Bernard Terminal is a small

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, Canada, located at 11000

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. It is on the west side of a mall on the southeast corner of Bernard Avenue and

in the town of Richmond Hill, Ontario, one city block north of Elgin Mills Road. It replaced the previous bus loop at the north end of the Richmond Heights Centre, that was used after the former

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loop was replaced by

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Yonge 'C' Buses in the 1970s, until the late 1990s. The bus terminal land, formerly owned by the

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, was conveyed to

in 2005, since the responsibility for public transit now belonged to the Region.Report No. 3, Item 2, of the Transit Committee Regional Council Meeting of March 31, 2005
It presently serves

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(YRT) routes 81 (Inspiration), 83 (Trench), 86 (Newkirk-Red Maple), 98 (Yonge), and 99 (Yonge), plus the recently launched

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service; previously other routes served this stop, including the 84A/C Oak Ridges route. During the first and second stages of Viva's launch (launched on September 4, 2005, and October 16, 2005, respectively), Bernard Terminal served as the northernmost last stop of the

line. On November 20, 2005, the line was extended northward to Newmarket Bus Terminal, relegating Bernard to a large intermediate stop. Currently, half of the

buses from

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short turns here. The terminal consists of a series of partially covered platforms, Viva kiosk and fenced off driveway.

Bus service

Bernard is the terminus and division point for the 98 Yonge and 99 Yonge routes and on weekday and Sunday, additional

service to

also originates here. Regular Viva service, operating between Newmarket Bus Terminal and

, stops on

beside the terminal. Similarly the 83 Trench route has its stop on the south side of Bernard Avenue, north of the terminal.

Platform assignments

*Platform 1: Unloading/layover only *Platform 2: Viva Blue southbound *Platform 3: 86 Newkirk–Red Maple *Platform 4: 81 Inspiration *Platform 5: 98 Yonge *Platform 6: 99 Yonge *Bernard Avenue South Side: 83 Trench *Yonge Street East Side: Viva Blue northbound, Viva Blue A northbound, 98E Yonge Limited Express, 98/99 Yonge *Yonge Street West Side: Viva Blue southbound, Viva Blue A southbound, 99 Yonge, 98/99 Yonge

References

{{YRT Terminals York Region Transit Terminals Transport in Richmond Hill, Ontario Transport infrastructure completed in 1996 1996 establishments in Ontario