York Region Transit route 4 'Major Mackenzie'

	4/4A Major Mackenzie
Number of Branches		2
Types of buses used		New Flyer D40LF/R , Van Hool A330 , New Flyer XD40 , Nova Bus LFS
Division		Southwest (Vaughan)
Related routes		20, 25

4 Major Mackenzie is a base route operated by YRT in Vaughan, Richmond Hill and Markham, ON.

Route Details

The current routing of route 4.

Routes 4 and 4A combined mainly serve Major Mackenzie Dr. between Pine Valley Dr. and Woodbine Ave. Route 4 also serves Jane St. between Major Mackenzie Dr. and Rutherford Rd.

These routes serve the Vellore Village, Concord, Maple, Patterson, and Cachet communities. They also serve Maple High School, Canada's Wonderland, City of Vaughan Municipal Offices, Maple GO Station, Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital, Alexander Mackenzie High School, Richmond Hill GO Station, and Bayview Secondary School. One trip in the morning and one in the afternoon from route 4 also serve St Joan of Arc Catholic High School.

Routes 4 and 4A both connect to Viva Blue at Yonge St.

Branches

This route has 2 main branches:

• 4 Vaughan Mills Mall - Woodbine Avenue
• 4A Pine Valley Drive - Woodbine Avenue

History

Major Mackenzie Dr. was originally served by two routes. Vaughan Transit's route 4, ran from Bayview Avenue and Major Mackenzie Dr. to Jane St., looping via Cranston Park, with a rush hour extension south on Jane St. to Langstaff Rd. Richmond Hill Transit also had a route 7, operating during rush hours from Bathurst St. to Woodbine Ave., looping via Hillmount and Markland.

• 2001 - YRT took over both services in 2001, and combined the two routes together, with route 4 operating between Jane/Langstaff via Cranston Park to Bayview Bus Loop, and route 4A during rush hours providing extra service between Bathurst and Spadina. This provided service along half of Jane Street, with the southern half provided by 35D Jane. Service to the Jane/Langstaff area was rush-hour only, and service to the Cranston Park area was provided in PM rush hour only during westbound trips.

• 2002 - Late 2002 introduced service to the Woodbine and Hillmount area and full-time service to Jane/Langstaff and the Cranston Park area.

• November 2004 - Vaughan Mills opened, with buses being routed through the terminal in both directions. Route 20 Jane was also introduced at this time, providing through service along Jane Street.

• September 2005 - Route 5 was cut back to loop via Jane St., Springside Rd. and Melville Ave. Route 4A was also restructured. The loops at Bathurst and Spadina were eliminated, with the route extended west to Weston Rd. and east to Angus Glen Community Centre.

• January 2006 - The eastern terminus was later extended east again to Mount Joy GO Station.

• September 2008 - Midday service was introduced on route 4A, and rush hour service was again extended east via Donald Cousens Pkwy. to Markham-Stouffville Hospital until Cornell Terminal is open.

• April 2009 - Service on route 4 was extended to Vaughan Mills again, providing two-way service along Jane St. At the same time, buses no longer entered the bus loop at Canada's Wonderland, instead serving the park from Jane St.

• September 2010 - Routes 4 and 4A were declared fully accessible.

• 2013 - Route 4 restructured in order to reinforce the grid network. The initial plan had west end service provided via route 4 between Vaughan Mills and Bayview, and route 4A (renumbered to route 25) serving between Harding Blvd. (west of Yonge) and Markham-Stouffville Hospital. Both routes would operate daily, and service west of Jane, along Hillmount, and to Mount Joy GO Station would have been removed. This was later modified, and on June 30, 2013, route 4 was largely kept the same, except service on McNaughton Rd., Melville Ave., and Brandon Gate Dr. was removed and is now provided by route 26. Route 4A was kept, now providing daily service between Weston Rd. and Woodbine Ave., using the same looping as route 4. Service east of Woodbine Ave. is provided on weekdays by route 25.

• September 6, 2015 - With development in the Vellore Village community spreading westward, route 4A was extended westward from Weston Rd. to Pine Valley Dr.

Vehicles

Routes 4 and 4A are primarily 40ft routes, and uses New Flyer D40LF/D40LFR/XD40. Occasionally Van Hool A330 or Nova Bus LFS may provide service.

