Viva Yellow Explained

Number:Viva Yellow
Titlecolor:
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Routetype:Bus rapid transit
System:YRT/Viva
Operator:Tok Transit
Vehicle:Van Hool A330
Locale:York Region
Communities:Newmarket
Start:Newmarket Bus Terminal
End:Highway 404
Length:3.5miles
Stops:7
Open:[1]
Frequency:15 to 23 mins

Viva Yellow (internally designated as route 607) or the Davis Drive corridor line, is a Viva bus rapid transit line that serves Newmarket, Ontario, Canada on the Davis Drive Rapidway. This route is within York Region Transit's North Division, and is operated by Tok Transit under contract from York Region .[2]

Route description

Viva Yellow runs east–west on Davis Drive between Yonge Street and Highway 404. The route is less than 6 kilometres long, the shortest line in the Viva system.

There are seven stations on the Viva Yellow line. From west to east they are:

Viva Yellow[3]
Name Opening date Town Major connections
Newmarket TerminalNovember 29, 2015Newmarket
Longford
Main
Southlake
Huron Heights
Leslie
Highway 404 Davis Drive

Rapidway

See main article: Davis Drive Rapidway.

The majority of Viva Yellow's route runs along the Davis Drive Rapidway which is a bus-only lane that occupies the centre lanes of Davis Drive. The rapidway extends 2.6 kilometres from Yonge Street to the Southlake Regional Health Centre.

Notes and References

  1. News: Simon . Chris . Viva Yellow begins running on Davis Drive rapidway Sunday . 11 March 2019 . YorkRegion.com . Metroland Media . 27 November 2015.
  2. Web site: Northern Division of York Region Transit Maintenance Contract Extended . TOK Transit . May 15, 2014 .
  3. Web site: Viva System Map January 5, 2020. York Region Transit. 5 January 2020.