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{{York Region Transit rinfobox
{{York Region Transit rinfobox
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|route=304 Mount Joy Express
|branch=1
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|buses=[[New Flyer Industries D40LF|New Flyer D40LF]]/[[New Flyer Industries D40LFR|R]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]], [[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion V'|Orion V]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]]
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|related=[[York Region Transit route 18 'Bur Oak'|18]]}}
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'''304 Mount Joy Express''' is an express route operated by [[York Region Transit|YRT]] in Markham and Toronto, ON.  
'''304 Mount Joy Express''' is an express bus route operated by [[York Region Transit]] in Markham, Ontario, Canada.  


==Basic==
==Route Details==
Route 304 mainly serves Kennedy Rd., McCowan Rd., and Bur Oak Ave. west of [[Mount Joy GO Station]].
Route 304 mainly serves Kennedy Road, McCowan Road, and Bur Oak Avenue west of [[Mount Joy GO Station]].


This route serves the Mount Joy, Berczy, and Unionville communities. It provides service to Finch in the morning and to Mount Joy in the afternoon.
===Branches===
This route has 1 branch:
This route has 1 branch:
*304 Mount Joy GO Station - [[Finch GO Bus Terminal|Finch Terminal]] (Weekday rush hours only, directional)
*304 [[Mount Joy GO Station]] - [[Finch GO Bus Terminal|Finch Terminal]] (Weekday rush hours only, directional)
 
====Historical Branches====
 
===History===
*'''July 1, 2012''' - Route 304 began service as part of a major realignment of the express routes. It was created from parts of routes [[York Region Transit route 301 'Markham Express'|301]] and [[York Region Transit route 303 'Bur Oak Express'|303]]. The introduction of this route allowed residents living along Bur Oak west of Mount Joy GO Station to have a direct, shorter ride home, as well as reallocating capacity. With the introduction of this route, routes 301 and 303 were both restructured to also end at Mount Joy GO Station.
 
*'''December 2012''' - Route 304 was declared fully accessible.
 
*'''September 4, 2022''' - Route 304 is realigned to travel the length of Kennedy Road to Bur Oak Avenue. Service at McCowan and Highway 7 is discontinued.


This route serves the Mount Joy, Berczy, and Unionville communities. It provides service to Finch in the morning and to Mount Joy in the afternoon.
*'''April 5, 2020''' - Route is temporarily suspended due to lower ridership resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
*'''September 6, 2020''' - Full service is restored.
 
*'''September 4, 2022''' - Route is revised to operate via Bur Oak Avenue, Kennedy Road, Enterprise Boulevard, and Warden Avenue to Highway 407.
 
*'''September 3, 2023''' - The express fare premium is eliminated for all 300-series routes. Regular fares can now be used on the route.


==History==
===Vehicles===
Route 304 began service on July 3, 2012, as part of a major realignment of the express routes. It was created from parts of routes [[York Region Transit route 301 'Markham Express'|301]] and [[York Region Transit route 303 'Bur Oak Express'|303]]. The introduction of this route allowed residents living along Bur Oak west of Mount Joy GO Station to have a direct, shorter ride home, as well as reallocating capacity.
Route 304 is primarily a 40ft route and uses [[New Flyer Industries D40LF|New Flyer D40LF]]/[[New Flyer Industries D40LFR|D40LFR]].


With the introduction of this route, routes 301 and 303 were both restructured to also end at Mount Joy GO Station.  
===Route Maps===
<gallery>
File:York Region Transit route 304 map (2022-09).PNG|September 2022 - Present
File:York Region Transit route 304.png|July 2012 - September 2022
</gallery>


