York Region Transit route 26 'Maple'

York Region Transit route 26 'Maple' is wheelchair accessible.
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26 Maple
Number of Branches 1
Types of buses used New Flyer D40LF/R Wc15.JPG, New Flyer XD40 Wc15.JPG, Van Hool A330 Wc15.JPG, Nova Bus LFS Wc15.JPG
Division Southwest (Vaughan)
Related routes None

26 Maple is a local route operated by York Region Transit in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

 
The current routing of route 26.

Route 26 mainly serves the local roads within the Maple and Concord communities. It also serves Maple High School and Maple GO Station.

Route 26 connects to Viva Orange at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station via SmartCentres Place.

Branches

This route has 1 branch:

Historic Branches

History

  • June 30, 2013 - Route 26 Maple Local was introduced as part of restructuring of routes along the Jane Street corridor. It replaced routes 4 and 20 in serving the local roads in the Maple community.
  • November 3, 2013 - The routing was modified to minimize delays exiting Vaughan Mills, operating via Riverock Gt., Caldari Rd., Locke St., and Creditstone Rd. instead of via Jane St. and Rutherford Rd.
  • December 17, 2017 - With the opening of the Line 1 subway extension to Vaughan, route 26 was extended south from Vaughan Mills along Edgeley Blvd. to SmartCentres Place, replacing route 35D. Route 26 was renamed from 'Maple Local' to 'Maple'.
  • November 3, 2019 - With the opening of the new SmartCentres Place Bus Terminal at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station, the route now terminates there. Northbound service operates via Apple Mill Road and Edgeley Boulevard.
  • September 6, 2020 - All weekend and Holiday service is discontinued due to low ridership.
  • January 7, 2024 - Route is modified to provide two-way service north of Major Mackenzie Drive, and the route is extended east via McNaughton Road to serve Maple GO Station. Weekday midday service is also discontinued and the route will only operate during the rush hours.

Vehicles

Route 26 sees 40ft service provided by New Flyer D40LF/D40LFR/New Flyer XD40 or occasionally Nova Bus LFS and/or Van Hool A330.

Route Maps

Summary

Major Stops

Route Stops and Connections
26 SmartVMC Terminal   20
    1
    501
  26   Applemill Rd. @ Edgeley Blvd.
  26   Edgeley Blvd. @ Portage Pkwy.   10
  26   Edgeley Blvd. @ Langstaff Rd.   12
  26   Edgeley Blvd. @ Bass Pro Mills Dr.   12 - 760
26 Vaughan Mills Terminal   4 - 12 - 20 - 21 - 85 - 87 - 466 - 760
  26   Locke St. @ Creditstone Rd.
  26   Creditstone Rd. @ Rutherford Rd.   85 - 87 - 465
‡‡‡ ‡‡‡
  26   Melville Ave. @ Springside Rd.   462 - 465
  26   Melville Ave. @ Major Mackenzie Dr. W.   4 - 462 - 465
  26   Tierra Ave. @ Jane St.   20 - 462
  26   Tierra Ave. @ John Deisman Blvd.   462
  26   America Ave. @ Jane St.   20 - 462 - 464
  26   Melville Ave. @ Cranston Park Ave.   107 - 462 - 464
  26   Cranston Park Ave. @ McNaughton Rd.   462 - 465
  26   McNaughton Rd. @ Keele St.   96 - 107 - 462 - 464
‡‡‡ ‡‡‡ CN Rail Newmarket Subdivision
  26 Eagle Rock Wy. @ Maple GO Station     63 - 65
    GO Barrie Line

Historical Stops

Historical Stops
Major Stop Branches Notes
26
Vaughan Mills Terminal 26
Major Mackenzie Dr. @ Melville 26
Jane St. @ Brandon Gt. 26

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
2024 26 42 N/A 48 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2023 26
2022 26
2021 26
Sept 2020-Dec 2020 26 27 47 22 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2019 26
2018 26
2017 26
2016 26 16 45 16 16 N/A 40 40 N/A 40 40 N/A
2015 26 16 45 16 16 N/A 40 40 N/A 40 40 N/A
2014 26 16 45 16 16 N/A 40 40 N/A 40 40 N/A
2013 26 20 40 20 N/A N/A 40 40 N/A 40 40 N/A


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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
Routes
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
On-Request Aurora GO - Aurora-Oak Ridges - Bur Oak - Holland Landing - Keswick - King - Kleinburg-Nashville - Maple-Rutherford GO - Markham Local - Mount Albert - Newmarket - Newmarket Local - North - Richmond Hill Local - Stouffville - Sutton-Pefferlaw - Unionville Local - Woodbridge
School Specials 401 402 403 404 405 406 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 420 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 432 433 434 436 437 440 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 452 460 461 462 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471
Viva Blue - Purple/Purple A - Pink - Orange - Yellow
Discontinued 2A 6 9 11 15 18 22 24D 25D 27 28 31 33 33A 34 35D 37D 41 42 45 53 58 59 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 - Green - 800 - Blue Willow Community - Bristol - Business Shuttle - East Gwillimbury GO - Gorham-Eagle - King Local - Mapleglen - Markham Fair - The ROC - Vellore Local
Greater Golden Horseshoe Agencies