York Region Transit route 17A 'Birchmount'

17A Birchmount is a local route operated by the TTC under contract to YRT in Markham, ON.

Basic
Route 17A serves Birchmount Rd. between Steeles Ave. and 14th Ave.

This route has 1 branch:
 * 17A Warden Stn - 14th Avenue (Weekday rush hours only)

This route serves the Milliken community. It also serves the industrial area on McNabb St., Gough Ave., and Royal Crest Ct.

Route 17A does not connect to Viva.

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

Route 17A has been running for over a decade without any major changes taking place to it, other than to slightly modify the headway.

Route 17A was declared fully accessible in December 2012.

The 2015 Annual Service Plan will extend route 17A north to Highway 7, servicing the Downtown Markham area.

This route may be transferred to a YRT route as part of the Spadina Subway Extension Transit Strategy.

Vehicles
Route 17A is a 40ft route from Birchmount Division, and uses Orion VII/NG.

Major Stops

 * Warden Station: Southern terminus.
 * Steeles Ave.: Start/end of York Region fare zone.
 * Micro Ct.
 * Crown Steel/Royal Crest: Northern terminus.