Viva Pink

Viva Pink is a Viva bus rapid transit line in York Region, north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is operated by Tok Transit under contract from the Region of York.[1]

Viva Pink
Viva Pink bus departing Richmond Hill
Overview
System	YRT/Viva
Operator	Tok Transit
Vehicle	Van Hool A330 Van Hool AG300 Nova Bus LF Series (articulated)
Began service	January 2, 2006
Route
Route type	Bus rapid transit
Locale	York Region
Communities served	Richmond Hill; Markham; Vaughan; North York
Start	Unionville GO Station
Via	Richmond Hill Centre
End	Finch station
Stops	21
Service
Frequency	15 mins (rush hour only)
Route map Unionville GO Stouffville line Unionville Enterprise Post Road Warden Cedarland Town Centre Montgomery Woodbine Allstate Highway 404 East Beaver Creek Leslie West Beaver Creek Valleymede Chalmers Bayview Richmond Hill Centre Langstaff GO Richmond Hill line Highway 407 Royal Orchard Centre Clark Steeles York Region Toronto Finch Terminal Line 1 Yonge–University to Union station ← {{{previous_line}}}  {{{system_nav}}}  {{{next_line}}} →

Route description

Viva Pink runs on Yonge Street from Finch to Richmond Hill Centre and then turns east to run along Highway 7 towards Unionville GO Station.[2] Service began on January 2, 2006, and the entire line offers service during peak times only.[3]

Stations

There are 21 stations on the Viva Pink line. From southwest to northeast, the stations are:

Viva Pink [2]
Name		Opening Date	City	Major Connections
Finch Terminal		January 2, 2006	Toronto	Finch station
Steeles			Markham/Vaughan
Clark
Centre St.
Royal Orchard
Richmond Hill Centre			Richmond Hill	Langstaff GO
Bayview			Markham/Richmond Hill
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
Post Road		February 5, 2017
Enterprise		January 2, 2006
Unionville Station				Unionville GO

Rapidway

Main article: Highway 7 Rapidway

Viva Pink operates on the Highway 7 Rapidway between Richmond Hill Centre and Post Road stops. The rapidway is expected to be extended to Unionville GO Station in 2021.[4]

A rapidway was proposed to serve the remainder of the route however this project was abandoned in favour of the potential Yonge North subway extension between Finch and Richmond Hill Centre.[4]

References

1. "Northern Division of York Region Transit Maintenance Contract Extended | Tok Transit". toktransit.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
2. "Viva System Map January 5, 2020" (PDF). York Region Transit. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
3. Koole, James (2017-07-20). "York Region's Viva Network". Transit Toronto. Finally, on January 1, 2006, VIVA Pink launched
4. "Project Map". vivanext. Retrieved 2017-10-05.