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Viva Pink
Viva Pink bus departing Richmond Hill
Overview
SystemYRT/Viva
OperatorTok Transit
VehicleVan Hool A330
Van Hool AG300
Nova Bus LF Series (articulated)
StatusCancelled
Began serviceJanuary 2, 2006
Ended serviceApril 5, 2020
Route
Route typeBus rapid transit
LocaleYork Region
Communities servedRichmond Hill; Markham; Vaughan; North York
StartUnionville GO Station
ViaRichmond Hill Centre
EndFinch station
Stops21
Service
Frequency15 mins (rush hour only)
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Viva Pink was a Viva bus rapid transit line in York Region, north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was operated by Tok Transit under contract from the Region of York.[1]

Viva Pink was a rush hour only route which overlapped Viva Blue and Viva Purple. Service on the Viva Pink route was suspended during the COVID-19 outbreak. After the official cancellation of Viva Green a year earlier, Viva Pink followed, and was officially cancelled in 2024.[2]

Route description

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Viva Pink ran on Yonge Street from Finch to Richmond Hill Centre and then turned east to run along Highway 7 towards Unionville GO Station.[3] Service began on January 2, 2006, lasting until April 5, 2020, and the entire line offered service during peak times only.[4] The route ran parallel to Viva Blue on Yonge Street and to Viva Purple on Highway 7.

Stations

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Until its closure in 2020, the line had 21 stations. From southwest to northeast, the stations were:

Viva Pink [3]
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
‹See TfM›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 ‹See TfM›Unionville GO

Rapidway

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Viva Pink operated 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.[5]

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.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Division of York Region Transit Maintenance Contract Extended | Tok Transit". toktransit.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  2. ^ "Service Changes and Updates: Service Reductions Still in Effect". York Region Transit. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Viva System Map January 5, 2020" (PDF). York Region Transit. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Koole, James (July 20, 2017). "York Region's Viva Network". Transit Toronto. Finally, on January 1, 2006, VIVA Pink launched
  5. ^ a b "Project Map". vivanext. Retrieved 2017-10-05.