York Region Transit
York Region Transit (YRT) was created by the regional government of York Region in 2001 to combine the following public transit operators:
- Vaughan Transit - Can-Ar Coach (Tokmakjian Group)
- Markham Transit - operated by Miller Transit
- Richmond Hill Transit - operated by Pacific Western and later Miller Transit
- Newmarket Transit - Laidlaw Transportation
Much of the system is contracted out to private operators, but the system itself is managed by the region.
YRT regional transit plan, which would include a bus rapid transit (BRT) along the Yonge Street corridor and a Highway 7 BRT platform, as part of the "Quick Start" program to ease congestion on the region's roads. Viva York will be launched in September 2005 to offer a new mode of rapid transit. A number of routes connect to Toronto Transit Commission subway and surface routes, and many YRT bus routes end at both Finch and Don Mills subway stations. A new terminal has been added at the new Vaughan Mills Shopping Centre in Woodbridge. The bus rapid transit offers one fare for the two systems operating separately under the YRT.
Routes on Viva:
- Blue Line - Newmarket GO Station - Richmond Hill Centre - Finch Station
- Purple Line - York U - Richmond Hill Centre - Cornell
- Yellow Line - Martin Grove/Highway 7 - York U - Downsview Station
- Green Line - Unionville GO Station - Don Mills Station
Roster
- Van Hools Articulated AG300 - use on VivaYork's BRT lines
- GMC T6H 4523N
- GM TDH 5301
- GM T6H-4523N New Look
- GM T6H 5305
- GM RTS
- Grumman-Flxible 870
- MCI MC9 suburban coach
- Flyer Industries D900
- New Flyer Industries D40 and D40S
- OBI Orion 01.508
- New Flyer Industries D40LF
- Orion Bus Industries 05.501 and 05.501 Suburban
- 1982 GM T6H-5307N
- International 375 (Wayne Lifeguard)
- Champion Solo - retired
- MCI TC40102N and TC40102A
- Dennis/Thomas/Orion Built SLF230 and 235
- OBI Orion II 2.502
- OBI Orion I 1.501
- Overland ELF
Mobility Bus
YRT offers transit services to the disabled with specially equipped buses.
Facilities
YRT operates bus terminals out of the following locations:
- GO Finch Bus Terminal (Finch Subway)
- Newmarket Terminal (Upper Canada Mall)
- Promenade Mall
- Vaughan Mills Shopping Centre (New 2004)
- Yonge-Bernard
- York University shuttle buses
- Miller Transit Garage (Markham based buses)
Fares
Standard ticket prices for YRT began in 2005:
- All Regular Fare (Cash, Tickets) $2.25 - Students/Adults/Seniors/Children
- Express Fares $2.50
- Montly Passes - Adult $78.00, Student $52.00, Seniors $35.00
- GTA Weekly Pass $41.25
- Student Fare
- Adult Multipass
- Mobility Plus - ADULT $2.25 $21.00 $78.00 $41.25
- Connection with GO Transit - add $0.25
Connection
- 45 regular routes
- 8 TTC operated routes
- Langstaff GO Shuttle
- Business Express
- 407 ETR Express
- Unionville, Centennial and Markham GO Shuttle
- Unionville, Markham and Cornell Express
- Aurora GO Shuttle
- Newmarket Aurora Seneca College Shuttle
- Richmond Hill Community Buses