Viva Pink

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.

Viva Pink
Viva Pink bus departing Richmond Hill
Overview
System	YRT/Viva
Operator	Tok Transit
Vehicle	Van Hool A330 Van Hool AG300 Nova Bus LF Series (articulated)
Status	Cancelled
Began service	January 2, 2006
Ended service	April 5, 2020
Route
Route type	Bus rapid transit
Locale	York Region
Communities served	Richmond Hill; Markham; Vaughan; North York
Start	Unionville GO Station
Via	Richmond Hill Centre
End	Finch station
Stops	21
Service
Frequency	15 mins (rush hour only)
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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	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				Unionville GO

Rapidway

Main article: Highway 7 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 Finch and Richmond Hill Centre.