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'''Bill Crothers Secondary School''' is a secondary school at 44 Main Street, south of Highway 7 | '''Bill Crothers Secondary School''' is a secondary school at 44 Main Street Unionville, south of Highway 7, in Markham, Ontario, Canada. Currently, this school is only open to Grade 9 and 10 students. However, due to the school being the only focusing in character and athletic development, it attracts students from outside the school boundary, along within the school boundary for regular students. | ||
==Conventional Service== | |||
*'''[[York Region Transit route 1 'Highway 7'|1 Highway 7]]''' - Regular trips serve the YRT stop on Highway 7 at Main Street Unionville which is within walking distance of the school. | |||
*'''[[York Region Transit route 8 'Kennedy'|8 Kennedy]]''' - Regular trips operate within walking distance of the school as it operates along Kennedy Road and YMCA Boulevard. | |||
*'''[[York Region Transit route 42 'Berczy'|42 Berczy]]''' - One trip in the AM and PM divert from [[Unionville GO Station]] to serve the school. | |||
*'''[[York Region Transit route 606 'Viva Green'|VIVA Green]]/[[York Region Transit route 604 'Viva Pink'|VIVA Pink]]/[[York Region Transit route 603 'Viva Purple'|VIVA Purple/Purple A]]''' - [[Viva]] buses serve the [[University VIVAstation]] and [[Main Street Unionville VIVAstation]] where both are within distance of the school. | |||
==414 [[York Region Transit Unionville School Specials|Unionville]] | ==414 [[York Region Transit Unionville School Specials|Unionville]]/Bill Crothers High School Special== | ||
===Routing Details=== | ===Routing Details=== | ||
Buses start at Stouffville GO Station in the AM, circle Stouffville via Millard, 10th Line and Hoover Park | Buses start at [[Stouffville GO Station]] in the AM, circle Stouffville via Millard, 10th Line and Hoover Park, then operates express down 9th Line to end at [[York Region Transit Markham-Stouffville Hospital terminal|Markham-Stouffville Hospital]] where passengers transfer to route 1 or VIVA Purple to complete the trip to their respective school. In the PM, buses reverse the routing, following the same clockwise looping. | ||
414 is a very unique school special; it is unique because not only does it not directly stop at or near the high school it serves the students of (forcing them to transfer to 1 or VIVA Purple), it also serves '''two ''different''''' high schools on the same run. This is made possible because of the earlier point. | 414 is a very unique school special; it is unique because not only does it not directly stop at or near the high school, it serves the students of (forcing them to transfer to 1 or VIVA Purple), it also serves '''two ''different''''' high schools on the same run. This is made possible because of the earlier point. | ||
==416 Bill Crothers School Special via Main St. Unionville== | |||
==416 Bill Crothers | |||
{{York Region Transit rinfobox | {{York Region Transit rinfobox | ||
|route=416 Bill Crothers via Main St. Unionville [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] | |route=416 Bill Crothers School Special via Main St. Unionville [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] | ||
|branch=1 | |branch=1 | ||
|buses=[[ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX|EZ Rider II/MAX]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] | |buses=[[ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX|EZ Rider II/MAX]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] | ||
|div=Southeast|diva= | |div=Southeast|diva= | ||
|related=None}} | |related=None}} | ||
'''416 Bill Crothers via Main St. Unionville''' was a school route operated by | '''416 Bill Crothers School Special via Main St. Unionville''' was a school route operated by [[York Region Transit]] in Markham, Ontario, Canada. | ||
===Route Details=== | ===Route Details=== | ||
Buses start at the intersection of Carlton Road and Old Ivy Lane, then heads west to Main Street Unionville. Then it turns south on Main Street Unionville, passing Highway 7, before reaching the school just north of Unionville Gate. | Buses start at the intersection of Carlton Road and Old Ivy Lane, then heads west to Main Street Unionville. Then it turns south on Main Street Unionville, passing Highway 7, before reaching the school just north of Unionville Gate. | ||
===History=== | |||
*'''August 6, 2009''' - Route 416 is introduced providing service to Bill Crothers Secondary School. | *'''August 6, 2009''' - Route 416 is introduced providing service to Bill Crothers Secondary School. | ||
*'''September 25, 2009''' - Last day of operation. Route is discontinued due to low ridership. | *'''September 25, 2009''' - Last day of operation. Route is discontinued due to low ridership. | ||
===Vehicles=== | |||
AM: This bus came off route [[York Region Transit Markham area GO Shuttles#202 Unionville GO Shuttle|202]], which usually used EZ Riders.<br> | AM: This bus came off route [[York Region Transit Markham area GO Shuttles#202 Unionville GO Shuttle|202]], which usually used EZ Riders.<br> | ||
PM: There was no PM service on this route. Students wanting the school special can use the [[York Region Transit route 8 'Kennedy'|8 Kennedy]] instead. | PM: There was no PM service on this route. Students wanting the school special can use the [[York Region Transit route 8 'Kennedy'|8 Kennedy]] instead. | ||
{{York Region Transit}} | {{York Region Transit}} | ||