Viva Blue
| Viva Blue | |||
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| Overview | |||
| System | York Region Transit | ||
| Operator | Tok Transit | ||
| Vehicle |
Van Hool AG300 Nova Bus LF Series (articulated) |
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| Status | Phase 1 | ||
| Began service | September 4, 2005. | ||
| Route | |||
| Locale | York Region, Ontario | ||
| Communities served | Newmarket; Aurora; Richmond Hill; Markham; Vaughan | ||
| Start | Newmarket Bus Terminal | ||
| Via | Richmond Hill Centre Terminal Bernard Terminal | ||
| End | Finch Bus Terminal | ||
| Service | |||
| Frequency |
Weekends: 20 mins north of Bernard Terminal; 10 mins south of Bernard Terminal Weekdays: 15 mins north of Bernard Terminal; 7.5 mins south of Bernard Terminal |
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| Zone(s) | 2 Zones | ||
| Fare | 2.50 dollars when pre-paid | ||
| Cash | 4 dollars | ||
| Transfers | YRT TTC | ||
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Weekends: 20 mins north of Bernard Terminal; 10 mins south of Bernard Terminal
Viva Blue, or the Finch/Richmond Hill/Aurora/Newmarket line, or the Yonge St. Corridor Line is a line on the Viva bus rapid transit system in York Region, north of Toronto, Canada. It is operated by Tok Transit, under contract from the York Region Transit. This is the busiest and the longest YRT/Viva bus route in the York Region Transit network.
There are twenty-five stations on the Viva Blue line (from north to south):
Service from Finch Station to Bernard began on September 4, 2005. Service north of Bernard to Newmarket Terminal began November 20, 2005.
Passengers travelling between north of Bloomington and south of King must pay a two-zone fare; all others, including those starting or stopping at one of those stations, only pay for one zone.
There is also 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.
In the future, the Yonge Street transit corridor may be served by an extension of the Yonge subway line from Finch Station to Richmond Hill Centre. North of Richmond Hill Centre, Viva Blue will have its own dedicated rapidway for most of the route from Richmond Hill Centre north to Green Lane, and along Davis Drive and Green Lane east from Yonge Street to Highway 404 and East Gwillimbury GO Station, respectively, enabling Viva buses to quickly pass through traffic. Eventually, the entire portion of rapidway will also be upgraded to allow light rail transit on this corridor.
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