York Region Transit

York Region Transit

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Founded	2001
Headquarters	50 High Tech Road, Richmond Hill, ON
Locale	York Region
Service area	Urban/semirural areas
Service type	bus service, bus rapid transit
Alliance	Toronto Transit Commission Brampton Transit
Routes	94 YRT, 5 Viva, 14 TTC-contracted
Fleet	[1] 335 YRT buses 116 Viva bus rapid transit 27 Mobility Plus vehicles
Annual ridership	22,156,781[1]
Fuel type	Diesel
Operator	see Operations
General Manager	Richard Leary[2]
Website	yrt.ca

York Region Transit (YRT) is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in Richmond Hill, at 50 High Tech Road.

YRT operates 65 full-time, rush hour and limited routes, 35 school services, 5 Viva Rapid Transit routes and utilizes 14 Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) routes that run within York Region's boundaries. TTC passengers who cross Steeles Avenue (the Toronto-York boundary) must pay an additional fare (the YRT fare) to continue on that route (in practical sense, the TTC bus becomes a YRT bus when it crosses Steeles Avenue).

Some YRT routes operate within the City of Toronto; these buses are generally running to and from TTC subway stations. YRT northbound buses are allowed to pick up passengers south of Steeles Avenue if they are heading into York Region (but passengers must flag the bus from a designated TTC or YRT stop). YRT buses heading to a TTC subway station can similarly drop off passengers at designated stops south of Steeles Avenue, but are usually not permitted to pick up passengers from these stops (with the exception of York University).

Average daily ridership is between 150,000 to 200,000 riders on buses and 1,000 on MobilityPlus. 22 million riders used YRT in 2012, an 11.6% increase over 2011. YRT is projecting more than 23.5 million riders for 2013.^[3]

YRT was created by the regional government in 2001 to combine the five municipally-managed transit authorities in the region:

• Vaughan Transit, since 1973
• Markham Transit, since 1973
• Richmond Hill Transit, since 1960
• Aurora Transit, merged in 1999 with Newmarket Transit
• Newmarket Transit

In mid-2006, the York Region Transit (YRT) logo was modified to bear closer resemblance to the Viva logo and, by most of the YRT fleet and bus stop signs had their looks changed to bear the new colours.

All transit services in York Region are provided by private operators under contract.^[4]

Area served: Markham and Stouffville

Operator: Miller Transit Limited

Facility: 8050 Woodbine Ave., Markham - outdoor yard home to 135 buses stored on Miller Avenue or Burncrest Road

Web site: Miller Transit

Area served: Newmarket, Aurora, King Township, East Gwillimbury and Georgina

Operator: Tok Transit Limited

Facility: 18106 Yonge Street, Newmarket (leased by York Region to TOK Transit). Sub-division at 536 Pefferlaw Road in Georgina for some route 50 Queensway vehicles and operators.

Tok Transit Limited, a subsidiary of Tokmakjian Incorporated of Concord, won the contract for serving Division 2 after First Student Canada (formerly Laidlaw Transit Limited)'s services were terminated effective January 16, 2012, by YRT due to the transit strike. First Canada were stored in an outdoor facility at 534 Kent Drive in Newmarket

Area served: Richmond Hill

Operator: Miller (same information as Division 1)

Area served: Vaughan

Operator: Veolia Transportation

Facility: 8300 Keele Street, Vaughan

Web site: Veolia Transport - Bus rapid transit in York region

Division 4 was provided by Tokmakjian Incorporated from 2003 to 2010 (former operators for Vaughan Transit)^[5]

Services: Discontinued in Fall 2011

Former Operator: Stock Transportation

Facility: 550 Edward Avenue, Richmond Hill

These two routes were operated by Stock using three mini (18 seat) school buses bearing YRT logos and route signage. The original operator was Student Express Limited (2001–2004).^[6]

Services: Viva Rapid Transit

Operator: Veolia Transportation (operated by subsidiary company York BRT Services L.P)

Facility: 8301 Keele St., Vaughan - Temporary storage for VIVA Purple, Orange, Green, Pink and Blue.^[7]

Web site: Veolia BRT

All but Veolia are Canadian based transit operators. All contractors maintain and store the YRT fleet within York Region.

YRT Capital Assets and York Region Rapid Transit Corporation are responsible for procurement of vehicles for YRT.

In response to escalating congestion on the region's roads, York Region's transit plan included a provision for a bus rapid transit (BRT) system along the Yonge Street and Highway 7 arterial corridors. This service, known as Viva, was launched in September 2005.

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YRT bus fares are the most expensive in all of Canada.^{[8][dead link]}

The Presto card has been available for use since July 18, 2011,^{[9][dead link]} and fares are equivalent to one ticket. The Presto card cannot be used on TTC routes serving York Region even if travelling entirely within York Region, as the TTC has not integrated with the Presto card system.

