Viva Orange

Viva Orange
Overview
System	YRT/Viva
Operator	Tok Transit
Vehicle	Van Hool A330
Began service	October 16, 2005 (original route) December 17, 2017 (current alignment)
Route
Route type	Bus rapid transit
Locale	York Region
Communities served	Vaughan; Richmond Hill
Start	Martin Grove
Via	Vaughan Metropolitan Centre
End	Richmond Hill Centre Terminal
Length	19.8 kilometres (12.3 mi)
Stops	17
Other routes	501 Züm Queen
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Viva Orange is a line on the Viva bus rapid transit system in York Region, Ontario, Canada. The route primarily runs in an east–west direction along the Highway 7 Rapidway in Vaughan. It is operated by Tok Transit under contract from York Region.

Route description

Viva Orange runs mostly along Highway 7, between Martin Grove Road and Richmond Hill Centre Terminal on Yonge Street. A section of the route also runs on Centre Street and Bathurst Street to service the Promenade Terminal. The route connects with the Toronto subway's Line 1 Yonge–University at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station.

There are 17 stations currently in operation.

Viva Orange
Name	Opening date	Municipality	Major connections
Highway 50	TBD	Vaughan	501
Highway 427
Highway 27
Martin Grove	October 16, 2005
Kipling
Islington
Wigwoss–Helen	November 24, 2019
Pine Valley	October 16, 2005
Ansley Grove
Weston
Commerce	November 24, 2019
Vaughan	December 17, 2017		501
Creditstone
Keele
Dufferin
Taiga	January 5, 2020
Disera–Promenade	December 17, 2017
Atkinson
Bathurst	September 22, 2019
Richmond Hill Centre	December 17, 2017	Richmond Hill	Langstaff GO

Transit system integration

Brampton Transit

Viva Orange shares routing with Brampton Transit's 501 Züm Queen express bus route between Martin Grove and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC), and has been fare integrated with it since its creation in September 2010. Both Brampton Transit and York Region Transit proofs of payment are accepted for the entire length of both bus routes.

Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)

Viva Orange connects with the TTC's Yonge–University subway at VMC station. However there are currently no free transfers between the TTC and YRT. As a result, a separate TTC or YRT fare is required to transfer between the subway and Viva Orange or other YRT buses.

Route changes

Viva Orange originally began service on October 16, 2005 and operated between Martin Grove Road on Highway 7 and Sheppard West subway station via York University. On December 17, 2017 the Line 1 Yonge–University extension opened and replaced service between Sheppard West and Highway 7. Viva Orange's eastern terminus was relocated to the Richmond Hill Centre Terminal to coincide with the subway's opening.

Future

There are plans to extend the western terminus to Highway 50 with additional stops at Highway 427 and Highway 27. There are also plans to add an additional branch at the eastern terminus between Promenade Terminal and Finch station.

Rapidway

Main article: Highway 7 Rapidway

Viva Orange operates along dedicated right of way (dubbed Rapidways) between Wigwoss–Helen and Richmond Hill Centre Terminal. Eventually, the entire Highway 7 Corridor could be upgraded to light rail transit.

See also

• 501 Züm Queen
• Viva Purple