York Region Transit route 360 'Vaughan Mills/Wonderland'
360 Vaughan Mills/Wonderland
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Number of Branches | 1 | |
Types of buses used | New Flyer XD40 , Nova Bus LFS , Van Hool A330 | |
Division | Southwest (Vaughan) | |
Related routes | None |
360 Vaughan Mills/Wonderland is a express bus route operated by York Region Transit in Vaughan, Toronto, and Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.
Route Details
Route 360 serves Jane Street, Highway 407, and Yonge Street, providing express service on Jane Street and Highway 407, and local service on Yonge Street.
Route 360 connects to Viva Blue and Viva Pink during rush hours at Richmond Hill Centre Terminal (where it also connects to Viva Purple), Yonge/Royal Orchard, Yonge/Centre, Yonge/Clark, Yonge/Steeles, and Finch Station. Route 360 shares its length with Viva Blue and Viva Pink between Richmond Hill Centre and Finch Station.
Service hours typically match the business hours of Vaughan Mills Mall. During the winter months (January-April) when Canada's Wonderland is closed, the route will only operate on weekends and Holidays. During the months that Canada's Wonderland is open, the route operates every day. If any trip exceeds standee limit (which is 12 standees), then the bus will divert via Highway 7.
Branches
This route has 1 branch:
Historical Branches
- 760 Canada's Wonderland - Finch Terminal (Weekends/holidays, May to June, September to October; daily, July to August)
- 760 Vaughan Mills Mall - Finch Terminal (Weekends/holidays, November to mid-December; Black Friday; daily, mid-December to early January)
History
- May 6, 2012 - Route 760 started service, providing a direct link between Canada's Wonderland, Vaughan Mills, and Finch GO Bus Terminal. When Canada's Wonderland is open, route 760 operates the full routing. However, when the park is closed, route 760 only provides service as far as Vaughan Mills. It was initially not operated between January and April, however 2016 saw the first time this route was operated year-round due to increasing demand.
- December 2012 - Route 760 was declared fully accessible.
- July 14, 2014 - Initially only weekend and holiday service was provided when route 760 is in operation, with the exception of the two weeks of winter holidays where daily service was provided. This was changed on July 14, 2014, where daily service was added at all times.
- April 19, 2015 - All service is rerouted onto Highway 407 between Jane Street and Yonge Street due to vivaNext construction along Highway 7.
- 2016 - To accommodate increased ridership, service was increased to every 30 minutes on Saturday mornings and evenings when Canada's Wonderland opened for the 2016 season, as well as a further increase to every 20 minutes during the summer season.
- April 30, 2017 - Service was rerouted onto Highway 400 during the 2017 season.
- April 5, 2020 - Service is temporarily suspended for the season due to lower ridership and the closure of Canada's Wonderland as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- September 6, 2020 - Service is restored. Due to the continued closure of Canada's Wonderland, service will operate between Vaughan Mills and Finch GO Terminal only.
- November 6, 2022 - Northern terminus shifted from Canada's Wonderland to the new Major Mackenzie West Terminal.
- January 7, 2024 - Route 760 is rebranded as 360 Vaughan Mills/Wonderland. Service hours are adjusted to match that of the business hours of Vaughan Mills Mall.
Vehicles
Route 360 is primarily a 40ft route. Because it uses Highway 407, it is limited to using buses equipped with 407ETR transponders, which includes New Flyer XD40 , Nova Bus LFS , and Van Hool A330 .
Route Maps
Summary
Major Stops
Major Stop | Branches | Notes |
360 | ||
Finch GO Bus Terminal | 360 | |
Yonge St. @ Steeles Ave. | 360 | |
Richmond Hill Centre | 360 | |
Vaughan Mills Mall | 360 | |
Jane St. @ Norwood Ave. | 360 | |
Major Mackenzie West Terminal | 360 |
Historical Stops
Service Summary
When Canada's Wonderland is closed:
Branch | Weekdays | Saturday | Sunday | ||||||||
AM Peak | Midday | PM Peak | Early Evening | Late Evening | Mall opening | Midday | Mall closing | Mall opening | Midday | Mall closing | |
360 | Not operated. | 28 | 40 | 30 | 26 | 36 | 28 |
When Canada's Wonderland is open:
Branch | Weekdays | Saturday | Sunday | ||||||||
AM Peak | Midday | PM Peak | Early Evening | Late Evening | Mall opening | Midday | Mall closing | Mall opening | Midday | Mall closing | |
360 | 28 | 40 | 30 | 26 | 36 | 28 |