Effective Monday May 5, 2025, service changes will be made across the Durham Region Transit bus network to:

  • Improve reliability
  • Provide faster journeys
  • Provide service at more times of the day
  • Provide additional capacity 
     

Benefiting over 6,000 weekday customer trips, these changes are being delivered as part of the 2025 Durham Region Budget's investment in Durham Region Transit services. 

  

A new route is coming to town

New scheduled service is coming to portions of Brock and Scugog Townships. 

Route 618 New Route

 

Overview of new route

 

  

Monday to Friday

  • New Route 618 will operate between Port Perry and Beaverton via Sunderland and Cannington, replacing On Demand service.  
  • Service will operate about every 90 minutes from 06:00 and 19:00 
  • On Demand service will continue to operate when Route 618 is not running.

 

Route 618 Map - Effective May 5, 2025
Map of Route 618    Map of Route 618 in Sunderland    Map of Route 618 in Beaverton


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Where will Route 618 stop?

Beaverton

New stops will be served at: 

  • 94316: Southbound at 30 Beaver (Fisher’s)
  • 94330: Main Westbound at Franklin
  • 94331: Franklin Eastbound at Main
  • 94338: Franklin Northbound at Mara
  • 94339: Mara Eastbound at Franklin
  • 94344: Mara Northbound at King
  • 94345: Mara Southbound at King
  • 94312: Simcoe Westbound at Mara
  • 94313: Simcoe Eastbound at Mara
  • 94346: Main Westbound at Lakeview Manor
  • 94347: Main Eastbound at Lakeview Manor
  • 94315: Northbound at 75 9 Mile Road
  • 94348: Simcoe Westbound at York
  • 94349: Simcoe Eastbound at York
  • 94350: Simcoe Westbound at Madill
  • 94351: Simcoe Eastbound at Madill
Blackwater
New stops will be served at: 
  • 94324: Highway 7/12 Northbound at Blackwater
  • 94325: Highway 7/12 Southbound at Blackwater
  • 94326: Highway 7/12 Northbound at The Pines
  • 94327: Highway 7/12 Southbound at The Pines
Cannington
New stops will be served at: 
  • 94336: Cameron Westbound at Trootie
  • 94337: Cameron Eastbound at Trootie
  • 94310: Cameron Westbound at Laidlaw
  • 94311: Cameron Eastbound at Laidlaw
  • 94340: Cameron Eastbound at Queen
  • 94341: Cameron Westbound at Queen
  • 94342: Cameron Eastbound at Brock High School
  • 94343: Cameron Westbound at Brock High School
Greenbank

New stops will be served at: 

  • 94318: Highway 7/12 Northbound at Jack
  • 94319: Highway 7/12 Southbound at Couves
  • 94320: Highway 7/12 Northbound at Cragg
  • 94321: Highway 7/12 Southbound at Cragg
Manila
New stops will be served at: 
  • 94334: Simcoe Northbound at Highway 7
  • 94335: Simcoe Southbound at Highway 7
 Port Perry 
  • Route 618 will service existing stops on Scugog Street, between Curts and Water Street and Port Perry Smart Centres. 

  • New stops will be served at: 
    • 94314: Highway 7A Westbound at Highway 7/12
    • 94317: Highway 7A Eastbound at Highway 7/12
 Saintfield
New stops will be served at: 
  • 94322: Highway 7/12 Northbound at Jacobsen
  • 94323: Highway 7/12 Southbound at Jacobsen
Sunderland
New stops will be served at: 
  • 94308: Albert Northbound at River
  • 94309: River Westbound at Albert
  • 94328: Albert Northbound at Rennie
  • 94329: Albert Southbound at Rennie

  

  

 

 

 

Changes are coming to the 920 Corridor 

Get ready for faster trips, more seats, and more reliable service. 

 Route 407 Route 920 Route 121
To address service reliability challenges, high customer demand on buses, and long journey times; changes are being made to service on the 920 corridor, to bring a faster, more reliable service, with more capacity. 

