Viva Pink
| Viva Pink | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Overview | |||
| System | YRT/Viva | ||
| Operator | Veolia Transportation | ||
| Vehicle |
Van Hool A330 Van Hool AG300 Nova Bus LF Series (articulated) | ||
| Status | Phase 4 | ||
| Began service | January 2, 2006 | ||
| Route | |||
| Locale |
York Region, Ontario (Markham; Richmond Hill; Vaughan) Toronto (North York) | ||
| Start | Unionville Station | ||
| End | Finch Station | ||
| Stations | 18 | ||
| Service | |||
| Frequency | 15 mins (rush hour only) | ||
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Viva Pink is a bus rapid transit line in York Region, north of Toronto, Canada. It is operated by Veolia Transportation under contract from the Region of York.
Route description
Viva Pink runs on Yonge Street from Finch to Richmond Hill Centre and then turns east to run primarily along the Highway 7 corridor.
Stations
There are 20 stations on the Viva Pink line. From southwest to northeast, the stations are:[1]
| Viva Pink | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Opening Date | City / Town | Major Connections | |
| Finch Station* | January 2, 2006 | Toronto |  Blue •   Finch (TTC) Finch Bus Terminal | |
| Steeles* | Markham/Vaughan | Blue | ||
| Clark* | ||||
| Centre St.* | ||||
| Royal Orchard* | ||||
| Richmond Hill Centre* | Richmond Hill | Blue • Purple Langstaff GO Station | ||
| Bayview* | Markham/Richmond Hill | Purple | ||
| Chalmers* | August 19, 2013 | |||
| Valleymede* | January 2, 2006 | |||
| West Beaver Creek* | ||||
| Leslie* | ||||
| East Beaver Creek* | ||||
| Allstate Parkway* | Markham | |||
| Woodbine* | ||||
| Montgomery* | ||||
| Town Centre Blvd.* | ||||
| Cedarland* | December 28, 2014 | |||
| Warden* | January 2, 2006 | Purple • Green | ||
| Birchmount* [2] | TBA | |||
| Enterprise* | January 2, 2006 | |||
| Unionville Station* | January 2, 2006 | Green Unionville GO Station | ||
- *peak periods only (6:30am – 9:30am and 3:30pm – 7:00pm on weekdays)
- station in italics denote a future station
Service began on 2 January 2006, and the entire line offers service during peak times only.
Future
The Viva Pink line will be replaced by a subway line on the portion of the route from Richmond Hill Centre to Finch Station, as part of the Toronto Transit Commission's Yonge subway extension, and by Viva Purple along the Highway 7 portion of the route, enabling Viva buses to quickly pass through traffic.
On August 18, 2013, the rapidway along Highway 7 opened from Richmond Hill Centre to East Beaver Creek. The next year, it opened to Town Centre Blvd, and to Cedarland on December 28, 2014.
A transitway was to be implemented from Richmond Hill Centre to Finch Station, but after the announcement of MoveOntario 2020 by the Ontario provincial government, proposals of this transitway have been shelved and replaced with proposals of a subway extension on Yonge Street north.
References
- ↑ "Viva System Map 2014" (PDF). York Region Transit. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ↑ http://www.vivanext.com/files/Playbook/Markham_Community_Brochure_2014.pdf
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