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Viva Pink, or the Finch-Richmond Hill-Unionville line, 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-University-Spadina (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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
