Transit agencies in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area and elsewhere in the Greater Golden Horseshoe reduce service this week — from Tuesday, December 28 until New Year’s Eve, Thursday, December 31.
Barrie Specialized Transit
Monday-to-Friday service, 4:15 a.m. until 12:30 a.m.
Barrie Transit
- Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- No diversion to and from a high school.
Brampton Transit
- Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- No extra service to and from high schools.
Brantford Lift
Monday-to-Saturday service, 6 a.m. until 12:30 a.m.
Brantford Transit
- Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- No extra service to and from high schools.
Burlington Transit
Monday-to-Friday schedules.
Burlington Transit Handi-Van
Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 1 a.m.
BWG Transit
Monday-to-Friday schedules.
D.A.R.T.S. (Disabled Accessible Regional Transit Service) [Hamilton]
Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 2 a.m.
Durham Region Transit
DRT Specialized Services
Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 1 a.m.
GO Transit
Monday-to-Friday schedules.
Grand River Transit
- Buses operate along most routes with Monday-to-Friday schedules, but:
- Midday and rush-hour service every 30 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, along the 10 Pioneer route.
- Midday and rush-hour service every 30 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, along the 61 Fountain route - between Conestoga College and Preston Parkway.
- Midday service every 30 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes, along the 9 Lakeshore, 13 Laurelwood and 19 Hazel routes.
- No service along the 110 College express route.
- No service between Sportsworld Station and Conestoga College along the 203 iXpress Maple Grove route.
- No extra service to and from high schools.
GRT MobilityPLUS
Monday-to-Friday service, 5:15 a.m. until 1:15 a.m.
Guelph Transit
Monday-to-Friday schedules.
Guelph Transit Mobility Service
Monday-to-Saturday service, 5:45 a.m. until 12:15 a.m.
Halton Hills ActiVan
Monday-to-Friday service, 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Hamilton Street Railway
- Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- No extra service to and from high schools.
LIMO Specialized Transit
Monday-to-Saturday service, 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Lindsay Transit
Monday-to-Saturday schedules.
Milton Transit
Monday-to-Friday schedules.
Milton access +
Monday-to-Friday service, 5:20 a.m. until 10:11 p.m.
MiWay
- Buses operate along most routes with Monday-to-Friday schedules, but:
- Less frequent service along these routes, MiWay says, “based on reduced [passenger] demand during this time”:
- 3 Bloor;
- 26 Burnhamthorpe;
- 35 Eglinton;
- 51 Tompken;
- 61 Mavis;
- 76 City Centre - Subway;
- 101 / 101A Dundas express; and
- 103 Hurontario express.
- More frequent service along this route:
- 42 Derry.
- No service along these routes:
- 104 Derry express;
- 107 Malton express.
- No extra service to and from high schools.
Niagara Falls Chair-a-Van
Monday-to-Saturday service, 6 a.m. until 11 p.m.
Niagara Falls Transit
Monday-to-Saturday schedules.
Niagara Region Transit
- Monday-to-Friday schedules.
Niagara Region Specialized Transit
Monday-to-Saturday service, 7 a.m. until 10 p.m.
Oakville Transit
- Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- No extra service to and from high schools.
Oakville Transit Care-a-Van
Monday-to-Friday service, 6 a.m. until 2 a.m.
Orangeville Transit
Monday-to-Friday schedules.
Peterborough Transit
- Buses along most routes operate with Monday-to-Friday schedules, but:
- the last bus along all routes leaves no later than 11:15 p.m.
- PT is supending midday buses along the 5 The Parkway route leaving Downtown Peterborough Terminal at 9:15, 10:15 and 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 and 1:15 p.m. It’s also suspending midday buses leaving Fleming College at 9:40, 10:40 and 11:40 a.m. and 12:40 and 1:40 p.m.
- PT is also suspending morning rush-hour “6B” buses along the 6 Sherbrooke route leaving the Downtown Peterborough Transit Terminal from 7:22 until 9:22 a.m. and afternoon rush-hour “6B” buses leaving Trent University between 4 and 6 p.m.
- PT is also suspending the buses along the 7 Lansdowne route that leave Willowcreek Plaza at 7:50 a.m. and Fleming College at 2:15 p.m.
