Effective Monday May 5, 2025, service changes have been 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 has come to town
New scheduled service is available to portions of Brock and Scugog Townships.
Overview of new route
Monday to Friday
New Route 618 operates between Port Perry and Beaverton via Sunderland and Cannington, replacing On Demand service.
Service operates 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
Where does Route 618 stop?
Beaverton
New stops are in service 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
Cannington
New stops are in service 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
Manila
New stops are in service at:
94334: Simcoe Northbound at Highway 7
94335: Simcoe Southbound at Highway 7
Port Perry
Route 618 serves existing stops on Scugog Street, between Curts and Water Street and Port Perry Smart Centres.
New stops are in service at:
94314: Highway 7A Westbound at Highway 7/12
94317: Highway 7A Eastbound at Highway 7/12
Sunderland
New stops are in service at:
94308: Albert Northbound at River
94309: River Westbound at Albert
94328: Albert Northbound at Rennie
94329: Albert Southbound at Rennie
Changes have come to the 920 Corridor
Get ready for faster trips, more seats, and more reliable service.
To address service reliability challenges, high customer demand on buses, and long journey times; changes have been 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 made to each route.
Map of Routes 407 / 920 / 921 service to North Campus - Effective May 5, 2025
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.
Monday to Friday
Service is 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 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
Routing Change
Service operates to and from North Campus Terminal and will no longer serve Harmony Terminal.
Route 407 replaces the portion of Routes 920 and 921 east of Simcoe Street. Please see Route 407 information above.
New express stops
Express stops have been 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 operates 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 have been replaced with new Route 921 trips, operating every 20 minutes.
New 920B trips operate every 20 minutes.
During midday and evening periods, Route 920 operates between North Campus Terminal and Scarborough Centre every 20 to 30 minutes.
Map of Routes 920 / 921 - Effective May 5, 2025
We're seeing you at more times of the day
Service has been introduced at more times of the day to help you get where you need to go.
Monday to Friday
Midday service has been introduced between about 9:00 and 16:00.
Service operates every 30 minutes.
Monday to Friday
Evening service has been introduced between about 19:00 and 22:00.
Service operates 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.
Monday to Friday
A new trip departs Railway and Albert Streets in Uxbridge at 22:00 to Whitby Station.
This trip services the Port Perry Smart Centres area at around 22:30.
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 have been 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.
Monday to Friday
Schedules adjusted for reliability.
Monday to Friday
Schedules adjusted for reliability.
Monday to Friday
Schedules adjusted for reliability.
Afternoon trips depart 15 minutes later.
Improving reliability on Route 917
Monday to Friday
Schedules adjusted for reliability.
Additional resources have been 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.
Monday to Friday
Service operates every 24 minutes on the 900 Scarborough and 900B Pickering Parkway branches.
Combined service between Glenanna Road and Oshawa operates every 12 minutes.
Saturday and Sunday
Schedules updated for reliability.
Monday to Sunday
Schedules updated for reliability.
Seasonal service changes
Warm weather is coming, and Durham Region Transit is your ride to activities across the region.
Monday to Friday
Due to reduced travel in the spring / summer, service operates 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 operates 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.
Saturday and Sunday
Seasonal service to the Toronto Zoo and Rouge National Urban Park resumes.
Trips to the Toronto Zoo will be signed 917Z.
For additional service to waterfront areas in Durham Region, stay tuned for seasonal service extensions in June 2025.
General service changes
Minor changes have been made to the following schedules.
Monday to Friday
Schedules adjusted, with most trips beginning 3 minutes earlier.
Monday to Friday
Schedules adjusted, with most trips beginning 5 minutes earlier.
Monday to Friday
Schedules adjusted.
Monday to Friday
The last westbound 502C afternoon trip departing Simpson and King at 18:37 is extended to complete the loop via Baseline Road, ending service at stop #3347 on Clarington Boulevard at Stevens Road.
Monday to Friday
The last two eastbound 902B trips which ended at King Street and Harmony Road, have been extended to complete the loop via George Reynolds Drive and Courtice Road, ending service at stop #1232 on Trulls Road, north of Avondale Drive.
Destination sign changes - Effective April 24, 2025
Changes have been made to some destination signs to reduce confusion and harmonize destination signs across the network.
Route
Direction
Destination Sign Existing
Destination Sign Effective April 24, 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
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