York Region Transit route 160 'Bathurst North'

	160 Bathurst North
Number of Branches		1
Types of buses used		Orion VII EPA10 , Nova Bus LFS HEV
Division		TTC (Wilson)
Related routes		88

160 Bathurst North is a local bus route operated by the Toronto Transit Commission under contract to York Region Transit in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.

For detailed information about service south of Steeles, see the TTC route history for 160 Bathurst North.

Route Details

Route 160 serves Bathurst Street between Steeles Avenue East and East Promenade. It also provides service along New Westminster Drive and Atkinson Avenue.

This route serves the Thornhill community. It also serves Promenade Terminal, St. Elizabeth Catholic High School, Vaughan City Playhouse, Westmount Collegiate Institute, and Garnet A. Williams Arena.

Route 160 connects to Viva Purple at Promenade Terminal and New Westminster Drive/Bathurst Avenue.

Branches

This route has 1 branch:

• 160 Wilson Station - Centre Street

History

Service was contracted to the Toronto Transit Commission by Vaughan Transit. This involved TTC operating the buses and collecting the fares but Vaughan Transit paying for any losses in running the service. A TTC fare was required for passengers travelling south of Steeles Avenue West, but only a Vaughan fare was required if the entire trip was north of Steeles Avenue. When Vaughan Transit was acquired by York Region Transit, the contract was picked up as well with similar conditions.

This route originated on November 22, 1980 when buses on the 7 Bathurst (Wilson Station-Steeles) branch were extended north of Steeles via Bathurst, to a new off-street loop at Arnold Avenue operated Mondays through Saturdays until around 6 p.m. Buses on this branch ran with window-cards that read “Arnold Ave". On June 26, 1983, this branch was redesignated as 7G, with buses were extended up north on Bathurst to loop via east on Highway 7B (Centre Street), south on Atkinson and west on Clark back to Bathurst. Sunday service was added on July 26, 1987 as the 7G buses changed its northern terminus to loop east and south on Atkinson and west on Clark. Midday service was added on February 8, 1988.

The 7G branch was split off as the 160 Bathurst North on September 4, 1990.

Since September 5, 1996, route 160 has operated to its current terminus. It looped north and east on New Westminster Drive, east and south on Atkinson Avenue, and west on Clark Avenue, similar to its current loop. By 1998, the loop had expanded to its current one, and now operated through Promenade Terminal. Service has remained fairly constant ever since. Late evening service was eliminated on February 14, 1999.

Route 160 was declared fully accessible in February 2012.

Vehicles

Routes 160 is a 40ft route from TTC Wilson Division and uses Orion VII EPA10 and Nova Bus LFS HEV buses.

Route Maps

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  2015 - Present
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  2002 - 2015

Summary

Major Stops

Major Stop	Branches	Connections	Notes
	160
Wilson Station	160		Southern terminus
Bathurst St. @ Steeles Ave. West	160		YRT fare zone
Bathurst St. @ Clark Ave.	160
Promenade Terminal	160
New Westminster Dr. @ Bathurst St.	160
Clark Ave. @ York Hill Blvd.	160		Northern terminus

Service Summary

Branch	Weekdays					Saturday			Sunday
	Morning Peak	Midday	Afternoon Peak	Early Evening	Late Evening	Morning	Afternoon	Evening	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
160	20	25	24		Not operated.	36		Not operated.	36		Not operated.