Paper tickets and passes are to be phased out after July 2014.^[10]

As of January 1, 2014, YRT and Viva's fares are as follows:^[11]

Fare Category	Presto		Cash Fare		10 Tickets		Monthly Pass
	1 Zone	2 Zone	1 Zone	2 Zone	1 Zone	2 Zone	1 Zone	2 Zone
Adults	$3.30	$4.30	$4.00	$5.00	$33.00	$43.00	$132.00	$177.00
High School Students	$2.50	$3.50	$4.00	$5.00	$25.00	$35.00	$99.00	$144.00
Children / Senior 65+	$2.00	$3.00	$4.00	$5.00	$20.00	$30.00	$55.00	$85.00
Express (All age groups)	$3.80	-	$4.50	-	$38.00	-	$152.00	-
	Weekly Pass
Greater Toronto Area	$56.00
	Fare Supplements
Ride to GO	$0.75
Zone Upgrade	$1.00
Express Upgrade	$0.50

The GO Transit fare supplement is not added to the existing YRT fare, but instead is a new fare considering that the rider boards a GO Train before or after the rider boards a YRT/Viva bus.

YRT is divided into three fare zones (Zone 1, 2, and 3) with the boundaries being the Oak Ridges Moraine (between the King Road Vivastation and the Bloomington Road Vivastation) and Ravenshoe Road; the zone rule is that a one-zone fare is needed for a trip that starts or ends within the boundaries, and a two-zone fare is needed for a trip that passes completely through the boundary. Because there is no route that exists that passes through all three zones, all trips are two-zone, unless a transfer is made. Also, there is only one route which passes and Zone 2-3 boundary, which is Route 50 - Queensway.

Tickets purchased at certain stores are unvalidated, and are validated for boarding a bus or Viva by inserting the ticket into a slot at the side of Viva stations.

Customers starting their trip on a TTC bus in Toronto are required to pay a YRT fare when leaving the bus in York Region (North of Steeles) through the front door. TTC buses will issue a TTC transfer punched zone 3 on request, which can be used to transfer to YRT services. Similarly, customers starting their trip in York Region must pay a YRT and TTC fare when boarding the bus if they are travelling into Toronto. Customers starting and ending their trip in York Region do not have to pay any kind of TTC fare.

Paper transfers are issued on YRT buses, but not on Viva buses. A transfer is a proof of payment issued when a fare is paid; the transfers allows riders to switch between YRT, Viva and contracted routes (Brampton Transit and the TTC) within York Region and without paying additional fares.^[12] Transfers are valid where routes intersect. They are valid for up to 2 hours after the time issued. Pass and Presto holders are not entitled to transfers.

YRT has 116 Viva bus rapid transit, 335 YRT buses and 27 Mobility Plus vehicles;^[1] operated by private contractors as shown above in Operations. The initial fleet consisted of buses from previous York Region operators, but has since been expanded with YRT-bought vehicles.

For Viva bus fleet, see Viva Rapid Transit for details.

Make/Model	Description	Fleet #	Notes
New Flyer Industries D40LF	40' Diesel bus	311-335, 401-412, 571-585, 601-609, 610- 618, 701-730, 801-819, 901-945, 1001–1019	300s,[13] 400s, 500s, 600s repainted in new livery 700s, 800s, 900s,1000s delivered in new YRT livery.
New Flyer Industries D40LFR	40' Diesel bus	1020–1038, 1101-1120[14]	All buses delivered in new YRT livery.
Orion Bus Industries 05.501	40' Diesel bus	001-014, 225-233, 301-310,	006, 007 retired.[15] 224 retired as a result of an accident, 300s in new paint scheme
Orion Bus Industries 06.501	40' Diesel bus	1045–1046, 2061–2067, 9701-9704, 9801-9802, 9931-9933	9701 and 9703 in recently refurbished and in new scheme. 1045-1046, 2061–2067, 9702, 9704, & 9801-9802 retired
Van Hool newA330	40' Diesel bus	501-520	Converted from Viva
ElDorado National EZ Rider II	30' Diesel bus	541-570 619-621, 623	622 retired due to fire.
ElDorado National EZ Rider II MAX	30' Diesel bus	850-868, 980-990, 991-996	850-859, 864-868 980-990, 991 to Newmarket, 860-863, 992-994 to Miller, 995-996 to Can-Ar
ElDorado National EZ Rider II BRT	30' Diesel bus	1060-1072 1160-1162	1060-1064 to Newmarket, 1065–1067, 1160-1162 Markham, 1068-1072 Richmond Hill
Overland Custom Coach Ford ELF	Wheelchair Accessible Bus	381-385, 481-483, 591-598
Arboc Spirit of Mobility 20D Accessible bus	10 passenger wheelchair accessible bus	1180-1187

Denotes wheelchair-accessible vehicles.

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  YRT old fleet colours 2001-2005
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  YRT current fleet colours

YRT's first fleet (2001–2005) was painted with a white base with blue and gold stripes. During the early years many buses still had their pre-2000 colours from the previous operators with "YRT" painted on the front and sides. The livery was changed after 2005 to a white and several tones of blue. Only the Viva fleet is all-blue, but one Orion I YRT (#2028) was painted all-blue for a colour demo.^[16] During the transition to the second colour theme some buses were all white with the old "YRT" label remaining.

