York Region Transit Markham area GO Shuttles

Business Shuttle

	Business Shuttle
Number of Branches		1
Types of buses used		Champion Solo, GM New Look, Orion I, SLF-230
Division		Southeast (Markham)
Related routes

The Business Shuttle was a shuttle bus route operated by York Region Transit in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

The Business Shuttle mainly served Highway 7 between Commerce Valley Drive and Kennedy Road.

This route served the Beaver Creek Business Park and Unionville community, connecting it to Unionville GO Station.

History

GO Transit previously operated a northbound morning train and a southbound afternoon train on the Stouffville Line, to serve the reverse commuters coming from Toronto. The Business Shuttle also connected with some trips from the GO 407 Express service.

• January 6, 2003 - The northbound morning train was cancelled due to low ridership.

• March 3, 2003 - The southbound afternoon train was cancelled shortly after, which led to the cancellation of this route.

Vehicles

The Business Shuttle was primarily a 30/35ft route, and used Champion Solo, GM New Look, Orion I or SLF-230.

Route Maps

• 

  2001 - 2003

Summary

Historical Stops

Major Stop	Branches	Notes
	Business Shuttle
Unionville GO Station	Business Shuttle
Highway 7 @ Town Centre Blvd.	Business Shuttle
Commerce Valley West @ Leslie St.	Business Shuttle

Service Summary

Period

Branch

Weekdays

Saturday

Sunday

AM Peak

Midday

PM Peak

Early Evening

Late Evening

Early AM

Day

Evening

Early AM

Day

Evening

2003

Business Shuttle

65-105

N/A

60-85

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2002

Business Shuttle

30-55

N/A

60-70

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2001

Business Shuttle

30-55

N/A

60-75

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

200 Langstaff GO Shuttle

	200 Langstaff GO Shuttle
Number of Branches		1
Types of buses used		Champion Solo, GM New Look, Orion I, SLF-230
Division		Southeast (Markham)
Related routes

200 Langstaff GO Shuttle was a shuttle bus route operated by York Region Transit in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

Route 200 mainly served Green Lane, Willowbrook Road, and Langstaff Road.

This route served the Thornhill community, connecting it to Langstaff GO Station.

History

Route 200 provided service to an area of Markham not close to any GO stations (Thornhill). Since Langstaff GO Station is located almost directly underneath Highway 407, it is very difficult to walk to the station. This shuttle provided service into the GO station.

• September 3, 2002 - Route was adjusted, with service realigned along Aileen Road, John Street, Bayview Avenue and Willowbrook Road. Service to Steeles via Leslie was cancelled. Buses started to serve the northern section of Langstaff Station via Highway 7.

• May 9, 2004 - Route is assigned the number 200. Service along Aileen Road, John Street, Bayview Avenue, and Willowbrook Road was cancelled, with service starting and terminating at Willowbrook Road and Green Lane.

• March 27, 2005 - Route was discontinued due to low ridership.

Vehicles

Route 200 was primarily a 30/35ft route, and used Champion Solo, GM New Look, Orion I, or SLF-230.

Route Maps

• 

  May 2004 - March 2005

• 

  2002 - May 2004

• 

  2001 - 2002

Summary

Historical Stops

Major Stop	Branches		Notes
	200	200
Langstaff GO Station	200	200
Leslie St. @ Green Ln.	200	200
Green Ln. @ Aileen Rd.	200	200
Bayview Ave. @ John St.	200	200
Leslie St. @ John St.	200

Service Summary

Period

Branch

Weekdays

Saturday

Sunday

AM Peak

Midday

PM Peak

Early Evening

Late Evening

Early AM

Day

Evening

Early AM

Day

Evening

2005

200

2 Trips

N/A

2 Trips

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2004

200

2 Trips

N/A

2 Trips

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2003

200

30

N/A

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2002

200

30

N/A

30-60

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2001

200

30

N/A

30-60

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

201 Markham GO Shuttle

	201 Markham GO Shuttle
Number of Branches		1
Types of buses used		E-Z Rider II/BRT/MAX , New Flyer D40LF/R , New Flyer XD40
Division		Southeast (Markham)
Related routes		18, 41

201 Markham GO Shuttle was a shuttle bus route operated by York Region Transit in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

Route 201 mainly served Larkin Avenue, Bur Oak Avenue, Wootten Way, and Parkway Avenue.

