York Region Transit route 25 'Major Mackenzie'

25 Major Mackenzie is a base route operated by YRT in Richmond Hill and Markham, ON.

Basic
Route 25 mainly serves Major Mackenzie Dr. east of Harding Blvd., Donald Cousens Pkwy., and Cornell Centre Blvd.

This route has 1 branch:
 * 25 Harding Boulevard - Markham-Stouffville Hospital (Weekdays)

This route serves the Bayview Hill, Cathedraltown, Angus Glen, Berczy, Greensborough, and Cornell communities. It also serves York Central Hospital, Alexander Mackenzie High School, Richmond Hill Central Library, Richmond Hill GO Station, Bayview Secondary School, and Angus Glen Community Centre.

Route 25 connects to Viva Blue at Yonge St. and Viva Purple at Markham-Stouffville Hospital.

History
Route 25 was introduced on July 2, 2013 as part of the Major Mackenzie restructuring. It took the role of route 4A east of Woodbine, providing a more reliable service along the Major Mackenzie corridor. Initially the route was to operate during weekday rush hours only, but hourly midday service was added at the last minute to compensate loss of midday service west of Highway 48.

Vehicles
Route 25 is primarily a 40ft route, and uses New Flyer D40LF/D40LFR and New Flyer XD40.

Major Stops

 * Harding Blvd.: Western terminus. Connections to routes 4/4A, 83/83A, 589/590.
 * Yonge St.: Connections to Viva Blue and routes 4/4A, 589/590.
 * Essex Ave.: Stop for Richmond Hill GO Station. Connections to routes 4/4A, 82, 86, 240, 241, 242, 243, 589/590.
 * Bayview Ave.: Connections to routes 4/4A, 91/91A/91B/91E, 589/590.
 * Leslie St.: Connections to routes 4/4A, 90, 243.
 * Woodbine Ave.: Connections to routes 4/4A, 24D/224B/224D.
 * Angus Glen Community Centre: Connections to routes 18, 68B.
 * McCowan Rd.: Connection to route 129A.
 * 16th/Cornell Centre
 * Markham-Stouffville Hospital: Eastern terminus. Connections to Viva Purple and routes 1, 9, 16, 18, 201, 303, 522.