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Service Changes and Updates

We often adjust and improve our services to better connect you to the places you want to go. Check back here regularly for upcoming route and schedule changes.

Don't forget to view our Service Advisories for events, detours and construction that may impact your trip. Plan your trip with our Trip Planner.

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April 30, 2023 service changes
Service reductions still in effect

April 30, 2023 Service Changes

Service changes coming effective Sunday, April 30, 2023. Schedule and route changes will be made to adjust to changing customer demand.

Below is a list of routes with service changes effective Sunday, April 30, 2023 (unless otherwise noted). For further assistance, please call the YRT Contact Centre at 1-866-668-3978 or Live Chat with us.

Click on the route name for more details. Visit our Trip Planner for schedules (be sure to change your date of travel to view updated schedules for April 30, 2023).

Route 1 - Highway 7

Weekdays:

Schedules will be adjusted.

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Saturdays:

Schedules will be adjusted.

Sundays/holidays:

Schedules will be adjusted.

Frequency will be adjusted as follows:

Morning – every 57 minutes
Midday – approximately every 65 to 69 minutes
Evening – approximately every 57 minutes

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Route 4 - Major Mackenzie

Service Adjustments:

Eastbound trips will service a new stop at Major Mackenzie Drive/Jane Street (stop 7380)
Westbound trips will depart from Hillmount Road stop 3210 instead of Hillmount Road stop 3209 to improve connections with Route 24 – Woodbine

Weekdays:

Schedules will be adjusted.

Frequency will be adjusted as follows:

Morning rush hour – every 17 minutes
Midday – every 25 minutes
Afternoon rush hour – approximately every 16 to 18 minutes
Late evening – approximately every 18 to 22 minutes

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Saturdays:

Schedules will be adjusted.

Frequency will be adjusted as follows:

Morning – every 34 minutes
Midday – every 31 minutes
Evening – every 33 minutes

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Sundays/holidays:

Schedules will be adjusted.

Frequency will be adjusted as follows:

Morning – every 33 minutes
Midday – every 28 minutes
Afternoon – every 28 minutes
Evening – every 32 minutes

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Route 8 - Kennedy

Weekdays:

Schedules will be adjusted.

Frequency will be adjusted as follows:

Morning rush hour – every 16 minutes
Midday – every 34 minutes
Afternoon rush hour – every 16 minutes

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Route 16 - 16th Avenue

Weekdays:

Route 16 westbound schedules will be adjusted to improve connections with the dismissal bell at St. Brother André Catholic High School.

Schedules will be adjusted.

Frequency will be adjusted as follows:

Morning rush hour – every 27 minutes
Midday – every 30 minutes
Afternoon rush hour – every 28 minutes
Early evening – every 28 minutes
Late evening – every 24 minutes

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Saturdays:

Schedules will be adjusted.

Frequency will be adjusted as follows:

Morning – every 38 minutes
Midday – every 41 minutes
Evening – every 36 minutes

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Sundays/holidays:

Schedules will be adjusted.

Frequency will be adjusted as follows:

Morning – every 56 minutes
Midday – every 56 minutes
Evening – every 48 minutes

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for schedules.

Route 20 - Jane

Service Adjustments:

Schedules will be adjusted to meet customer demand on Jane Street.

Weekdays:

Schedules will be adjusted.

Frequency will be adjusted as follows:

Early morning – every 16 minutes
Morning rush hour – every 16 minutes
Midday – approximately every 19 to 20 minutes
Afternoon rush hour – every 15 minutes
Early evening – every 15 minutes
Late evening – approximately every 24 to 36 minutes

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Saturdays:

Schedules will be adjusted.

Frequency will be adjusted as follows:

Morning – approximately every 15 to 16 minutes
Midday – approximately every 17 to 18 minutes
Evening – approximately every 14 to 38 minutes

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Sundays/holidays:

Schedules will be adjusted.