This route served the Markham Village and Cornell communities, connecting them to Markham GO Station.

History

D40LF #617 at Finch GO Bus Terminal on route 201.

Route 201 operated roughly on the looping pattern of route 41. It started/ended at Main Street Markham and 16th Avenue, a few blocks from the GO station. Buses follow the 41 loop, divert along White's Hill, Country Glen, Church, through Markham-Stouffville Hospital, 9th Line, Highway 7 and Wootten Way back to Parkway, and a block north on Main Street Markham back to the GO Station, with PM buses reversing the routing. When Bur Oak Avenue opened, buses ran down it instead of Country Glen Road.

• May 9, 2004 - Route is assigned the number 201.

• July 2, 2006 - Routing via Country Glen Road is discontinued, replaced with service via Bur Oak Avenue.

• 2007 - YRT announced that GO Shuttles would allow passengers to get off before a GO Station in the AM, and on after the station in the PM. This allows people to use them as a regular YRT bus. YRT warns that if the GO train is cancelled, or there are no passengers at the GO station, the run will be cancelled.

• December 2012 - Route 201 was declared fully accessible.

• 2013 - The 2013 Annual Service Plan originally had the 2nd morning trip discontinued and either the 2nd or 3rd afternoon trip discontinued, however the Cornell Rate Payers Association successfully lobbied against the change due to concerns from connecting GO train passengers.

• September 6, 2020 - Route 201 was discontinued due to low ridership.

Vehicles

Route 201 saw a mix of 30ft service provided by E-Z Rider II/BRT/MAX, and 40ft service provided by New Flyer D40LF/D40LFR and New Flyer XD40.

Route Maps

• 

  July 2006 - September 2020

• 

  2001 - July 2006

Summary

Historical Stops

Major Stop	Branches		Notes
	201	201
Markham GO Station	201	201
Ninth Line @ Church St.	201	201
Country Glen Rd. @ White's Hill Ave.	201	201
Markham-Stouffville Hospital		201
16th Ave. @ Markham Rd.	201	201

Service Summary

Period

Branch

Weekdays

Saturday

Sunday

AM Peak

Midday

PM Peak

Early Evening

Late Evening

Early AM

Day

Evening

Early AM

Day

Evening

2020

201

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2019

201

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2018

201

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2017

201

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2016

201

30-38

N/A

23-39

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2015

201

30-38

N/A

23-39

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2014

201

30-38

N/A

28-38

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2013

201

30-38

N/A

28-38

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2012

201

30-38

N/A

28-38

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2011

201

30-38

N/A

28-38

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2010

201

30-38

N/A

28-38

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2009

201

30-38

N/A

28-38

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2008

201

30-38

N/A

28-38

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2007

201

30-38

N/A

30-38

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2006

201

30-37

N/A

30-38

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2005

201

30-37

N/A

30-38

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2004

201

35-65

N/A

30-70

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2003

201

35-65

N/A

30-70

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2002

201

35-60

N/A

30-70

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2001

201

45-65

N/A

40-70

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

202 Unionville GO Shuttle

	202 Unionville GO Shuttle
Number of Branches		1
Types of buses used		E-Z Rider II/BRT/MAX , New Flyer D40LF/R , New Flyer XD40
Division		Southeast (Markham)
Related routes		40

202 Unionville GO Shuttle was a shuttle bus route operated by York Region Transit in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

Route 202 mainly served Rodick Road, Hollingham Road, Carlton Road, and Main Street Unionville.

This route served the Cachet Woods, Buttonville, and Unionville communities, connecting them to Unionville GO Station.

History

Markham Transit operated an unnumbered Unionville GO Shuttle before amalgamation with YRT. It is presumed that this shuttle started operating in 1998, when the new Unionville GO Station opened, which replaced the old station on Main Street Unionville. As such, it was further away from the community, and would require a bus service to connect it.

The route ran from Village Parkway and Carlton, around Village Parkway, Buchanan, Glencove, Hollingham, Carlton and Main Street Unionville to Unionville GO Station, with PM buses reversing this routing.

• May 9, 2004 - Route is assigned the number 202.

