York Region Transit Celebrates 25 Years of Service
York Regional Council and YRT staff commemorating YRT's 25th anniversary.
York Regional Council proudly commemorated York Region Transit’s (YRT’s) 25th anniversary today at the York Region Administrative Centre in the Town of Newmarket. The celebration showcased a specially wrapped bus and a display of YRT archives and memorabilia.
YRT was established in 2001, merging the transit systems of the Towns of Aurora and Newmarket, and Cities of Markham, Vaughan and Richmond Hill to create a unified service across the Region.
Today, YRT provides York Region with a comprehensive family of services consisting of Viva rapid transit, Local, Express and School Special routes, as well as On-Request and door-to-door Paratransit services. This vast network provides transit services to 1.29 million residents over a large geographic area including urban, suburban and rural communities.
Since amalgamation in 2001, YRT ridership has increased more than 30%, from 7.7 million to 24.7 million in 2024.
YRT’s progress over the past 25 years is an achievement made possible through the support of York Regional Council, together with the work of staff, community partners and transit users.
Over the next several months, YRT will host special events, displays and contests to mark this milestone.
For more details on YRT’s 25th anniversary, visit yrt.ca/Celebrate25
