York Region Transit route 360 'Vaughan Mills/Wonderland'
360 Vaughan Mills/Wonderland
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Number of Branches | 1 | |
Types of buses used | New Flyer XD40; Nova Bus LFS; Van Hool A330 | |
Division | West (TOK Transit) | |
Related routes | None |
360 Vaughan Mills/Wonderland is a express bus route operated by York Region Transit in Vaughan, Toronto, and Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.
Route Details
Route 360 serves Jane Street, Highway 407, and Yonge Street, providing express service on Jane Street and Highway 407, and local service on Yonge Street.
Route 360 connects to Viva Blue and Viva Pink during rush hours at Richmond Hill Centre Terminal (where it also connects to Viva Purple), Yonge/Royal Orchard, Yonge/Centre, Yonge/Clark, Yonge/Steeles, and Finch Station. Route 360 shares its length with Viva Blue and Viva Pink between Richmond Hill Centre and Finch Station.
Service hours typically match the business hours of Vaughan Mills Mall. During the winter months (January-April) when Canada's Wonderland is closed, the route will only operate on weekends and Holidays. During the months that Canada's Wonderland is open, the route operates every day. If any trip exceeds standee limit (which is 12 standees), then the bus will divert via Highway 7.
Branches
This route has 1 branch:
Historical Branches
- 760 Canada's Wonderland - Finch Terminal (Weekends/holidays, May to June, September to October; daily, July to August)
- 760 Vaughan Mills Mall - Finch Terminal (Weekends/holidays, November to mid-December; Black Friday; daily, mid-December to early January)
History
- May 6, 2012 - Route introduced as 760 Vaughan Mills/Wonderland, providing a direct link between Canada's Wonderland, Vaughan Mills, and Finch GO Bus Terminal. Service was initially operated seasonally; the full route to Canada's Wonderland would operate daily during the summer months, while service would operate on weekends only as far as Vaughan Mills outside of this period. Service was discontinued entirely between January and April, due to lower demand.
- December 2012 - Route 760 was declared fully accessible.
- July 14, 2014 - Initially only weekend and holiday service was provided when route 760 is in operation, with the exception of the two weeks of winter holidays where daily service was provided. This was changed on July 14, 2014, where daily service was added at all times.
- April 19, 2015 - All service is rerouted onto Highway 407 between Jane Street and Yonge Street due to vivaNext construction along Highway 7.
- 2016 - To accommodate increased ridership, service was increased to every 30 minutes on Saturday mornings and evenings when Canada's Wonderland opened for the 2016 season, as well as a further increase to every 20 minutes during the summer season. Service now operates year-round on weekends.
- April 30, 2017 - Service was rerouted onto Highway 400 during the 2017 season.
- April 5, 2020 - Service is temporarily suspended for the season due to lower ridership and the closure of Canada's Wonderland as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- September 6, 2020 - Service is restored. Due to the continued closure of Canada's Wonderland, service will operate between Vaughan Mills and Finch GO Terminal only.
- November 6, 2022 - Northern terminus shifted from Canada's Wonderland to the new Major Mackenzie West Terminal.
- January 7, 2024 - Renumbered and renamed to 360 Vaughan Mills/Wonderland.
Vehicles
Route 360 is primarily a 40ft route. Because it uses Highway 407, it is limited to using buses equipped with 407ETR transponders, which includes New Flyer XD40, Nova Bus LFS, and Van Hool A330 buses.
Route Maps
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November 2022 - January 2024
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April 2017 - January 2024 (routing when Canada's Wonderland is closed).
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April 2015 - April 2017
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May 2012 - April 2015
Summary
Major Stops
Major Stop | Branches | Notes |
360 | ||
Finch GO Bus Terminal | 360 | |
Yonge St. @ Steeles Ave. | 360 | |
Richmond Hill Centre | 360 | |
Vaughan Mills Mall | 360 | |
Jane St. @ Norwood Ave. | 360 | |
Major Mackenzie West Terminal | 360 |
Historical Stops
Service Summary
When Canada's Wonderland is closed:
Branch | Weekdays | Saturday | Sunday | ||||||||
AM Peak | Midday | PM Peak | Early Evening | Late Evening | Mall opening | Midday | Mall closing | Mall opening | Midday | Mall closing | |
360 | Not operated. | 28 | 40 | 30 | 26 | 36 | 28 |
When Canada's Wonderland is open:
Branch | Weekdays | Saturday | Sunday | ||||||||
AM Peak | Midday | PM Peak | Early Evening | Late Evening | Mall opening | Midday | Mall closing | Mall opening | Midday | Mall closing | |
360 | 28 | 40 | 30 | 26 | 36 | 28 |