Durham Region Transit
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Bus 8172 waits at the Ajax GO Station.
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| Slogan | Make Life Easy! |
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| Founded | January 1, 2006 |
| Headquarters | Whitby, Ontario |
| Service area | Durham Region |
| Service type | Public transit |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Operator | Durham Region, Pacific Western (Whitby) |
| Website | www |
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| Parent | Durham Region Transit |
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| Founded | June 29, 2013 |
| Locale | Durham Region |
| Service area | Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa |
| Service type | bus rapid transit |
| Routes | 900 |
| Stops | Along Kingston Road, Dundas St, and King/Bond Sts. (Former Ontario Highway 2) |
| Destinations |
Downtown Oshawa U of T Scarborough |
| Fleet | New Flyer Xcelsior |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Website | Durham BRT |
Durham Region Transit (DRT) is the regional public transit operator in Durham Region, east of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are at 605 Rossland Rd East in Whitby, Ontario, and there are regional centres in Ajax, Whitby, and Oshawa. It was formed by the merger of Ajax/Pickering Transit, Whitby Transit, Oshawa Transit, and Clarington Transit.
DRT's operation is overseen by the Durham Region Transit Commission, consisting of the members of Durham Region Council. In April 2007, a new Durham Region Transit Executive Committee was created to take over day-to-day oversight responsibilities, with the full Commission meeting on a limited basis as needed. The Executive Committee consists of the Regional Chair and one councilor from each of the eight Durham Region municipalities as appointed by the Mayor of each municipality.
DRT is organized into operating divisions mirroring its predecessor systems:
Most of DRT's operational and maintenance services are provided by regional staff who are members of Canadian Auto Workers Local 222.
Whitby initially operated under the terms of an existing Whitby Transit contract with Trentway-Wagar. A new contract that combined Brock, Scugog & Uxbridge operations with Whitby operations was awarded to Trentway-Wagar in 2011. The drivers and maintenance staff are therefore employees of Trentway-Wagar. This contract ends on June 30, 2016.
As of July 28, 2008, DRT has introduced a unified route number system using a three digit format, with the first digit indicating the municipality the route operates in:
The following routes are in effect as of April 10, 2017
In its first year of operation in 2006, DRT implemented a number of service changes:
In 2007, the following new services were introduced:
As a consequence of an operational budget shortfall, DRT implemented service cutbacks in December 2007 and March 2008, including cancellation of midday services, reduction in service hours and frequencies, and elimination of its 10 Ajax route.
There has been some discussion of the possibility of creating a rapid transit line along the Durham Highway 2 corridor. The Durham Region Long Term Transit plan identifies Highway 2 and Taunton Road as higher order corridors where transit services would be especially fast, frequent and include elements such as right-of-way separation, transit priority, and potential for different vehicle technology including light rail.
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