York Region Transit service changes coming ahead of back-to-school season

September 01, 2026
YRT service changes take effect Sunday, September 6, 2026

Newmarket – York Region Transit (YRT) service changes will take effect Sunday, September 6, 2026, in advance of students heading back to school. Schedule and route adjustments will be made to various routes to better align transit service with customer demand and operate service more efficiently across the transit network.

YRT service changes effective Sunday, September 6, 2026, include:

  • Routes 320 – Jane Express and 360 – Vaughan Mills/Wonderland: Schedules will be adjusted to match Vaughan Mills and Canada's Wonderland business hours
  • On-Request Kleinburg-Nashville: Added service to provide weekday midday service and operate Monday to Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Frequency changes and service improvements will be made on several routes. Learn which routes and how to plan ahead at yrt.ca/ServiceChanges

YRT helps students gear up for back to school

Starting Tuesday, September 8, 2026, YRT reinstates School Special routes and adjusts regular routes to accommodate the back-to-school demand. 

High School Specials will be reinstated for the 2026/2027 school year, with additional changes made to the following School Specials: 

  • Route 404 – Markville School Special: Revised due to redevelopment on Helen Avenue, service will begin from a new stop at Greenwater Gate/Lane 8 
  • Route 414 – St. Katharine Drexel School Special: Extended to serve the subdivision south of Hoover Park Drive, an additional morning trip will be added to support growing ridership 
  • Routes 418 and 419 – Pierre Elliott Trudeau School Specials: Restructured into two separate routes: 418 via 16th Avenue and 419 via Major Mackenzie Drive 
  • Route 426 – Dr. G.W. Williams School Special via Stone: Adjusted to operate along St. John's Sideroad to increase service coverage
  • Route 432 – Aurora School Special via Mavrinac: Updated to operate along Mavrinac Boulevard and St. John's Sideroad to provide increased service coverage
  • Route 437 – St. Maximilian Kolbe School Special via Mavrinac: Modified to operate along Mavrinac Boulevard and St. John’s Sideroad to increase service coverage 
  • Route 438 – St. Maximilian Kolbe School Special via Orchard Heights: Introduced to serve students travelling between the Orchard Heights neighbourhood and St. Maxamillian Kolbe Catholic High School
  • Route 445 – St. Robert School Special via Spadina: Additional afternoon trip added to address overcrowding 
  • Routes 464 and 465 – St. Joan of Arc School Specials: Revised to better serve communities around Peter Rupert Avenue and Sweetriver Boulevard, with Route 465 renamed St. Joan of Arc School Special via Peter Rupert 
  • Route 468 – Emily Carr School Special via Kleinburg: Discontinued due to low ridership 
  • Route 471 – Stephen Lewis School Special via Dufferin: Renamed and revised to operate along Ravineview Drive, Kirby Road and Dufferin Street 

For more information visit yrt.ca/ServiceChanges

Youth (ages 13 to 19), adults (ages 20 to 64) and seniors (ages 65+) can enjoy discounted fares through the PRESTO card, PRESTO mobile wallet and PRESTO E-Tickets. YRT also offers several discount and fare assistance programs such as the Transit Assistance Program, One Fare, Ride to GO and Fare Capping.

Students travelling to school with a bike can also use the two bicycle racks on every YRT bus, designed for easy handling. You pay a regular fare, but your bike rides for free. Please ensure you have a properly fitted helmet on when travelling on a bike or scooter.

New to YRT? Review transit basics, including trip planning, fare payment and riding safely before the first day of school by visiting yrt.ca/NewtoYRT

For major service alerts, news, travel tips and other relevant transit information, call 1-866-MOVE-YRT (668-3978), visit yrt.ca or follow @YRTViva 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 1.3 million residents and over 58,000 businesses with 624,000 employees. More information about the Region’s key service areas is available at york.ca/RegionalServices

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Media Contact:

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The Regional Municipality of York
Phone: 289-763-2598
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