Viva Pink

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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 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:

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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