York Region Transit
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| Slogan | York, connected. |
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| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | 50 High Tech Road, Richmond Hill, ON |
| Locale | York Region (with some service into Toronto and Brampton, Ontario) |
| Service area | Urban/semirural areas |
| Service type | bus service, bus rapid transit |
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Toronto Transit Commission Brampton Transit |
| Routes | 94 YRT, 6 Viva, 9 TTC-contracted |
| Fleet | 394 YRT buses 123 Viva bus rapid transit 27 Mobility Plus vehicles |
| Annual ridership | 22,156,781 |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Operator | see Operations |
| General Manager | Ann-Marie Carroll |
| Website | yrt.ca |
York Region Transit (YRT) is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in Richmond Hill, at 50 High Tech Road.
YRT operates 65 full-time, rush hour and limited routes, 35 school services, and six Viva Rapid Transit routes. Nine Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) routes run within York Region's boundaries. TTC passengers who cross Steeles Avenue (the Toronto-York boundary) must pay an additional fare (the YRT fare) to continue on that route (in practical sense, the TTC bus becomes a YRT bus when it crosses Steeles Avenue).
Some YRT routes operate within the City of Toronto; these buses generally run to and from TTC subway stations. YRT northbound buses are allowed to pick up passengers south of Steeles Avenue if they are heading into York Region (but passengers must flag the bus from a designated TTC or YRT stop). YRT buses heading to a TTC subway station can similarly drop off passengers at designated stops south of Steeles Avenue, but are usually not permitted to pick up passengers from these stops (with the exception of York University).
Average daily ridership is between 150,000 and 200,000 riders on buses and 1,000 on MobilityPlus, a service for people with disabilities. 22 million riders used YRT in 2012, an 11.6% increase over 2011. YRT is projecting more than 23.5 million riders for 2013.
YRT was created by the regional government in 2001 to combine the five municipally-managed transit authorities in the region:
In mid-2006, the YRT logo was modified to bear closer resemblance to the Viva logo and, by the end of the year most of the YRT fleet and bus stop signs had their looks changed to bear the new colours.
Before 1973, several private transit operators provided services around York Region:
All transit services in York Region are provided by private operators under contract.
This garage operates the most YRT routes in York Region. It was opened in 1984.
Tok Transit Limited, a subsidiary of Tokmakjian Incorporated of Concord, won the contract for serving Division 2 after First Student Canada's (formerly Laidlaw Transit Limited) services were terminated effective January 16, 2012, by YRT due to the transit strike. First Canada were stored in an outdoor facility at 534 Kent Drive at Mulock Drive in Newmarket.
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