 

Overview of changes

 

 Please see below for detailed information on the changes coming to each route. 

 

 Map of Routes 407 / 920 / 921 service to North Campus - Effective May 5, 2025

Map of Routes 407, 920 and 921 service in the north campus area

 

Thank you to survey participants 

  • Thank you to the over 700 customers who took part in the 920 Travel Survey.
  • Your input helped DRT better understand how customers use Route 920, and which service changes would benefit the most customers.

 

 

Route 407
 Monday to Friday
  • Service will be extended to North Campus Terminal via Conlin Road and will not serve Delpark Homes Centre. Service west of Delpark Homes Centre replaces a portion of Routes 920 and 921. 
  • Weekend service will continue to begin and end at Delpark Homes Centre.  

 

New schedule logo

 

New Destination Signs

 

407:   

  • Travelling north and south between Raleigh and North Campus Terminal. 

407A:

  • Travelling south from North Campus Terminal or Delpark Homes Centre to Raleigh            
    via Colonel Sam Drive.
      

407B:

  • Traveling north from Raleigh to Delpark Homes Centre. 

407C:

  • Traveling north from Raleigh to Delpark Homes Centre via Nonquon. 

407D:

  • Traveling north from Raleigh to North Campus Terminal via Nonquon. 

 

Map of Route 407 - Effective May 5 , 2025

Map of route 407

Route 920 Route 921
Routing Change 
  • Service will operate to and from North Campus Terminal and will no longer serve Harmony Terminal.  
    • Route 407 will replace the portion of Routes 920 and 921 east of Simcoe Street. Please see Route 407 information above.

 

New express stopsExpress Service

  • Express stops will be added in both directions to Route 921 at: 
    • Brock Road at Dellbrook Avenue. 
    • Brock Road at Dersan Street - William Jackson Drive.  
    • Taunton Road at Salem Road.  
    • Taunton Road at Brock Street.  

 

New 920B Service 

  • A new 920B service will operate between North Campus Terminal and Pickering Parkway Terminal. 

 

Schedule Changes 

  • During AM / PM peak periods:
    • Route 920 trips between North Campus Terminal and Scarborough Centre will be replaced with new Route 921 trips, operating every 20 minutes.
    • New 920B trips will operate every 20 minutes.   
  • During midday and evening periods, Route 920 will continue to operate between North Campus Terminal and Scarborough Centre every 20 to 30 minutes.

 

New schedule logo

 

Map of Routes 920 / 921 - Effective May 5, 2025

Map of routes 920 and

 

  

We'll be seeing you at more times of the day

Service is being introduced at more times of the day to help you get where you need to go.

Route 118

Monday to Friday

  • Midday service will be introduced between about 9:00 and 16:00.  
  • Service will operate every 30 minutes. 

 

 New schedule logo

 Route 409 Route 419
 Monday to Friday
  • Evening service will be introduced between about 19:00 and 22:00.
  • Service will operate every 30 minutes. 

 

Thank you for your input

Thank you to customers who wrote to DRT and visited us at our Public Information Centres. Your input helped guide this service change. 

 

Route 409 New schedule

Route 419 New schedule logo

Route 905
Monday to Friday
  • A new trip will depart Railway and Albert Streets in Uxbridge at 22:00 to Whitby Station.  
  • This trip will service the Port Perry Smart Centres area at around 22:30.

 

New schedule logo


Thank you for your input

Thank you to visitors at our Port Perry and Uxbridge Local Area Transit Plan sessions. Your input helped guide this service change.

 

Building a more reliable service

Schedules and resource allocation are being adjusted to address reliability challenges. 
These changes are part of DRT's ongoing efforts to address increasing traffic congestion and ridership, which is impacting service reliability on the network.

Route 301
Monday to Friday
  • Schedules adjusted for reliability.

 

New schedule logo

Route 306
Monday to Friday
  • Schedules adjusted for reliability.

