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| transit_type = BRT | |||
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| headquarters = 50 High Tech Road<br> Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | |||
| began_operation = September 4th, 2005 | |||
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| owner = Region of York | |||
| operator = York BRT Services LP | |||
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| vehicles = 122 | |||
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'''VIVA''' is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system operation in the Region of York, Ontario. The service is a division of [[York Region Transit]] and is operated by Veolia Transportation. | |||
==History== | |||
'''VIVA''' was designed and built as a Public-Private Partnership ("PPP"). The Region of York partnered with York Consortium, which comprises seven private sector firms with extensive international experience in transit design, architecture, construction and operations. | |||
The agreement that was made between the public and private partners was that the Region of York established the fare policies and service requirements, owned the assets of the operations as well as the control of funds and revunue. The private partners hire the workers and assist the public partners with the funding and financing. | |||
VIVA was opened up in 5 stages; | |||
* Stage 1 opened up on September 6th, 2005 | |||
* Stage 2 opened up on October 16th, 2005 | |||
* Stage 3 opened up on November 20th, 2005 | |||
* Stage 4 opened up on January 2nd, 2006 | |||
==Fare Structure== | |||
===2014 Fare Structure=== | |||
==Routes== | |||
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin: 5px;" | |||
!width=275|Route | |||
!width=125|Division | |||
!width=125|Route Type | |||
!colspan=2|[[File:Picto autobus-1.jpg]] | |||
!width=175|[[File:GOTransit.gif]] | |||
!width=175|[[File:Toronto Subway logo.png|100px]] | |||
!width=400|Remarks | |||
|- | |||
!rowspan=2 style="background:#0FACE4; color:white"|Blue | |||
|rowspan=2|[[VIVA Rapid Transit: BRT Division|BRT Division]] | |||
|rowspan=2 style="background: #CECED0; color: black"|'''BRT''' | |||
|rowspan=2 width="400px"|Finch GO Bus Terminal | |||
|width="400px"|Newmarket GO Bus Terminal | |||
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|rowspan=2| | |||
*[[Finch (Toronto Subway & RT)|Finch]] | |||
|rowspan=2| | |||
*Internally known as Route 601. | |||
|- | |||
|width="400px"|[[Bernard VIVA Station|Bernard Terminal]] | |||
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|- | |||
!style="background:#0FACE4; color:white"|Blue A | |||
|[[VIVA Rapid Transit: BRT Division|BRT Division]] | |||
|style="background: #CECED0; color: black"|'''BRT''' | |||
|width="400px"|Finch GO Bus Terminal | |||
|width="400px"|Newmarket GO Bus Terminal | |||
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| | |||
*[[Finch (Toronto Subway & RT)|Finch]] | |||
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*Bypasses Richmond Hill Centre Terminal. | |||
*Rush Hour Service Only. | |||
*Internally known as Route 602. | |||
|- | |||
!rowspan=2 style="background:#895EAF; color:white"|Purple | |||
|rowspan=2|[[VIVA Rapid Transit: BRT Division|BRT Division]] | |||
|rowspan=2 style="background: #CECED0; color: black"|'''BRT''' | |||
|rowspan=2 width="400px"|York University | |||
|width="400px"|Markham-Stouffville Hospital | |||
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|rowspan=2| | |||
*Internally known as Route 603. | |||
|- | |||
|width="400px"|Richmond Hill Centre Terminal | |||
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|- | |||
!style="background:#F354A8; color:white"|Pink | |||
|[[VIVA Rapid Transit: BRT Division|BRT Division]] | |||
|style="background: #CECED0; color: black"|'''BRT''' | |||
|width="400px"|Finch GO Bus Terminal | |||
|width="400px"|Unionville GO Station | |||
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*Unionville | |||
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*[[Finch (Toronto Subway & RT)|Finch]] | |||
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*Internally known as Route 604. | |||
|- | |||
!rowspan=2 style="background:#FFAD3E; color:white"|Orange | |||
|rowspan=2|[[VIVA Rapid Transit: BRT Division|BRT Division]] | |||
|rowspan=2 style="background: #CECED0; color: black"|'''BRT''' | |||
|rowspan=2 width="400px"|[[Martin Grove VIVA Station]] | |||
|width="400px"|[[Downsview (Toronto Subway & RT)|Downsview Subway Station]] | |||
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*[[Downsview (Toronto Subway & RT)|Downsview]] | |||
|rowspan=2| | |||
*Internally known as Route 605. | |||
*Service to [[Downsview (Toronto Subway & RT)|Downsview]] is during Rush Hour Only. | |||
|- | |||
|width="400px"|York University | |||
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|- | |||
!style="background:#C0D542; color:white"|Green | |||
