York Region Transit Emily Carr School Specials
Emily Carr Secondary School is a high school located at 4901 Rutherford Road, east of Islington Avenue, in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It is directly served by 2 local YRT routes and 2 school specials.
Conventional Service
- 7 Martin Grove - Regular trips terminate at the Al Palladini Community Centre, which is within walking distance of the school.
- 85 Rutherford - Regular trips serve the YRT bus stops directly outside the school.
461 Emily Carr School Special
461 Emily Carr School Special
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Number of Branches | 1 | |
Types of buses used | New Flyer D40LF, D40LFR, XD40; Nova Bus LFS; Van Hool A330 | |
Division | West (TOK Transit) | |
Related routes | None |
461 Emily Carr School Special is a school special bus route operated by York Region Transit in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.
Route Details
AM: The bus starts on Martin Grove Road at Langstaff Road, following Martin Grove Road north and west to Highway 27, turning and heading north on Highway 27 to Royalpark Way, where it turns east and follows Royalpark Way down to Vaughan Mills Road. The bus then follows Vaughan Mills Road north to Rutherford Road, where it continues on Napa Valley Avenue to Islington Avenue, heads south to Rutherford Road, east on Rutherford Road, enters the Emily Carr driveway, and unloads in the bus loop in front of the school.
PM: The bus follows the reverse routing as the AM trip.
History
- September 2003 - New school special route is introduced and is named "Emily Carr School Special".
- September 5, 2004 - Route is assigned the number 461.
- September 8, 2009 - Routing is revised in the afternoon to operate over the routing of the former Emily Carr School Special route 466. Buses operate the original routing to Islington Avenue and Rutherford Road, then continue west on Rutherford Road, south on Highway 27, and east and south on Martin Grove Road to terminate at Woodbridge Avenue.
- September 2, 2012 - In conjunction with the restructuring of routes 7 and 10, morning service is revised to start at Martin Grove Road and Woodbridge Avenue. Morning trips now fully follow the reverse routing of afternoon trips
- September 1, 2013 - Route is revised to start and end trips at Vaughan Mills Road and Langstaff Road, and to provide two-way service along Royalpark Way in order to better accomodate student travel. Service is removed from Martin Grove Road between Woodbridge Avenue and Highway 27.
- September 6, 2015 - Route is revised to start and end trips at Royalpark Way and Highway 27, and to operate via Royalpark Way, Vaughan Mills Road, Napa Valley Avenue, Islington Avenue, and Rutherford Road. South of Rutherford Road, service is removed from Thomson Creek Boulevard, Clarence Street, and Wycliffe Avenue.
- September 4, 2022 - Route 461 is extended south via Highway 27 to serve Martin Grove Avenue to Langstaff Road.
Route Maps
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September 2022 - Present
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September 2015 - September 2022
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September 2013 - September 2015
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September 2012 - September 2013
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September 2009 - September 2012
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September 2004 - September 2009
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September 2003 - September 2004
Summary
Major Stops
Historical Stops
Previously Serviced Destinations | ||||
Stop Location | Date Serviced | Notes | ||
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Wycliffe Ave. @ Islington Ave. | September 2003- | |||
Clarence St. @ Thomson Creek Blvd. | September 2003- |
Service Summary
Frequencies | |||||||||||||
Period | Branch | Weekdays | |||||||||||
AM | PM | ||||||||||||
2022 | 461 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip | ||||||||||
2021 | 461 | 1 Trip | 2 Trips | ||||||||||
2020 | 461 | 1 Trip | 2 Trips | ||||||||||
2019 | 461 | ||||||||||||
2018 | 461 | ||||||||||||
2017 | 461 | ||||||||||||
2016 | 461 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip | ||||||||||
2015 | 461 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip | ||||||||||
2014 | 461 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip | ||||||||||
2013 | 461 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip | ||||||||||
2012 | 461 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip | ||||||||||
2011 | 461 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip | ||||||||||
2010 | 461 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip | ||||||||||
2009 | 461 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip | ||||||||||
2008 | 461 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip | ||||||||||
2007 | 461 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip | ||||||||||
2006 | 461 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip | ||||||||||
2005 | 461 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip | ||||||||||
2004 | 461 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip | ||||||||||
2003 | 461 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip |
463 Vellore School Special
463 Vellore School Special
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Number of Branches | 1 | |
Types of buses used | EZ Rider II/MAX; New Flyer D40LF; Orion V | |
Division | Southwest (Can-Ar Vaughan) | |
Related routes | None |
463 Vellore School Special was a school special bus route operated by York Region Transit in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.