• March 27, 2005 - The route was restructured to more closely follow route 40 with service on Carlton Road discontinued, and to extend service to the Buttonville area.

• 2007 - YRT announced that GO Shuttles would allow passengers to get off before a GO Station in the AM, and on after the station in the PM. This allows people to use them as a regular YRT bus. YRT warns that if the GO train is cancelled, or there are no passengers at the GO station, the run will be cancelled.

• April 25, 2010 - With Enterprise Boulevard open between Rivis Road and Main Street Unionville, route 202 was modified to serve Rivis Road, Enterprise Boulevard, and Main Street Unionville to minimize delays on YMCA Boulevard and Kennedy Road.

• December 2012 - Route 202 was declared fully accessible.

• September 6, 2020 - Route 202 was discontinued due to low ridership.

Vehicles

Route 202 saw a mix of 30ft service provided by E-Z Rider II/BRT/MAX, and 40ft service provided by New Flyer D40LF/D40LFR and New Flyer XD40

Route Maps

• 

  April 2010 - September 2020

• 

  March 2005 - April 2010

• 

  2001 - March 2005

Summary

Historical Stops

Major Stop	Branches		Notes
	202	202
Unionville GO Station	202	202
Carlton Rd. @ Main St.	202	202
Village Pkwy. @ Carlton Rd.	202
Apple Creek Blvd. @ Warden Ave.		202
Rodick Rd. @ Woodbine Ave.		202

Service Summary

Period

Branch

Weekdays

Saturday

Sunday

AM Peak

Midday

PM Peak

Early Evening

Late Evening

Early AM

Day

Evening

Early AM

Day

Evening

2020

202

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2019

202

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2018

202

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2017

202

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2016

202

24-35

N/A

29-43

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2015

202

24-35

N/A

29-43

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2014

202

24-35

N/A

29-40

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2013

202

24-35

N/A

29-40

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2012

202

29-33

N/A

29-40

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2011

202

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2010

202

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2009

202

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2008

202

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2007

202

29-33

N/A

30-40

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2006

202

29-33

N/A

30-36

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2005

202

29-33

N/A

30-36

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2004

202

30-70

N/A

30-70

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2003

202

30-70

N/A

30-70

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2002

202

25-70

N/A

30-70

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2001

202

40-70

N/A

40-70

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

203 Centennial GO Shuttle

	203 Centennial GO Shuttle
Number of Branches		1
Types of buses used		Champion Solo, GM New Look, Orion I, SLF-230
Division		Southeast (Markham)
Related routes		40

203 Centennial GO Shuttle was a shuttle bus route operated by York Region Transit in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

Route 203 mainly served Roy Rainey Avenue, Raymerville Drive, and Manhattan Drive.

This route served the Mount Joy, Markham Village, and Unionville communities, connecting them to Centennial GO Station.

History

• September 3, 2002 - Centennial GO Station opened. YRT created a GO shuttle to this station from communities that were north of the GO Station and did not have direct transit service or a safe walk to the station.

• May 9, 2004 - The route is assigned the number 203.

• September 4, 2005 - As the area south of 16th Ave. was a short walk to routes 40 and 41, who already had a connection to the station. North of 16th Ave., route 18 had a direct connection to the new Mount Joy GO Station, and ran nearby. With these connections also available, YRT cancelled route 203 in September 2005.

In 2009, the number 203 was reused for a new route, route 203 Milliken GO Shuttle. The communities this route served were eventually taken over by routes 42 and 45 in September 2009.

Vehicles

Route 203 was primarily a 30/35ft route, and used Champion Solo, GM New Look, Orion I, or SLF-230.

Route Maps

• 

  May 2004 - September 2005

• 

  September 2002 - May 2004

Summary

Historical Stops

Major Stop	Branches	Notes
	203
Centennial GO Station	203
Cairns Dr. @ 16th Ave.	203
Mingay Ave. @ Bur Oak Ave.	203

Service Summary

Period

Branch

Weekdays

Saturday

Sunday

AM Peak

Midday

PM Peak

Early Evening

Late Evening

Early AM

Day

Evening

Early AM

Day

Evening

2005

203

35-70

N/A

30-40

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2004

203

35-70

N/A

30-40

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2003

203

35-70

N/A

30-40

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2002

203

30-40

N/A

30-40

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

203 Milliken GO Shuttle

	203 Milliken GO Shuttle
Number of Branches		1
Types of buses used		E-Z Rider II/BRT/MAX , New Flyer D40LF/R , New Flyer XD40
Division		Southeast (Markham)
Related routes		2, 2A

203 Milliken GO Shuttle was a shuttle bus route operated by York Region Transit in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

Route 203 mainly served 14th Avenue, Eastvale Drive, Elson Street, and Denison Street.