- Buses operate along the 8 Monaghan route hourly all day. PT is suspending buses leaving Fleming College or Trent at 45 minutes after the hour.
- Buses operate along the 9 Parkhill route hourly all day. PT is suspending buses leaving Fleming on the hour and Trent at 45 minutes after the hour.
Peterborough Transit Handi-Van
Monday-to-Friday service, 6 a.m. until 11:50 p.m.
Region of Peel Trans-Help
service hours, 6 a.m. until 1 a.m.
Simcoe County LINX
Monday-to-Friday schedules.
Simcoe County LINX +
Monday-to Friday service, 6 a.m. until 6 p.m.
St. Catharines ParaTransit
Monday to Saturday service, 6 a.m. until 11 p.m.
St. Catharines Transit Commission
Monday-to-Friday daytime and evening schedules.
Toronto Transit Commission
- Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- No extra service to and from high schools.
TTC Wheel-Trans
service, 24 hours a day.
Union Pearson Express
Trains operate every 30 minutes every day.
WEGO
Fall / Winter Monday-to-Thursday schedules (Blue and Red lines only.)
Welland Transit
Monday-to-Friday daytime and evening schedules.
WellTrans
Monday-to-Friday service, 7:15 a.m. until 6:45 p.m.
York Region Transit
Saturday schedules.
YRT Mobility On-Request Paratransit
service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
Durham Region Transit — revised Sunday schedules
DRT buses operate with revised Sunday schedules, Monday, December 28.
120 Whites
- Buses leave Pickering Parkway Terminal at 6:35 a.m. and 30 minutes until 10:05 p.m.
- Buses leave Sunbird Loop at 5:59 and every 30 minutes until 9:59 a.m., then 10:58 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 4:58 p.m., then 5:29 and every 30 minutes until 10:29 p.m.
216 Harwood North
- Buses leave Ajax GO Station at 5:48 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 12:18 p.m., then 12:45 p.m. and every 30 minutes until 10:45 p.m.
- Buses leave Salem Road North south of Elliotglen Drive at 5:47 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 8:17 p.m., 8:45 p.m. and every 30 minutes until 10:45 p.m.
224 Harwood - Salem
- Buses leave Ajax GO Station at 5:45 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 10:45 p.m.
- An early bus leaves Kerrison Drive east of Salem Road North at 5:45 a.m. Then, buses leave Salem Road North north of Dunwell Crescent at 6:09 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 12:39 p.m., then 1:06 p.m. and every hour until 10:06 p.m.
291 Harwood - Kingston
- Buses leave Pickering Town Centre at 10:05 a.m. and every two hours until 4:05 p.m.
- Buses leave Westney Road South west of Harwood Avenue South at 11 a.m. and every two hours until 3 p.m.
302 Baldwin - Brock
- Early buses leave Winchester Road East at Anderson Avenue at 5:34 and 6:04 a.m. Then, buses leave Whitby GO Station at 6:15 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 11:15 p.m.
- Buses leave Carnwith Drive West west of Baldwin Street North at 5:38 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 8:08 a.m., 8:40 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 4:40 p.m., 5:08 p.m. and every 30 minutes until 10:38 p.m. Later buses leave Carnwith / Baldwin at 11:08 and 11:38 p.m., but end their trips on Baldwin Street South at Taunton Road West.
403 Park
- Buses leave Oshawa GO Station at 5:40 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 9:40 p.m.
- Buses leave Oshawa Centre terminal at 5:35 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 10:05 p.m.
405 Wilson
- Buses leave Oshawa Centre Terminal at 5:45 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 10:15 p.m. From 7:15 a.m. until 9:15 p.m., every second bus operates to the Delpark Homes Centre.
- Buses leave Harmony Terminal at 5:30 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 10:30 p.m. From 7:30 a.m. until 9:30 p.m., every second bus operates to the Delpark Homes Centre.
407 Ritson
- Buses leave Colonel Sam Drive at 5:50 a.m. and every hour until 9:50 p.m. Until 6:50 p.m., the buses operate along Nonquon Road. More buses leave Oshawa Centre Terminal from 6:15 and 10:15 a.m. Buses serve most stops on the route every 30 minutes.