Route 304 was declared fully accessible in December 2012.
==Summary==
===Major Stops===
{| style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
|colspan=5 align="center" style="border: 1px solid darkgray; background: #2A9EC8;"|'''<font color=white>Route Stops and Connections</font>'''
|-
|
|align="center" style="background: #2A9EC8; color: white;" | '''{{abbr|(304)|Western Terminus}}'''
|
|'''[[Finch GO Bus Terminal|{{abbr|Finch GO Bus Terminal|Platform 14}}]]
|style="border: 1px solid darkgray"|[[File:Exo Icon-Bus.png|20px]] [[VIVA Blue|<font color="blue">Blue</font>]] - [[York Region Transit route 2 'Milliken'|2]] - [[York Region Transit route 23 'Thornhill Woods'|23]] - [[York Region Transit route 77 'Highway 7'|77]] - [[York Region Transit route 88 'Bathurst'|88]] - [[York Region Transit route 99 'Yonge'|99]] - [[York Region Transit route 300 'Business Express'|300]] - [[York Region Transit route 301 'Markham Express'|301]] - [[York Region Transit route 302 'Unionville Express'|302]] - [[York Region Transit route 303 'Bur Oak Express'|303]] - [[York Region Transit route 305 'Box Grove Express'|305]] - [[York Region Transit route 760 'Vaughan Mills/Wonderland'|760]]<br>[[File:GO Transit logo-b.png|20px|Connections to GO Bus Services]] [[File:Exo Icon-Bus.png|20px]] [[GO Transit route 19 'Mississauga-North York'|<font color="green">19</font>]] - [[GO Transit route 19 'Mississauga-North York'|<font color="green">19</font>]] - [[GO Transit route 27 'Milton-North York'|<font color="green">27</font>]] - [[GO Transit route 32 'Brampton Trinity Common-North York'|<font color="green">32</font>]] - [[GO Transit route 34 'Pearson Airport-North York'|<font color="green">34</font>]] - [[GO Transit route 67 'Keswick-North York'|<font color="green">67</font>]] - [[GO Transit route 96 'Oshawa-Finch Express'|<font color="green">96</font>]]<br>[[File:Toronto Transit Commission Logo.png|20px|Walking Connection to TTC Subway and Bus Services]] [[File:Exo Icon-Train.png|20px]] [[File:Exo Icon-Bus.png|20px]]
|-
|align="right"|[[File:RoadIcon.png|20px]]
|align="center" style="background: #2A9EC8; color: white;" | '''304'''
|[[File:RoadIcon.png|20px]]
|'''Kennedy Rd. @ Bur Oak Ave.'''
|style="border: 1px solid darkgray"|
|-
|align="right"|
|align="center" style="background: #2A9EC8; color: white;" | '''304'''
|
|'''[[Mount Joy GO Station]]'''
|style="border: 1px solid darkgray"|
|}


==Vehicles==
====Previous Destinations====
Route 304 is primarily a 40ft route, and uses [[New Flyer Industries D40LF|New Flyer D40LF]]/[[New Flyer Industries D40LFR|D40LFR]] or [[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion V'|Orion V]].
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
|colspan=5 align="center" style="border: 1px solid darkgray; background: #2A9EC8;"|'''<font color=white>Previously Serviced Destinations</font>'''
|-
!Stop Location
!Date Serviced
!Notes
|- align=center
|'''Highway 7 @ McCowan Rd.'''
| 304
|Discontinued due to realignment along Kennedy Road
|}


==Route Maps==
===Service Summary===
<gallery>File:York Region Transit route 304.png</gallery>
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|rowspan=2 align="center"|'''Period'''
|rowspan=2 align="center"|'''Branch'''
|colspan=5 align="center"|'''Weekdays'''
|colspan=3 align="center"|'''Saturday'''
|colspan=3 align="center"|'''Sunday'''
|- align="center"
|'''AM Peak'''
|'''Midday'''
|'''PM Peak'''
|'''Early Evening'''
|'''Late Evening'''
|'''Early AM'''
|'''Day'''
|'''Evening'''
|'''Early AM'''
|'''Day'''
|'''Evening'''
|- align="center"
|'''2020'''
|'''304'''
|15-23
|N/A
|30-45
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|- align="center"
|'''2019'''
|'''304'''
|
|N/A
|
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|- align="center"
|'''2018'''
|'''304'''
|
|N/A
|
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|- align="center"
|'''2017'''
|'''304'''
|
|N/A
|
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|- align="center"
|'''2016'''
|'''304'''
|17-25
|N/A
|35-45
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|- align="center"
|'''2015'''
|'''304'''
|17-25
|N/A
|35-45
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|- align="center"
|'''2014'''
|'''304'''
|17-25
|N/A
|35-45
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|- align="center"
|'''2013'''
|'''304'''
|19-43
|N/A
|35-45
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|- align="center"
|'''2012'''
|'''304'''
|19-43
|N/A
|35-45
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|}




