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York Region Transit changing some services, routes for holiday season, new year

High school services are suspended for the break; service extended on select routes for New Year's Eve
NewmarketToday Staff
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NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGION
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York Region Transit (YRT) service changes will take place on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021 and on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. Schedule and route changes will be made to adjust for the holiday season, changing customer demand and alignment with school start and end times.

Route highlights for holiday service changes effective Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021 include:

  • High School Specials suspended during the holiday break
  • Route 760 – Vaughan Mills/Wonderland seasonal adjustments to correspond with Vaughan Mills Mall’s hours of operation during the holidays
  • Service will be extended on select routes until approximately 3 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021

Route highlights for service changes effective Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022 include:

  • Route 435 – St. Maximilian Kolbe School Special will be discontinued with increased frequency on Route 54 – Bayview which will offer connections to start and end times at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School
  • Route 436 – Cardinal Carter School Special via Parker will be introduced to provide connections with the start and end times at Cardinal Carter Catholic High School
  • Route 471 – Stephen Lewis School Special via Langstaff Secondary School Special will be introduced to provide connections at Langstaff Secondary School and Stephen Lewis Secondary School

Due to the impacts of COVID-19, many YRT services are operating on a regular service, but some services have been reduced or are not currently operating.

Travellers are encouraged to click here to review changes that may affect their travel plans.

For more information on COVID-19 and YRT’s response, click here.

For major service alerts, news, travel tips and other relevant transit information, call 1-866-MOVE-YRT (668-3978), click here or follow YRT on social media. You can also click here to chat live with a YRT Customer Service Representative.

The Regional Municipality of York consists of nine local cities and towns and provides a variety of programs and services to 1.2 million residents and 54,000 businesses with 650,000 employees. More information about the Region’s key service areas is available here.

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