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Holiday transit guide: January 1 to 9

By Robert Mackenzie on January 1, 2023 11:37 AM

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During the holiday season of Christmas and New Year’s, transit travel patterns change. Most schools, colleges and universities and some workplaces are closed, so many people who would ordinarily use transit don’t.

On the other hand, many more people are off work and use transit more often than usually to shop or travel to holiday events.

All transit agencies in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area are revising their services.

This post wraps all those changes into one comprehensive list, detailing information about each transit agency day-to-day from New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1, 2023 until Monday, January 9.

In this post, “”Observed” New Year’s” refers to Monday, January 2. Since New Year’s Day is a Sunday this year, some employers offer workers an alternate day as a holiday.

Brampton Transit
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1: Sunday / holiday schedules.
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2: Sunday / holiday schedules.
  • Tuesday, January 3: Reduced Monday-to-Friday schedules; No service along iRide high-school special routes.
  • Wednesday, January 4: Reduced Monday-to-Friday schedulesReduced Monday-to-Friday schedules; No service along iRide high-school special routes.
  • Thursday, January 5: Reduced Monday-to-Friday schedules; No service along iRide high-school special routes.
  • Friday, January 6: Reduced Monday-to-Friday schedules; No service along iRide high-school special routes.
  • Saturday, January 7: Saturday schedules.
  • Sunday, January 8: Sunday / holiday schedules.
  • Monday, January 9:
  • Buses resume service with regular Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Buses resume service along iRide high-school special routes.
  • BT introduces next service change.

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Burlington Transit
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1: Sunday / holiday schedules.
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Tuesday, January 3: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Wednesday, January 4: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Thursday, January 5: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Friday, January 6: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Saturday, January 7: Saturday schedules.
  • Sunday, January 8: Sunday / holiday schedules.
  • Monday, January 9: Monday-to-Friday schedules.

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Burlington Transit Handi-Van
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1: Sunday service, 7 a.m. until 9 p.m.
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2:
  • Tuesday, January 3: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 1 p.m.
  • Wednesday, January 4: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 1 p.m.
  • Thursday, January 5: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 1 p.m.
  • Friday, January 6: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 1 p.m.
  • Saturday, January 7: Saturday service, 7 a.m. until 9 p.m.
  • Sunday, January 8: Sunday service, 7 a.m. until 9 p.m.
  • Monday, January 9: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 1 p.m.

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D.A.R.T.S. (Disabled Accessible Regional Transit Service) [Hamilton]
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1: Sunday service, 6 a.m. until 12:30 a.m.
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 2 a.m.
  • Tuesday, January 3: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 2 a.m.
  • Wednesday, January 4: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 2 a.m.
  • Thursday, January 5: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 2 a.m.
  • Friday, January 6: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 2 a.m.
  • Saturday, January 7: Saturday service, 6 a.m. until 2 a.m.
  • Sunday, January 8: Sunday service, 6 a.m. until 12:30 a.m.
  • Monday, January 9: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 2 a.m.

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Durham Region Transit
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1: Sunday schedules.
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2:
  • Buses resume service with regular Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • DRT introduces next service change.
  • Tuesday, January 3: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Wednesday, January 4: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Thursday, January 5: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Friday, January 6: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Saturday, January 7: Saturday schedules.
  • Sunday, January 8: Sunday schedules.
  • Monday, January 9: Monday-to-Friday schedules.

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DRT Specialized Services
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1: Regular service.
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2: Regular service.
  • Tuesday, January 3: Regular service.
  • Wednesday, January 4: Regular service.
  • Thursday, January 5: Regular service.
  • Friday, January 6: Regular service.
  • Saturday, January 7: Regular service.
  • Sunday, January 8: Regular service.
  • Monday, January 9: Regular service.

