Viva Pink
VIVA Pink | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Type | Bus Rapid Transit | ||
| System | YRT/VIVA 1system | ||
| Status | Phase 1 | ||
| Locale |
York Region, Ontario (Markham; Richmond Hill; Vaughan) Toronto (North York) | ||
| Termini |
Unionville Station Finch Station | ||
| Stations | 18 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opening | January 2, 2006. | ||
| Owner | Regional Municipality of York (York Region Transit) | ||
| Operator(s) | Veolia Transportation | ||
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Viva Pink, or the Finch-Richmond Hill-Unionville line,[citation needed] is a bus rapid transit line in York Region, north of Toronto, Canada.
There are eighteen stations on the Viva Pink line, plus one proposed (from south-west to north-east):
| Name | Opening Date | City / Town | Major Connections | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viva Pink | ||||
| Finch Station* | January 2, 2006 | North York, Ontario | Viva Blue, Yonge subway line (Finch), GO Transit | |
| Steeles* | January 2, 2006 | Markham/Vaughan, Ontario | Viva Blue | |
| Clark* | January 2, 2006 | Markham/Vaughan, Ontario | Viva Blue | |
| Centre St.* | January 2, 2006 | Markham/Vaughan, Ontario | Viva Blue | |
| Royal Orchard* | January 2, 2006 | Markham/Vaughan, Ontario | Viva Blue | |
| Richmond Hill Centre* | January 2, 2006 | Richmond Hill, Ontario | Viva Blue, Viva Purple, GO Transit (Langstaff) | |
| Bayview | January 2, 2006 | Markham/Richmond Hill, Ontario | Viva Purple | |
| Valleymede* | January 2, 2006 | Markham/Richmond Hill, Ontario | Viva Purple | |
| West Beaver Creek* | January 2, 2006 | Markham/Richmond Hill, Ontario | Viva Purple | |
| Leslie* | January 2, 2006 | Markham/Richmond Hill, Ontario | Viva Purple | |
| East Beaver Creek* | January 2, 2006 | Markham/Richmond Hill, Ontario | Viva Purple | |
| Allstate Parkway* | January 2, 2006 | Markham, Ontario | Viva Purple | |
| Woodbine* | January 2, 2006 | Markham, Ontario | Viva Purple | |
| Montgomery* | January 2, 2006 | Markham, Ontario | Viva Purple | |
| Town Centre Blvd.* | January 2, 2006 | Markham, Ontario | Viva Purple | |
| Warden* | January 2, 2006 | Markham, Ontario | Viva Purple, Viva Green | |
| Enterprise* | January 2, 2006, relocation roughly 2007/2008 | Markham, Ontario | Viva Purple, Viva Green | |
| Unionville Station* | January 2, 2006 | Markham, Ontario | Viva Green, GO Transit (Unionville) | |
- *peak periods only (6:30am – 9:30am and 3:30pm – 7:00pm on weekdays)
Service began on 2 January 2006, and the entire line offers service during peak times only.
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In the future, the Viva Pink line will soon 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. Eventually, the entire transitway portion of the route will be upgraded to allow light rail transit on this corridor.[citation needed]
Originally, 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.
Service frequency
As of September 3, 2006:
- Finch Station to Richmond Hill Centre (combined with Viva Blue): every 3–4 minutes
- Richmond Hill Centre to Warden (combined with Viva Purple): every 5 minutes
- Warden to Unionville Station (combined with Viva Purple and Viva Green): every 3–4 minutes
Viva Pink only operates on peak periods. These results will vary depending on the traffic volume and weather.
Travel times
As of September 3, 2006:
- Finch Station to Richmond Hill Centre: 18 minutes
- Richmond Hill Centre to Unionville Station: 26 minutes
Viva Pink only operates on peak periods. These results will vary depending on the traffic volume and weather.