Frequency will be adjusted as follows:

Morning – every 16 minutes
Midday – approximately every 18 to 19 minutes
Evening – approximately every 17 to 29 minutes

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Route 21 - Vellore

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Service Adjustments:

Route 21 – Vellore is returning to service the Vellore community. Route 21 will operate during weekday rush hour on a 38-minute frequency. Mobility On-Request Vellore Local will be replaced by Route 21.

From Vaughan Mills Terminal, Platform 5 (stop 6273):

First morning trip departs at 5:04 a.m.
Last morning trip departs at 8:14 a.m.
First afternoon trip departs at 1:49 p.m.
Last afternoon trip departs at 6:53 p.m.

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Route 24 - Woodbine

Sunday/Holiday:

Schedules will be adjusted.

Frequency will be adjusted to every 52 minutes.

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Route 25 - Major Mackenzie

Weekdays:

Schedules will be adjusted.

Frequency will be adjusted as follows:

Midday – approximately every 64 to 67 minutes
Afternoon rush hour – approximately every 34 to 35 minutes
Evening – every 61 minutes

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Route 33/33A - Wellington

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Weekdays:

Route 33A – Wellington will be replaced by Mobility On-Request (MOR) Aurora and Oak Ridges to better match service with ridership demand. Visit our MOR Aurora and Oak Ridges page for service information.

Route 33 weekday schedules will be adjusted.

Frequency will be adjusted as follows:

Morning rush hour – every 38 minutes
Midday – approximately every 38 to 40 minutes
Afternoon rush hour – approximately every 41 to 43 minutes
Evening – every 37 minutes

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Route 40 - Unionville Local

Weekdays:

Schedules will be adjusted.

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Route 44 - Bristol

Weekdays:

Schedules will be adjusted to provide better connections with the morning and dismissal bells at Dr. J. M. Denison Secondary School.

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Route 77 - Highway 7

Saturdays:

Schedules will be adjusted.

Frequency will be adjusted as follows:

Morning – every 35 minutes
Midday – approximately every 36 to 41 minutes
Evening – every 43 minutes

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Sundays/holidays:

Schedules will be adjusted.

Frequency will be adjusted as follows:

Morning – every 52 minutes
Midday – every 52 minutes
Evening – approximately every 40 to 48 minutes

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Route 82 - Valleymede

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Service Adjustments:

Route 82 – Valleymede will no longer service Richmond Hill GO Station Due to low demand. Alternatively, passengers may transfer to Route 4 or 25 – Major Mackenzie to connect to/from Richmond Hill GO Station.

Schedules will be adjusted.

Frequency will be adjusted as follows:

Morning rush hour – approximately every 24 to 25 minutes
Afternoon rush hour – approximately every 24 to 25 minutes

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Route 88 - Bathurst

Weekday:

One additional northbound trip will depart from Bathurst Street/Shaftsbury Avenue at 2:30 p.m. to improve connections with the afternoon bell at St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School.

Note: This change was made effective Monday, March 6, 2023.

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Route 102D - Markham Road

Effective May 8, 2023:

Weekdays:

Schedules adjusted.

Frequency adjusted as follows:
Early morning - every 30 minutes
Morning rush hour - every 30 minutes
Afternoon rush hour - every 30 minutes
Late evening - every 30 minutes

First trips from Warden Station and Major Mackenzie Drive adjusted.

Saturdays:

Schedules adjusted.

Frequency adjusted as follows:

Morning - every 60 minutes

Last trip from Major Mackenzie Drive adjusted.

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Route 129 - McCowan North

Weekday:

Schedules will be adjusted.

Frequency will be adjusted as follows:

Afternoon rush hour – every 13 minutes

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Route 522 - Markham Local

Service Adjustments:

Route 522 – Markham Local will be revised to start and end service at Cornell Bus Terminal instead of Markham-Stouffville Hospital.

Due to the redevelopment of Unionville Home Society, Route 522 will service Unionville Commons (stop 7384) at 4310 Highway 7, instead of Anna Russell Way (stops 5978 and 5979).