YRT operating staff are employed by their respective contractors

Bus operating staff uniform consists of a white shirt with blue pin strips with YRT crest on the left chest and dark navy pants.

Fare Inspectors and Special Constables patrol the entire transit system for the safety and security of passengers and to ensure compliance with the proof-of-payment system. They make random checks onboard buses to ensure the proper use of tickets, transfers and passes. Customers without valid fares are subject to a warning, an instant fine or a criminal charge.

Starting in 2006, YRT began installing 150 cameras on YRT (including Mobility Plus) and Viva buses. By the end of 2008, there were to be 210 more cameras added to the two systems.^[17] CCTV cameras are also installed in some of the Vivastations. Such example will be Bayview Vivastation in Richmond Hill.

Effective June 30, 2013^[18]

• 1 to 99 — Regular bus routes
• 200 series — GO Transit Shuttle (excluding Route 224)
• 300 series — Express (50 cents extra fare required)
• 400 series — High School Specials
• 500 series — Community Bus Routes

Number	Route Name	East/North Destination	West/South Destination	Via Points	Connecting VIVA Services	Service Time	Notes
1	Highway 7	Copper Creek Drive	Richmond Hill Centre Terminal	n/a	Blue, Pink, Purple, and Green	Monday-Sunday	Route operate via Markham Stouffville Hospital
2	Milliken	Eastvale / Copper Creek	Finch GO Bus Terminal	Middlefield Collegiate Institute	Blue, Pink	Monday-Sunday	Two weekday trips divert Middlefield High School along Middlefield, Highglen and Fonda during school year. Weekday trips end at Markham Road and Denison. Weekend trips end at Smartcentre Box Grove.
3	Thornhill	Don Mills	York University	n/a	Blue, Pink, Purple, Orange	Monday-Sunday	n/a
4	Major MacKenzie	Woodbine	Vaughan Mills Mall	St Joan of Arc Catholic School, Walmart	Blue	Monday-Sunday	Two weekday trips divert St Joan of Arc C.H.S.
4A	Major Mackenzie	Woodbine	Weston Rd.	n/a	Blue	Monday-Sunday.
5	Clark	Finch Station	Glen Shields	Glen Shields	Blue, Pink	Monday-Saturday	Trips will operate counter-clockwise along Glen Shields during weekday AM rush, and clockwise at all other times.
7	Martin Grove	Al Palladini Community Centre	Woodbine Centre / Islington Loop	n/a	Orange	Monday-Saturday	No service south of Steeles on Saturday: Trips run along Steeles to Islington loop.
8	Kennedy	Major MacKenzie	Steeles	n/a	Purple, Pink, Green	Monday-Sunday	n/a
9	9th Line	Stouffville	Copper Creek	Eastern Gate	Purple	Monday-Friday	Seven trips will divert to Eastern Gate in Stouffville. No service directly into Markham Stouffville Hospital.
10	Woodbridge	York University	Martin Grove Rd.	n/a	Purple, Orange	Monday-Sunday	Every other trip will divert north on Martin Grove, West on Langstaff and South on Kipling. All other trips will divert south on Martin Grove and east on Woodbridge.
12	Pine Valley	Vaughan Mills Mall	Islington Loop	Four Valley Drive	Orange	Monday-Saturday	Two weekday trips will divert Four Valley Drive.
13	Islington	Napa Valley / Kileiburg	Islington Loop	Klienburg	Orange	Monday-Saturday	Eight weekday trips will bypass Napa Valley Drive and head north on Islington to Klienburg.
14	14th Avenue	Copper Creek	Woodbine	Rouge Bank	Green	Monday-Friday	Route 14 operates along Rouge Bank Dr. and Russel Jarvis Dr. during rush hour.
16	16th Avenue	Markham Stouffville Hospital	Lebovic Campus Drive	n/a	Blue, Purple	Monday-Sunday
17A	Birchmount	14th Avenue	Warden Station	n/a	n/a	Rush Hour Only	n/a
18	Bur Oak	Markham Stouffville Hospital	Angus Glen Community Ctr.	Whites Hill Ave, Kenilworth Gate	Purple	Monday-Saturday	Two weekday trips will divert along Kenilworth Gate. Four weekday trips will divert along Whites Hill Avenue.
20	Jane	Teston Rd.	York University	Creditstone Road	Orange, Purple	Monday-Sunday	Four weekday trips will divert along Creditstone Road. Weekend service will not serve areas west on Jane, South of Bass Pro.
21	Vellore Local	Major MacKenzie	Vaughan Mills Terminal	n/a	n/a	Rush Hour
22	King City	Seneca College King Campus	Maple	Kingshill Rd, St Thomas of Villanova College	Blue	Rush Hour & Saturday	Two weekday trips will divert to St Thomas of Villanova College. Select weekday trips will serve Kingshill Road.
22A	King City	Newmarket	York University	Kirby Road	Purple, Blue, Orange	Monday-Friday	Operates into Ravineview and Kirby during rush hours.
23	Thornhill Woods	Teston Rd / Lebovic Campus Dr.	Finch GO Bus Terminal	n/a	Blue, Pink, Purple	Monday-Friday	Rush hour service will continue north to Teston Road. Off-Peak service will end at Lebovic Campus Drive.
24D	Victoria Park	Major Mackenzie	Victoria Park Station	n/a	Pink, Purple	Off-Peak Monday-Friday	n/a
