YRT service changes take effect Sunday, September 3, 2023

Newmarket – York Region Transit (YRT) service changes will take effect on Sunday, September 3, 2023. Schedule and route changes are made to meet changing customer demand.

Service changes effective Sunday, September 3, 2023 include: 

• Three new routes are being introduced: 361 – Nashville Express (Vaughan); 404 – Markville Secondary School Special (Markham); 437 – St. Maximilian Kolbe School Special (Aurora)
• Other High School Special routes will be reinstated; schedules will be adjusted to meet school bell times
• Several YRT routes suspended in 2020 due to a decrease in ridership will be discontinued; resources, including buses and service hours, are being redistributed to other routes with growing traveller demand; all discontinued routes have existing transit options available to connect travellers

YRT Express fare change will take effect Tuesday, September 5, 2023 

• The fare supplement of 50 cents on all Express routes will be removed; travellers will pay regular fare on all 300-series YRT routes

Travellers are encouraged to visit yrt.ca/servicechanges to review changes that may affect their travel plans. 

For major service alerts, news, travel tips and other relevant transit information, call 1-866-MOVE-YRT (668-3978), visit yrt.ca or follow YRT on social media. Check out yrt.ca/livechat to chat live with us for quick answers to your transit questions. 

The Regional Municipality of York consists of nine local cities and towns and provides a variety of programs and services to more than 1.2 million residents and 55,600 businesses with more than 615,000 employees. More information about the Region’s key service areas is available at york.ca/regionalservices

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Media Contact:

Melissa Pinto, Corporate Communications, The Regional Municipality of York
Cell: 437-997-6821
Email: [email protected]