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Join Durham Region Transit at the Canadian Automotive Museum on Family Day

Durham Region Transit (DRT) will be joining Metrolinx at the Canadian Automotive Museum for Family Day on Monday, February 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The museum will be hosting activities and featuring over 50 cars, including Lightning McQueen from the Cars movie franchise!

Our friendly DRT staff will be sharing a booth with Metrolinx to answer any questions you may have and provide information to help with your unique transportation needs.

What to expect:

• Explore DRT’s upcoming transit projects.
• Ask...

Durham Region Transit making changes in 2024

In 2023, Durham Region Transit (DRT) achieved success, navigated challenges and focused on the route ahead. Our record-breaking ridership levels — especially this fall — exceeded pre-pandemic levels. What does this mean?

We’re talking about 1.5 million monthly passengers, three of our PULSE routes accounting for 40 per cent of boardings and On Demand service that has become so popular with employees of a major distribution company in north Whitby that we now need scheduled service on Conlin Road...

January 2, 2024 service updates

Whitby, Ontario – On Tuesday, January 2, 2024, Durham Region Transit (DRT) will implement the following service adjustments, to ensure service is provided where it’s needed most based-on pressures on the transit network resulting from record level ridership.

When: Changes to DRT service will take place on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

Where: The transit network is being adjusted across Durham Region. Service on lower-performing routes is being reallocated to support our busiest corridors. Some route...

Highlights from the December 2023 Transit Executive Committee Meeting

Whitby, Ontario – On December 6, members of the Durham Region Transit Executive Committee (TEC) met to discuss various Durham Region Transit (DRT) initiatives and updates. Details and highlights include:

• Year-end numbers for 2023: Each year, DRT collects and compiles ridership data to adjust for the coming year and reflect on milestones in the past year. Below are some of the numbers collected throughout 2023:
  • 425,065 scheduled service hours and 57,420 On Demand hours in 2023.
  • 27 DRT operators...

NEW - Service Extension to Conlin and Garrard

Weekdays only:

Beginning November 27, 2023, Route 920 will travel between Taunton Road and Conlin Road via Garrard Road, and service will be removed from Stevenson Road.

Weekends only:

Beginning November 25, 2023, a temporary route will operate in the area of Conlin Road and Garrard Road on Saturdays and Sundays. Service on Route 499 will operate both ways between North Campus Terminal and Taunton Road and Garrard Road during busy periods of the day. On Demand will not operate to/from Conlin Road...