York Region Transit route 57 'Mulock'


	57 Mulock
Number of Branches		1
Types of buses used		E-Z Rider II BRT/MAX , New Flyer D40LF , New Flyer XD40
Division		North (Newmarket)
Related routes		None

57 Mulock is a local bus route operated by York Region Transit in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

Route 57 mainly serves Clearmeadow Boulevard and Mulock Drive.

These routes serve the Glenway Estates, Summerhill Estates, and Stonehaven-Wyndham communities. They also serve Upper Canada Mall, Weston Produce, Town of Newmarket Municipal Offices, and Newmarket High School. Three trips in the morning and three in the afternoon also serve Sir William Mulock High School.

Route 57 connects to Viva Blue at Newmarket GO Bus Terminal and Yonge Street.

Branches

This route has 1 main branch:

57 Newmarket GO Bus Terminal - 404 Town Centre

Historic Branches

55C Newmarket Terminal - 404 Town Centre (2001-2002)
57 Newmarket Terminal - 404 Town Centre - Leslie St. and Farr Ave (Sharon) (2002-2004)
57 Yonge Street and Savage Road - Mulock Drive and Leslie Street via Stonehaven Avenue (2004-2012)
57A Green Lane and Yonge Street - 404 Town Centre (2004-2005)
57A Newmarket Terminal - 404 Town Centre via Bathurst Street (2005-2008)
57A Yonge Street and Savage Road - 404 Town Centre (2008-2012)
57A Newmarket GO Bus Terminal - 404 Town Centre via Stonehaven Avenue (2012-2020)

History

E-Z Rider II #550 at Newmarket GO Bus Terminal on route 57A.

D40LF #612 at 404 Town Centre on route 57A.

XD40 #1811 on Mulock Drive on route 57A.

Service was operated by Newmarket Transit before YRT took over operations in 2001.

January 1, 2001 - On commencement of service by YRT, branch 55C of route 55 provided service along Mulock Drive, retaining the same number and routing as Newmarket Transit.

May 12, 2002 - New two-way service introduced on Sundays.

September 3, 2002 - Route is given it's own number and is changed from 55C to 57. New service is introduced during the weekday off-peak periods and Saturdays north on Leslie Street to Farr Avenue to serve the Sharon community.

September 5, 2004 - New service introduced on Sawmill Valley Drive and Stonehaven Avenue. Two branches are introduced: 57 and 57A.
- Branch 57 will operate extended service in the west along Mulock Drive and Sawmill Valley Drive and loop in the east via Mulock Drive, Leslie Street, Stonehaven Avenue, and Bayview Avenue.
- Branch 57A will operate between Newmarket GO Bus Terminal and Leslie Street/Stonehaven Avenue during peak hours, and between Green Lane via Upper Canada Mall and Yonge Street and 404 Town Centre via Leslie Street during off-peak hours. Branch 57A operates eastbound via Stonehaven Avenue and westbound via Mulock Drive. Service to Farr Avenue and the Sharon community is replaced with the new route 58.

2005 - Route 57 was operating from Yonge/Savage to Stonehaven Avenue via Sawmill Valley Drive, while route 57A ran from Newmarket Terminal to 404 Town Centre via Yonge and Millard. Westbound buses on route 57 followed Bayview and Stonehaven to Leslie, and vice-versa for route 57A. Routes 57 and 57A were the only 2 branches of the same route (Routes 2 and 2A are considered different routes as they do not share the same name) to have different colours on the YRT route map. Both routes 57 and 57A had Monday to Saturday service, and Sunday service was handled by route 57A. Only select trips went north on Leslie, however, and used Bayview/Stonehaven to loop. 57A service west of Yonge was provided by route 66. It also had daily service.

March 27, 2005 - Route 57A was changed to operate two-way service along Mulock Drive. Eastbound 57A buses no longer operate via Bayview Avenue and Stonehaven Avenue.

September 5, 2005 - Route 57A was extended to service route 66's routing to Newmarket Terminal, replacing it entirely. At the same time, select route 57 trips turned into the new route 223 Newmarket GO Shuttle at Mulock and Sawmill Valley Dr., the terminus of route 223. PM route 223 buses also became route 57 trips.

April 27, 2008 - The western leg of route 57A, west of Sawmill Valley Dr., was cut to make room for the new route 53 Woodspring-Clearmeadow. This was a major hit to the ridership for route 57/57A, as it did not serve Newmarket Terminal anymore. However, route 57A was still interlined with route 53 on Sundays, keeping the same arrangement as before the split.

