York Region Transit route 45 'Mingay'

	45 Mingay
Number of Branches		1
Types of buses used		E-Z Rider II BRT/MAX
Division		Southeast (Markham)
Related routes		None

45 Mingay was a local route operated by York Region Transit in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

Route 45 served Mingay Avenue, Roy Rainey Avenue, and Raymerville Drive.

This route served the Raymerville and Wismer communities. It also served Centennial Community Centre, Centennial GO Station, Markville Secondary School, and Bur Oak Secondary School.

Route 45 connected to Viva Green and Viva Purple at McCowan/Highway 7.

Branches

This route had 1 branch:

• 45 Markville Mall - Major Mackenzie (Weekday rush hours only)

History

E-Z Rider II #559 on route 45.

The earliest precursor to this route was the former 203 Centennial GO Shuttle, which operated along a similar routing. It was not successful and was discontinued.

Plans for route 45 have existed for many years, always appearing on maps for proposed service changes, but never being implemented. Mingay was approved to be implemented in 2008, but due to limited vehicle resources implementation of this initiative was deferred pending vehicle availability.

• September 8, 2009 - Route 45 begins service.

• December 20, 2009 - Service will operate on the north branch of Raymerville Drive to McCowan Road instead of the south branch.

• December 2012 - Route 45 was declared fully accessible.

• April 5, 2020 - Service on route 45 was temporarily suspended in response to ridership changes due to COVID-19.

• September 3, 2023 - Route will not return to service and is permanently discontinued. Service will be redistributed to other routes with growing traveler demand.

Vehicles

Route 45 was primarily a 30ft route and used E-Z Rider II BRT/MAX buses.

Route Maps

• 
  December 2009 - September 2023

Summary

Major Stops

Major Stop	Branches	Notes
Markville Mall	45	Southern Terminus
Mingay Ave. @ 16th Ave.	45
Major Mackenzie Dr. @ Mingay Ave.	45	Northern Terminus

Service Summary

Period

Branch

Weekdays

Saturday

Sunday

AM Peak

Midday

PM Peak

Early Evening

Late Evening

Early AM

Day

Evening

Early AM

Day

Evening

2023

Jan-Sept

45

Temporarily Suspended.

2022

45

2021

45

2020

Apr-Dec

45

Jan-Apr

45

2019

45

2018

45

2017

45

2016

45

32-41

N/A

38-44

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2015

45

32-41

N/A

38-44

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2014

45

32-40

N/A

38-42

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2013

45

32-40

N/A

38-42

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2012

45

32-40

N/A

38-42

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2011

45

40-50

N/A

40-60

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2010

45

40-50

N/A

40-60

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2009

45

40-50

N/A

40-60

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A