Note: This change was made effective Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Route 720 – Highway 407 Terminal/Wonderland

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Service Adjustments:

Route 720 – Hwy 407 / Wonderland will return with weekend and holiday service available between Highway 407 Bus Terminal and Major Mackenzie West Terminal. Route 720 will service the following stops:

Highway 407 Bus Terminal
SmartVMC Bus Terminal
Vaughan Mills Terminal
Stops 5955 and 4913 on Jane Street at Norwood Avenue (for access to Canada’s Wonderland)
Major Mackenzie West Terminal

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Route 760 - Vaughan Mills/Wonderland

Weekends/holidays:

Weekend and holiday service to Major Mackenzie West Terminal will return. Schedules will be adjusted to match Canada’s Wonderland and Vaughan Mills Mall’s operating hours.

First and last trips will be adjusted.

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Mobility On-Request (MOR) Aurora and Oak Ridges

MOR Aurora and Oak Ridges service hours will be adjusted.

Weekdays:

Service span will be adjusted from 6:30 a.m. – 10:45 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. – 10:45 p.m.*

Saturdays:

Service span will be adjusted from 7 a.m. – 6:45 p.m. to 8 a.m. – 7:45 p.m.*

*last pick-up time

Visit the MOR Aurora and Oak Ridges page for service information.

Mobility On-Request (MOR) Vellore Local

MOR Vellore Local will be replaced with Route 21 – Vellore.

Visit our Trip Planner or Print your Schedule page for updated schedules.

Major Mackenzie West Terminal - full opening on April 30

Effective Sunday, April 30, 2023, Major Mackenzie West Terminal will fully open to the public. This includes the east side of the terminal with the enclosed waiting area. YRT routes 4, 20, 720 and 760 will relocate to service the east side of the terminal.

For more information, visit our Major Mackenzie West Terminal page.

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Service reductions still in effect

Below is a list of service reductions in effect due to a decrease in ridership as a result of COVID-19. These service changes will remain in effect until further notice.

For further assistance, please call the YRT Contact Centre at 1-866-668-3978 or Live Chat with us.

Click on the route name for more details.

Viva blue A (temporarily suspended)

Viva blue A is temporarily suspended.

Alternative option: Viva blue.

Viva pink (temporarily suspended)

Viva pink is temporarily suspended.

Alternative options: Viva blue, Viva purple, Route 1 – Highway 7 and Route 99 – Yonge.

Viva green (temporarily suspended)

Viva green is temporarily suspended.

Alternative options: Viva purple, Route 24 – Woodbine, Route 90 – Leslie and TTC Route 68B – Warden.

Route 10 - Woodbridge (temporarily suspended)

Route 10 is temporarily suspended.

Alternative option: See Mobility On-Request Woodbridge for service information.

Alternative options prior to 8 a.m.: Viva orange, Routes 7 – Martin Grove, 13 – Islington, 12 – Pine Valley and 165/165F – Weston.

Route 13 - Islington (revised service)

Limited service to Kleinburg is suspended.

Alternative option: See Mobility On-Request Kleinburg-Nashville for service information.

Route 31 - Aurora North (temporarily suspended)

Route 31 is temporarily suspended.

Alternative option: See Mobility On-Request Aurora-Oak Ridges for service information.

Route 42 - Berczy (temporarily suspended)

Route 42 is temporarily suspended.

Alternative options: Routes 1 – Highway 7, 8 – Kennedy, 16 – 16th Avenue, 25 – Major Mackenzie, TTC Route 129A – McCowan and Viva purple.

Route 45 - Mingay (temporarily suspended)

Route 45 is temporarily suspended.

Alternative options: Routes 1 – Highway 7, 8 – Kennedy, 16 – 16th Avenue, 25 – Major Mackenzie, TTC Routes 102D – Markham, 129A – McCowan and Viva purple.