August 31, 2008 - Sunday service was cut back from Weston Produce and Sawmill Valley Dr, and buses switched routes at Yonge/Mulock.

July 1, 2012 - Major changes were made to both branches of the route. New two-way service is introduced on Stonehaven Avenue, however, service on the Stonehaven branch is reduced to operate during weekday rush hours only. The western-end of the route is modified to incorporate the routing of the old southern portion of the former route 53 to Newmarket GO Bus Terminal. As a result, the route is renamed from "Mulock" to "Clearmeadow-Mulock"

December 2012 - Routes 57 and 57A were declared fully accessible in December 2012.

June 30, 2013 - The route was renamed from "Clearmeadow-Mulock" back to "Mulock".

April 20, 2014 - As proposed in the 2014 Annual Service Plan, all service after 11:00pm on weekdays is eliminated.

April 5, 2020 - Branch 57 via Stonehaven is temporarily suspended due to lower ridership from the COVID-19 pandemic. Branch 57A via Mulock continues to operate.

September 5, 2021 - The designations for branches 57/57A are swapped. Branch 57 now operates via Mulock Drive and 57A operates via Stonehaven Avenue. Branch 57A via Stonehaven continues to be temporarily suspended due to COVID service reductions.

September 3, 2023 - YRT announced that the 57A branch will permanently not be returning to service since being suspended in April 2020, along with several other routes that were temporarily suspended during the COVID-19 Pandemic.^[1]

Vehicles

Route 57 sees a mix of 30ft service provided by E-Z Rider II BRT/MAX and 40ft service provided by New Flyer D40LF and New Flyer XD40.

Route Maps

September 2021 - Present
July 2012 - September 2021
April 2008 - July 2012
March 2005 - April 2008
September 2004 - March 2005
September 2002 - September 2004
2001 - September 2002

Summary

Major Stops

Major Stop	Branches		Notes
Major Stop	57	57A	Notes
Newmarket GO Bus Terminal	57	57A	Western Terminus.
Sir William Mulock Secondary School	57
Mulock Dr. @ Yonge St.	57	57A
Bayview Ave. @ Stonehaven Ave.	57
Newmarket High School		57A
Mulock Dr. @ Leslie St.	57	57A
404 Town Centre	57	57A	Eastern Terminus.

Historical Stops

Major Stop	Branches						Notes
Major Stop	55C	57	57	57A	57A	57A	Notes
Green Ln @ Yonge St.				57A
Upper Canada Mall		57		57A
Newmarket GO Bus Terminal	55C	57		57A	57A
Bathurst St. @ Sykes Rd.					57A
Yonge St. @ Savage Rd.			57			57A
Mulock Dr. @ Yonge St.	55C	57	57	57A	57A	57A
Mulock Dr. @ Bayview Ave.	55C	57	57	57A	57A	57A
Stonehaven Ave. @ Leslie St.			57	57A
Newmarket High School	55C	57	57	57A	57A	57A
Mulock Dr. @ Leslie St.	55C	57	57	57A	57A	57A
404 Town Centre	55C	57		57A	57A	57A
Leslie St. @ Farr Ave.		57

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
2021	Oct-Present	57/57A	65	63	67	63	N/A	60	60	60	60	60	60
2021	Jan-Sep	57/57A	60	60	60	60	N/A	60	60	60	60	60	60
2020		57/57A	60	60	60	60	N/A	60	60	60	60	60	60
2019		57/57A
2018		57/57A
2017		57/57A
2016		57/57A	13-33	60	20-29	60	N/A	60	60	60	60	60	60
2015		57/57A	13-25	38	17-20	38	N/A	30	30	30	60	60	60
2014		57/57A	13-25	38	17-20	38	N/A	30	30	30	60	60	60
2013		57/57A	13-25	38	17-20	38	N/A	30	30	30	60	60	60
2012		57/57A	13-25	38	17-19	38	N/A	30	30	30	60	60	60
2011		57/57A	15	30	15	40	N/A	20	20	20	60	60	60
2010		57/57A
2009		57/57A
2008		57/57A
2007		57/57A	20	32	40	30-60	N/A	30	30	30	60	60	60
2006		57/57A	20	32	40	30-60	N/A	30	30	30	60	60	60
2005		57/57A	20	32	40	30-60	N/A	30	30	30	60	60	60
2004		57/57A	20	20	15-20	30	N/A	30	30	30	45	45	45
2003		57	20-30	30	20	30	N/A	30	30	30	45	45	45
2002		57	20-30	30	20	30	N/A	30	30	30	45	45	45
2001		55C	20	40	20	30	30	15	15	30	30	30	30