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GO Transit
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1: Sunday schedules.
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2: Sunday schedules.
  • Tuesday, January 3: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Wednesday, January 4: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Thursday, January 5: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Friday, January 6: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Saturday, January 7:
  • Saturday schedules.
  • GO introduces next service change.
  • Sunday, January 8: Sunday schedules.
  • Monday, January 9: Monday-to-Friday schedules.

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Halton Hills ActiVan
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1: No service.
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2: Monday-to-Friday service, 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
  • Tuesday, January 3: Monday-to-Friday service, 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
  • Wednesday, January 4: Monday-to-Friday service, 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
  • Thursday, January 5: Monday-to-Friday service, 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
  • Friday, January 6: Monday-to-Friday service, 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
  • Saturday, January 7: Saturday / Sunday service, 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
  • Sunday, January 8: Saturday / Sunday service, 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
  • Monday, January 9: Monday-to-Friday service, 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.

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Hamilton Street Railway
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1: Sunday / holiday schedules.
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2:
  • Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • HSR introduces next service change.
  • Tuesday, January 3: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Wednesday, January 4: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Thursday, January 5: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Friday, January 6: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Saturday, January 7: Saturday schedules.
  • Sunday, January 8: Sunday / holiday schedules.
  • Monday, January 9: Monday-to-Friday schedules.

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Milton Transit
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1: No service.
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2: Monday-to-Friday schedules; no serv ice along high-school special routes.
  • Tuesday, January 3: Monday-to-Friday schedules; no serv ice along high-school special routes.
  • Wednesday, January 4: Monday-to-Friday schedules; no serv ice along high-school special routes.
  • Thursday, January 5: Monday-to-Friday schedules; no serv ice along high-school special routes.
  • Friday, January 6: Monday-to-Friday schedules; no serv ice along high-school special routes.
  • Saturday, January 7: Saturday schedules.
  • Sunday, January 8: No service.
  • Monday, January 9:
  • Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Buses resume service along high-school special routes.

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Milton access +
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1: No service.
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2: Monday-to-Friday service, 5:20 a.m. until 10:11 p.m.
  • Tuesday, January 3: Monday-to-Friday service, 5:20 a.m. until 10:11 p.m.
  • Wednesday, January 4: Monday-to-Friday service, 5:20 a.m. until 10:11 p.m.
  • Thursday, January 5: Monday-to-Friday service, 5:20 a.m. until 10:11 p.m.
  • Friday, January 6: Monday-to-Friday service, 5:20 a.m. until 10:11 p.m.
  • Saturday, January 7: Saturday service, 7:10 a.m. until 7:40 p.m.
  • Sunday, January 8: No service.
  • Monday, January 9: Monday-to-Friday service, 5:20 a.m. until 10:11 p.m.

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MiWay
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1:

Revised holiday schedules. (Holiday schedules = regular Sunday schedules, except less frequent service along 7 routes:

  • 2 Hurontario;
  • 4 Sherway Gardens;
  • 9 Rathburn - Thomas;
  • 10 Bristol - Britannia;
  • 11 Westwood;
  • 17 Hurontario; and
  • 23 Lakeshore.)

Also: no service along these routes:

  • 28 Confederation;
  • 35 Eglinton;
  • 46 Tenth Line - Osprey; and
  • 48 Erin Mills.
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2:
  • Buses resume service with regular Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • MiWay introduces next service change.
  • No service along high-school special routes.
  • Tuesday, January 3: Monday-to-Friday schedules; no service along high-school special routes.
  • Wednesday, January 4: Monday-to-Friday schedules; no service along high-school special routes.
  • Thursday, January 5: Monday-to-Friday schedules; no service along high-school special routes.
  • Friday, January 6: Monday-to-Friday schedules; no service along high-school special routes.
  • Saturday, January 7: Saturday schedules.
  • Sunday, January 8: Sunday schedules.
  • Monday, January 9:
  • Monday-to-Friday schedules;
  • High-school special service resumes.

