Durham Region Transit is making minor changes to its services “to improve connections on select routes and adjust for seasonal demand”, starting Monday, April 17.
DRT is revising service along these routes: PULSE 900; Route 302; Route 319; Route 392; route 409; route905; Route 917.
Specifically, DRT is: introducing a new branch of a route; cancelling branches of routes; increasing service along routes; decreasing service along routes; decreasing the frequency of service along a route; and adjusting the schedules for buses along routes.
Introducing a new branch of a route
Route 302
Starting Monday, April 17, DRT is [reorganizing how it designates branches of the route(#d302canbr). It designates buses operating along the entire route between the North Oshawa campuses of Durham College and Ontario Tech University and Whitby GO Station as operating along the main route 302. It designates short-turn buses operating southbound between Brooklin and Whitby early Monday-to-Friday mornings and northbound between Whitby and Brooklin during afternoon rush hours as serving the 302B branch.
Southbound buses along the 302B branch end their trips on Thickson Road North at Blackfriars Avenue. Northbound buses start their trips on Thickson North beyond Winchester Road East.
The new 302B branch is not the same as the previous branch that DRT designated as 302B.
DRT is also increasing and decreasing service along the route
You can view the new schedules for buses along the route here (.pdf).
Cancelling branches of routes
Route 302
Friday, April 14 is the last day that DRT operates buses along the current 302A and 302B branches.
Until Sunday, April 16, DRT operates buses along the route with this service pattern:
- main Route 302 - From Carnwith Drive West west of Baldwin Street North to Whitby GO Station southbound via Carnwith, Ashburn, Vipond, Campbell, Baldwin Baldwin / Highway 407 Park and Ride carpool lot, Baldwin and Brock; northbound via Brock, Baldwin, carpool lot, Baldwin, Winchester, Thickson and Carnwith: all buses Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
- 302A branch - From Carnwith Drive West west of Baldwin Street North to Whitby GO Station southbound via Carnwith, Ashburn, Vipond, Campbell, Baldwin, carpool lot, Baldwin and Brock; northbound via Brock, Baldwin, carpool lot, Baldwin, Winchester, Thickson and Carnwith: Mondays to Fridays only; all southbound buses before 7 a.m.; some buses in both directions during morning rush hours; every second bus during afternoon rush hours; all buses after 7 p.m.
- 302B branch: - From the North Oshawa campuses of Durham College and Ontario Tech University southbound via Commencement, Simcoe, Winchester, Thickson, Carnwith, Ashburn, Vipond, Campbell, Baldwin, Baldwin / Highway 407 Park and Ride carpool lot, Baldwin and Brock; northbound via Brock, Baldwin, carpool lot, Baldwin, Campbell, Vipond, Ashburn, Carnwith, Thickson, Winchester, Simcoe and Commencement: Most buses Mondays to Fridays before about 7 p.m.
Starting Monday, April 17, it designates the current 302B branch as the main branch but also operates buses on a new short-turn 302B branch that is different than the current 302B branch.
DRT is also increasing and decreasing service along the route
You can view the new schedules for buses along the route here (.pdf).
Route 917
Since fewer passengers travel to and from Durham College’s Whitby campus during spring and summer, Friday, April 14 is the last day until September that DRT operates buses along the 917B short-turn branch between Oshawa Centre terminal and Whitby GO Station.
By cancelling the branch, DRT is also decreasing the frequency of service along the route.
You can view the new schedules for buses along the route here (.pdf).
Increasing service along routes
Route 302
DRT is increasing service along the route between Brooklin and the North Oshawa campuses of Durham College and Ontario Tech University.
Starting Monday, April 17, buses along route 302 drop off or pick up passengers at these southbound stops during all times, except overnight:
- on Commencement Drive on the North Oshawa campuses of Durham College and Ontario Tech University,
- on Simcoe Street North across from Founders Gate, at Conlin Road East and at Northern Dancer Drive,
- on Britannia Avenue West at Thoroughbred Street, Kentucky Derby Way and Windfields Farm Drive West,
- on Windfields Farm Drive West beyond Equestrian Circle [north] and at Bandsman Crescent [north], Kentucky Derby Way and Thoroughbred Street and
- on Winchester Road West at Cachet Boulevard.
The buses serve these northbound stops during all times, except overnight:
- on Baldwin Street North at Cassells Road East,
- on Vipond Road beyond Montgomery Avenue, across from Ferguson Avenue and beyond Darius Harris Drive,
- on Carnwith Drive West beyond Darius Harris Drive, at Bayern Drive and Montgomery Avenue and beyond Way Street and Leithbridge Crescent [west],
- on Carnwith Drive East beyond Baldwin Street North and at Watford Street and Thickson Road North,
- on Thickson Road North at Blackfriar Avenue,
- on Winchester Road East beyond Thickson Road North and across from Cachet Boulevard,
- on Windfield Farms Drive West across from Thoroughbred Street and Kentucky Derby Way and at Stallion Drive and Dress Circle [north],
- on Britannia Avenue West across from Windfield Farms Drive West, Kentucky Derby Way and Thoroughbred Street,
- on Simcoe Street North beyond Britannia Road West, at Conlin Road West and beyond Founders Gate and
- on Commencement Drive on the North Oshawa campuses of Durham College and Ontario Tech University.