- Buses leave Harmony Terminal at 5:20 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 10:20 p.m. Every second bus operates to either Oshawa Centre Terminal or Colonel Sam Drive.
900 PULSE Highway 2
- Buses leave Centennial College’s Morningside campus at 6 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 1 a.m. More buses leave Kingston Road beyond Glenanna Road at 5:49 a.m., then 6:34 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 9:04 a.m., 9:37 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 5:07 p.m., 5:36, 6:06, 6:35, 7:05, 7:35, 8:05 and 8:30 p.m. Buses operate along the route east of Glenanna every 15 minutes from 5:36 a.m. until 8:30 p.m.
- Buses leave Bond Street West west of Ritson Road North at 4:50, 5:20 and 5:50 a.m., 6:20 a.m. and every 15 minutes until 8:20 p.m., then every 30 minutes until 11:50 p.m. From 6:20 a.m. until 8:20 a.m. every second bus continues to Centennial, with buses every 30 minutes beyond Glenanna Road all day.
900 PULSE Simcoe
- Buses leave Lakeview Park Avenue east of Ritson Road North at 5:30 and 6 a.m., 6:33 a.m. and 9:33 and every 30 minutes until 11:03 a.m., then 11:35 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 7:05 p.m., then 7:35 p.m. and every 30 minutes until 12:32 a.m. More buses leave Simcoe Street North beyond Bond Street East at 6:33 a.m., 7:08 a.m., 7:23 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 10:08 a.m., 10:39 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 6:39 p.m. From 6:33 a.m. until 6:39 p.m., buses operate north of Bond East every 15 minutes.
- Buses leave the North Oshawa campuses of Durham College and Ontario Tech U at 5:27, 6, 6:30 and 7 a.m., then every 15 minutes until 7 p.m., then every 30 minutes until midnight. From 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. every second bus ends on Centre Street North at Bond Street West. South of Bond West, buses operate every 30 minutes all day. Three late buses leave the campuses at 12:18, 12:48 and 1:08 a.m., to Centre North / Bond West only.
902A King
- Buses leave Oshawa GO Station at 6:30 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 11 p.m.
- Buses leave King Street East Bowmanville west of Simpson Avenue at 5:29 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 10:29 p.m.
905 Thickson - Reach
- Buses leave Whitby GO Station at 6:45 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 10:15 p.m. From 7:15 a.m. until 7:15 p.m., every third bus operates to Railway Street across from Albert Street in Uxbridge.
- Buses leave Uxbridge at 7:15 a.m. and every hour and 15 minutes until 7:15 p.m. More buses leave Conlin Road East at Bridle Path so that buses operate from Simcoe Street North at Windfield Farms Drive West about every 30 minutes from 5:45 a.m. until 10: 15 p.m.
915 Taunton
- Buses leave Ajax GO Station at 6:06 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 12:06 a.m.
- Buses leave Harmony Terminal at 5:20 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 11:50 p.m.
916 / 916C Rossland
- Buses leave Pickering Parkway Terminal at 5:32 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 10:02 p.m. From 7:32 a.m. until 5:32 p.m., every second bus operates along Terrace Drive.
- Buses leave Harmony Terminal at 5:33, 6:03, 6:33 and 7:03 a.m. and every hour until 10:03 a.m., then 10:59 and 11:57 a.m., 12:57 p.m. and every hour until 6:57 p.m. then 11:25 a.m. and every hour until 5:25 p.m. then 7:33 p.m. and every 30 minutes until 10:33 p.m. More buses leave Harmony Terminal at 7:31 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 9:31 a.m., then 11:25 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 6:25 p.m. “via Terrace Drive”. Buses serve most stops on the route every 30 minutes.
917 Bayly - Consumers
- Buses leave Pickering Parkway terminal at 6:18 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 10:18 p.m.
- Buses leave Oshawa Centre terminal at 6:20 and 7:20 a.m. and every 30 minutes until 10:20 p.m.
You can view DRT’s complete “Winter Week” schedule here(.pdf).
subscribe to our news feed: (