York Region Transit St Theresa School Specials
St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School is a secondary school at 230 Shaftsbury Avenue, Richmond Hill ON. It is located on Shaftsbury just east of Bathurst Street, somewhat near Bernard Terminal. It is directly served by 2 YRT routes and 4 school specials, the most school specials out of any high school in York Region. The high number of school specials can be attributed to the fact that St. Theresa contains an AP program, drawing students from a wide area.
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83 Trench
Routing Details
Regular trips pass by the high school on Trench Street. Trips that pass the school around the bell time operate via Regent Street to serve more students, although 440 serves Regent as well. The primary use is for students living south of Mill Street.
Vehicles
Since regular 83/83A trips provide service to the school, Orion VI, D40LF and EZ Rider II/MAXes are commonly found.
88 Bathurst
Routing Details
Regular trips pass by the high school on Bathurst Street at Shaftsbury. Service south of Shaftsbury is mostly provided by 446.
Vehicles
Since regular 88 trips provide service to the school, D40LFs provide service.
440 St. Theresa School Special via Mill
| 440 St. Theresa via Mill | |
|---|---|
| Number of Branches | 1 |
| Types of Buses Used | EZ Rider II/MAX  , New Flyer D40, SLF-235
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| Division | Miller (Richmond Hill) |
Routing Details
AM: Buses start at Richmond Hill GO Station, then head via Newkirk, Dunlop, Wright and Hall to Mill, where buses follow 83's routing via Regent Street to the school.
PM: Buses follow the reverse of the AM routing.
Vehicles
AM: The bus comes from route 83A.
PM: The bus deadheads to Bernard Terminal to start the 3:06 PM 81 after the trip.
In both cases, EZ Rider II/MAXs are often found because of the local nature of the routes they also provide service on.
446 St. Theresa School Special via MacCallum
| 446 St. Theresa via MacCallum | |
|---|---|
| Number of Branches | 1 |
| Types of Buses Used | Orion V , New Flyer D40, SLF-235 , SLF-230 , New Flyer D40LF
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| Division | Miller (Richmond Hill) |
Routing Details
AM: Buses start at Promenade Terminal, and operate north on Bathurst. Buses divert via MacCallum, Don Head Village and Major Mackenzie (the looping for the former 4A) and continue on Bathurst. They then divert again west on Queen Filomena, Vio Romano and Teston back to Bathurst, and ending at the high school by heading east on Shaftsbury.
PM: Buses follow the reverse of the AM looping, except starting the trip on Larratt. Buses then operate along Larratt and Elgin Mills to rejoin the AM portion at Bathurst/Teston.
Vehicles
AM: An Orion V or D40 is usually used to deal with the school special loads. After the trip, the bus deadheads to Hazelton to start the 8:40 AM 452.
PM: The bus comes off route 83, which uses SLFs, Orion Vs, D40s, and D40LFs.
447 St. Theresa School Special via Bernard
| 447 St. Theresa via Bernard | |
|---|---|
| Number of Branches | 1 |
| Types of Buses Used | SLF-235 , New Flyer D40, New Flyer D40LF , EZ Rider II/MAX , Orion V
|
| Division | Miller (Richmond Hill) |
Routing Details
AM: Buses start at Jefferson Forest and Shadow Falls, and follow 86's routing past Bernard Terminal. Buses do not serve the Tower Hill and Rollinghill detour, which is covered by route 450 (instead, 447 buses head straight down Yonge between Jefferson Forest and 19th Avenue). At Yonge/Bernard, buses head west along Canyon Hill via 83's routing.
PM: Buses follow the reverse of the AM routing.
Vehicles
AM: The bus comes from route 86, and then does 90, this run utilizes D40LFs .
PM: Both buses come off the route 83/83A, which utilizes mostly SLF-235s or EZ Rider II/MAXs.
450 St. Theresa School Special via Selwyn
| 450 St. Theresa via Selwyn | |
|---|---|
| Number of Branches | 1 |
| Types of Buses Used | New Flyer D40LF , Orion V
|
| Division | Miller (Richmond Hill) |
Routing Details
AM: Buses start at Tower Hill and Rollinghill, operating via east on Tower Hill, south on Yonge, west on Gamble, north on Rollinghill, west on Tower Hill, south on Selwyn, west on Gamble and south on Bathurst to Shaftsbury, where buses turn east to serve the school.
PM: Buses follow the reverse of the AM routing to Tower Hill and Rollinghill, where buses follow the AM looping back to the intersection.
Vehicles
AM: The bus comes off route 85A, which utilizes mostly D40LFs, with occasional Orion Vs.
PM: The bus comes off route 90, which utilizes mostly D40LFs. The bus deadheads to Richmond Green after the trip to start the 3:50 PM 449.
