The North Yonge Railways was the Toronto Transportation Commission's brief foray into radial service. Originally an extension of the Yonge streetcar line to Glen Echo, it was extended to Lake Simcoe after the purchase of a pre-existing rail line from the Hydro Electric Commission of Ontario in 1927. TTC radial service ended in 1930, but later resumed under the name of North Yonge Railways and continued until 1948 under contract to the Townships of Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill and North York.
The service was replaced by the Toronto Transportation Commission North Yonge bus route (now TTC 97 Yonge). Service north of Steeles Avenue is provided by York Regional Transit's bus routes 98 Yonge North/99 Yonge South and VIVA Blue. All three routes terminate at the Newmarket Bus Terminal at Eagle Street West and Davis Drive.
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