York Region Transit route 20 'Jane'

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York Region Transit route 20 'Jane' is wheelchair accessible.
20 Jane
Number of Branches 1
Types of buses used New Flyer D40LF, D40LFR, XD40, XD60; Nova Bus LFS; Van Hool A330
Division West (TOK Transit)
Related routes 320, 360

20 Jane is a local route operated by York Region Transit in Vaughan and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

The current routing of route 20.

Route 20 serves Jane Street between Teston Road and Steeles Avenue West.

This route serves the Vellore Village, Maple, Concord, and Vaughan Corporate Centre communities. It also serves Canada's Wonderland, Maple High School, and Vaughan Mills Terminal.

Route 20 connects to Viva Orange at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station via SmartVMC Bus Terminal.

Branches

This route has 1 branch:

Historic Branches

History

D40LF #708 at Vaughan Corporate Centre on route 20.
LFS #1518 on Jane Street on route 20.
XD60 #2002 on Jane Street on route 20.

Under Vaughan Transit, Jane Street only had transit service south of Langstaff Road, which was operated by the TTC's route 35D Jane. YRT extended route 4 Major Mackenzie south on Jane Street to meet 35D at Langstaff Road in 2001.

  • October 23, 2004 - YRT introduced a thorough service along Jane in the form of route 20 'Jane-Concord'. When introduced, it had full, 7 day a week service.
  • June 26, 2005 - Routing is slightly modified to operate via Edgeley Boulevard between Langstaff Road and Courtland Avenue.
  • September 2005 - Route 4 was cut back to end by looping along Melville Avenue.
  • January 27, 2008 - Limited service along Edilcan Drive, Creditstone Road, and Locke Streets is introduced. Two northbound and two southbound trips a day divert to serve these streets.
  • November 6, 2008 - Route 20 was affected by the York University strike between November 6, 2008 and January 29, 2009.
  • September 2010 - Route 20 was declared accessible.
  • July 3, 2011 - Due to subway construction, bus service into York University was moved to Keele Street instead of Founders Road.
  • April 22, 2012 - Weekend and Holiday service is modified to bypass the Jane/Langstaff industrial area and operate along Jane Street between Courtland Avenue and Interchange Way. Weekday service continues to serve the industrial area west of Jane Street.
  • June 30, 2013 - The Melville portion of route 20 was eliminated, replaced by new route 26 Maple Local. In addition, buses no longer enter the bus loop at Canada's Wonderland, instead serving the park from Jane Street. Finally, route 20 was renamed from "Jane-Concord" to "Jane".
  • August 31, 2014 - The branch of route 20 providing direct service on Jane Street was rebranched route 20A.
  • June 26, 2016 - Service was discontinued on branch 20, and as a result, branch 20A was redesignated to 20. Weekday service along Millway Avenue and limited service via Creditstone Road was also discontinued at this time.
  • December 17, 2017 - With the opening of the Line 1 subway extension to Vaughan, route 20 was rerouted to end at Pioneer Village Terminal. Before 2pm, southbound trips serve Pioneer Village Station, then York University before returning back to terminate at Pioneer Village Terminal. After 2pm, southbound trips terminate at Pioneer Village Terminal, then northbound service loops through York University before continuing northbound. Route 20 was also diverted into Highway 407 Station and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station. With the large amount of traffic expected after the opening of the subway, YRT converted a number of Van Hool AG300 buses from Viva service to operate on route 20.
  • January 7, 2018 - Southbound service at the southern-end is streamlined to serve Pioneer Village Terminal, then loop through York University before returning and terminating at Pioneer Village Terminal during all service hours.
  • April 29, 2018 - Further changes were made to the new subway routing. All southbound trips serve Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station while northbound trips bypass via Jane. Southbound trips started serving Pioneer Village Terminal directly via Jane and Steeles, while the routing to the terminal for return trips is revised to operate via Ian Macdonald Boulevard and Northwest Gate, and no longer using Founders Road.
  • September 2, 2018 - The route was restructured to discontinue direct service to York University, with service terminating at Pioneer Village Terminal.
  • November 3, 2019 - With the opening of the new SmartCentres Place Bus Terminal at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station, the route now directly serves the terminal in both directions.
  • Spring/Summer 2022 - Limited-stop express shuttle buses were operated on weekends as part of the Route 20 Jane to handle seasonal Wonderland crowds. In the morning, a few extra buses would operate in express service northbound, serving only Vaughan Metropolitan Centre terminal, Vaughan Mills Mall and Wonderland (street-loading outside), and deadhead back south. This arrangement was reversed in the afternoon for crowds heading home. Buses would typically loop using Melville and Avro or Springside at the north end. This arrangement was eventually replaced with the new Route 720 in early July.

Vehicles

Route 20 is primarily a 60ft route, and uses articulated New Flyer XD60 buses. Occasionally, a standard 40ft bus such as New Flyer D40LF, D40LFR, XD40, Nova Bus LFS, or Van Hool A330 may be used.

