York Region Transit route 5 'Clark'

5 Clark is a base route operated by YRT in Vaughan and Toronto, ON.

Basic
Route 5 mainly serves Glen Shields Dr. and Clark Ave. between Dufferin St. and Yonge St.

This route has 1 branch:
 * 5 Glen Shields Avenue - Finch Terminal (Monday to Saturday)

This route serves the Concord and Thornhill communities. It also serves Vaughan Secondary School, Dufferin Clark Library, St. Elizabeth Catholic High School, Bathurst Clark Library, Promenade Shopping Centre, Garnet A. Williams Arena, and Centerpoint Mall.

Route 5 connects to Viva Blue and Viva Pink at Yonge/Clark, Yonge/Steeles, and Finch Station. A small portion of the route is shared with Viva Blue and Viva Pink, between Yonge/Clark and Finch Station.

Sunday service is provided by a rerouting of route 77 between New Westminister Dr. and Yonge St.

History
Route 5 originated as Vaughan Transit route 5, following the same routing as today. It was declared fully accessible in September 2010.

Route 5 was indirectly affected by the York University strike between November 6, 2008 and January 29, 2009 due to a high proportion of riders living along the route who commute to York University.

Vehicles
Route 5 is primarily a 40ft route, and uses New Flyer D40LF/D40LFR, and rush hour runs often run Orion V. Occasionally Van Hool A330 or New Flyer XD40 may provide service.

Major Stops

 * Glen Shields/Dufferin: Western terminus. Connection to route 105A/105D.
 * Dufferin St.: Connection to route 105A/105D.
 * Bathurst St.: Connections to routes 88/88A, 160.
 * Yonge St.: Connections to Viva Blue/Blue A, Viva Pink, and routes 77/77A, 99, 760.
 * Yonge/Steeles: Connections to Viva Blue/Blue A, Viva Pink, and routes 2, 23, 77/77A, 88/88A, 91/91A, 99, 760.
 * Finch Terminal: Eastern terminus. Serves Bay 14. Connections to Viva Blue/Blue A, Viva Pink, and routes 2, 23, 77/77A, 88/88A, 91/91A, 98E, 99, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 760.