 

New schedule logo

Route 319

Monday to Friday

  • Schedules adjusted for reliability. 
  • Afternoon trips will depart 15 minutes later. 

 

New schedule logo

Route 917

 

Improving reliability on Route 917

 
Monday to Friday

  • Schedules adjusted for reliability.
  • Additional resources are being allocated to this route to address significant traffic delays.


Saturday and Sunday

  • Seasonal service to the Toronto Zoo begins. 
  • Trips to the Toronto Zoo will be signed 917Z.

 

New schedule logo

Route 900

Monday to Friday 

  • Service will operate every 24 minutes on the 900 Scarborough and 900B Pickering Parkway branches.  
  • Combined service between Glenanna Road and Oshawa will operate every 12 minutes. 

 

Saturday and Sunday 

  • Schedules updated for reliability.

 

New schedule logo

Route N1

Monday to Sunday

  • Schedules updated for reliability.

 

New schedule logo

 

Seasonal service changes

Warm weather is coming, and Durham Region Transit is your ride to activities across the region.

PULSE 901
 Monday to Friday
  • Due to reduced travel in the spring / summer, service will operate every 30 minutes, instead of every 20 minutes on the 901A Lakeview and 901C Oshawa Centre branches.  
  • Combined service between downtown Oshawa and North Campus Terminal will operate every 15 minutes.

 

Service to the Oshawa Waterfront

  • Remember that 901A Lakeview service will take you to:
    • Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park
    • Lakeview Park.
    • The Oshawa Museum at Lakeview Park.
    • The Oshawa Valleylands Conservation Area.

 

New schedule logo

Route 917
Saturday and Sunday
  • Seasonal service to the Toronto Zoo and Rouge National Urban Park resumes. 
  • Trips to the Toronto Zoo will be signed 917Z.

 

New schedule logo

Route 100 Route 224
For additional service to waterfront areas in Durham Region, stay tuned for seasonal service extensions in June 2025.

 

 

 

General service changes

Minor changes are being made to the following schedules.

Route 403
Monday to Friday 
  • Schedules adjusted, with most trips beginning 3 minutes earlier.

 

New schedule logo

Route 405

Monday to Friday 

  • Schedules adjusted, with most trips beginning 5 minutes earlier. 

 

New schedule logo

Route 421
Monday to Friday 
  • Schedules adjusted.

 

New schedule logo

Route 502
Monday to Friday
  • The last westbound 502C afternoon trip departing Simpson and King at 18:37 will be extended to complete the loop via Baseline Road, ending service at stop #3347 on Clarington Boulevard at Stevens Road.

 

New schedule logo

Route 902
Monday to Friday
  • The last two eastbound 902B trips which end at King Street and Harmony Road, will be extended to complete the loop via George Reynolds Drive and Courtice Road, ending service at stop #1232 on Trulls Road, north of Avondale Drive. 

 

New schedule logo

 

Destination sign changes

Changes are being made to some destination signs to reduce confusion and harmonize destination signs across the network.

RouteDirectionDestination Sign
Existing
Destination Sign 
Effective May 5, 2025
101 Counter Clockwise 101 Bay Ridges 101B Bay Ridges
112 North 112C Taunton 112 Taunton 
227 Counter Clockwise 227 South Ajax 227B South Ajax
306 Counter Clockwise 306 Whitby Station 306B Whitby Station
405 North 405 Harmony 405 Delpark Homes Centre
411
411C
East 411 Courtice
411C Courtice

411 Trulls

411C Trulls

421
421A
421C

East

421 Courtice
421A Courtice
421C Courtice

421 Trulls
421A Trulls via Colonel Sam
421C Trulls via Colonel Sam and Avondale

900 East 900 Oshawa 900 Ritson
900 West 900 Scarborough 900 Centennial Circle
902 West 902B Oshawa Centre 902C Oshawa Centre
917 East / West 917B Ajax Station 917A Ajax Station
N1 West N1 Scarborough N1 Centennial Circle