{{York Region Transit}}
{{York Region Transit}}

Latest revision as of 11:31, 3 December 2023

York Region Transit route 304 'Mount Joy Express' is wheelchair accessible.
York Region Transit logo 2018.png
304 Mount Joy Express
Number of Branches 1
Types of buses used New Flyer D40LF/R SmallAccessible.gif
Division Southeast (Markham)
Related routes 18

304 Mount Joy Express is an express bus route operated by York Region Transit in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

Route 304 mainly serves Kennedy Road, McCowan Road, and Bur Oak Avenue west of Mount Joy GO Station.

This route serves the Mount Joy, Berczy, and Unionville communities. It provides service to Finch in the morning and to Mount Joy in the afternoon.

Branches

This route has 1 branch:

Historical Branches

History

  • July 1, 2012 - Route 304 began service as part of a major realignment of the express routes. It was created from parts of routes 301 and 303. The introduction of this route allowed residents living along Bur Oak west of Mount Joy GO Station to have a direct, shorter ride home, as well as reallocating capacity. With the introduction of this route, routes 301 and 303 were both restructured to also end at Mount Joy GO Station.
  • December 2012 - Route 304 was declared fully accessible.
  • September 4, 2022 - Route 304 is realigned to travel the length of Kennedy Road to Bur Oak Avenue. Service at McCowan and Highway 7 is discontinued.
  • April 5, 2020 - Route is temporarily suspended due to lower ridership resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • September 6, 2020 - Full service is restored.
  • September 4, 2022 - Route is revised to operate via Bur Oak Avenue, Kennedy Road, Enterprise Boulevard, and Warden Avenue to Highway 407.
  • September 3, 2023 - The express fare premium is eliminated for all 300-series routes. Regular fares can now be used on the route.

Vehicles

Route 304 is primarily a 40ft route and uses New Flyer D40LF/D40LFR.

Route Maps

  • September 2022 - Present

  • July 2012 - September 2022

Summary

Major Stops

Route Stops and Connections
(304) Finch GO Bus Terminal Exo Icon-Bus.png Blue - 2 - 23 - 77 - 88 - 99 - 300 - 301 - 302 - 303 - 305 - 760
Connections to GO Bus Services Exo Icon-Bus.png 19 - 19 - 27 - 32 - 34 - 67 - 96
Walking Connection to TTC Subway and Bus Services Exo Icon-Train.png Exo Icon-Bus.png
RoadIcon.png 304 RoadIcon.png Kennedy Rd. @ Bur Oak Ave.
304 Mount Joy GO Station

Previous Destinations

Previously Serviced Destinations
Stop Location Date Serviced Notes
Highway 7 @ McCowan Rd. 304 Discontinued due to realignment along Kennedy Road

Service Summary

Period Branch Weekdays Saturday Sunday
AM Peak Midday PM Peak Early Evening Late Evening Early AM Day Evening Early AM Day Evening
2020 304 15-23 N/A 30-45 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2019 304 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2018 304 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2017 304 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2016 304 17-25 N/A 35-45 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2015 304 17-25 N/A 35-45 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2014 304 17-25 N/A 35-45 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2013 304 19-43 N/A 35-45 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2012 304 19-43 N/A 35-45 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A


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