York Region Transit route 61 'King Local'
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61 King Local
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Number of Branches | 1 | |
Types of buses used | ||
Division | Mobility Plus () | |
Related routes | 22 |
61 King Local was a local and "small community" on-request route operated by York Region Transit and served several communities in King, Ontario, Canada.
Route Details
Route 61 served mainly Keele Street between Kettleby Road and King Road, King Road between Keele Street and Highway 27, Highway 27 between King Road and Lloydtown-Aurora Road, Lloydtown-Aurora Road, and Kettleby Road. Various side streets were also served in Schomberg.
Route 61 served the communities of King City, Nobleton, Schomberg, Pottageville, and Kettleby. It also served King City GO Station, King City Community Centre, the King Road/Highway 400 Carpool Lot, Nobleton Community Recreation, Kettleby Pottageville Lions Community Hall, Trisan Centre, and St. Villanova College.
Branches
This route had 1 branch:
- 61 King Road & Highway 400 Carpool Lot - King City GO Station (weekday rush hours only)
History
- January 14, 2013 - Route 61 was announced in December 2012 and began service on this date. Two morning and two afternoon trips operated in a counterclockwise routing and provided a connection for customers within the Township of King to GO Trains at King City GO Station. It was declared fully accessible.
- January 28, 2013 - Following customer feedback during the first two weeks of service, route 61 is revised for morning trips to begin and afternoon trips to end at the King Road/Highway 400 Park 'n' Ride. Morning service is also changed to now operate a clockwise looping over the same routing to King City GO Station. Afternoon service continues to loop counterclockwise.
- June 26, 2016 - This route was converted to Dial-a-ride service only operating during weekday rush hours. All conventional services were removed.
- 2020 - This route was converted to the On-Request service.
- January 4, 2021 - Mobility On-Request King Local service is discontinued due to low ridership.
Vehicles
When route 61 was operated by conventional service, Chevrolet G4500 with an Arboc Spirit of Mobility body were used. If unavailable, route 61 was a 30ft route and used E-Z Rider II/BRT/MAX. With conversion into a dial-a-ride only route, any mobility plus vehicle could be seen.
Route Maps
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June 2016 - January 2021
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January 2013 - June 2016
Summary
Major Stops
Major Stop | Branches | Notes |
61 | ||
King Road & Highway 400 Carpool Lot | 61 | |
King Rd. @ Highway 27 | 61 | |
Main St. @ Highway 27 | 61 | |
Lloydtown-Aurora Rd. @ 7th Conc. | 61 | |
Kettleby Rd. @ Keele St. | 61 | |
King City GO Station | 61 |
Service Summary
Period | Branch | Weekdays | |
AM | PM | ||
2020 | 61 | On-Request | On-Request |
2019 | 61 | DAR | DAR |
2018 | 61 | DAR | DAR |
2017 | 61 | DAR | DAR |
2016 | 61 | 2 Trips | 2 Trips |
2015 | 61 | 2 Trips | 2 Trips |
2014 | 61 | 2 Trips | 2 Trips |
2013 | 61 | 2 Trips | 2 Trips |