September 4, 2022
It's a big day in the City of Markham with the Cornell Bus Terminal now open for service! Your new terminal is located northeast of Highway 7 and Ninth Line, just south of Markham Stouffville Hospital.
what you need to know:
- Customers will be able to catch their bus by entering the terminal and going to the designated bus bay.
- Customers can identify their bus bay platform by the clearly posted, real-time digital route signs throughout the terminal.
- Upon opening, the terminal will be serviced by YRT's local routes, Viva buses and Mobility On-Request. Durham Region Transit [DRT] Specialized Services will continue to connect with YRT's Mobility On-Request Paratransit service at Markham Stouffville Hospital.
- The terminal will service the following YRT Routes: 1 – Highway 7, 2 – Milliken, 9 – 9th Line, 14 – 14th Avenue, 16 – 16th Avenue, 18 – Bur Oak, 25 – Major Mackenzie, 522 – Markham Local, Viva purple/purple A and Mobility On-Request.
- For more information, go yrt.ca/Cornell
- As part of future plans, DRT and GO Transit will extend services to the terminal. No timelines of future service expansion by DRT and GO are available at this time.
- There is no parking at the terminal. Customers will access the terminal by taking transit, walking, cycling or being dropped off.
Integrated into the heart of the Cornell Centre community, the terminal is designed to connect and serve those who live and work in the Markham area and beyond. Strategically located near the eastern border of York Region and the western border of Durham Region, the terminal provides an accessible connection to local transit and essential infrastructure and institutions such as Markham Stouffville Hospital and Cornell Community Centre and Library.
The Cornell Bus Terminal enables transit access to York Region's rapid transit network, including 34 kilometres of completed bus rapidways that connect busy urban centres in Markham, Richmond Hill, Vaughan and Newmarket and the future Yonge North Subway Extension.
Catch your ride today at the Cornell Bus Terminal! Staff will be onsite on the first business day of service—Tuesday, September 6, to help direct riders and answer questions.
If you have any questions, please take a look at the webpage, Frequently Asked Questions or feel free to contact:
Leslie Pawlowski
Cell: 905.505.1430
Email: leslie.pawlowski@york.ca