25	Major MacKenzie	Markham Stouffville Hospital	Harding Boulevard	n/a	Blue, Purple	Monday-Friday
26	Maple Local	Maple	Vaughan Mills Terminal	n/a	n/a	Monday-Sunday
28	Zenway	Zenway Blvd.	Steeles Ave.	n/a	n/a	Rush Hour Only	n/a
31	Aurora North	Aurora GO Station	n/a	Aurora High School, St Maximilian Kolbe C.H.S	Blue	Rush Hour Only	Two weekday trips will divert to Aurora High School. One afternoon trip will divert St Maximillian Kolbe C.H.S.
32	Aurora South	Bayview Ave. & Stone Rd.	Bathurst St. & McClellan Way / Seneca College King Campus	G.W. Williams High School, Aurora GO Station	Blue	Monday-Saturday	Rush hour service to Seneca College King Campus. Non-Rush service ends at Bathurst Street. Three trips will divert to G.W. Williams High School. Two trip will divert to Cardinal Carter High School. Select trips will enter Aurora GO Station. Dial-a-ride serve weekday evenings and all-day Saturday. See above for details.
33	Wellington	State Farm	Murray Dr	n/a	Blue	Monday-Saturday	n/a
33A	Wellington	Bayview Ave. & St. John's Sideroad	Murray Dr	Aurora GO Station, St John's Sideroad	Blue	Monday-Saturday	Select trips will divert to Aurora GO Station.
35D	Jane	Langstaff Rd.	Jane Station	n/a	Orange	Rush Hour Only	n/a
40	Unionville Local	Markville Mall	Woodbine Ave.	n/a	Purple, Green, Pink	Monday-Sunday	Dial-a-ride service weekday and Saturday evenings. See above for details.
41	Markham Local	Fincham	Markville Mall	n/a	Purple, Greem	Monday-Sunday	Dial-a-ride service weekday and Saturday evenings. See above for details.
42	Berczy	Major MacKenzie Dr.	Unionville GO Station	Bill Crothers S.S.	Purple, Green, Pink	Rush Hour Only	Two trips will divert Bill Crothers High School.
44	Bristol	Main St.	Newmarket GO Bus Terminal	Carusle St, Sacred Heart S.S.	Blue	Monday-Saturday	Two weekday trips will divert to Sacred Heart C.H.S. Two weekday trips will divert along Carlisle St. No rush hour service to Upper Canada Mall. Dial-a-ride service weekday and Saturday evenings. See above for details.
45	Mingay	Major MacKenzie Dr.	Markville Mall	n/a	Purple, Green	Rush Hour Only	First afternoon trip will start from Bur Oak S.S.
50	Queensway	Sutton	Newmarket	East Gwillimbury GO, Pefferlaw, the ROC	Blue	Monday-Sunday	Six weekday northbound trips and two weekend northbound trips extend to Pefferlaw, seven weekday southbound trips and two weekend southbound trips start from Pefferlaw to connect with GO Bus route 80 for connections to/from Port Bolster and Beaverton. One weekday morning trip will divert East Gwillimbury GO Station. Select weekend trips from December to March divert via the ROC.
50B	Beaverton	Beaverton	Pefferlaw	n/a	n/a	Monday-Sunday	Route operated by van. Route to begin operating in July, replacing GO route 80. Extra fare required.
51	Keswick Local	Ferncroft	Lake Drive South	Georgina Learning Centre, Keswick Gardens, GEM Theatre	n/a	Monday-Saturday	Southbound midday trips will serve Keswick Gardens. Three evening trips will divert to the GEM Theatre. Weekday midday trips will serve the Georgina Learning Centre.
52	Holland Landing	Holland Landing	Newmarket GO Bus Terminal	Silver City, Dr. John Denison High School, East Gwillimbury GO Station	Blue	Monday-Saturday	Two trips will serve Silver City. Select rush hour trips will serve East Gwillimbury GO Station. Southbound morning trips and northbound afternoon trips will serve Grist Mill Plaza. Dial-a-ride serve weekday and Saturday evenings. See above for details.
54	Bayview	Davis Dr.	Yonge St.	n/a	Blue	Monday-Saturday	n/a
55	Davis Drive	404 Town Centre	Newmarket GO Bus Terminal	Bales Drive, Upper Canada Mall	Blue	Monday-Sunday	Two weekday trips will divert to Bales Dr. Select westbound trips will serve Upper Canada Mall.
55B	Davis Drive	404 Town Centre	Newmarket GO Bus Terminal	n/a	Blue	Rush Hour Only	n/a
56	Gorham-Eagle	Leslie St. / 404 Town Centre	Newmarket GO Bus Terminal	Sacred Heart H.S.	Blue	Monday-Sunday	Two weekday trips will divert to Sacred Heart H.S. Select weekday and Saturday as well as all Sunday trips will be extended to Upper Canada Mall.
57	Mulock	404 Town Centre	Newmarket GO Bus Terminal	Sir William Mulock H.S.	Blue	Rush Hour Only	Two weekday trips will divert to Sir William Mulock H.S.
57A	Mulock	404 Town Centre	Newmarket GO Bus Terminal	Sir William Mulock H.S.	Blue	Monday-Sunday	Four weekday trips will divert Sir William Mulock H.S.
58	Mount Albert	Mount Albert	404 Town Centre	East Gwillimbury GO Station, Foodland, Newmarket Terminal	Blue	Monday-Friday	Three morning and two afternoon trips will divert to East Gwillimbury GO Station. Midday trips will be extended to operate to Newmarket Terminal via Davis Drive. All trips serving Newmarket Terminal will also serve Foodland in Mount Albert. Dial-a-ride serve weekday evenings. See above for details.
