York Region Transit
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| Area Served | The Regional Municipality of York, ON |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Fleet Size | 338 (Conventional) 116 (Viva) 22 (Mobility Plus) 6 (Dial-A-Ride) |
| Number Of Routes | 127 (54 regular, 37 school specials, 12 TTC, 10 GO Shuttles, 5 expresses, 5 Viva, 4 community Buses) |
| 2011 Ridership | 19,803,860 [1] |
| 2012 YTD | 6,673,807 [2] |
| Unions | Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1578 (North and Southeast) Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 113 (BRT and Southwest) |
York Region Transit operates the transit service in the Region of York, north of Toronto. York Region Transit services include the City of Vaughan, the Town of Richmond Hill, the Town of Markham, the Town of Aurora, the Town of Newmarket, the Town of East Gwillimbury, the Town of Georgina, the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville and the Township of King.
Viva operates rapid transit service around York Region, linking Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Aurora, and Newmarket together with the City of Toronto and GO Transit.
Connections are made with the TTC, Brampton Transit, and Mississauga Transit, as well as with GO Transit at several locations within York Region.
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Fares
York Region Transit collects exact cash fares in its GFI CENTSaBILL fareboxes, similar to most transit systems in the GTA. Drivers do not make change, and the farebox shows the driver exactly how much money has been put in.
The following are the fares for York Region Transit:
Fares effective January 1, 2013
| Cash Fare (1 zone) | Cash Fare (2 zone) | PRESTO (1 zone) | PRESTO (2 zone) | 10 Tickets (1 zone) | 10 Tickets (2 zone) | Monthly Pass (1 zone) | Monthly Pass (2 zone) | GTA Weekly Pass | Notes | |
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| Adult | $3.75 | $4.75 | $3.00 | $4.00 | $30.00 | $40.00 | $120.00 | $165.00 | $55.00 | The Adult Monthly Pass is transferable and may be used by anyone during the month that it is valid. |
| Student (High School) | $3.75 | $4.75 | $2.30 | $3.30 | $23.00 | $33.00 | $90.00 | $135.00 | Full-time Secondary School Students must present a valid student I.D. card with tickets and monthly passes. | |
| Senior/Child | $3.75 | $4.75 | $1.85 | $2.85 | $18.50 | $28.50 | $55.00 | $85.00 |
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| Express | $4.25 | $3.50 | $35.00 | $145.00 | Express fares are used for routes 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, and 360. |
Zone and fare supplements
- Zone Upgrade: $1.00
- York Region’s transit services travel across three fare zones. Zone 1 is anywhere south of King Road in Oak Ridges. Zone 2 is anywhere between Bloomington Road in Aurora and Holborn Road in East Gwillimbury. Zone 3 is anywhere north of Ravenshoe Road in Georgina. A $1.00 cash supplement is required when travelling completely across each zone boundary. The cash supplement is not needed if you only partially travel through the zone boundary (but getting off partially through the zone boundary and waiting for the next bus to pass through the other half of the zone boundary does not count; your Viva validated ticket will have a code that shows which station you validated your ticket in).
- Customers using cash fare, 1 Zone Tickets, 1 Zone Monthly Passes, or a GTA Weekly Pass must pay the $1.00 supplement if travelling into the second zone and another $1.00 if travelling into the third zone.
- Customers using a 2 Zone cash fare, 2 Zone Tickets or 2 Zone Monthly Passes only pay the $1.00 supplement if travelling into the third zone.
- Zone supplements can be purchased at oneRide and multiRide machines at Vivastations and terminals.
- Express: $0.50
- Passengers using GTA Passes, Monthly Passes, non-express tickets or transfers must pay a supplement of $0.50 to board YRT Express services. Note that this is a cheaper option than buying 10 express tickets.
- Get to/from GO: $0.75
- Along with your 75¢ fare, just remember to display a valid GO Transit ticket or pass to your YRT driver. If you are using Viva, you must be able to present valid GO Transit tickets/passes to Transit Enforcement officers upon request.
- When travelling to a GO Train Station, single-Ride, two-Ride and 10-Ride GO tickets must have at least one “un-cancelled” ride remaining.
- When boarding at a GO Train station single-Ride, two-Ride and 10-Ride GO tickets must show the current date/time cancellation from the connecting GO Train or Bus trip.
- Be certain that one of the GO fare zone numbers indicates the appropriate connecting stations.
- GO Transit group passes and employee passes cannot be used with the 75¢ Ride to GO fare.
- YRT and contracted TTC buses connecting GO stations will accept your single-ride GO ticket only if you are leaving a GO Train station.
Customers without valid fares may be subject to a warning or fine.
Transfers
Transfers are issued via the PRESTO printer in all YRT buses, or via the Viva machines located at all Vivastations. They are valid for exactly 2 hours. Transfers will not be issued if you are using the PRESTO card (as the card will identify the amount of time remaining since your initial tap-in). If you are transferring from a YRT/Viva bus to a TTC bus, it is recommended you continue to use paper tickets, as TTC buses do not currently accept PRESTO cards.
