Toronto Transit Commission route 300 'Bloor-Danforth'
300 Bloor-Danforth
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Number of Branches | 2 | ||
Distance | 35.83km (Pearson Airport - Warden) 33.25km (West Mall - Kennedy Station) | ||
Day Service | Line 2 Bloor-Danforth , 16 McCowan , 49 Bloor West , 113 Danforth , 900 Airport Express | ||
Types of vehicles used | Orion VII/HEV , Orion VII NG/NG HEV/EPA10 , Nova Bus LFS HEV , Nova Bus LFS , Nova Bus LFS Artic , New Flyer XE40 , BYD K9M , Proterra Catalyst BE40 | ||
Division | Birchmount, Eglinton, Malvern, McNicoll, Mount Dennis, Queensway, Wilson | ||
Ridership (2018) | 3,000 |
300 Bloor-Danforth is a bus route operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This route is part of the Blue Night Network.
Route Details
This route mainly provides service on Danforth Avenue and Bloor Street between Warden Avenue and The West Mall, Danforth Road between Danforth Avenue and Eglinton Avenue East, and to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Highway 427. Eastern terminals include Warden Avenue for 300A and Kennedy Station for 300B. Western terminals include Pearson Airport for 300A and The West Mall for 300B.
Branches
This route has two branches:
- 300A Pearson Airport - Warden
- 300B West Mall - Kennedy Station
History
- February 16, 2003 - Route is extended west to Toronto Pearson International Airport on the new 300A branch to provide an overnight connection between the airport and the Bloor-Danforth corridor. Every second bus operating west from Warden Avenue will terminate at the airport.
- August 1, 2004 - Service to the new Pearson Airport Terminal 1 begins.
- February 2, 2007 - Service to Pearson Airport Terminal 2 is discontinued.
- November 23, 2008 - Newly-opened Mount Dennis garage takes over some runs.
- June 22, 2014 - Due to a system-wide reorganization of route branch designations, westbound branch 300 to The West Mall is redesignated 300B.
- October 11, 2015 - Branch 300B is extended east to Kennedy Station via Danforth Road replacing a portion of route 302 Danforth Rd-McCowan. Branch 300A will operate between Warden and Pearson Airport, and branch 300B will operate between Kennedy Station and The West Mall.
- March 28, 2021 - All runs on this route are now operated by all eight bus divisions (to Arrow Rd., Birchmount, Eglinton, Malvern, McNicoll, Mount Dennis, Queensway, and Wilson)
- September 5, 2021 - All runs on this route are no longer operated by all eight bus divisions due to Arrow Rd. Division no longer operating route 45 Kipling as well as route 300 Bloor-Danforth interlined runs.
Daytime Service
Daytime service provided on various sections of this route are as follows:
- Line 2 Bloor-Danforth on Danforth Avenue and Bloor Street between Victoria Park Avenue and Kipling Avenue;
- 16 McCowan on Danforth Road between St Clair Avenue East and Brimley Road;
- 113 Danforth on Danforth Road between Danforth Avenue and Kennedy Road;
- 49 Bloor West on Bloor Street West between The West Mall and Aukland Road;
- 900 Airport Express along Highway 427 and to Pearson Airport.
Vehicles
Buses that can appear on 300 Bloor-Danforth include the Orion VII/HEV , Orion VII NG/NG HEV/EPA10 , Nova Bus LFS HEV , Nova Bus LFS , Nova Bus LFS Artic , New Flyer XE40 , BYD K9M , and the Proterra Catalyst BE40 .
Previous route maps
Summary
Major Stops
Major Stop | Branches | Connections | Notes | |
Pearson Intl. Airport Terminals 1 & 3 | 300A | |||
Dixon Rd. @ Highway 27 | 300A | |||
Burnhamthorpe Rd. @ The East Mall | 300A | 300B | ||
Kipling Station | 300A | 300B | Kipling GO Station | |
Bloor St. West @ Islington Ave. | 300A | 300B | ||
Bloor St. West @ Royal York Rd. | 300A | 300B | ||
Bloor St. West @ Jane St. | 300A | 300B | ||
Bloor St. West @ Keele St. | 300A | 300B | ||
Bloor St. West @ Dundas St. West | 300A | 300B | ||
Bloor St. West @ Dufferin St. | 300A | 300B | ||
Bloor St. West @ Ossington Ave. | 300A | 300B | ||
Bloor St. West @ Bathurst St. | 300A | 300B | ||
Bloor St. West @ Spadina Ave. | 300A | 300B | ||
Bloor St. West @ Yonge St. | 300A | 300B | Services Bloor-Yonge Station | |
Bloor St. East @ Parliament St. | 300A | 300B | ||
Danforth Ave. @ Broadview Ave. | 300A | 300B | ||
Danforth Ave. @ Pape Ave. | 300A | 300B | ||
Danforth Ave. @ Coxwell Ave. | 300A | 300B | ||
Danforth Ave. @ Main St. | 300A | 300B | ||
Danforth Ave. @ Victoria Park Ave. | 300A | 300B | ||
Danforth Rd. @ Warden Ave. | 300A | 300B | ||
Danforth Rd. @ Brimley Rd. | 300B | |||
Brimley Rd. @ Eglinton Ave. East | 300B | |||
Kennedy Station | 300B | Kennedy GO Station |
Service Summary