Route Details
AM: The bus started at Vaughan Mills Mall, exiting westbound onto Rutherford Road. It turns northbound on Weston Road, eastbound on Comdel Boulevard, northbound on Vellore Woods Boulevard, westbound on Ashberry Boulevard, where it serves St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic High School. It then proceeds northbound on Weston Road, eastbound on Maria Antonia Road, southbound on Fossil Hill Road, and back westbound on Rutherford Road ending at Emily Carr Secondary School.
PM: The bus followed the reverse routing as the AM trip.
History
- September 26, 2005 - New school special route introduced serving Emily Carr Secondary School and St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic High School. Service was initially only operated with one afternoon trip from the school.
- September 6, 2011 - An additional morning trip was added due to the elimination of branch 85A.
- January 3, 2016 - In order to match reduced service demand, the second trips in the morning and afternoon are eliminated.
- September 3, 2017 - Route 463 is discontinued prior to the 2017 school season.
Route Maps
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September 2011 - September 2017
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September 2005 - September 2011
Summary
Major Stops
Major Stop | Branches | Notes |
463 | ||
Emily Carr Secondary School | 463 | |
Fossil Hill Rd. @ Maria Antonia Rd. | 463 | |
Weston Rd. @ Ashberry Blvd. | 463 | |
Weston Rd. @ Rutherford Rd. | 463 | |
Vaughan Mills Mall Terminal | 463 |
Service Summary
Period | Branch | Weekdays | |
AM | PM | ||
2017 | 463 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip |
2016 | 463 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip |
2015 | 463 | 2 Trips | 2 Trips |
2014 | 463 | 2 Trips | 2 Trips |
2013 | 463 | 2 Trips | 2 Trips |
2012 | 463 | 2 Trips | 2 Trips |
2011 | 463 | 2 Trips | 2 Trips |
2010 | 463 | ||
2009 | 463 | ||
2008 | 463 | ||
2007 | 463 | N/A | 1 Trip |
466 Emily Carr School Special
466 Emily Carr School Special was a school special bus route operated by York Region Transit in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.
Route Details
AM: There was no AM service on this route.
PM: The bus headed on Rutherford Road to Highway 27, then headed south on Highway 27 to Martin Grove Road, then followed the route 7 routing to Woodbridge Avenue.
History
- September 2, 2008 - Route 466 is introduced as a school special in the 2008 school year
- September 8, 2009 - Route 466 is eliminated and the routing is combined with the routing for route 461 in order to create a more efficient school special route to serve Emily Carr as it would reduced the need for one bus.
468 Emily Carr School Special via Kleinburg
468 Emily Carr School Special
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Number of Branches | 1 | |
Types of buses used | New Flyer D40LF, D40LFR, XD40; Nova Bus LFS; Van Hool A330 | |
Division | West (TOK Transit) | |
Related routes | None |
468 Emily Carr School Special via Kleinburg is a school special bus route operated by York Region Transit in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.
Routing Details
AM: The bus begins its route at the north end of Kleinburg, and heads south on Islington Avenue into Vaughan, turning east onto Rutherford Road, and unloading at the bus stop outside the school.
PM: The bus street-loads at the stop outside the school, heads west Rutherford Road to Islington Avenue, then heads north on Islington Avenue into Kleinburg and looping via Nashville Road, Highway 27, and Islington Avenue before going out of service. For a time, this run would then deadhead south and do the 469 Father Bressani school special route immediately after.
History
- May 3, 2021 - Route 468 is introduced in May 2021 as a new school special service replacement for school trippers on route 13 that serviced Kleinburg. Route officially begins service for the 2021-2022 school season on September 9, 2021. The destination signs were initially programmed incorrectly with Kleinburg misspelt as "Kleingburg".
Route Maps
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September 2021 - Present
Summary
Major Stops
Major Stop | Branches | Notes |
468 | ||
Emily Carr Secondary School | 468 | |
Islington Ave. @ Major Mackenzie Dr. West | 468 | |
Highway 27 @ Islington Ave. | 468 |
Service Summary
Period | Branch | Weekdays | |
AM | PM | ||
2022 | 468 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip |
2021 | 468 | 1 Trip | 1 Trip |