Route Maps

Summary

Major Stops

Route Stops and Connections
(20) Pioneer Village Terminal 3 - 96 - 107 - 165
Walking Connection to TTC Subway and Bus Services 1 35 - 41 - 60 - 84 - 106 - 107 - 108 - 335 - 353 - 960
20 Steeles Ave. W. @ Jane St. 165
Connection to TTC Bus Services 35 - 60 - 84 - 335 - 935
‡‡‡ ‡‡‡ CN Rail Halton Subdivision
20 Highway 407 Station Walking Connection to TTC Subway Services 1
Connections to GO Bus Services 40 - 41 - 45 - 46 - 47 - 48 - 51 - 52 - 54 - 56
Highway 407
20 Jane St. @ Highway 7 Orange - 77
Walking Connection to TTC Subway Services 1
Connections to Brampton Transit Bus Services 501
20 SmartVMC Terminal 26
Walking Connection to TTC Subway Services 1
Connections to Brampton Transit Bus Services 501
20 Jane St. @ Langstaff Rd.
20 Vaughan Mills Terminal 12 - 21 - 26 - 85 - 87 - 466 - 760
20 Canada's Wonderland
20 Jane St. @ Major Mackenzie Dr. W. 4 - 462
20 Major Mackenzie West Terminal 4 - 720 - 760
20 Jane St. @ Grand Valley Blvd. 4 - 462 - 464
20 Jane St. @ Tierra Ave. 4 - 26 - 462
20 Jane St. @ America Ave. 4 - 26 - 462 - 464
20 Jane St. @ Ahmadiyya Ave.
20 Mosque Gt. @ Teston Rd.

Previous Destinations

Previously Serviced Destinations
Stop Location Date Serviced Notes
York University October 2004 - September 2018 Previous Southern Terminus.
Canada's Wonderland October 2004 - June 2013 Replaced with On-Street Service.
Melville Ave. @ Major Mackenzie Dr. September 2005 - July 2011 Replaced by route 26 'Maple'.
Creditstone Rd. @ Locke St. September 2005 - July 2011 Limited Service Branch.
Replaced by route 26 'Maple'.

Service Summary

Frequencies
Period Branch Weekdays Saturday Sunday
AM Peak Midday PM Peak Early Evening Late Evening Early AM Day Evening Early AM Day Evening
2023 May- 20 16 19 15 15 36 16 18 38 16 19 29
Jan-Apr 20 12 19 14 29 29 12 12 38 12 12 N/A
2022 20 12 19 14 29 29 12 12 38 12 12 N/A
2021 20 12 19 14 29 29 12 12 38 12 12 N/A
2020 Sept-Dec 20 12 19 14 29 29 12 12 38 12 12 N/A
Apr-Aug 20 15 20 15 26 35 14 14 39 14 14 N/A
Jan-Mar 20 15 20 15 26 35 30 30 41 30 30 41
2019 20
2018 20
2017 20
2016 20 14 18 15 19 28 14 14 14 16 16 16
2015 20 14 18 17 21 32 26 20 25 26 26 36
2014 20 14 18 14 18 30 27 21 25 38 27 36
2013 20 18 15 18 28 N/A 27 20 27 37 25 37
2012 20 20 34 20 31 N/A 30 30 30 43 43 43
2011 20 17 27 18 27 N/A 30 30 30 45 45 45
2010 20 27 27 18 22 N/A 30 30 30 45 45 45
2009 20
2008 20
2007 20 20 30 20 30 N/A 30 30 30 45 45 45
2006 20 20 30 20 30 N/A 30 30 30 45 45 45
2005 20 20 30 20 30 N/A 30 30 30 45 45 45
2004 20 30 45 30 45 N/A 30 30 30 45 45 45


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Properties
Divisions BRT (Miller) - North (TOK Transit) - Southeast (Miller) - West (TOK Transit)
Terminals Bernard - Cornell - Finch - Highway 407 Station - Major Mackenzie West - Markham-Stouffville Hospital - Newmarket - Pioneer Village - Promenade - Richmond Hill Centre - SmartVMC - Vaughan Mills
Hubs 404 Town Centre - Canada's Wonderland - Don Mills Station - Humber College - Islington Loop - Markville Mall - Seneca College King Campus - Sheppard West Station - York University
Park & Rides Davis Dr. & Hwy 404 - Wellington St. & Hwy 404
Bus Stops 1000-1999, 2000-2999, 3000-3999, 4000-4999, 5000-5999, 6000-6999, 7000-7999, 8000-9999 - Family Of Services
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Viva Blue/Blue B - Purple/Purple A - Orange - Yellow
Regular 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 16 18 20 21 23 24 25 26 32 33 40 44 50 51 52 54 55 56 57 77 80 81 82 83/83A 85 86 87 88 90/90B 91/91A/91B 96 98 99 105 107/107B 165 522
TTC-operated 17A 68B 102D 129A 160
Express 300 301 302 303 304 305 320 360 361 391
School Specials 401 402 403 404 405 406 408 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 420 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 432 433 434 436 437 440 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 452 460 461 462 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 473
On-Request Aurora GO - Gormley - Holland Landing-Mount Albert - King - Kleinburg-Nashville - Maple-Rutherford GO - Markham - Newmarket-Aurora-Oak Ridges - Newmarket Local - North - Richmond Hill Local - Stouffville - Woodbridge
Discontinued 2A 6 9 11 15 18 22 24D 25D 27 28 31 33 33A 34 35D 37D 41 42 45 53 58 59 61 66 69 80 81 84 87 88E 107F 200 201 202 203 203 204 210 215 220 220/221 222 222 223/223A 224B 224C/224D 225 240 241 242 243 244 260 268 318/319 320 340 360 400 401 402 404 405 408 409 410 414 414 416 416 421 422 423 435 440 441 442 443 451 463 466 520/521 560 561 589/590 720 760 - Blue A - Pink - Green - 800 - Aurora-Oak Ridges - Blue Willow Community - Bristol - Bur Oak - Business Shuttle - East Gwillimbury GO - Gorham-Eagle - Holland Landing - Keswick - King Local - Mapleglen - Markham Fair - Markham Local - Mount Albert - Newmarket - Sutton-Pefferlaw - The ROC - Unionville Local - Vellore Local
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