|[[VIVA Rapid Transit: BRT Division|BRT Division]] | |||
|style="background: #CECED0; color: black"|'''BRT''' | |||
|width="400px"|[[McCowan VIVA Station]] | |||
|width="400px"|[[Don Mills (Toronto Subway & RT)|Don Mills Subway Station]] | |||
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*[[Don Mills (Toronto Subway & RT)|Don Mills]] | |||
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*Internally known as Route 606. | |||
*Rush Hour Service Only. | |||
|} | |||
==Current Fleet== | |||
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin: 5px;" | |||
!width=200|Thumbnail | |||
!width=100|Fleet number range | |||
!width=50|Year | |||
!width=150|Manufacturer | |||
!width=125|Model | |||
!width=150|Engine | |||
!width=125|Transmission | |||
!width=250|Remarks | |||
|- align="center" | |||
| | |||
|[[VIVA Rapid Transit 5101 to 5160|5101 to 5160]] | |||
|2005 | |||
|Van Hool | |||
|New A330 | |||
|Cummins ISL | |||
|Voith D864.3 | |||
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*Some units transferred to [[York Region Transit|YRT Service]] | |||
|- align="center" | |||
| | |||
|[[VIVA Rapid Transit 5201 to 5225|5201 to 5225]] | |||
|2005 | |||
|Van Hool | |||
|New AG300 | |||
|Cummins ISM | |||
|Voith D864.3 | |||
| | |||
|- align="center" | |||
| | |||
|[[VIVA Rapid Transit 7201 to 7205|7201 to 7205]] | |||
|2007 | |||
|Van Hool | |||
|New AG300 | |||
|Cummins ISM | |||
|Voith D864.3 | |||
| | |||
|- align="center" | |||
| | |||
|[[VIVA Rapid Transit 8201 to 8211|8201 to 8211]] | |||
|2008 | |||
|Van Hool | |||
|New AG300 | |||
|Cummins ISL | |||
|Voith D864.3 | |||
| | |||
|- align="center" | |||
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|[[VIVA Rapid Transit 1080 to 1094|1080 to 1094]] | |||
|2010 | |||
|[[Nova Bus]] | |||
|[[Nova Bus LFX Artic|LFX Artic]] | |||
|Cummins ISL9 | |||
|Voith D864.3 | |||
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|- align="center" | |||
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|[[VIVA Rapid Transit 1370 to 1395|1370 to 1395]] | |||
|2013 | |||
|[[Nova Bus]] | |||
|[[Nova Bus LFS Artic|LFS Artic]] | |||
|Cummins ISL9 | |||
|Voith D864.3 | |||
| | |||
|} |
Revision as of 02:30, 10 May 2014
VIVA is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system operation in the Region of York, Ontario. The service is a division of York Region Transit and is operated by Veolia Transportation.
History
VIVA was designed and built as a Public-Private Partnership ("PPP"). The Region of York partnered with York Consortium, which comprises seven private sector firms with extensive international experience in transit design, architecture, construction and operations.
The agreement that was made between the public and private partners was that the Region of York established the fare policies and service requirements, owned the assets of the operations as well as the control of funds and revunue. The private partners hire the workers and assist the public partners with the funding and financing.
VIVA was opened up in 5 stages;
- Stage 1 opened up on September 6th, 2005
- Stage 2 opened up on October 16th, 2005
- Stage 3 opened up on November 20th, 2005
- Stage 4 opened up on January 2nd, 2006
Fare Structure
2014 Fare Structure
Routes
Route | Division | Route Type | Remarks | ||||
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Blue | BRT Division | BRT | Finch GO Bus Terminal | Newmarket GO Bus Terminal |
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Bernard Terminal | |||||||
Blue A | BRT Division | BRT | Finch GO Bus Terminal | Newmarket GO Bus Terminal |
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Purple | BRT Division | BRT | York University | Markham-Stouffville Hospital |
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Richmond Hill Centre Terminal | |||||||
Pink | BRT Division | BRT | Finch GO Bus Terminal | Unionville GO Station |
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Orange | BRT Division | BRT | Martin Grove VIVA Station | Downsview Subway Station |
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York University | |||||||
Green | BRT Division | BRT | McCowan VIVA Station | Don Mills Subway Station |
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Current Fleet
Thumbnail | Fleet number range | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Remarks |
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5101 to 5160 | 2005 | Van Hool | New A330 | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.3 |
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5201 to 5225 | 2005 | Van Hool | New AG300 | Cummins ISM | Voith D864.3 | ||
7201 to 7205 | 2007 | Van Hool | New AG300 | Cummins ISM | Voith D864.3 | ||
8201 to 8211 | 2008 | Van Hool | New AG300 | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.3 | ||
1080 to 1094 | 2010 | Nova Bus | LFX Artic | Cummins ISL9 | Voith D864.3 | ||
1370 to 1395 | 2013 | Nova Bus | LFS Artic | Cummins ISL9 | Voith D864.3 |