York Region Transit On-Request 'North'


	On-Request 'North'
Number of Branches		N/A
Types of buses used		Taxi
Division		()
Related routes		50, 51

On-Request 'North' is an on-request service operated by York Region Transit in East Gwillimbury and Georgina, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

This service provides by-request pick-up and drop-off in the entirety of Georgina, and in East Gwillimbury north of Queensville Sideroad and Doane Road.

Service is provided on weekdays from 7 AM to 11 PM, and on weekends and holidays from 8 AM to 8 PM.

History

January 3, 2016 - New Dial-a-Ride North is introduced as a pilot program to improve transportation options for residents in East Gwillimbury and Georgina. No conventional buses operate. YRT marked passenger vehicles provide address-to-address pick up and drop-off on weekdays from 8AM to 11AM and 4PM to 8PM.

April 4, 2016 - Service area is expanded to include the entirety of the Towns of East Gwillimbury and Georgina.

June 26, 2016 - Dial-A-Ride service area is extended to include the area between Bales Drive and Davis Drive & Highway 404 Park & Ride.

January 17, 2017 - Service hours extended to operate on weekdays from 8AM to 11AM and 3:30PM to 8PM.

July 2, 2017 - On weekdays, the service hours are extended to operate from 7:30AM to 10:45PM as a replacement for weekday route 50A service between Sutton and Pefferlaw.

September 5, 2017 - The diversion to the Georgina Learning Centre was discontinued.

2018-2019 - The service area along Highway 48 between Sutton and Pefferlaw will now be served by new weekday service on Dial-a-Ride Sutton-Pefferlaw.

November 3, 2019 - As part of the transition to On-Request services, the Dial-a-Ride program was renamed to On-Request North.

June 30, 2024 - Service is combined with On-Request Keswick and On-Request Sutton-Pefferlaw to provide continuous service in northern East Gwillimbury and Georgina. As a result, service to Holland Landing and Mount Albert is discontinued and is now only provided by On-Request Holland Landing-Mount Albert, and service to Sutton and Pefferlaw is reintroduced. Additionally, the service modified to allow address-to-address travel, no longer requiring passengers to travel to the closest stop on route 50. Service on weekends and holidays between 8 AM and 8 PM is also introduced to compensate for the discontinuation of On-Request Sutton-Pefferlaw