61	King Local	King City GO Station	King Rd. & Hwy 400 Carpool Lot	n/a	n/a	Rush Hour Only	n/a
68B	Warden	Angus Glen Community Centre	Warden Station	n/a	Purple, Green, Pink	Monday-Sunday	Increased frequency during the holiday season.
77	Highway 7	Finch GO Bus Terminal	Highway 50	Clark	Blue, Pink, Purple, Orange	Monday-Sunday	Sunday service will operate via Clark, New Westminister and via Promenade Terminal. All other service will operate via Yonge Street and Centre Street.
80	Elgin Mills	Betty Roman	Elgin West Community Centre	n/a	Blue	Monday-Sunday
81	Inspiration	Bernard Terminal	Jefferson Sideroad	Richmond Hill High School	Blue	Rush Hour Only	Two trips will divert via Richmond Hill High School.
82	Valleymede-Spadina	Elgin Mills Rd. E.	East Beaver Creek	Richmond Hill High School, Richmond Green High School, St Robert Catholic High School, Richmond Hill GO, Bernard Terminal	Blue, Pink, Purple	Rush Hour Only	Two trips will divert via Richmond Green High School. Two trips will also divert via St Robert Catholic School. Eight southbound and six northbound trips will divert via Richmond Hill GO Station.
83	Trench	Bernard Terminal	Richmond Hill Centre	St Theresa High School, Richmond Hill High School	Blue, Pink, Purple	Monday-Friday	Two weekday trips will divert via Richmond Hill High School. Six trips will divert along Shaftsbury Avenue and Bathurst Street to serve St Theresa of Liseaux Catholic High School.
83A	Trench	Richmond Green HS	Hillcrest Mall	n/a	Blue	Rush Hour Only	Five morning southbound trips will operate along Pugsley Ave. and Dunlop St.
84	Oak Ridges	Oak Ridges Community Centre	n/a	Cardinal Carter C.H.S, No Frills	Blue	Monday-Saturday	Two weekday trips will divert to Cardinal Carter C.H.S. Dial-a-ride serve weekday midday and evening and Saturday. See above for details. Dial-a-ride service will operate via No Frills.
85	Rutherford	Leslie Street	Napa Valley Avenue / Islington	Rutherford GO Station	Blue	Monday-Sunday	No Sunday service to Napa Valley. Sunday trips will end at Islington Avenue.
85C	Rutherford	Leslie Street	Vaughan Mills Terminal	Rutherford GO Station	Blue	Monday-Friday	Select rush hour trips divert via Rutherford GO Station
86	Newkirk-Red Maple	Shadow Falls Dr.	Richmond Hill Centre Terminal	Jean Vanier C.H.S., Richmond Hill GO Station	Purple, Blue, Pink	Monday-Saturday	Four weekday trips will divert Centre Street to Jean Vanier Catholic High School. Eighteen weekday trips will divert via Richmond Hill GO Station, meeting GO Trains.
87	Autumn Hill	Richmond Hill Centre Terminal	Vaughan Mills Terminal	Rutherford GO Station	Blue, Pink, Purple	Rush Hour Only
88	Bathurst	Seneca College King Campus	Finch GO Bus Terminal	n/a	Pink, Purple, Blue	Monday-Saturday	Two early morning southbounds will start from Elgin West Community Centre.
88A	Bathurst	Elgin West Community Centre	Finch GO Bus Terminal	n/a	Pink, Purple, Blue	Sunday	n/a
88E	Bathurst Limited Express	Seneca College King Campus	Finch GO Bus Terminal	n/a	Pink, Purple, Blue	Rush Hour Only	Service will operate north to Seneca College King Campus in the morning, and south to Finch GO Bu Terminal in the afternoon. This service will only stop at Seneca College King Campus, Shaftsbury Avenue, Elgin Mills Road, Major MacKenzie, Rutherford Road / Carrville Road, Promenade Terminal, Steeles Avenue / Bathurst Street, Steeles Avenue / Yonge Street and Finch GO Bus Terminal.
90	Leslie	Richmond Green High School	Don Mills Station	n/a	Pink, Green, Purple	Monday-Sunday	n/a
90B	Leslie	16th Avenue	Don Mills Station	n/a	Pink, Green, Purple	Monday-Friday
91	Bayview	Taylor Mills	Finch GO Bus Terminal	n/a	Purple, Pink, Blue	Monday-Sunday	n/a
91A	Bayview	Subrisco	Finch GO Bus Terminal	n/a	Purple, Pink, Blue	Monday-Saturday	n/a
91B	Bayview	Oak Ridges	Richmond Hill Centre Terminal	n/a	Purple, Pink, Blue	Rush Hour Only	n/a
91E	Bayview Limited Express	Finch GO Bus Terminal	n/a	n/a	Pink, Purple, Blue	AM Rush Only	Trips will start at Woodriver St. and Rosetree St, and serve limited stops to High Tech Road, where it will operate express to Finch GO Bus Terminal.
98	Yonge	Green Lane	Bernard Terminal	n/a	Blue	Monday-Sunday	Late-night service is combined with route 99 Yonge.
98E	Yonge Limited Express	n/a	Newmarket GO Bus Terminal	n/a	Pink, Blue	PM Rush Only	98E operates one northbound trip non-stop from Finch GO Bus Terminal to Bernard Terminal, then serves all subsequent local stops to Newmarket GO Bus Terminal via Yonge St. and Eagle St. W.
99	Yonge	Bernard Terminal	Finch GO Bus Terminal	n/a	Pink, Blue, Purple	Monday-Sunday	Late-night service is combined with route 98 Yonge.
