York Region Transit route 244 'Beaver Creek Shuttle'

	244 Beaver Creek Shuttle
Number of Branches		1
Types of buses used		E-Z Rider II/BRT/MAX, New Flyer D40LF/D40LFR, New Flyer XD40, Orion V
Division		Southeast (Richmond Hill)
Related routes		90B

244 Beaver Creek Shuttle was a shuttle bus route operated by York Region Transit in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

Route 244 mainly served the Beaver Creek Drive and Commerce Valley Drive.

This route served the Beaver Creek and Commerce Valley Business Parks. It also served the Municipal Offices of the Town of Richmond Hill.

Route 244 connected to Viva Pink during the peak periods and Viva Purple at both ends of Highway 7 (East Beaver Creek and West Beaver Creek).

Branches

This route had 1 main branch:

• 244 16th Avenue - Highway 7

History

E-Z Rider II BRT #1068 on route 244.

• June 30, 2008 - Route 244 began operations. It replaced the former routing of route 85A, however routes 25D and 85B still existed with the same routing and therefore provided service approximately every 10 minutes during rush hour around the Beaver Creek Business Park.

• September 5, 2009 - Due to low ridership Saturday service was eliminated.

• February 14, 2010 - Route 244 was eliminated on February 14, 2010.

• July 2013 - The 2013 Annual Service Plan restored route 244, as route 85B was discontinued due to a restructuring of the Rutherford/16th Ave corridor.

• January 6, 2017 - Due to low ridership, the route was discontinued.

Vehicles

Route 244 saw a mix of 30ft service provided by E-Z Rider II/BRT/MAX and 40ft service provided by New Flyer D40LF/D40LFR, New Flyer XD40, or occasionally Orion V.

Route Maps

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  July 2013 - January 2017

Summary

Historical Stops

Major Stop	Branches	Notes
	244
16th Ave. @ Granton Dr.	244
East Beaver Creek Rd. @ Wilmot St.	244
West Beaver Creek Rd. @ Highway 7	244

Service Summary

Period

Branch

Weekdays

Saturday

Sunday

AM Peak

Midday

PM Peak

Early Evening

Late Evening

Early AM

Day

Evening

Early AM

Day

Evening

2016

244

30

N/A

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2015

244

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2014

244

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2013

244

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2011-2012

244

Route not operated.

2010

244

N/A

N/A

N/A

2009

244

N/A

N/A

N/A

2008

244

N/A

N/A

N/A