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Oakville Transit
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1: Sunday / holiday schedules.
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2:
  • Regular Monday-to-Friday schedules resume.
  • OT introduces next service change.
  • No service along high-school special routes.
  • Tuesday, January 3:
  • Regular Monday-to-Friday schedules resume;
  • OT introduces next service change;
  • No service along high-school special routes.
  • Wednesday, January 4: Monday-to-Friday schedules; no service along high-school special routes.
  • Thursday, January 5: Monday-to-Friday schedules; no service along high-school special routes.
  • Friday, January 6: Monday-to-Friday schedules; no service along high-school special routes.
  • Saturday, January 7: Saturday schedules.
  • Sunday, January 8: Sunday / holiday schedules.
  • Monday, January 9:
  • Monday-to-Friday schedules;
  • Service along high-school special routes resumes.

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Oakville Transit Care-a-Van
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1:
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2: Saturday service, 7 a.m. until midnight.
  • Tuesday, January 3: Saturday service, 7 a.m. until midnight.
  • Wednesday, January 4: Saturday service, 7 a.m. until midnight.
  • Thursday, January 5: Saturday service, 7 a.m. until midnight.
  • Friday, January 6: Saturday service, 7 a.m. until midnight.
  • Saturday, January 7: Saturday service, 7 a.m. until midnight.
  • Sunday, January 8:
  • Monday, January 9:

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Region of Peel Trans-Help
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1: Holiday service, 6 a.m. until 1 a.m.
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2: Regular service.
  • Tuesday, January 3: Regular service.
  • Wednesday, January 4: Regular service.
  • Thursday, January 5: Regular service.
  • Friday, January 6: Regular service.
  • Saturday, January 7: Regular service.
  • Sunday, January 8: Regular service.
  • Monday, January 9: Regular service.

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Toronto Transit Commission
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1: Sunday schedules.
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2:
  • Holiday schedules. (Holiday schedules = service as frequent as Sunday service, but starts earlier, by about 6 a.m.);
  • Transit vehicles resume service with regular Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • TTC introduces next service change.

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TTC Wheel-Trans

Regular service, 24 hours a day.

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Union Pearson Express
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1: Sunday schedules.
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Tuesday, January 3: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Wednesday, January 4: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Thursday, January 5: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Friday, January 6: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Saturday, January 7: Saturday schedules.
  • Sunday, January 8: Sunday schedules.
  • Monday, January 9: Monday-to-Friday schedules.

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York Region Transit
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1: Sunday / holiday schedules.
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2: Monday-to-Friday schedules; no service along high-school special routes. Mobilty on Request North service to and from “The ROC”.
  • Tuesday, January 3: Monday-to-Friday schedules; no service along high-school special routes. Mobilty on Request North service to and from “The ROC”.
  • Wednesday, January 4: Monday-to-Friday schedules; no service along high-school special routes. Mobilty on Request North service to and from “The ROC”.
  • Thursday, January 5: Monday-to-Friday schedules; no service along high-school special routes. Mobilty on Request North service to and from “The ROC”.
  • Friday, January 6: Monday-to-Friday schedules; no service along high-school special routes. Mobilty on Request North service to and from “The ROC”.
  • Saturday, January 7: Saturday schedules. Service along the 50 Queensway route to and from “The ROC”. Buses operate along the 760 Vaughan Mills / Wonderland route.
  • Sunday, January 8: Sunday / holiday schedules. Service along the 50 Queensway route to and from “The ROC”. Buses operate along the 760 Vaughan Mills / Wonderland route.
  • Monday, January 9:
  • Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Mobilty on Request North service to and from “The ROC”.
  • YRT introduces next service change.
  • Buses resume service along high-school special routes.

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YRT Mobility On-Request Paratransit Paratransit
  • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1:
  • “Observed” New Year’s Day, Monday, January 2: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
  • Tuesday, January 3: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
  • Wednesday, January 4: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
  • Thursday, January 5: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
  • Friday, January 6: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
  • Saturday, January 7: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
  • Sunday, January 8:
  • Monday, January 9:

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