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Contents 1 Merge from Downsview Station (VIVA) 1.1 Do Not merge with Downsview (VIVA) 1.2 Pictures 1.3 Distance to Wilson

[edit] Merge from Downsview Station (VIVA)

merge merge merge

I'm surprised that there are VIVA stops listed as wiki articles..... Is there much difference with Downsview (VIVA)? Bacl-presby 00:07, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Do Not merge with Downsview (VIVA)

I'm absolutely aghast that anyone would want to merge this with the folly that is the York Region VIVA Express Bus System. Note that I did not use "Rapid Transit", as VIVA does not qualify as such. I am also surprised that there exists a lot of documentation on Wiki for VIVA, which is, simply put, a glorified bus line. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tahna Los (talk • contribs) .

• I support merging Downsview Station (VIVA) into this article. They are the same station, after all. Whatever your opinion on Bus Rapid Transit, Wikipedia covers those systems worldwide. Cleduc 02:03, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
  • I agree with Cleduc. The Viva article should be merged into this one. Ground Zero | t 14:49, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

My reasoning is that as we don’t even have articles for the TTC bus terminals that are attached to most stations, so why should the Viva stop receive a separate article when it is nothing more than an additional bus stop attached to the TTC station. Certainly Viva is in no way comparable to the TTC’s train network; it is still significant enough to be mentioned, but not enough that it needs a separate article for the same station (look at Waterloo station - it covers three railway stations and four Underground lines in a single article). David Arthur 16:19, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

• • I support the merger. As well, must I remind some of you that most of TTC's subway stations also have a dual role serving as a bus interchange. To be honest with you though Viva may be a "glorified" bus line in a way it isn't because Viva is an ongoing project in itself. User:Phil-hong 1 Jan, 2006

[edit] Pictures

The pictures in this article were taken at night so it's hard to pick out any details in them. Would it be a good idea to put up new ones? I live in Toronto so I wouldn't mind going up to take a few.

IRT.BMT.IND 00:21, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Distance to Wilson

Is whoever added the "2.9 km south to Wilson" figure really sure about it? Because that would make it the longest inter-station distance on the YUS line, longer than the figure for the St. Clair West-Eglinton West distance of 2.3 km, yet I would bet everything I have that St. Clair West-Eglinton West is a longer distance (along the track) than Downsview-Wilson. Were these distance figures calculated "as the crow flies", i.e. straight-line distances, or by going along the track?
--Slyguy (talk) 00:11, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Most of the distances are approximations (which is why they are marked with a ≅ sign) — if you have an accurate track map, feel free to replace them with more specific calculations. David Arthur 14:37, 16 September 2007 (UTC)