102D	Markham Rd.	Mount Joy GO Station	Warden Station	n/a	Purple	Monday-Sunday	Northbound AM rush and southbound PM rush hour trips operate via Dynamic Drive.
105	Dufferin North	Rutherford	Downsview Station	n/a	Purple, Orange	Monday-Sunday	n/a
105B	Dufferin North	Major MacKenzie	Downsview Station	n/a	Purple, Orange	Rush Hour Only	n/a
107B	Keele North	Rutherford GO Station	Downsview Station	York University	Purple, Orange	Monday-Friday	Select southbound AM and northbound PM trips will divert to York University.
107C	Keele North	Teston Rd	Downsview Station	York University	Purple, Orange	Monday-Sunday	Select southbound AM and northbound PM weekday trips will divert to York University.
107D	Keele North	McNaughton	Downsview Station	n/a	Purple, Orange	Weekends	n/a
129A	McCowan North	Major MacKenzie	Scarborough Town Centre	n/a	Purple, Green	Monday-Sunday	n/a
160	Bathurst North	Centre St	Wilson Station	n/a	Purple	Monday-Sunday	n/a
165A	Weston Rd. North	Wonderland	York Mills Station	n/a	Orange	Seasonal Weekend Service	Service from May–October. Replaces most 165D weekend trips when operating.
165D	Weston Rd. North	Major MacKenzie	York Mills Station	n/a	Orange	Monday-Sunday	Only early morning service on weekends from May–October. Southbound weekday PM rush hour trips operate via Barmac and Ormont.
165F	Weston Rd. North	Canada Drive	York Mills Station	n/a	Orange	Rush Hour Only	Southbound weekday PM rush hour trips operate via Barmac and Ormont.
201	Markham GO Shuttle	Markham GO Station	16th Avenue	n/a	Purple	Rush Hour Only	Does not meet first morning train.
202	Unionville GO Shuttle	Unionville GO Station	Woodbine Ave.	n/a	Purple, Green, Pink	Rush Hour Only	Does not meet first morning train or first two afternoon trains.
203	Milliken GO Shuttle	Milliken GO Station	Box Grove	n/a	n/a	Rush Hour Only	Does not meet first, second and sixth afternoon trains.
222	Aurora-Newmarket GO Shuttle	Aurora GO Station	404 Town Centre	n/a	n/a	Rush Hour Only	Does not meet last morning train.
223	Newmarket GO Shuttle	Newmarket GO Station	Sawmill Valley Drive	n/a	Blue	Rush Hour Only	n/a
224B	Woodbine Avenue	Hazelton	Steeles Ave.	n/a	Purple	Weekends	n/a
224C	Victoria Park North	14th Avenue	Don Mills Station	n/a	Green	Rush Hour Only	n/a
224D	Victoria Park North	Elgin Mills	Don Mills Station	n/a	Green, Purple, Pink	Rush Hour Only	AM service south on Woodbine and north on Frontennac and Hillmount, PM service north on Woodbine and south Hillmount and Allstate.
240	Mill Pond GO Shuttle	Richmond Hill GO Station	Bernard Terminal	n/a	Blue	Rush Hour Only	Does not meet first afternoon train.
241	Beverley Acres GO Shuttle	Richmond Hill GO Station	Crosby	n/a	n/a	Rush Hour Only	Does not meet first afternoon train.
242	North Richvale GO Shuttle	Richmond Hill GO Station	Baif Blvd.	n/a	Blue	Rush Hour Only	Does not meet first and last afternoon train.
243	Redstone GO Shuttle	Richmond Hill GO Station	Leslie	n/a	n/a	Rush Hour Only	Does not meet first afternoon train.
244	Beaver Creek Shuttle	West Beaver Creek and Highway 7	n/a	n/a	Purple, Pink	Rush Hour Only
300	Business Express	Town Centre Blvd.	Finch GO Bus Terminal	n/a	Blue, Pink, Purple	Rush Hour Only	Operates from Finch in AM and to Finch in PM.
301	Markham Express	Finch GO Bus Terminal	Mount Joy GO Station	n/a	Purple, Blue, Pink, Green	Rush Hour Only	Operates to Finch in AM and from Finch in PM
302	Unionville Express	Finch GO Bus Terminal	Main Street Unionville	n/a	Blue, Pink, Green, Purple	Rush Hour Only	Operates to Finch in AM and from Finch in PM.
303	Bur Oak Express	Finch GO Bus Terminal	Mount Joy GO Station	n/a	Purple, Blue, Pink	Rush Hour Only	Operates to Finch in AM and from Finch in PM.
304	Mount Joy Express	Finch GO Bus Terminal	Mount Joy GO Station	n/a	Purple, Green, Blue, Pink	Rush Hour Only	Operates to Finch in AM and from FInch in PM.
360	Vaughan Express	Yorkdale Subway Station	Vaughan Mills Terminal	n/a	n/a	Rush Hour Only	Operates both ways between Yorkdale and Vaughan Mills during both rush hours.
400	Brother Andre C.H.S.	n/a	Markville Mall	n/a	Purple, Green	PM School Days	n/a
401	Brother Andre C.H.S.	Brother Andre C.H.S.	14th and McCowan	n/a	Purple	School Days	n/a
410	Markham District H.S.	Markham District H.S.	Woodbine Ave.	n/a	n/a	School Days	n/a
411	Markham District H.S.	Markham District H.S.	14th and McCowan	n/a	Purple	School Days	n/a
412	Thornlea S.S.	Thornlea S.S.	Simonston Blvd	n/a	n/a	School Days	n/a
413	St. Robert / Thornlea	St Robert C.H.S.	Simonston Ave	n/a	n/a	School Days	n/a
415	Stouffville H.S.	Stouffville H.S.	Main Street	n/a	n/a	School Days	n/a
418	Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S.	Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S.	Hazelton Ave.	n/a	n/a	School Days	n/a