Transfers from surrounding GTA transit systems (in TTC's case, provided Zone 3 is punched) will be accepted on YRT vehicles at any location only if there is time remaining. No reissue of transfers will occur. On the other hand, YRT/Viva transfers will be accepted on Brampton Transit, MiWay, Oakville Transit, and TTC-contracted routes North of Steeles only, provided there is time remaining on the transfer.
Current roster
Conventional transit
All conventional and rapid transit vehicles feature INIT automated next stop announcements, closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, bike racks manufactured by Sportworks, air-conditioning, and are wheelchair accessible.
| Fleet number range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Destination sign | Seating | Garage | Miscellaneous notes |
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| 001-003, 005, 008-009, 011-014 | 1999-2000 | OBI | Orion 05.501 | Detroit Diesel Series 50 | Allison B500R | Pocatec LCD | 42 American Seating Model 6484 |
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Ex-GO Transit 1150-1152, 1154, 1157-1158, 1160-1163, bought 2003. | |
| 225-233 | 2002-2003 | OBI | Orion 05.501 | Cummins ISM | Voith D863.3E | Luminator Horizon | 43 American Seating Model 6484 |
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| 301-310 | 2003 | OBI | Orion 05.501 | Cummins ISM | Allison B400R | Luminator Horizon | 43 American Seating Model 6484 |
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All buses in new livery. | |
| 311-335 | 2003 | NFI | D40LF | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.3E | Luminator Horizon | 39 American Seating Model 6468 | Southwest (Veolia) | Only 329 remains in old livery. | |
| 401-412 | 2004 | NFI | D40LF | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.3E | Luminator Horizon | 38 American Seating Model 6468 |
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All buses in new livery. | |
| 501-5xx | 2005-2006 | Van Hool | New A330 | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.3E | TwinVision Amber LED | 36 Kiel Ideo | North (TOK Transit) | Converted from Viva to local service. | |
| 541-570 | 2005 | ElDorado | E-Z Rider II | Cummins ISB | Allison B300R | Luminator Horizon | 26 American Seating Metropolitan |
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All buses in new livery. | |
| 571-585 | 2005 | NFI | D40LF | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.3E | Luminator Horizon | 38 American Seating Metropolitan |
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All buses in new livery. | |
| 601-609 | 2005 | NFI | D40LF | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.3E | Luminator Horizon | 38 American Seating Metropolitan |
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All buses in new livery. | |
| 610-618 | 2006 | NFI | D40LF | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.3E | Luminator Horizon | 38 American Seating Metropolitan |
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All buses in new livery. | |
| 619-621, 623 | 2006 | ElDorado | E-Z Rider II | Cummins ISB | Allison B300R | Luminator Horizon | 26 American Seating Metropolitan | Southwest (Veolia) |
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| 701-730 | 2007 | NFI | D40LF | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.5 | Luminator Horizon | 38 American Seating Metropolitan |
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| 801-819 | 2008 | NFI | D40LF | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.5 | Luminator Horizon | 38 American Seating Metropolitan |
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| 850-868 | 2008 | ElDorado | E-Z Rider II MAX | Cummins ISB | Allison B300R | Luminator Horizon | 26 American Seating Metropolitan |
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First 30fts delivered in the new blue/white livery. | |
| 901-945 | 2009 | NFI | D40LF | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.5 | TwinVision Amber LED | 38 American Seating Insight |
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| 980-990 | 2009 | ElDorado | E-Z Rider II MAX | Cummins ISB | Allison B300R | Luminator Horizon | 26 American Seating Metropolitan | North (TOK Transit) | ||
| 991-996 | 2009 | ElDorado | E-Z Rider II MAX | Cummins ISB | Allison B300R | Luminator Horizon | 26 American Seating Metropolitan |
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| 1001-1019 | 2010 | NFI | D40LF | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.5 | TwinVision Amber LED | 38 American Seating Insight | Southeast (Miller) | ||
| 1020-1038 | 2010 | NFI | D40LFR | Cummins ISL9 | Voith D864.5 | TwinVision Amber LED | 38 American Seating Insight |
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| 1060-1064 | 2010 | ElDorado | E-Z Rider II BRT | Cummins ISB | Allison B300R | TwinVision Amber LED | 26 American Seating Insight | North (TOK Transit) | ||
| 1065-1072, 1160-1162 | 2010 | ElDorado | E-Z Rider II BRT | Cummins ISB6.7 | Allison B300R | TwinVision Amber LED | 26 American Seating Insight | Southeast (Miller) | ||
| 1080-1094 | 2010 | Nova Bus | LFX | Cummins ISL9 | Voith D864.5 | TwinVision Amber LED | 56 American Seating Insight | BRT (York BRT Services) | Operates on Viva routes. | |
