YRT/Viva buses

Fast Facts

Connecting you to where you want to go is what
York Region Transit (YRT)/Viva is all about

YRT/Viva offers local and rapid transit services in all nine York Region municipalities. More than 120 routes keep residents connected within York Region, along with connecting services in the City of Toronto and the Regions of Durham and Peel. In addition, Mobility Plus provides door-to-door shared-ride accessible public transit service for people with disabilities.

Our two-hour transfers let you travel on any YRT/Viva vehicle for up to two hours, in any direction, with a single cash fare. Just remember to keep your validated ticket or transfer as proof of payment to board YRT/Viva vehicles.

Did you know?

  • York Region Transit was established in 2001 when The Regional Municipality of York amalgamated local
    municipal transit services
  • YRT/Viva provides services to over one million residents across the nine municipalities of York Region
  • Ridership in 2012 totalled 22,156,781 revenue passengers, the highest transit ridership numbers registered in the history of YRT/Viva
  • The YRT/Viva 2013 ridership forecast is projected at more than 23.5 million riders
  • The PRESTO fare card system launched in spring 2011 and YRT/Viva staff have registered thousands of fee-waived cards at events throughout York Region

Fleet

The YRT/Viva fleet is large and growing:

  • 116 Viva bus rapid transit vehicles operate on a bio-diesel fuel blend
  • 335 conventional YRT buses
  • 27 Mobility Plus vehicles and a combination of 60 accessible vans and sedans

Facilities

  • YRT/Viva operates 123 routes to over 4,800 bus stops across the nine municipalities of York Region
  • All YRT conventional buses and 78 bus stops are equipped with bike racks

In 2011

  • Yrt.ca attracted over 4.1 million unique visitors 
  • YRT/Viva Customer Service Centre responded to 211,421 calls and over 7,000 emails inquiries
  • YRT / Viva Interactive Voice Response System handled 1.8 million calls
  • Mobility Plus had over 7,900 registered users
  • The Mobility Plus Call Centre answered 334,000 calls and carried 336,000 revenue riders

For more information on YRT/Viva, browse our website or contact us.

 

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