York Region Transit route 55 'Davis Drive'


	55 Davis Drive
Number of Branches		1
Types of buses used		New Flyer D40LF , E-Z Rider II BRT/MAX
Division		North (Newmarket)
Related routes		50, Viva Yellow

55 Davis Drive is a local bus route operated by York Region Transit in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

The current routing of route 55.

Route 55 mainly serves Davis Drive between Eagle Street and Leslie Street. It also serves Huron Heights Drive, Elgin Street, and Leslie Valley Drive.

The route serves the Huron Heights-Leslie Valley and Newmarket Industrial Park communities. It also serves Upper Canada Mall, Newmarket GO Bus Terminal, Newmarket GO Station, Southlake Regional Health Centre, 404 Town Centre, and Huron Heights Secondary School.

It shares much of its length with Viva Yellow and connects to Viva Blue at Newmarket Terminal.

Branches

This route has 1 branch:

55 Newmarket Terminal - 404 Carpool via Huron Heights (Rush hours only)

Historic Branches

55 Newmarket Terminal - 404 Town Centre - Leslie Street and Farr Avenue (Sharon)
55 Newmarket Terminal - 404 Town Centre
55 Newmarket Terminal - Bales Drive Industrial Park
55A Newmarket Terminal - 404 Town Centre
55B Newmarket Terminal - 404 Town Centre via Huron Heights
55B Newmarket Terminal - 404 Carpool via Huron Heights

History

D40LF #903 at Newmarket GO Bus Terminal on route 55.

E-Z Rider II MAX #850 at 404 Town Centre on route 55B.

Newmarket Transit operated route 55 before YRT took over operations in 2001. This route had 3 branches: 55A which ran along Davis Drive, 55B which operated along Gorham and Eagle Streets, and 55C which operated along Mulock Drive. All 3 branches ran between the Newmarket GO Bus Terminal and 404 Town Centre. On Sundays, buses ran interlined on the 3 branches to form two routes: 55A/55B Davis/Gorham/Eagle, and 55A/55C Davis/Mulock.

May 12, 2002 - New two-way Sunday service begins with the introduction of westbound service to Newmarket GO Bus Terminal (formerly eastbound only service). Buses operate eastbound on 55A, then westbound on their respective branch.

September 3, 2002 - The route's three branches were fully separated into 55 Davis Drive, 56 Gorham-Eagle, and 57 Mulock Drive. New expanded rush hour service is introduced with every 2nd bus operating north on Leslie Street from 404 Town Centre to Farr Avenue in the Sharon community (off-peak service was provided by route 57).

January 4, 2004 - Peak period service along Leslie Street between 404 Town Centre and Sharon will be served by the new 55A branch. Branch 55 will operate between Newmarket GO Bus Terminal and 404 Town Centre only, thus, requiring a transfer when switching between both branches.

September 5, 2004 - Route 55A (to Sharon) was eliminated, replaced by route 58. At the same time, a new route 55B was implemented via Huron Heights and Leslie Valley, replacing the northern portion of route 33.

April 2008 - One route 55 trip in each peak period was extended east to the Bales Dr. Industrial Park, east of Highway 404. This replaced the old route 225, which used to operate between 404 Town Centre and the Bales Drive Industrial Park. Route 225 was discontinued in 2007 due to poor ridership performance.

August 31, 2008 - Limited service through Upper Canada Mall is modified with weekday rush hour service no longer operating through the mall.

February 15, 2009 - Buses no longer operate through Upper Canada Mall after 10pm every day.

April 23, 2012 - All day service to Upper Canada Mall on weekends and Holidays is reduced to only serve the mall when it is open. Service on branch 55B was cut from Monday to Saturday service to weekday rush hour service only.

December 2012 - Routes 55 and 55B were declared fully accessible.

