York Region Transit route 13 'Islington'

13 Islington is a base route operated by YRT in Vaughan, ON.

Basic
Route 13 mainly serves Islington Ave. between Steeles Ave. and Highway 27, and Napa Valley Ave.

This route has 2 branches:
 * 13 Steeles (Islington Loop) - Napa Valley (Monday to Saturday)
 * 13 Steeles (Islington Loop) - Kleinburg (Weekday rush hours only)

This route serves the Woodbridge and Kleinburg communities. It also serves Woodbridge College, Woodbridge Memorial Arena, Woodbridge Library, Boyd Conservation Area, Al Palladini Community Centre, Emily Carr Secondary School, and McMichael Canadian Art Collection.

Route 13 connects to Viva Orange at Highway 7.

History
Vaughan Transit first operated its route 3 on a similar route, along Islington from Islington Loop to another off-street loop at Rutherford Road. Vaughan Transit's route 3A was also operated to Kleinburg (Highway 27). Both of these routes operated during rush hour only.

When YRT took over operations from Vaughan Transit, it changed the route number to 13. In 2003, service was increased to have midday, evening and Saturday service. Around the same time, looping was expanded around Napa Valley Avenue.

Route 13 was declared fully accessible in September 2010.

Vehicles
Route 13 sees a mix of 30ft service provided by E-Z Rider II and 40ft service provided by New Flyer D40LF/D40LFR or occasionally Orion V, Van Hool A330, or New Flyer XD40.

Major Stops

 * Steeles (Islington Loop): Southern terminus. Connections to routes 7, 12.
 * Highway 7: Connections to Viva Orange and route 77/77A.
 * Rutherford Rd.: Connections to routes 7, 85.
 * Napa Valley Ave.: Connection to route 85.
 * Kleinburg (Highway 27): Northern terminus for rush hour trips.