Service from Finch station to Bernard began on September 4, 2005. Service north of Bernard to Newmarket Terminal began November 20, 2005.
There is a Viva Blue Short Turn route operating from Finch station to Bernard. According to the original environmental assessments, it is also known as the Finch–Richmond Hill line.
Previously there was a Viva Blue 'A' branch which operated between Newmarket Terminal, and Finch Terminal while bypassing Richmond Hill Centre. This was a rush hour branch only. The 'A' branch was suspended in April 2020, due to low ridership, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] In September 2023, York Region Transit announced that the 'A' branch will not be returning to service.
In the future, Viva Blue will have its own dedicated rapidway for most of the route between Newmarket Bus Terminal and Richmond Hill Centre Terminal. The first phase of the Yonge Street Rapidway opened in January 2020 and the second phase in December 2020. There are also plans to extend the bus route north to East Gwillimbury GO Station along Yonge Street and Green Lane. Eventually, the entire portion of rapidway could also be upgraded to allow light rail transit on this corridor.
Originally, the southern portion of the Yonge Street rapidway was to be implemented from 19th Avenue to Finch station, but since the announcement of MoveOntario 2020 by the Ontario provincial government, proposals of the portion of rapidway from Richmond Hill Centre to Finch station have been shelved for the proposed north extension of Line 1 Yonge–University.
While ridership on the Richmond Hill portion of Viva Blue is high for a suburban transit system, capacity constraints on the existing Toronto subway system prevents the Yonge Subway line from being extended into York Region. Alternatively (or concurrently), GO Transit plans to run express trains between Union Station in downtown Toronto, and its Langstaff train station adjacent to YRT's Richmond Hill Centre terminal daily.
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Viva Blue also known as the Finch Richmond Hill Newmarket line or route 601 2 is a line on the Viva bus rapid transit system in York Region located north of Toronto Ontario Canada It is operated by Tok Transit under contract from York Region Transit This is the busiest bus route in the York Region Transit network and one of the busiest in the Greater Toronto Area Viva BlueOverviewSystemYRT VivaOperatorTok TransitVehicleVan Hool AG300Nova Bus LF Series articulated Began serviceSeptember 4 2005RouteRoute typeBus rapid transitLocaleYork RegionCommunities servedNewmarket Aurora Richmond Hill Markham Vaughan North YorkStartNewmarket Bus TerminalViaBernard Terminal Richmond Hill Centre TerminalEndFinch Bus TerminalLength31 9 kilometres 19 8 mi Stops27ServiceFrequency15 mins north of Bernard Terminal 7 5 mins south of Bernard TerminalWeekend frequency20 mins north of Bernard Terminal 10 mins south of Bernard TerminalRidership18 402 2019 1 Route mapLegend Yonge St Davis Dr Newmarket Terminal Davis Eagle Eagle St W Eagle Mulock Mulock Dr Mulock Sawmill Valley DrSavage Rd Savage Joe Perschini DrSavage Rd Savage St John s Sdrd Orchard Heights Wellington Wellington St W E Golf Links Golf LinksDunning Ave Golf Links Henderson Henderson DrAllura Blvd Henderson Barrie line Bloomington Bloomington Rd Bloomington Regatta Regatta Ave King King Rd Jefferson Jefferson Sdrd Jefferson 19th Gamble Gamble Rd19th Ave 19th Gamble Bernard Terminal Canyon Hill AveBernard Ave Bernard Terminal Elgin Mills Elgin Mills RD W E Elgin Mills Crosby Crosby Ave Crosby Major Mackenzie Dr W E Major Mackenzie Weldrick Weldrick Rd W E Weldrick 16th Carrville Carrville Rd16th Ave 16th Carrville Bantry Scott Scott DrBantry Ave Bantry Scott Richmond Hill Centre Langstaff GORichmond Hill line Highway 7 407 ETR Royal Orchard Centre Street Centre St Centre Street Clark Clark Ave Clark CN York Subdivision Steeles York RegionToronto Steeles Ave W E Steeles Finch Terminal Line 1 Finch Line 1 Yonge Universityto VMC via Union station Yonge St Legends Rapidway Mixed traffic Davis Drive s rapidway west of Yonge Street omitted This diagram viewtalkedit previous line system nav next line A Viva Blue bus enters the Richmond Hill Centre station Viva Blue bus at Finch Bus Terminal bound for Newmarket Contents 1 List of stations 2 History 2 1 Future 3 See also 4 ReferencesList of stations editThere are 27 stops terminals on Viva Blue From north to south they are Viva Blue 3 Name Opening date City Town Major connections Newmarket Terminal November 20 2005 Newmarket nbsp nbsp Davis January 5 2020 4 Eagle November 20 2005 Mulock Savage September 6 2009 Orchard Heights November 20 2005 Aurora Wellington Golf Links Henderson Bloomington Aurora Richmond Hill Regatta February 23 2014 Richmond Hill King November 20 2005 Jefferson November 16 2008 19th Gamble November 20 2005 Bernard Terminal September 4 2005 Elgin Mills Crosby Major Mackenzie Weldrick 16th Carrville Bantry Scott Richmond Hill Centre nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Langstaff GO Royal Orchard Markham Vaughan nbsp Centre St Clark Steeles Finch Terminal North York nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp FinchHistory editService from Finch station to Bernard began on September 4 2005 Service north of Bernard to Newmarket Terminal began November 20 2005 There is a Viva Blue Short Turn route operating from Finch station to Bernard According to the original environmental assessments it is also known as the Finch Richmond Hill line Previously there was a Viva Blue A branch which operated between Newmarket Terminal and Finch Terminal while bypassing Richmond Hill Centre This was a rush hour branch only The A branch was suspended in April 2020 due to low ridership caused by the COVID 19 pandemic 5 In September 2023 York Region Transit announced that the A branch will not be returning to service Future edit Main article Yonge Street Rapidway In the future Viva Blue will have its own dedicated rapidway for most of the route between Newmarket Bus Terminal and Richmond Hill Centre Terminal The first phase of the Yonge Street Rapidway opened in January 2020 and the second phase in December 2020 There are also plans to extend the bus route north to East Gwillimbury GO Station along Yonge Street and Green Lane Eventually the entire portion of rapidway could also be upgraded to allow light rail transit on this corridor Originally the southern portion of the Yonge Street rapidway was to be implemented from 19th Avenue to Finch station but since the announcement of MoveOntario 2020 by the Ontario provincial government proposals of the portion of rapidway from Richmond Hill Centre to Finch station have been shelved for the proposed north extension of Line 1 Yonge University While ridership on the Richmond Hill portion of Viva Blue is high for a suburban transit system capacity constraints on the existing Toronto subway system prevents the Yonge Subway line from being extended into York Region Alternatively or concurrently GO Transit plans to run express trains between Union Station in downtown Toronto and its Langstaff train station adjacent to YRT s Richmond Hill Centre terminal daily See also editViva Rapid Transit Yonge StreetReferences edit YRT 2022 Transit Initiatives Publitas York Region Transit Retrieved 19 April 2023 Viva System Map January 5 2020 PDF York Region Transit Retrieved 5 January 2020 York Region s Rapid Transit Network Retrieved 2023 12 24 Viva Bus Rapid Transit Segments Opening in Vaughan and Newmarket www vivanext com January 3 2020 Retrieved January 3 2020 York Region Transit route 601 Viva Blue CPTDB Wiki cptdb ca Retrieved 2023 09 25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Viva Blue amp oldid 1197730545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
