London Transit Commission route 23

	Route 23
Route type		Conventional
Service span		Monday to Saturday
Number of branches		1
Buses used		40'
Garage		Highbury, Wonderland
Related routes		5, 10, 11, 15, 22

Route 23 was a bus route operated by the London Transit Commission in London, Ontario, Canada.

Route details

D40i #432 on route 23.

Route 23 provided service between Downtown London and Dalhouse Drive & Brixham Road, serving the Berkshire Village, Cranbrook and Kensal Park neighbourhoods.

From Queens Avenue and Richmond Street, westbound buses operated west on Queens Avenue, south on Ridout Street, west on York Street, west on Stanley Street, south on Wortley Road, west on Horton Street, southwest on Springbank Drive, south on Greenwood Avenue, west on Ridgewood Crescent, southwest and south on Gardenwood Drive, southeast and west on Berkshire Drive, west on Teeple Terrace, south on Wonderland Road, west on Viscount Road through Westmount Mall, south on Farnham Road, east and north on Dalhousie Drive, east on McMaster Drive, north on Wonderland Road, and west on Viscount Road to Westmount Mall.

From Westmount Mall after looping around in the Cranbrook neighbourhood, eastbound buses operated north on Wonderland Road, east on Teeple Terrace, east and northwest on Berkshire Drive, north and northeast on Gardenwood Drive, east on Ridgewood Crescent, north on Greenwood Avenue, northeast on Springbank Drive, east on Horton Street, north on Wharncliffe Road, east on Stanley Street, east on York Street, north on Ridout Street, east on King Street, north on Wellington Street, and west on Queens Avenue to Richmond Street.

During evenings and on Sundays, service in certain areas was provided by extensions of other routes. Route 5 provided service along Greenwood Avenue, Ridgewood Crescent, Gardenwood Drive, and Berkshire Drive; route 10 provided service along Teeple Terrace, and Berkshire Drive; route 15 provided service along Farnham Road, Dalhousie Drive, and McMaster Drive.

Branches

This route had one branch:

• 23 Downtown - Dalhousie & Brixham via Westmount Mall

History

• Route previously known as route 23 Berkshire.
• November 2004? - Route designated as accessible.
• September 4, 2011 - Routing past Westmount Mall to reach Farnham Road revised to operate via Viscount Road, instead of Wonderland Road and McMaster Drive.
• September 4, 2016 - Use of route names discontinued; now referred to as route 23. Interline with the now-discontinued route 22 also removed, with revised routing in Downtown London. Routing in Downtown London now operates via York Street, Clarence Street, Dundas Street, and Ridout Street. Additionally, weekday service now operated by the Wonderland Garage.
• April 29, 2018 - Routing along Dundas Street in Downtown London removed due to construction for Dundas Place. Instead, buses operate via King Street, Wellington Street, and Queens Avenue.
• September 2, 2018 - Route discontinued. Service in several areas now provided on other routes: route 5B provides service along Gardenwood Drive and Berkshire Drive; route 11 now provides service along Berkshire Drive; route 15A operates along Dalhousie Drive and McMaster Drive. Route 5 continues to provide service along Horton Street, Springbank Drive and Stanley Avenue.

Vehicles

Route 23 primarily operated using 40' vehicles, including New Flyer D40i, D40LF, DE40LF, XD40, and XDE40 buses.

Route Maps

• 
  ? - September 2011
• 
  September 2011 - September 2016
• 
  September 2016 - September 2018
• 
  April 2018 - September 2018

Summary

Major Stops

Major Stop	Branches			Notes
	23	23	23
Clarence St. & King St.	23			Previous eastern terminus when continuing from route 22.
Dundas St. & Richmond St.	23	23		Previous eastern terminus when interlining to route 22.
Queens Ave. & Richmond St.			23
King St. & Richmond St.			23	Eastbound service only.
Horton St. & Wharncliffe Rd.	23	23	23
Gardenwood Dr. & Berkshire Dr.	23	23	23
Westmount Mall	23	23	23
Dalhousie Dr. & Brixham Rd.	23	23	23	Eastbound service only.

Service Summary

Frequencies

Period

Weekdays

Saturday

Sunday

AM Peak

Midday

PM Peak

Evening

Late Evening

Early AM

Morning

Day

Evening

Early AM

Morning

Day

Evening

September 2005

30

30

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

30

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

September 2011

30

30

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

30

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

September 2016

30

30

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

30

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

May 2017

30

30

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

30

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

November 2017

30

30

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

30

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

April 2018

30

30

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

30

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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Properties
Terminals	Argyle Mall - Fanshawe College - Masonville Place - Western University - Westmount Mall - White Oaks Mall
Garages	Highbury - Wonderland
Bus Stops	1-999 - 1000-1999 - 2000-2999
Vehicles
Current	24-27, 28-29, 30-31, 32, 33, 34, 35-36, 37, 175-176, 177-178, 301-311, 312-320, 321-332, 333-347, 348-364, 365-378, 501-527, 528-546, 547-555, 556-571, 572-590, 591-610, 611-624, 625-634
Retired	81-1 to 81-5, 6-12, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-57, 58-63, 64-71, 72-78, 79-93, 94-118, 118-119 (2nd), 119-126, 127-137, 138-141, 142-149, 150-155, 156-161, 162-169, 170-179, 180-195, 196-204, 205-214, 215-221, 222-250, 251-258, 259-281, 281 (2nd), 282-289, 290, 291-293, 294-296, 301-337, 338-344, 345-346, 401-436, 437-449, 450-464, 465-483, 484-487, 601-603 1-4, 5-14, 15-18, 21-23, 101-114, 119-131, 132-145, 146-160, 161-170, 171-174
Routes
Conventional	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38
Community	51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56
Express	90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95
School	102, 104, 106
Former	8, 11, 14, 18, 18, 21, 22, 23, 26, 29, 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 400
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