York Region Transit route 26 'Maple Local'

26 Maple Local is a local route operated by YRT in Vaughan, ON.

Basic
Route 26 mainly serves local roads in the Maple community.

This route has 1 branches:
 * 26 Vaughan Mills Mall - Brandon Gate

This route serves the Maple and Concord communities.

Route 26 does not connect to Viva.

History
Route 26 was introduced on July 2, 2013 as part of the Jane restructuring. It took the role of routes 4 and 20 in serving the local roads in the Maple community.

The routing was modified on November 3, 2013 to minimize delays exiting Vaughan Mills, operating via Riverock Gt., Caldari Rd., Locke St., and Creditstone Rd. instead of via Jane St. and Rutherford Rd.

The Spadina Subway Transit Strategy will extend route 26 south to serve VMC Station when it opens in 2016.

Vehicles
Route 26 sees a mix of 30ft service provided by E-Z Rider II and 40ft service provided by New Flyer D40LF/D40LFR or occasionally New Flyer XD40, Orion V or Van Hool A330.

Major Stops

 * Vaughan Mills Terminal: Southern terminus. Serves Bay 1. Connections to routes 4, 12, 20, 21, 85/85C, 87, 360, 760.
 * Major Mackenzie/Melville: Connection to route 4/4A.
 * Jane/Brandon Gate: Northern terminus. Connection to route 20.