Viva Pink is a former 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.
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.
Route description 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. Service began on January 2, 2006, lasting until April 5, 2020, and the entire line offered service during peak times only. The route ran parallel to Viva Blue on Yonge Street and to Viva Purple on Highway 7.
Stations Until its closure in 2020, the line had 21 stations. From southwest to northeast, the stations were: Viva Pink 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 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
Rapidway
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.
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 and Richmond Hill Centre.
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