507 Long Branch

507 Long Branch
PCC streetcar on the Long Branch route at Long Branch Loop in 1966
Overview
LocaleEtobicoke, Toronto, Ontario
Termini
WebsiteOfficial route page
Service
SystemToronto streetcar system
Route number507 (501 after 10 pm, 301 overnight)
Operator(s)Toronto Transit Commission
Depot(s)Roncesvalles Carhouse
Rolling stockFlexity Outlook
Technical
Line length7.9 km (4.9 mi)[1]
Track gauge4 ft 10+78 in (1,495 mm)
Electrification600 V DC overhead

507 Long Branch is an east–west Toronto streetcar route in Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). It runs along Lake Shore Boulevard between Humber Loop and Long Branch Loop (just west of Browns Line, adjacent to Long Branch GO Station). It operates entirely within Toronto's Etobicoke district. After 10 pm, 507 Long Branch is replaced by a westward extension of the 501 Queen from Humber Loop to Long Branch Loop. Overnight, 301 Queen, part of the TTC's Blue Night Network service, replaces both 501 Queen and 507 Long Branch, operating from approximately 1 am to 5 am between Neville Park Loop and Long Branch loop. The rush-hour 508 Lake Shore route overlaps 507 Long Branch west of Humber Loop.[2]

The Long Branch route originally operated from 1935 to 1995, and was numbered "507" when the CLRV streetcars were put into service beginning in 1979. Between 2016 and 2020, the 501 Queen route had a branch that operated like the 507 streetcar but was signed as route 501 Queen.[3] On November 19, 2023, the TTC split the 501 Queen route, rebranding the portion west of Humber Loop as 507 Long Branch.[2]

  1. ^ "Service Summary - March 29, 2020 to May 9, 2020" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2020. 2020 summary shows streetcar route lengths prior to the diversions of 2021–2023.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference TTC-2023-11-19 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference TT-4111 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).