York Region Transit route 2 'Milliken'

2 Milliken is a base route operated by YRT in Toronto and Markham, ON.

Basic
Route 2 mainly serves John St., Esna Park Dr., and Denison St.

This route has 2 main branches:
 * 2 Finch Terminal - Markham Road (Weekdays)
 * 2 Finch Terminal - Copper Creek Drive (Weekends)

This route serves the Thornhill and Milliken communities, as well as the Box Grove community on weekends. It also serves Thornhill Community Centre, Denison Centre, Milliken Mills High School, Milliken Mills Community Centre, and Box Grove Smart!Centres. One trip in the morning and one in the afternoon also serve Middlefield Collegiate Institute during school times.

Route 2 connects to Viva Blue and Viva Pink at Finch Station and Yonge/Steeles, as well as Viva Green at Denison/Warden during rush hours. A small portion of the route is shared with Viva Blue and Viva Pink, between Finch Station and Yonge/Meadowview.

History
Route 2 was originally operated by Markham Transit as its South Trunk route. It was renamed 2 Milliken after amalgamation in 2001.

The eastern looping was expanded slightly during rush hours to provide service to Eastvale Dr., with all weekday service using it starting in September 2007. The loop was expanded via Denison St. and Elson St. in September 2008.

Route 2 was indirectly affected by the York University strike between November 6, 2008 and January 29, 2009 due to a high proportion of riders living along the route who commute to York University.

The rush hour diversions to Milliken GO Station meeting trains were replaced in September 2009 by new route 203 Milliken GO Shuttle.

Route 2 was declared fully accessible in December 2012.

Route 2 was extended east on weekends from Russell Jarvis to the Box Grove Smart!Centres on June 30, 2013.

Vehicles
Route 2 is primarily a 40ft route, and uses New Flyer D40LF/D40LFR and New Flyer XD40.

Major Stops

 * Finch Terminal: Western terminus. Serves Bay 12. Connections to Viva Blue/Blue A, Viva Pink, and routes 5, 23, 77/77A, 88/88A, 91/91A, 98E, 99, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 760.
 * Yonge/Steeles: Connections to Viva Blue/Blue A, Viva Pink, and routes 5, 23, 77/77A, 88/88A, 91/91A, 99.
 * John/Bayview: Connections to routes 3, 91/91A.
 * John/Woodbine: Connections to routes 14, 24D/224B/224C/224D.
 * Denison/Kennedy: Connection to routes 8, 203.
 * Denison/McCowan: Connections to routes 129A, 203.
 * Denison/Markham: Eastern terminus on weekdays. Connections to routes 102D, 203.
 * Eastvale/Steeles: Easternmost time point on weekdays.
 * Rouge Bank/Russell Jarvis
 * Box Grove Walmart: Eastern terminus on weekends. Connections to route 1.

Route Maps
 File:York Region Transit route 2 2013-July.png|July 2013 - Present File:York Region Transit route 2 2012-July.jpg|July 2012 - June 2013 Image:Yrtroute2map sept2009.jpg|September 2009 - June 2012