York Region Transit route 77 'Highway 7'

	77 Highway 7
Number of Branches		2
Types of buses used		New Flyer D40LF/R , Van Hool A330 , New Flyer XD40 , Nova Bus LFS
Division		Southwest (Vaughan)
Related routes		5, Viva Orange, Züm 501

77 Highway 7 is a local bus route operated by York Region Transit in Brampton, Vaughan, Markham, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

The current routing of route 77.

Route 77 serves Highway 7 between The Gore Road and Centre Street, and Centre Street between Highway 7 and Yonge Street. On Sundays, it serves Centre Street between Highway 7 and New Westminster Drive and Clark Avenue between New Westminster Drive. and Yonge Street.

This route serves the Woodbridge, Concord, and Thornhill communities. It also serves the Vaughan Enterprise Zone, Woodbridge Memorial Arena, Woodbridge College, Colossus Centre, Vaughan Corporate Centre, Promenade Terminal, Thornhill Village, Thornhill Secondary School, and Centerpoint Mall. On Sundays it also serves St. Elizabeth Catholic High School, Bathurst Clark Library, and Garnet A. Williams Arena.

Route 77 shares much of its length with Viva Orange, and also Viva Purple, Viva Blue, and Viva Pink during peak periods.

Branches

This route has 2 branches:

• 77 Highway 50 - Finch Terminal via Centre (Monday to Saturday)
• 77 Highway 50 - Finch Terminal via Clark (Sundays/Holidays)

History

D40LF #317 on route 77.

D40LFR #1032 on route 77.

LFS #1606 on Yonge Street on route 77.

Brampton Transit Orion V #9969 approaching Bramalea Transit Centre, providing service on route 77.

Route 77 was first operated in conjunction with Vaughan Transit and Brampton Transit along the current route. It was known as 77 Highway 7. It had 3 branches: 77 (via Centre, same as current 77), 77A (via Clark, same as current 77 Sunday routing) and 77E, an express branch. Operation began in April 1990.

• 2001 - Vaughan Transit was acquired by YRT, and the name was changed to 77 Highway 7-Centre, so to not cause confusion between route 1 Highway 7, formerly operated by Markham Transit, and also to promote the service along Centre Street as well. Service was still operated jointly between Brampton and York Region Transits. On Sundays, buses are rerouted along New Westminster Drive to serve Clark Avenue east to Yonge Street since route 5 does not operate on Sundays. Also, Brampton Transit provided all service during Sundays, even though most of the route is in York Region territory.

• September 2005 - Viva was introduced along portions of Highway 7 and Centre Street slightly reducing ridership along those portions of the route. Since there was still a gap between Jane Street and Keele Street as well as Viva Orange and Viva Purple serving different locations, service was not as affected as much as Highway 7 east of Yonge Street. Ridership was still very high with riders complaining of overcrowding even during weekends. Because of the long time buses take to make a trip, drivers often issued 3 hour transfers instead of 2 hour transfers, the standard for both YRT and Brampton.

• August 31, 2008 - A new branch was introduced: 77A. It was an entirely Brampton Transit-operated route that provides direct service between Brampton and York University. It used Queen Street/Highway 7 between Bramalea City Centre and Highway 427, and Highway 407 between Highway 427 and Weston Road. Buses used Keele Street to access the university.

• September 5, 2010 - With the introduction of Brampton Transit's Züm service brand, route 77 was restructured. Brampton Transit buses no longer operate along the Highway 7 portion of York Region, with this responsibility remaining solely with York Region Transit. YRT buses only operate along Highway 7 to The Gore Road where it loops back to Highway 7 via Zenway Boulevard and Vaughan Valley Boulevard. Branch 77A was taken over by Züm route 501A.

• February 2012 - Route 77 was declared fully accessible.

• June 30, 2013 - Route 77 was renamed from "Highway 7-Centre" to "Highway 7", although some destination signs have shown that for a long time.

• July 14, 2014 - Branch 77A was restarted to maintain service relibility by bypassing the traffic delays along Highway 7 due to the TTC Line 1 Extension and VIVAnext rapidway construction. This branch is primarily geared towards passengers destined or starting west of Jane Street as the branch operates express travelling along Highway 407 between Yonge Street and Jane Street

• February 2017 - Route 77 was temporary rerouted in February 2017 to service the Highway 7 West Rapidway between Jane Street and Keele Street since there wasn't any Viva route in service on the rapidway. This arrangement ended on December 17, 2017.

• April 5, 2020 - Due to the completion of the Highway 7 West Rapidway between Bathurst and Centre streets, branch 77A, which operated via Highway 407 between Jane Street and Yonge Street, was eliminated.

Vehicles

Route 77 is primarily a 40ft route, and uses New Flyer D40LF/D40LFR/XD40. Occasionally Van Hool A330 or Nova Bus LFS may provide service.

Route Maps

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  July 2014 - April 2020

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  September 2010 - July 2014

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  January 2001 - August 2008

Summary

Major Stops

Major Stop	Branches	Notes
	77
Finch GO Bus Terminal	77	Eastern Terminus.
Yonge St. @ Steeles Ave.	77
Promenade Mall	77
Highway 7 @ Keele St.	77
Highway 7 @ Islington Ave.	77
Highway 7 @ Highway 50	77
Zenway Blvd. @ Highway 7	77	Western Terminus

Historical Stops

Major Stop	Branches		Notes
	77	77A
Finch GO Bus Terminal	77	77A
Centre St. @ Yonge St.	77	77A
Promenade Mall	77
Highway 7 @ Keele St.	77
Highway 7 @ Weston Rd.	77	77A
Highway 7 @ Islington Ave.	77	77A
Highway 7 @ Martin Grove Rd.	77	77A
Highway 7 @ Highway 50	77	77A
Zenway Blvd. @ Highway 7	77	77A
Bramalea City Centre	77

Service Summary

Frequencies
Period		Branch	Weekdays					Saturday			Sunday
			AM Peak	Midday	PM Peak	Early Evening	Late Evening	Early AM	Day	Evening	Early AM	Day	Evening
2023	May-	77	15	36-41	16	43	29	52	52	40-48	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Jan-Apr	77	15	28	16	28	29	34	34	42	N/A	N/A	N/A
2020	Sept-Dec	77	15	28	16	28	29	34	34	42	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Jan-Mar	77	35	40	40	45	45	35	40	45	54	54	54
2019		77	16-19	28-31	17-20	30	30	40	40	40	54	54	54
2018		77
2017		77
2016		77	15	15-22	15	30	30	31	31	31	42	42	42
2015		77	15	15-22	15	30	30	31	31	31	42	42	42
2014		77	15	22-25	15	30	30	29	29	29	42	42	42
2013		77	15	22-25	15	30	30	29	29	29	42	42	42
2012		77	15	22-25	15	30	30	29	29	29	42	42	42
2011		77	15	20	15	30	30	30	30	30	40	40	40
2010		77	15	20	15	30	30	30	30	30	40	40	40
2009		77
2008		77
2007		77	15	30	15	20	40	30	30	45	45	45	45
2006		77	15	30	15	30	30	30	30	45	45	45	45
2005		77	15	30	15	30	30	30	30	45	45	45	45
2004		77	15	30	15	30	30	30	30	60	60	60	60
2003		77	15	30	15	30	30	30	30	60	60	60	60
2002		77	15	30	15	30	30	30	30	60	60	60	60
2001		77	15	30	15	30	30	30	30	60	60	60	60