York Region Transit route 91 'Bayview'


	91/91A/91B Bayview
Number of Branches		3
Types of buses used		New Flyer D40LF, D40LFR, XD40; Nova Bus LFS
Division		Southeast (Miller Transit)
Related routes		None

91 Bayview (previously known as 91 Bayview South) is a local route operated by York Region Transit in Richmond Hill, Markham, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

The current routing of route 91.

Routes 91, 91A, and 91B combined mainly serve Bayview Avenue between North Lake Road and Steeles Avenue East.

These routes combined serve the Oak Ridges, Beverly Acres, Redstone, Bayview Hill, and Thornhill communities. They also serve Bond Lake Arena, Oak Ridges Moraine Library, Lake Wilcox Community Centre, Bayview Plaza, Jean Vanier Catholic High School, Bayview Secondary School, Smart!Centres Richmond Hill, The David Dunlap Observatory, Thornlea Secondary School, Thornhill Community Centre, and Centerpoint Mall.

Routes 91, 91A, and 91B all connect to Viva Pink during peak periods and Viva Purple at Highway 7 or High Tech Road. Route 91B connects to Viva Blue at Yonge/King and at Richmond Hill Centre Terminal, and routes 91 and 91A connect to Viva Blue and Viva Pink during peak periods at Yonge/Steeles and Finch Station. A small portion of route 91B is shared with Viva Purple, between Highway 7 and Richmond Hill Centre Terminal, while a small portion of routes 91 and 91A are shared with Viva Blue and Viva Pink, between Yonge/Steeles and Finch Station.

Branches

This route has 3 branches:

91 Taylor Mills Drive - Finch Terminal
91A Subrisco Avenue - Finch Terminal (Monday to Saturday)
91B Oak Ridges - Richmond Hill Centre Terminal (Weekday rush hours only)

Historic Branches

91E Subrisco Avenue - Finch Terminal Limited Stops

History

D40LF #315 at Richmond Hill Centre on route 91B.

D40LF #411 at Finch GO Bus Terminal on route 91.

Orion I #8721 at Finch GO Bus Terminal on route 91.

Service along Bayview Avenue in York Region first started in the form of GO Transit route 58. It operated between GO's York Region Terminal and Taylor Mills Drive, along the same route as the current route 91. Service was operated by GO because it passed through both Markham Transit's and Richmond Hill Transit's service area. Transfers to/from those companies were accepted, however.

2003 - YRT took over operations from GO Transit in 2003, 2 years after amalgamation. It also acquired a number of Orion Vs from the takeover.

May 9, 2004 - Service was extended to Subrisco Avenue in the form of route 91A, and service expanded from weekday peak periods to 6 days a week.

September 3, 2006 - YRT experimented with a point-express service along Bayview Avenue with the introduction of route 340 Bayview Express. It provided a quicker trip to Finch Station for passengers living north of High Tech Road. No other point-express routes have been made on other major corridors. In September 2007, only the southbound AM trips remained due to minimal time savings. Routes 91 and 91A had a 'South' suffix added to its name. This, along with similar changes to 90 Leslie and 99 Yonge C, promoted the area of York Region this route served better, so as to not cause confusion with similarly-named routes in Newmarket (54 Bayview North, 58 Leslie North and 98 Yonge North, respectively).

November 6, 2008 - Route 91 was indirectly affected by the York University strike between November 6, 2008 and January 29, 2009 due to a high proportion of riders living along the route who commute to York University.

November 16, 2008 - New branch 91E is introduced replacing the 340 Bayview Express route. Service will continue to operate with three southbound AM trips.

September 6, 2009 - Route 91B began providing service along Bayview Avenue from Richmond Hill Centre Terminal to/from Bloomington Road via Snivley Street in the north and Highway 7 in the south. Service operated southbound only in the AM rush and northbound only in the PM rush with buses deadheading to their respective starting points in between trips.

September 2009 - Routes 91, 91A, 91B, and 91E were one of the first routes declared fully accessible.

September 5, 2010 - Route is renamed from Bayview South to Bayview. Service is expanded to cover the full eastern-half of Oak Ridges. Buses loop counterclockwise around Lake Wilcox during the morning peak period, and clockwise during the afternoon peak period. Service is removed from Snively Street, Worthington Avenue, and Bayview Avenue north of North Lake Road.

April 23, 2012 - Service on branch 91B now operates in both directions during weekday rush hour periods.

