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New YRT On-Request service in Township of King
Posted on Monday, November 27, 2023 02:07 PM
Starting November 27, 2023, YRT is introducing a new On-Request service to connect the communities of Schomberg, Nobleton, Pottageville and King City to Seneca College and King City GO Station.
On-Request King can take you from any address in the service area to and from the King City GO Station or Seneca College King Campus.
Visit our On-Request King page for more information.
Download the new YRT On-Request mobile app
Posted on Monday, November 27, 2023 01:49 PM
Book a round trip between your home or any address and a preselected location in your service area using the new YRT On-Request App, available on the App Store and Google Play.
With a few taps, book an On-Request ride in the app and our technology will secure your trip and York Region Transit (YRT) vehicle.
How it works:
- Book a ride for right now or a day in advance on your smartphone
- Request a pick-up or drop-off time
- Get picked up at your curb
- Pay your YRT fare
- Get dropped off at your chosen location...
YRT Fare Capping Program replacing monthly passes effective January 1, 2024
Posted on Monday, November 27, 2023 01:00 AM
Earn free rides by paying with PRESTO!
Starting January 1, 2024, travellers can ride YRT for free after 40 trips for adults, 39 trips for youth or 28 trips for senior and child in the calendar month, using PRESTO.
This new fare capping program will replace monthly passes. The last day to purchase a monthly pass is December 14, 2023.
Visit our Fare Capping page for more information.
Holiday parades are back!
Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 11:13 AM
Holiday parades are coming back to York Region, in the Towns of East Gwillimbury, Newmarket, Georgina, Aurora, Whitchurch-Stouffville and City of Markham.
York Region will have a holiday-decorated Viva bus, snowplow, Toby the mini-bus and staff walking alongside in the parades.
We encourage you to come out with family and friends to enjoy the parades!
Parade dates and times
- Town of Newmarket: Saturday, November 18 at 11 a.m.
- Keswick (Town of Georgina): Saturday, November 18 at 1:30 p.m.
- Town of East...
You can now add your PRESTO card to Google Wallet
Posted on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 09:04 AM
With PRESTO in Google Wallet, you can tap your phone or Wear OS watch to pay for transit!
Metrolinx is making it more convenient to choose transit by offering customers another way to pay their fare by tapping a digital version of the PRESTO card in Google Wallet, on an Android smartphone or Wear OS smartwatch.
This new payment option is now available on York Region Transit (YRT), GO Transit, UP Express, Brampton Transit, Burlington Transit, Durham Region Transit, Hamilton Street Railway, MiWay...