Nova Bus LFS
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Division
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Eglinton
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Ridership (2018)
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620
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144 Downtown/Don Valley Express 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 .
Previous route maps
Summary
Major Stops
Major Stop
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Branches
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Notes
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Northbound
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Southbound
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Victoria Park Ave. @ Parkwoods Village Dr.
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144
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144A
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York Mills Rd. @ Valley Woods Rd.
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144
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144A
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Valley Woods Rd. @ Brookbanks Dr.
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144
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144A
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Underhill Dr. @ Lawrence Ave. East
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144
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144A
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Concorde Pl. Cul De Sac
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144B
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Wynford Heights Cres. @ Wynford Dr.
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144B
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Wynford Dr. @ Eglinton Ave. East
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144
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144B
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St. Dennis Dr. @ Don Mills Rd.
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144
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144B
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Don Mills Rd. @ Overlea Blvd.
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144
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144B
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Parliament St. @ King St. East
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144
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144A
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144B
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King St. East @ George St.
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144
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144A
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144B
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King St. West @ Yonge St.
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144
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144A
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144B
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Services King Station
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King St. West @ Simcoe St./York St.
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144
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144A
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144B
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Services St. Andrew Station
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King St. West @ Charlotte St./Peter St.
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144
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144A
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144B
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Service Summary
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Frequency
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Vehicles Used
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Notes
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Weekday AM Peak
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Route does not operate.
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Weekday Midday
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Weekday PM Peak
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Weekday Early Evening
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Weekday Late Evening
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Saturday Early Morning
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Saturday Morning
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Saturday Afternoon
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Saturday Early Evening
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Saturday Late Evening
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Sunday Early Morning
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Sunday Morning
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Sunday Afternoon
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Sunday Early Evening
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Sunday Late Evening
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Last updated: November 25, 2019
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Miscellaneous
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Vehicles
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Buses - Community Buses - Wheel-Trans - Streetcars - Subway - Rail Workcars - Support Vehicles
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Current Divisions
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Arrow Rd - Birchmount - Davisville - Eglinton - Greenwood - Hillcrest - Lakeshore - Leslie Barns - Malvern - McNicoll - Mount Dennis - Queensway - Roncesvalles - Russell - Wilson
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Former Divisions
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McCowan - Danforth - (Old) Eglinton - Lansdowne - St. Clair (Wychwood) - Vincent (Keele)
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Current Projects
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RapidTO - Easier Access
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Former Projects
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Network 2011 - OneCity - Transit City (Bus Plan - Light Rail Plan)
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Bus Stops
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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
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Current Routes
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Rapid Transit
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1 (Yonge-University) - 2 (Bloor-Danforth) - 3 (Ontario Line) - 4 (Sheppard) - 5 (Eglinton Crosstown) - 6 (Finch West)
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Bus
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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
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Downtown Express
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141 142 143 144 145
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Seasonal
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200 201 202
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Blue Night
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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
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Community Bus
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400 402 403 404 405
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Streetcar
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501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512
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Express Network
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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
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Former Routes
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Rapid Transit
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3 (Scarborough)
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Bus
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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
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Rocket
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185 186 188 190 191 192 193 194 194 195 196 198 199
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Seasonal
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174 203
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Blue Night
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302 303 305 307 308 309 310 311 313 315 316 317 319 321 383
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Community
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401 406 407 409 425
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Streetcar
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513 514 521 522
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Express
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913
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Current Stations
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Yonge-University
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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
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Bloor-Danforth
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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
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Sheppard
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Sheppard-Yonge - Bayview - Bessarion - Leslie - Don Mills
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Bus
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Scarborough Centre
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Former Stations
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Rapid Transit
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Lower Bay - Lawrence East - Ellesmere - Midland - McCowan
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Greater Golden Horseshoe Agencies
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