Buses along the entire route drop off or pick up passengers at stops every 30 minutes all day every day. However, DRT is also operating short-turn buses between Whitby GO Station and Brooklin. Southbound short-turn buses start trips northbound on Thickson Road North just beyond Winchester Road East Mondays to Fridays before about 7 a.m. Northbound short-turn buses end their trips on Thickson Road North at Blackfriars Avenue Mondays to Fridays during afternoon rush hours. All buses short-turn in Brooklin early Monday-to-Friday mornings. Alternate buses short turn in Brooklin afternoons. The afternoon short-turn service increases the frequency between Whitby and Brooklin to every 15 minutes.
DRT is also introducing a new branch and cancelling branches of the route and decreasing service along the route.
You can view the new schedules for buses along the route here (.pdf).
Route 905
Starting Monday, April 17, DRT operates a bus on a new southbound trip along the route Mondays to Fridays. The bus leaves Harmony Terminal at 7:55 a.m. It ends its trip in Whitby GO Station bus terminal at 8:40 a.m.
DRT is also decreasing service along the route and adjusting the schedules for buses along the route.
You can view the new schedules for buses along the route here (.pdf).
Route 302
Sunday, April 16 is the last day that buses along the route drop off or pick up passengers at stops on Winchester Road East in Brooklin between Thickson Road North and Baldwin Street.
Southbound buses no longer serve passengers at stops
- on Winchester Road East beyond Thickson Road North, at Watford and Queen streets, beyond Simcoe Street and at Durham Street.
Northbound buses no longer serve passengers at stops
- on Winchester Road East beyond Chelmsford Drive, across from Simcoe Street, beyond St. Thomas Street and at Anderson Street.
You can view the new schedules for buses along the route here (.pdf).
Route 905
Friday, April 14 was the last day that DRT operates the northbound bus that usually leaves Whitby GO Station bus terminal at 10:05 p.m. Mondays to Fridays. (The bus usually ends its trip on Railway Street across from Albert Street in Uxbridge at 11:31 p.m.) Starting Monday, April 17, the last bus for Uxbridge leaves Whitby at 9:20 p.m. and ends in Uxbridge at 10:46 p.m.)
Saturday, April 15 was the last day that DRT operated the southbound bus that usually leaves Harmony Terminal at 5:25 a.m. Saturdays. (The bus usually ends its trip in Whitby GO Station bus terminal at 6:07 a.m.)
DRT is also increasing service along the route and adjusting the schedules for buses along the route.
You can view the new schedules for buses along the route here (.pdf).
Decreasing the frequency of service along a route
Route 917
Since fewer passengers travel to and from Durham College’s Whitby campus during spring and summer, Friday, April 14 is the last day until September that DRT operates buses along a short-turn branch between Oshawa Centre terminal and Whitby GO Station bus terminal Mondays to Fridays during rush hour.
By cancelling the branch, DRT is also decreasing the frequency of service along that part of the route.
Starting Monday, April 17, buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops between Oshawa Centre and Whitby GO Station:
- every 30 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes.
Buses also operate every 30 minutes along the entire route every day.
You can view the new schedules for buses along the route here (.pdf).
Adjusting the schedules for buses along routes
PULSE 900
Starting Monday, April 17, the westbound buses that usually leave Bond Street East west of Ritson Road North at 10:18 and 10:48 p.m. Mondays to Fridays leave, instead, at 10:20 and 10:50 p.m. The buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops as much as two minutes later than usually. They end their trips on Centennial Circle in Toronto — near the Morningside campus of Centennial College and the Scarborough campus of the University of Toronto — at 11:11 and 11:41 p.m.
You can view the new schedules for buses along the route here (.pdf).
Route 319
Starting Monday, April 17, DRT adjusts the schedules for buses along the route to improve service for passengers connecting with GO Transit trains at Whitby GO Station.
You can view the new schedules for buses along the route here (.pdf).
Route 392
Starting Monday, April 17, DRT adjusts the schedules for buses along the route to improve service for passengers connecting with GO Transit trains at Whitby GO Station.
You can view the new schedules for buses along the route here (.pdf).
Route 409
Starting Monday, April 17, the northbound bus that usually leaves Oshawa Centre terminal at 6:45 p.m. Mondays to Fridays leaves, instead, at 6:43 p.m. The bus drops off or picks up passengers at stops as much as two minutes earlier than usually. It ends its trip eastbound on Taunton Road East just west of Thickson Road North at 6:58 p.m.
The southbound bus that usually leaves Taunton East west of Thickson North at 7 p.m. leaves, instead, at 6:58 p.m. The bus drops off or pick up passengers at stops as much as two minutes earlier than usually. It ends its trip in Oshawa Centre terminal at 7:13 p.m.
You can view the new schedules for buses along the route here (.pdf).
Route 905
Starting Monday, April 17, DRT adjusts the schedules for all northbound buses operating along the route Mondays to Fridays after about 6:30 p.m.
And, the southbound bus that usually leaves Harmony Terminal at 9:20 p.m. Mondays to Fridays leaves, instead, at 9:15 p.m. The bus drops off or picks up passengers at stops as much as five minutes earlier than usually. It ends its trip in Whitby Station bus terminal at 9:59 p.m.
Starting Saturday, April 22, DRT adjusts the schedules for buses operating in both directions along the route Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. By adjusting the schedules, it improves service for passengers connecting with GO Transit trains at Whitby GO Station.
DRT is also increasing and decreasing service along the route.
You can view the new schedules for buses along the route here (.pdf).
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