This route served the Box Grove and Milliken communities, connecting them to Milliken GO Station.

History

E-Z Rider II BRT #1071 on route 203.

• April 2009 - YRT's 2009 Service Plan ('Plan09') stated a 203 Milliken GO Shuttle being implemented in April 2009, which would replace the peak hour route 2 diversions to the station.

• September 2009 - After a 5 month delay, route 203 started, operating roughly on the route 2 looping to Eastvale, then north on Markham Rd. and following roughly the route 2A (now route 14) looping to Riverwalk Drive.

• December 20, 2009 - Route is modified to no longer operate on Boxwood Crescent, Roxbury Street, and Catelaine Drive. Also, service on Elson Street between Eastvale Drive and Markham Road is removed with service using Steeles Avenue East instead.

• 2013 - The 2013 Annual Service Plan originally had the 2nd morning trip discontinued and the 4th afternoon trip discontinued, however this was never implemented due to concerns from connecting GO train passengers.

• September 6, 2020 - Route 203 was discontinued due to low ridership.

Vehicles

Route 203 saw a mix of 30ft service provided by E-Z Rider II/BRT/MAX, and 40ft service provided by New Flyer D40LF/D40LFR or New Flyer XD40.

Route Maps

• 

  December 2009 - September 2020

Summary

Historical Stops

Major Stop	Branches	Notes
	203
Milliken GO Station	203
Denison St. @ McCowan Rd.	203
Steeles Ave. East @ Eastvale Dr.	203
14th Ave. @ Legacy Dr.	203
Box Grove Bypass @ 14th Ave.	203

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

203

21-41

N/A

30-65

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2015

203

21-41

N/A

30-65

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2014

203

21-41

N/A

30-55

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2013

203

21-41

N/A

30-55

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2012

203

31-38

N/A

25-40

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2011

203

31-38

N/A

25-40

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2010

203

31-38

N/A

25-40

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2009

203

31-38

N/A

25-40

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

204 Berczy GO Shuttle

	204 Berczy GO Shuttle
Number of Branches		1
Types of buses used		E-Z Rider II/BRT/MAX
Division		Southeast (Markham)
Related routes		42

204 Berczy GO Shuttle was a shuttle bus route operated by York Region Transit in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

Route 204 followed the current route 42 routing. It only operated during PM rush and replaced the 4 current train-meets from Unionville GO Station.

History

• August 31, 2014 - Route 204 began service as a replacement for the 4 afternoon train-meet schedules on route 42. It essentially operated the same schedule and routing, with the difference being buses would not provide southbound service back to Unionville GO Station due to low ridership.

• June 26, 2016 - Service between 16th Avenue and Wilfred Murison Avenue is revised to operate via William Berczy Boulevard instead of Stonebridge Drive.

• September 6, 2020 - Route 204 was discontinued due to low ridership.

Vehicles

Route 204 was primarily a 30ft route, and used E-Z Rider II/BRT/MAX.

Route Maps

• 

  June 2016 - September 2020

• 

  August 2014 - June 2016

Summary

Historical Stops

Major Stop	Branches	Notes
	204
Unionville GO Station	204
McCowan Rd. @ Highway 7	204
McCowan Rd. @ Carlton Rd.	204
Manhattan Dr. @ Shorthill Dr.	204
Major Mackenzie Dr. East @ Ridgecrest Rd.	204

Service Summary

Period

Branch

Weekdays

Saturday

Sunday

AM Peak

Midday

PM Peak

Early Evening

Late Evening

Early AM

Day

Evening

Early AM

Day

Evening

2020

204

2019

204

2018

204

2017

204

2016

204

29-42

N/A

29-30

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2015

204

29-30

N/A

29-43

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2014

204