Finch Bus Terminal

Finch Bus Terminal
Station statistics
Address	5697 Yonge Street, Toronto
Coordinates	43°46′56″N 79°24′56″W / 43.78222°N 79.41556°W / 43.78222; -79.41556Coordinates: 43°46′56″N 79°24′56″W / 43.78222°N 79.41556°W / 43.78222; -79.41556
Line(s)	GO Transit   York Region Transit   Viva (bus rapid transit)
Connections	Finch (TTC)
Platforms	18 bus bays
Parking	1,683 paid spaces in TTC lot
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Baggage check	None
Other information
Opened	1974
Rebuilt	2005
Accessible
Station code	GO Transit: FNCH
Owned by	Hydro One / Metrolinx
Fare zone	YRT Zone 1, GO Transit Zone 5

Finch Bus Terminal with Viva and YRT buses.

Finch Bus Terminal seen from across the intersection of Yonge and Bishop.

Finch GO Bus Terminal serves York Region, Ontario, Canada, making connections to transit services in the City of Toronto. It is located at 5697 Yonge Street on the northeast corner of Bishop Avenue and Yonge Street, one block north of Finch Avenue, connected by tunnel to Finch subway station.^[1] The station facilities, although built by GO Transit, are constructed within a major east-west electricity transmission corridor owned by Hydro One Networks, a provincially owned crown corporation.

Transit agencies that use the terminal include:

• GO Transit
• York Region Transit/Viva

The terminal had renovations in the Summer of 2005 to add an elevator and new platforms to accommodate York Region Transit's new Viva bus rapid transit service, which started on September 4, 2005. It is the southern terminus of the Viva Blue line and the Viva Pink line. New shelters have been added along the south platform to replace the smaller shelters to accommodate more passengers waiting for buses at the terminal.

Platforms for GO Transit and York Region Transit remain unchanged until September 2012. The platform next to the station, formerly for GO Transit buses was re-constructed and lowered for Viva buses.

Inside is a newsstand, washrooms and indoor Viva kiosks. A set of escalators connects to the Finch TTC station across the street. A set of covered stairs on the south side of the station also connects to Finch.

The east of the platforms and next to the TTC east parking lot is a parking area for 13 standard buses (30–40 foot buses). Passenger pickups by taxis (capacity for 9 taxis) can be made from the 'Taxi Stand' on the southeast side of the station next to Bishop Avenue, an off-street driveway.

Bus service

York Region Transit (YRT), Viva and GO Transit routes connect to this terminal.

Platform assignments

Notes:

GO Transit route 32 Brampton Trinity Common / North York buses southbound to York Mills Bus Terminal, stop on west side of Yonge Street at Bishop Avenue.

Tour buses also use the terminal and Bishop Avenue to pick-up and drop off patrons.^[2]

For Toronto Transit Commission bus connections, see the adjoining Finch subway station.

Brampton Transit stopped service to Finch in 2010 with passengers transferring via York Region Transit.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Finch Bus Terminal.

• GO Transit station page for Finch Bus Terminal