Route Maps

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  Summer 2019 Diversion

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  July 2013 - August 2015

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  April 2009 - June 2013

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  October 2004

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  December 2003

Summary

Major Stops

Major Stop	Branches		Notes
Major Mackenzie @ Woodend Pl.		4A	Western terminus for route 4A.
Vaughan Mills Terminal	4		Western terminus for route 4. Serves Bay 8. Connections to routes 12, 20, 21, 26, 85/85C, 87, 360, 560, 561, 760.
Major Mackenzie @ Jane St.	4	4A	Route 4 serves stop on Jane, route 4A serves stop on Major Mackenzie. Connection to route 20/20A, 560.
Major Mackenzie @ Keele St.	4	4A	Connections to routes 22A, 107C/107D, 560.
Major Mackenzie @ Bathurst St.	4	4A	Connections to routes 23, 88.
Major Mackenzie @ Yonge St.	4	4A	Connections to Viva Blue/Blue A and routes 25, 99, 589/590.
Major Mackenzie @ Bayview Ave.	4	4A	Connections to routes 25, 91/91A/91B/91E, 589/590.
Major Mackenzie @ Leslie St.	4	4A	Connections to routes 25, 90, 243.
Markland St. @ Hillmount Rd.	4	4A	Eastern terminus. Connections to route 24.

Historical Stops

Major Stop	Branches								Notes
	4	4	4	4	4	4A	4A	4A
Jane St. @ Langstaff Rd.	4	4	4
Vaughan Mills Terminal			4	4	4
Major Mackenzie @ Weston Rd..							4A	4A
Canada's Wonderland		4	4	4					Summer Seasonal
Major Mackenzie @ Jane St.	4	4	4	4	4		4A	4A
Melville @ Cranston Pk.	4	4	4	4	4
Major Mackenzie @ Keele St.	4	4	4	4	4		4A	4A
Major Mackenzie @ Bathurst St.	4	4	4	4	4	4A	4A	4A
Major Mackenzie @ Yonge St.	4	4	4	4	4	4A	4A	4A
Major Mackenzie @ Newkirk	4	4	4	4	4	4A	4A	4A
Major Mackenzie @ Bayview Ave.	4	4	4	4	4	4A	4A	4A
Woodbine Ave. @ Hillmount Rd.		4	4	4	4
Angus Glen Community Centre Major Mackenzie @ Warden Ave.							4A	4A
Major Mackenzie @ McCowan Rd.							4A	4A
Mount Joy GO Station							4A	4A
Old Markham By-Pass @ 16th Avenue								4A
Markham-Stouffville Hospital								4A

Service Summary

Period	Branch	Weekdays					Saturday			Sunday/Holidays
		AM Peak	Midday	PM Peak	Early Evening	Late Evening	Early AM	Day	Evening	Early AM	Day	Evening
2020	4	32 (combined 16)	36 (combined 18)	32 (combined 16)	36 (combined 18)	36	54 (combined 27)			50 (combined 25)		25
	4A					N/A						N/A
2019	4
	4A
2018	4
	4A
2017	4	29-38	36	31	26	36	54	54	54	50	50	50
	4A	32-40	36-40	36-38	36	N/A	50	50	50	50	50	50
2016	4	29-38	36	31	26	36	54	54	54	50	50	50
	4A	32-40	36-40	36-38	36	N/A	50	50	50	50	50	50
2015	4	30	30	26-30	38	38	50	50	50	50	50	50
	4A	27-46	34-48	21-30	38	N/A	50	50	50	50	50	50
2014	4	30	30	26-30	30	30	48	48	48	48	48	48
	4A	30	60	21-30	N/A	N/A	48	48	48	48	48	48
2013	4	30	30	26-30	30	30	27	27	27	27	27	27
	4A	30	60	21-30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2012	4	30	30	30	32	32	27	27	27	27	27	27
	4A	30	60	21-30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2011	4	30	30	30	32	32	30	30	30	30	30	30
	4A	30	60	30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2010	4
	4A
2009	4
	4A
2008	4
	4A
2007	4	30-32	30	29-32	26	35	30	30	30	30	30	30
	4A	32	N/A	30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2006	4	30	40	31	26		30			30
	4A	30	N/A	30	N/A		N/A			N/A
2005	4	30	40	31	30		30		40	30		40
	4A	30	N/A	30	N/A		N/A			N/A
2004	4	30	40	31	30	30	30	30	35	30	30	30
	4A	30	N/A	30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2003	4	30			~40		30		40	30		40
	4A	30	N/A	30	N/A		N/A			N/A
2002	4	30			40	N/A	30		40	30		40
	4A	30	N/A	30	N/A		N/A			N/A
2001	4	30			N/A		45	30	N/A	N/A