York Region Transit route 35D 'Jane'

35D Jane is a base route operated by the TTC under contract to YRT in Vaughan, ON.

Basic
Route 35D serves Jane St. between Steeles Ave. and Courtland Ave.

This route has 1 branch:
 * 35D Jane Stn - Langstaff Rd. (Weekday rush hours only)

This route serves the Concord community. It also serves the industrial area on Edgeley Blvd.

Route 35D connects to Viva Orange at Interchange Way.

History
Service was contracted out to the TTC by Vaughan Transit. This involved TTC operating the buses and collecting the fares, but Vaughan Transit paying for any losses in running the service. A TTC fare was required for passengers traveling south of Steeles Ave., but only a Vaughan fare was required if the entire trip was north of Steeles. When Vaughan Transit was acquired by YRT, the contract was picked up as well, with similar conditions.

Service first operated to Langstaff Rd., looping via Langstaff, Edgeley and Courtland. Looping was expanded to start looping at Applewood (just north of Highway 7) in September 1998. Service was reduced in 2005 when YRT route 20 was introduced, running along Jane from Teston to York University.

Route 35D, along with the other branches of route 35, had a hybrid ban due to low clearance at Jane Station, but was lifted in 2009.

Route 35D was declared fully accessible in December 2012.

Route 35D was reduced to rush hour operations only on July 2, 2013 due to the majority of riders migrating to route 20.

The Spadina Subway Transit Strategy will modify route 35D's routing in 2016. Service will be transferred from TTC to YRT operation and will operate out of VMC Station, providing a one-way loop service similar to the current routing along the Edgeley Industrial Park.

Vehicles
Route 35D is a 40ft route from Arrow Rd. Division, and uses Orion VII/NG HEV and occasionally Nova Bus RTS.

Major Stops

 * Jane Station: Southern terminus.
 * Steeles Ave.: Start/end of York Region fare zone. Connections to routes 10, 20.
 * Highway 7: Connections to routes 20, 77.
 * Portage Pkwy.: Connection to route 20.
 * Langstaff Rd.: Connection to route 20.
 * Pennsylvania Ave.: Northern terminus. Connection to route 20.