London Transit Commission route 8 'Riverside'

	8 Riverside
Route type		Conventional
Service span		Peak Periods
Number of branches		1
Buses used		30'
Garage		Highbury, Wonderland
Related routes		17, 19

8 Riverside was a bus route operated by the London Transit Commission in London, Ontario, Canada.

Route details

Route 8 provided service between Downtown London and the Riverbend neighbourhood, serving Riverside Drive.

From Dundas Street and Richmond Street, westbound buses operated east on Dundas Street, south on Wellington Street, west on York Street, north on Clarence Street, west on Dundas Street, north on Talbot Street, west on Queens Avenue, west on Riverside Drive, southwest on Boler Road, southwest on Halls Mill Road, northwest on Commissioners Road, north and northwest on Kairns Road, south on Riverbend Road, and east on Shore Road to Kains Road.

From Shore Road and Kairns Road, eastbound buses operated south on Kairns Road, southeast on Commissioners Road, north and northeast on Boler Road, east on Riverside Drive, and east on Dundas Street to Richmond Street.

Branches

This route had one branch:

• 8 Downtown - Riverbend

History

• November 2004? - Route designated as accessible.
• November 28, 2010 - Route extended to the Riverbend neighbourhood.
• May 1, 2011 - One afternoon run now operated by the new Wonderland Garage.
• September 4, 2016 - Route discontinued. Service to the Riverbend neighbourhood now provided by route 17B. Route 19 continues to provide service between Downtown London and Riverside Drive and Wonderland Road.

Vehicles

Route 8 primarily operated using 30' vehicles, including ElDorado E-Z Rider II MAX buses.

Route Maps

• 
  ? - November 2010
• 
  November 2010 - September 2016

Summary

Major Stops

Major Stop	Branches		Notes
	8	8
Dundas St. & Richmond St.	8	8
Riverside Dr. & Wharncliffe Rd.	8	8
Riverside Dr. & Wonderland Rd.	8	8
Riverside Dr. & Hyde Park Rd.	8	8
Halls Mill Rd. & Commissioners Rd.	8	8	Westbound service only.
Boler Rd. & Commissioners Rd.	8	8	Eastbound service only.
Griffith St. & Byron Baseline Rd.	8
Kairns Rd. & Oxford St.		8

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 2006

30

N/A

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

November 2010

30

N/A

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

May 2011

30

N/A

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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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