January 3, 2016 - As part of the 2015 Annual Service Plan, service on both branches is extended to serve the Davis Drive & Hwy 404 Carpool Lot mirroring the Viva Yellow routing. Buses will no longer operate through or loop within the 404 Town Centre. Service on branch 55 is eliminated during weekday rush hours with all service operating on branch 55B.

February 14, 2016 - Service on branch 55 is changed to have it once again terminate in the east within the 404 Town Centre shopping centre, no longer operating to the Davis Drive/Highway 404 Carpool Lot. Branch 55B is unchanged and continues to operate to the carpool lot.

June 26, 2016 - Limited service to Bales Drive is discontinued due to low ridership. All peak-period service on branch 55B now terminates at the Davis Drive and Highway 404 Carpool Lot.

April 5, 2020 - Branch 55 (Newmarket Terminal - 404 Town Centre) is eliminated. Peak-period branch 55B is redesignated 55 and is modified to operate via 404 Town Centre. All off-peak service is discontinued due to low ridership and the duplication of service with Viva Yellow.

Vehicles

Route 55 sees a mix of 30ft service provided by E-Z Rider II BRT/MAX, and 40ft service provided by New Flyer D40LF.

Route Maps

June 2016 - April 2020
February 2016 - June 2016
April 2012 - January 2016
April 2008 - April 2012
September 2004 - April 2008
January 2004 - September 2004
September 2002 - January 2004
January 2001 - September 2002

Summary

Major Stops

Major Stop	Branches	Notes
Newmarket GO Bus Terminal	55	Western Terminus.
Davis Dr. @ Main St.	55
Newmarket GO Station	55
Davis Dr. @ Huron Heights Dr.	55
Leslie Valley Dr. @ Leslie St.	55
404 Town Centre	55
Davis Dr. & Highway 404 Park & Ride	55	Eastern Terminus

Historical Stops

Major Stop	Branches							Notes
Major Stop	55	55	55	55	55A	55B	55B	Notes
Newmarket GO Bus Terminal	55	55	55	55	55A	55B	55B
Upper Canada Mall			55	55
Newmarket GO Station	55	55	55	55	55A	55B	55B
Leslie Valley Dr. @ Leslie St.						55B	55B
404 Town Centre	55	55	55	55	55A	55B	55B
Davis Dr. & Highway 404 Park & Ride							55B
Bales Dr. Industrial Park			55
Leslie St. @ Farr Ave.	55

Service Summary

Frequencies
Period		Branch	Weekdays					Saturday			Sunday
Period		Branch	AM Peak	Midday	PM Peak	Early Evening	Late Evening	Early AM	Day	Evening	Early AM	Day	Evening
2022	Sep-	55	39	N/A	41	39	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2021		55	39	N/A	39	39	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2020	Sept-Dec	55	39	N/A	39	39	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2019		55/55B
2018		55/55B
2017		55/55B	35	45	35	45	45	42	42	42	42	42	42
2016		55/55B	35	60	35	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
2015		55/55B	11-20	30	11-19	40	40	20	20	40	40	40	37
2014		55/55B	11-20	30	11-19	40	40	20	20	40	40	40	37
2013		55/55B	12-15	22-28	12-18	40	39	20	20	40	40	40	37
2012		55/55B	12-15	22-28	12-18	40	39	20	20	40	40	40	37
2011		55/55B	15	25	15	32	29	30	20	30	30	30	30
2010		55/55B
2009		55/55B
2008		55/55B
2007		55/55B	15	20	15	30	30	20	20	30	30	30	30
2006		55/55B	15	20	15	30	30	20	20	30	30	30	30
2005		55/55B	15	20	15	30	30	20	20	30	30	30	30
2004		55/55B	15	20	15	30	30	20	20	30	30	30	30
2003		55	15	15	15-20	30	30	15	15	30	30	30	30
2002		55	15	15	20	30	30	15	15	30	30	30	30
2001		55A	15	15	20	30	30	15	15	30	30	30	30