York Region Transit Thornlea School Specials

Thornlea Secondary School is a secondary school located at 8075 Bayview Avenue, south of Highway 407, in Markham, Ontario, Canada. It is directly served by two local YRT routes and two school specials.

Conventional Service

• 3 Thornhill - Regular trips serve the stop at Willowbrook Road and Bayview Avenue, which is within walking distance of the school.
• 91/91A Bayview - Regular trips stop at Bayview Avenue and Dunsinane Drive which directly serves the school.

412 Thornlea School Special

	412 Thornlea School Special
Number of Branches		1
Types of buses used		New Flyer D40LF, D40LFR, XD40; Nova Bus LFS
Division		Southeast (Miller Transit)
Related routes		None

412 Thornlea School Special is a school special bus route operated by York Region Transit in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

AM: No AM service is provided; routing is served by route 413.

PM: The route begins next to the school at the stop on Willowbrook Road and Bayview Avenue. It then travels south on Bayview Avenue, east on John Street, south on Don Mills Road, and loops counterclockwise via Simonston Boulevard.

History

• November 3, 2013 - Route 412 commences service as per customer requests providing afternoon service from the school.

Route Maps

• 
  November 2013 - Present

Summary

Major Stops

Major Stop	Branches	Notes
	412
Thornlea Secondary School	412
Bayview Ave. @ John St.	412
Simonston Blvd. @ Don Mills Rd.	412

Service Summary

Period	Branch	Weekdays
		AM	PM
2013	412	N/A	1 Trip

413 St. Robert School Special

Route Details

AM: The route begins at Simonston Boulevard loop and follows much of the reverse PM routing serving the school at the stop on Willowbrook Road and Bayview Avenue. It then continues along Willowbrook Road, Green Lane, and Leslie Street to terminate at St. Robert Catholic High School.

PM: The route begins at St. Robert Catholic High School and follows the reverse AM routing. It follows the exact routing of route 412 to Simonston Boulevard, however, both trips pass by the school at 3:00pm which does not coincide with the afternoon dismissal bell.

416 Thornlea School Special via Leslie

	416 Thornlea School Special via Leslie
Number of Branches		1
Types of buses used
Division		Southeast (Markham)
Related routes

416 Thornlea School Special via Leslie was a school special bus route operated by York Region Transit in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

AM: This route started at the Shoppes-On-Steeles at Don Mills Road and Steeles Avenue East then operated north on Don Mills Road, through the eastern branch of Simonston Boulevard, and and north on Leslie Street. It then headed west on Green Lane then north and west on Willowbrook Road terminating in front of the school at Bayview Avenue.

PM: Reverse AM routing. In the afternoon, buses operate south along the western branch of Simonston Boulevard.

History

• September 2003 - Thornlea Secondary was one of the first high schools to have a school special. Route operated between the school and the Shoppes-On-Steeles. One route 3 trip in AM operated in coordination with the school special.

• September 5, 2004 - Route is assigned the number 404. Route is modified to operate via the eastern branch of Simonston Boulevard during the AM, and via the western branch of Simonston Boulevard during the PM.

• September 4, 2005 - Route is renumbered to 416. The first trip in the PM is now operated by route 3 and runs in coordination with the school special.

• September 3, 2006 - Route 416 was eliminated for the 2006 school season due to low ridership and duplication with regular transit service.

Route Maps

• 
  September 2004 - September 2005
• 
  September 2003 - September 2004

Summary

Major Stops

Major Stop	Branches	Notes
	416
Don Mills Rd. @ Steeles Ave. East	416
Green Ln. @ Leslie St.	416
Thornlea Secondary School	416

Service Summary

Period	Branch	Weekdays
		AM	PM
2006	416	1 Trip	1 Trip
2005	416	1 Trip	1 Trip
2004	404	1 Trip	2 Trips
2003	404	1 Trip	2 Trips