420	Newmarket High School	Newmarket High School	Newmarket GO Bus Terminal	n/a	Blue	School Days	n/a
421	Newmarket High School	Newmarket High School	Bayview	n/a	n/a	School Days	n/a
423	Newmarket High School	Newmarket High School	Yonge St	n/a	n/a	School Days	n/a
424	Keswick H.S.	n/a	Glenwoods	n/a	n/a	PM School Days	n/a
425	Huron Heights Secondary	Huron Heights Secondary	Holland Landing	n/a	n/a	School Days	n/a
426	G.W. Williams High School	G.W. Williams High School	Hollidge	n/a	n/a	School Days	n/a
427	Sacred Heart H.S.	Sacred Heart H.S.	St. John's Sideroad	n/a	n/a	School Days	n/a
428	G.W. Williams High School	n/a	Bathurst St. & McClellan Way	n/a	Blue	PM School Days	n/a
429	Cardinal Carter / Aurora High School	Aurora High School	Old Colony	n/a	Blue	School Days	n/a
440	St Theresa High School	St Theresa High School	Richmond Hill GO Station	n/a	Blue	School Days	n/a
441	Richmond Hill High School	Richmond Hill High School	Richmond Hill GO Station	n/a	Blue	School Days	n/a
444	Langstaff High School	Langstaff High School	East Beaver Creek	n/a	Blue, Pink, Purple	School Days	n/a
445	St Robert / Thornlea	n/a	Bernard Terminal	n/a	Purple, Pink	PM School Days	n/a
446	St Theresa High School	St Theresa High School	Promenade Terminal	n/a	Blue, Purple	School Days	n/a
447	St Theresa High School	St Theresa High School	Shadow Falls Dr.	n/a	Blue	School Days	n/a
448	Richmond Hill High School	n/a	East Beaver Creek	n/a	Blue, Purple, Pink	PM School Days	n/a
449	Richmond Green High School	Richmond Green High School	Hazelton	n/a	n/a	School Days	n/a
450	St Theresa High School	St Theresa High School	Yonge St.	n/a	Blue	School Days	n/a
451	Langstaff High School	n/a	Major MacKenzie	n/a	Blue, Purple, Pink	PM School Days	n/a
452	Richmond Green High School	Richmond Green High School	Hazelton	n/a	n/a	School Days	n/a
460	Holy Cross Academy	n/a	Forest	n/a	Orange	PM School Days	n/a
461	Emily Carr S.S.	Emily Carr S.S.	Woodbridge Ave.	n/a	n/a	School Days	n/a
462	Maple H.S.	Maple H.S.	Rutherford Rd.	n/a	n/a	School Days	n/a
463	Vellore	Emily Carr S.S.	Vaughan Mills Mall	n/a	n/a	School Days	n/a
464	St. Joan of Arc S.S.	St. Joan of Arc S.S.	Jane St.	n/a	n/a	School Days	n/a
465	St. Joan of Arc S.S.	St. Joan of Arc S.S	Keele St.	n/a	n/a	School Days	n/a
501	Zum Queen	York University	Downtown Terminal	n/a	Orange, Purple	Monday-Sunday	Operated by Brampton Transit.
501A	Zum Queen	York University	Downtown Terminal	Highway 407	Orange, Purple	Monday-Sunday	Operated by Brampton Transit. Operates via HIghway 407 express from York University to Highway 50, where it serves all stops to Downtown Terminal.
520	Newmarket Community Bus	404 Town Centre	Upper Canada Mall	n/a	Blue	Monday-Sunday	n/a
521	Newmarket Community Bus	404 Town Centre	Upper Canada Mall	n/a	Blue	Monday-Friday	n/a
522	Markham Community Bus	122 Cornell Park Ave.	Hagerman's Corner	2 Raymerville Drive	Green, Purple	Monday-Saturday	No Friday service to Markham Food Bank.
589	Richmond Hill Community Bus	Lowlaws	n/a	Central Library	Blue	Monday-Sunday	Service to Central Library on Sunday Only. No Sunday service to McConaughty Centre.
590	Richmond Hill Community Bus	n/a	Hillcrest Mall	Central Library	Blue	Monday-Sunday	Service to Central Library on Sunday Only. No Sunday service to McConaughty Centre.
purple	Viva purple	Markham Stouffville Hospital	York University	n/a	Green, Pink, Blue, Orange	Monday-Sunday	Service to be adjusted to accommodate new rapidways. Details to be posted here in late August.
pink	Viva pink	Unionville GO Station	Finch GO Bus Terminal	n/a	Green, Purple, Blue	Rush Hour Only	Service to be adjusted to accommodate new rapidways. Details to be posted here in late August .
green	Viva green	McCowan Road	Don Mills Station	n/a	Purple, Pink	Rush Hour Only	n/a
blue	Viva blue	Newmarket GO Bus Terminal	Finch GO Bus Terminal	n/a	Purple, Pink	Monday-Sunday	Additional service between Bernard Terminal and Finch Station.
blue "A"	Viva blue "A"	Newmarket GO Bus Terminal	Finch GO Bus Terminal	n/a	Pink	Rush Hour Only	To Finch in AM rush and from Finch in PM rush. Bypasses the Richmond Hill Centre terminal.
orange	Viva orange	Martin Grove Road	Downsview Station	n/a	Pink	Monday-Sunday	TTC fare media may be used between York University and Downsview Station. No service south of York University outside of rush hour.
760	Vaughan Mills / Wonderland	Finch GO Bus Terminal	Canada's Wonderland	n/a	Purple, Blue	Seasonal Weekend Service	May–October service between Wonderland, Vaughan Mills Mall, Richmond Hill Centre Terminal and Finch GO Bus Terminal. During November and December, service is provided between Vaughan Mills Mall, Richmond Hill Centre Terminal and Finch GO Bus Terminal.