June 30, 2013 - Operations for route 91 were transferred from Southwest Division to Southeast Division.

April 5, 2020 - Branch 91E is temporarily suspended due to lower ridership from the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 6, 2020 - Branch 91E service is restored.

January 7, 2024 - Branch 91E is rebranded as route 391.

Vehicles

Route 91 is primarily a 40ft route and uses New Flyer D40LF, D40LFR, XD40, and Nova Bus LFS buses.

Route Maps

September 2010 - January 2024
June 2004 - September 2009
August 2003 - June 2004

Summary

Major Stops

Major Stop	Branches			Notes
Major Stop	91	91A	91B	Notes
Finch GO Bus Terminal	91	91A
Bayview Ave. @ Steeles Ave.	91	91A
Bayview Ave. @ John St.	91	91A
Richmond Hill Centre			91B
Bayview Ave. @ High Tech Rd.	91	91A	91B
Bayview Ave. @ 16th Ave.	91	91A	91B
Bayview Ave. @ Taylor Mills Dr.	91	91A	91B
Bayview Ave. @ Subrisco Ave.		91A	91B
Yonge St. @ King Rd.			91B

Historical Stops

Major Stop	Branches	Notes
Major Stop	91	Notes

Service Summary

Period	Branch	Weekdays					Saturday			Sunday
Period	Branch	AM Peak	Midday	PM Peak	Early Evening	Late Evening	Early AM	Day	Evening	Early AM	Day	Evening
Sept 2020-Dec 2020	91	20	34	20	44	39	56			40	40	40
	91A	20	34	20	44	33	56			N/A
	91B	45	N/A	45	N/A		N/A
	91E	3 trips	N/A				N/A
March 2020-Aug 2020	91	56	62	62	50	50	56			40	40	40
	91A	56	62	62	50	50	56			N/A
	91B	45	N/A	45	N/A		N/A
	91E	N/A					N/A
Early 2020	91	20	40	20	40		48	54	46	64	40	32
	91A	20	40	20	40		48	54	46	N/A
	91B	38	N/A	40	N/A		N/A
	91E	3 trips	N/A				N/A
2019	91
2018	91
2017	91
2016	91	26	20	28	20	20	42	54	48	40	40	64
	91A	26	20	28	20	20	42	54	48	N/A	N/A	N/A
	91B	38	N/A	40	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	91E	3 Trips	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2015	91	26	20	28	20	20	42	54	48	40	40	64
	91A	26	20	28	20	20	42	54	48	N/A	N/A	N/A
	91B	38	N/A	40	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	91E	3 Trips	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2014	91	10	20	10	20	20	42	54	48	40	40	64
	91A	10	20	10	20	20	42	54	48	N/A	N/A	N/A
	91B	38	N/A	40	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	91E	3 Trips	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2013	91	10	20	10	20	20	42	54	48	40	40	64
	91A	10	20	10	20	20	42	54	48	N/A	N/A	N/A
	91B	38	N/A	40	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	91E	3 Trips	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2012	91	20	40	20	40	40	42	54	48	40	40	64
	91A	20	40	20	40	40	42	54	48	N/A	N/A	N/A
	91B	38	N/A	40	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	91E	3 Trips	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2011	91	18	36	18	36	36	30	60	60	40	40	60
	91A	18	36	18	36	39	60	60	60	N/A	N/A	N/A
	91B	38-60	N/A	30-60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	91E	3 Trips	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2010	91	18	36	18	36	36	30	60	60	40	40	60
	91A	18	36	18	36	39	60	60	60	N/A	N/A	N/A
	91B	38-60	N/A	30-60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	91E	3 Trips	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2009	91
2008	91
2007	91	5-30	60	10-30	60	60	30	60	60	60	40	30-60
2007	91A	25-35	60	20-35	60	N/A	60	60	60	N/A	N/A	N/A
2006	91	5-30	60	10-30	60	60	30	60	60	60	40	30-60
2006	91A	25-35	60	20-35	60	N/A	60	60	60	N/A	N/A	N/A
2005	91	6-30	60	10-30	60	60	30	60	60	60	40	30-60
2005	91A	30	60	20-35	60	N/A	60	60	60	N/A	N/A	N/A
2004	91	8-30	60	10-20	60	60	30	30	30	60	40	60
2004	91A	60	60	60	60	N/A	60	60	60	N/A	N/A	N/A
2003	91	8-20	30	8-20	25-30	N/A	30	30	30	60	60	60