London Transit Commission route 24


	Route 24
Route type		Conventional
Service span		Monday to Sunday
Number of branches		1
Buses used		40'
Garage		Highbury, Wonderland
Related routes		None

Route 24 is a bus route operated by the London Transit Commission in London, Ontario, Canada.

Route details

Route 24 provides service between the Talbot Village and Summerside neighbourhoods, serving Commissioners Road.

From Colonel Talbot Road and Southdale Road, eastbound buses operate east on Southdale Road, north on Tillmann Road, east and north on Cranbrook Road, east on Viscount Road, through Westmount Mall, north on Wonderland Road, east on Commissioners Road, north and east through Victoria Hospital, south on Western Counties Road, east on Commissioners Road, south on Meadowgate Boulevard, and east on Darnley Boulevard.

From Darnley Boulevard and Meadowgate Boulevard, westbound buses operate east on Darnley Boulevard, north on Lighthouse Road, west on Reardon Boulevard, north on Meadowgate Boulevard, west on Commissioners Road, north and east through Victoria Hospital, south on Western Counties Road, west on Commissioners Road, south on Wonderland Road, west on Viscount Road, through Westmount Mall, south and west on Cranbrook Road, south on Tillmann Road, west on Raleigh Boulevard, northwest on Tilbury Lane, southwest on Pomeroy Lane, west on Raleigh Boulevard, and north on Colonel Talbot Road to Southdale Road.

Branches

This route has one branch:

24 Talbot Village - Summerside via Commissioners

Historical Branches

This route historically operated on the following branches:

24 Westmount Mall - Summerside
24 Talbot Village - Victoria Hospital via Baseline

History

Route previously known as 24 Base Line.
circa December 2002 - Route designated as accessible.
September 5, 2004 to September 3, 2006 - Route temporarily detoured via the east service road around Victoria Hospital due to construction.
November 29, 2015 - Route extended to the Talbot Village neighbourhood via Cranbrook Road, Settlement Trail, and Colonel Talbot Road. Additionally, service east of Victoria Hospital to the Summerside neighbourhood removed. Weekday operations now operated by the Wonderland Garage.
September 4, 2016 - Use of route names discontinued; now referred to as route 24.
September 1, 2019 - Routing revised. Service within Talbot Village cut back to Raleigh Boulevard; service to Summerside reintroduced, following the routing of former route 16B; service along Base Line Road and Viscount Road removed, operating along Commissioners Road instead. Sunday service on the route additionally introduced, and weekday operations now shared with the Highbury Garage.
April 19, 2020 - Service temporarily reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic; weekday service reduced to a Saturday schedule, and Saturday service reduced to a Sunday schedule. As a result, service starts approximately 2 hours later than usual (8 AM on weekdays; 10 AM on Saturdays), and evening service on weekdays is removed. Additionally, all operations are moved to the Highbury Garage.
September 28, 2020 - Service prior to 8 AM on weekdays reinstated.
November 29, 2020 - Evening service on weekdays additionally reinstated.
May 2, 2021 - Service prior to 10 AM on Saturdays reinstated.
September 5, 2021 - Service on Saturdays reduced to a Sunday schedule again.
May 1, 2022 - Service prior to 10 AM on Saturdays reinstated again.
September 3, 2023 - Early morning service on weekends introduced.
April 28, 2024 - One weekday run now operated by the Wonderland Garage.

Vehicles

Route 24 primarily operates using 40' vehicles, including New Flyer XD40, and XDE40 buses.

On weekdays, vehicles which appear on route 24 include buses from both the Highbury Garage and Wonderland Garage. On weekends, vehicles are solely from the Highbury Garage.

Route Maps

? - November 2015 (September 2004 construction detour)
November 2015 - August 2019
September 2019 - Present

Summary

Major Stops

Major Stop	Branches	Notes
Colonel Talbot Rd. & Southdale Rd.	24
Westmount Mall	24
Commissioners Rd. & Wharncliffe Rd.	24
Victoria Hospital	24
Commissioners Rd. & Deveron Cres.	24
Darnley Blvd. & Meadowgate Blvd.	24

Historic Stops

Major Stop	Branches		Notes
Major Stop	24	24	Notes
Colonel Talbot Rd. & Southdale Rd.		24
Westmount Mall	24	24
Viscount Rd. & Notre Dame Dr.	24	24
Base Line Rd. & Wharncliffe Rd.	24	24
Base Line Rd. & Ridout St.	24	24
Victoria Hospital	24	24
Commissioners Rd. & Deveron Cres.	24
Chelton Rd. & Reardon Blvd.	24

Service Summary

Frequencies
Period	Weekdays					Saturday				Sunday
Period	AM Peak	Midday	PM Peak	Evening	Late Evening	Early AM	Morning	Day	Evening	Early AM	Morning	Day	Evening
September 2004	30	60	30	N/A	N/A	N/A	60	60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 2006	30	60	30	N/A	N/A	N/A	60	60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 2015	30	60	35	N/A	N/A	N/A	60	60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 2016	30	60	35	N/A	N/A	N/A	60	60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 2016	30	60	35	N/A	N/A	N/A	60	60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 2017	30	60	30-35	N/A	N/A	N/A	60	60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 2018	30	60	35	N/A	N/A	N/A	60	60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 2019	40	40	40	40	N/A	N/A	40	40	N/A	N/A	35	40	N/A
February 2020	40	40	40	40	N/A	N/A	40	40	N/A	N/A	35	40	N/A
April 2020	40	40	40	N/A	N/A	N/A	40	40	N/A	N/A	40	40	N/A
September 2020	40	40	40	N/A	N/A	N/A	40	40	N/A	N/A	40	40	N/A
November 2020	40	45	45	45	N/A	N/A	35	40	N/A	N/A	35	40	N/A
May 2021	45	45	45	45	N/A	N/A	40	40	N/A	N/A	35	40	N/A
September 2021	40	45	45	45	N/A	N/A	35	40	N/A	N/A	35	40	N/A
September 2021	45	45	45	45	N/A	N/A	40	40	N/A	N/A	40	40	N/A
May 2022	45	45	45	45	N/A	N/A	40	45	N/A	N/A	40	40	N/A
June 2022	45	45	45	45-51	N/A	N/A	40	45	N/A	N/A	40	40	N/A
September 2022	34-56	45	45	45	N/A	N/A	35	40	N/A	N/A	35	40	N/A
February 2023	45	45	45	45	N/A	N/A	40	45	N/A	N/A	40	40	N/A
April 2023	45	45	45	45	N/A	N/A	40	45	N/A	N/A	40	40	N/A
September 2023	45	45	45	45	N/A	40	40	45	N/A	40	40	40	N/A
September 2024	30	30	30	30	N/A	40	40	45	N/A	40	40	40	N/A