Starting on October 24, 2011, bus drivers and workers contracted by Miller Transit, First Student and York BRT Services (Veolia) started striking, protesting over wages and benefits for three months. Over 60 percent of YRT bus routes in York region and all Viva routes did not operate. YRT and Viva workers started picketing on December 5, 2011, at Finch-GO Terminal, YRT headquarters, South-West Division Garage, and Richmond Hill Centre Terminal. 96% of all YRT/Viva routes returned to service on Saturday, February 4, 2012, with 98% of services operational on Monday, February 6, 2012. Full YRT/VIVA service resumed on Monday, February 27, 2012. To compensate riders for the three months of service disruptions, York Region Transit provided two months of free service, using the money saved by not having to pay striking workers.

In February 2011, the executive of YRT consisted of:

• Chair: Bill Fisch (as York Region Chair)
• Vice-Chair (Regional Councillor): Dave Barrow
• Commissioner of Transportation Services: Kathleen Llewellyn-Thomas
• General Manager Richard J. Leary 2010-2014 - former MBTA COO replaces YRT's first head Donald Gordon (2001–2009)^[2]
• Vice-President of York Region Rapid Transit Corporation: Mary-Frances Turner

• York Regional Police
• York Region EMS
• MoveOntario 2020

• Markham Transit 1990 Rider's Guide, Town of Markham
• Markham Transit Fall 1994 Rider's Guide, Town of Markham
• Markham Transit Fall 1999 Rider's Guide, Town of Markham
• Markham Transit 2000 Rider's Guide, Town of Markham
• Transit History...Vaughan
• Transit History...Markham
• Transit History...Richmond Hill
• "vivatalk - York Region's Rapid Transit Update", Economist & Sun/Sun-Tribune: Community, June 11, 2005, p 7.

• York Region Transit
• Viva official site
• York Region Transit Fleet Roster
• YRT fleet roster on CPTDB Wiki
• York Region Transit (Canadian Public Transit Discussion Board)
• The Toronto LRT Information Page (Page has a rendering of what a VIVA LRV could look like)
• Drawings and photos of York Region Transit buses