| 1101-1120 | 2011 | NFI | D40LFR | Cummins ISL9 | Voith D864.5 | TwinVision Amber LED | 38 American Seating Insight | Southeast (Miller) | ||
| 5101-5160 | 2005-2006 | Van Hool | New A330 | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.3E | TwinVision Amber LED | 36 Kiel Lite | BRT (York BRT Services) | Operates on Viva routes. | |
| 5201-5225 | 2005-2006 | Van Hool | New AG300 | Cummins ISM | Voith D864.3E | TwinVision Amber LED | 54 Kiel Lite | BRT (York BRT Services) | Operates on Viva routes. | |
| 7201-7205 | 2007 | Van Hool | New AG300 | Cummins ISM | Voith D864.3E | TwinVision Amber LED | 54 Kiel Lite | BRT (York BRT Services) | Operates on Viva routes. | |
| 8201-8211 | 2008 | Van Hool | New AG300 | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.5 | TwinVision Amber LED | 52 Kiel Lite | BRT (York BRT Services) | Operates on Viva routes. | |
| 9701, 9703 | 1997 | Orion | Orion 06.501 | Detroit Diesel Series 50 | Allison B400R | TwinVision Amber LED, Luminator Mega:MAX |
32 American Seating Model 6468 | North (TOK Transit) |
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| 9931-9933 | 1999 | BIA | Orion 06.501 | Detroit Diesel Series 50 | Allison B400R | Luminator Mega:MAX | 32 American Seating Innovator 850 | Southeast (Miller) | Ex-Richmond Hill Transit 531-533. | |
| Toby | 2007 | R/C | Electric Motor | 1-Speed | Plastic | None | Head Office |
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Mobility Plus
| Fleet number range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Destination Sign | Seating | Garage | Miscellaneous notes |
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| 1180-1187 | 2011 | Chevrolet/Arboc | G4500/SOM26D | GM Duramax 6.6L | GM 6L90 6 speed automatic | None | Southwest (Veolia) | |||
| 1188-1197 | 2012 | Chevrolet/Arboc | G4500/SOM26D | GM Duramax 6.6L | GM 6L90 6 speed automatic | None | Southwest (Veolia) |
Future fleet additions
Conventional transit
| Fleet number range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Destination sign | Seating | Garage | Miscellaneous notes |
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Retired roster
Conventional transit
Mobility Plus
| Fleet number range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Destination sign (at retirement) | Seating | Garage | Miscellaneous notes |
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| 381-385 | 2003 | Ford/Overland | E-450/ELF 125 | Ford 7.3L 235 hp | Ford 4R100 | None | Southwest (Veolia) | |||
| 481-483 | 2004 | Ford/Overland | E-450/ELF 125 | Ford 7.3L 235 hp | Ford 4R100 | None | Southwest (Veolia) | |||
| 591-598 | 2005 | Ford/Overland | E-450/ELF 125 | Ford 7.3L 235 hp | Ford 4R100 | None | Southwest (Veolia) | |||
| 860 | 2000 | Girardin | 6 | Can-Ar (Mobility Plus) | ||||||
| 876 | 1994 | Ford/Overland | ELF 125 | 10 | Can-Ar (Mobility Plus) |
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| 966 | 1996 | Girardin | 6 | Can-Ar (Mobility Plus) |
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| 1006 | 1989 | Orion | 02.502 | 8 | Can-Ar (Mobility Plus) |
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| 1007 | 1990 | Orion | 02.502 | 8 | Can-Ar (Mobility Plus) |
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| 1008 | 1997 | Ford/Overland | ELF 125 | Can-Ar (Mobility Plus) |
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| 1009 | 1997 | Ford/Overland | ELF 125 | Can-Ar (Mobility Plus) |
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| 1018 | 1997 | Girardin | 7 | Can-Ar (Mobility Plus) |
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| 8902 | 1989 | Orion | 02.502 | 16 | Can-Ar (Mobility Plus) |
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Leased/demonstrator roster
| Fleet number range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Destination sign (at retirement) | Seating | Garage | Miscellaneous notes |
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| 1102, 1106 | MCI | MC-9 | Detroit Diesel 8V71N | Allison HT-748 | Rollsign |
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| 1151, 1162, 1176 | 1997 | Prevost | H3-45 | Detroit Diesel Series 60 | Allison B500R | None |
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| 8237 | 1982 | GMDD | T6H-5307N | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison V-730 | Rollsign |
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Ex-Oakville Transit 8237, ex-Eastway refurbishing | ||
| 9705 | 2003 | Orion | Orion 06.501 | Detroit Diesel Series 50 | Allison World B400R | Luminator MatrixMax | 32 American Seating Model 6468 |
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2 month loan by Orion due to shortage of buses and delay in delivery of 301-310. | |
| 2003 | ElDorado | Axess |
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Demo October 2004 | ||||||
| 501 | 2005 | Nova Bus | LFS Shuttle |
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Also see
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.york.ca/NR/rdonlyres/zrjomd3m6746jfb7uf7q5sy2nooqjoptaxaafyxv7rovf6keyqnwb5py6ej2fdqevry4pfku5dhrle43wwqfihxvnf/jun+13+ridership.pdf
- ↑ http://www.york.ca/NR/rdonlyres/zrjomd3m6746jfb7uf7q5sy2nooqjoptaxaafyxv7rovf6keyqnwb5py6ej2fdqevry4pfku5dhrle43wwqfihxvnf/jun+13+ridership.pdf

