page_title: Regional Municipality of Durham
section_title: Public transportation
hierarchical_section_title: Regional Municipality of Durham / Transportation / Public transportation
caption_attribution_description: English: An example of a DRT bus.
context_page_description: The Regional Municipality of Durham, informally referred to as Durham Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada. Located east of Toronto and the Regional Municipality of York, Durham forms the east-end of the Greater Toronto Area and the core part of the Golden Horseshoe region. It has an area of approximately 2,500 km². The regional government is headquartered in Whitby.
  The southern portion of the region, on Lake Ontario is primarily suburban in nature, forming the eastern end of the 905 area code belt of suburbs around Toronto. The northern area comprises rural areas and small towns. The city of Pickering, town of Ajax and the township of Uxbridge are part of the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, while the communities of Oshawa, Whitby, and Clarington comprise the Oshawa Census Metropolitan Area.
context_section_description: Public transit in the Region is operated by Durham Region Transit, which was formed in January 2006 when the five preexisting municipal public transit systems in the region were merged under the Region's administration.
  In addition, GO Transit provides the following services within the Region:
  Lakeshore East GO Trains serve Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, and Oshawa GO Stations, providing connections to Toronto's Union Station
  Morning Highway 401 peak hour service to Finch Bus Terminal from Oshawa GO Station via Whitby GO Station, Ajax GO Station and Scarborough Town Centre, with reverse service in the afternoon
  From September to April, weekday express service to the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Durham College from Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal and additional peak-hour services to and from York University via Brooklin, Brougham, Unionville, and Richmond Hill
  Durham Highway 2/Kingston Road (the former provincial Highway 2) between Pickering and Oshawa is served by buses providing connections to the Toronto Transit Commission at Scarborough Town Centre, York Mills, and Yorkdale Shopping Centre
  Clarington is served by buses connecting with Lakeshore East GO Trains at Oshawa GO Station
  Port Perry in Scugog Township is served by buses from Whitby GO Station
  Uxbridge is served by buses from the Stouffville Corridor
caption: A DRT bus awaits passengers at the Ajax GO station
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