Viva Green is a

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line in

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, north of

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. It is operated by

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under contract from the Region of York. Service on the Viva Green route was suspended during the

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, and has not resumed as of November 2022.

Route description

There are 12 stations on the line, between the southern terminal at Don Mills subway station in

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and

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. Viva Green operates during rush hour only and connects

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and

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with

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. The line also serves

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via Enterprise.

Future

York Region Transit plans to restructure Viva Green as a full service route on Leslie Street and Major Mackenzie Drive between the current southern terminus of Don Mills Station and the intersection of Major Mackenzie Drive and Harding Boulevard, about two kilometres west of the

Richmond Hill GO Station Richmond Hill GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. It was the northern terminus of the Richmond Hill line train service from the service's inception in 1982 until the opening ...

. It is planned to have connections with Viva Silver west of Richmond Hill GO Station and

Viva Blue Viva Blue, also known as the Finch/Richmond Hill/Newmarket line or the Yonge St. Corridor Line, is a line on the Viva bus rapid transit system in York Region, north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is operated by Tok Transit, under contract fr ...

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References

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