Viva Purple
Overview
System	YRT/ Viva
Operator	Tok Transit
Vehicle	Van Hool A330 Van Hool AG300 Nova Bus LF Series (articulated)
Began service	September 4, 2005
Route
Route type	Bus rapid transit
Locale	York Region
Communities served	Richmond Hill; Markham
Start	Richmond Hill Centre Terminal
Via	Highway 7
End	Cornell Terminal
Length	18.2 kilometres (11.3 mi)
Stops	27
Service
Frequency	15 mins
Ridership	5,705 (2016) [1]
Route map Legend Highway 7 Bur Oak Ave Markham Stouffville Hospital Cornell Terminal Ninth Line Church St Wootten Way Wootten Way (N/S) Wootten Way Main Street Markham Markham Rd Main Street Markham Galsworthy ←Galsworthy Dr Grandview Blvd→ McCowan McCowan Rd McCowan Bullock Dr Bullock South Unionville Ave Helen Ave Kenedy Kenedy Rd Kenedy Main St. Unionville Main St. Unionville University YMCA Blvd Stouffville line Sciberras Andre de Grasse Village Parkway Andre de Grasse St ←Vilage Pkwy Birchmount Rd→ Enterprise Blvd Village Parkway Warden/Enterprise Warden/Highway 7 Warden Ave Cedarland Warden/Highway 7 Cedarland Dr (S) Town Centre Blvd Town Centre Montgomery ←Montgomery Ct Fairburn Dr→ Montgomery Woodbine Ave Woodbine Allstate Pkwy ←Allstate Pkwy E Valhalla Dr→   Highway 404 East Beaver Creek ←East Beaver Creek Rd Commerce Valley Dr E→ East Beaver Creek Leslie Leslie St Leslie West Beaver Creek ←West Beaver Creek Rd Commerce Valley Dr W→ West Beaver Creek Valleymede ←Valleymede Dr TImes Ave→ Valleymede Chalmers ←Chalmers Rd South Park Rd→ Chalmers Bayview Bayview Ave Langstaff GO Richmond Hill line Richmond Hill Centre Yonge St   407 ETR Highway 7 Legends Rapidway Mixed traffic This diagram: view talk ← {{{previous_line}}}  {{{system_nav}}}  {{{next_line}}} →

Viva Purple 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 Markham and Richmond Hill. It is operated by Tok Transit under contract from York Region.

Route description

Viva Purple operates along Highway 7 from Richmond Hill Centre Terminal in the west, to Cornell Terminal in the east.

Viva Purple also operates an 'A' branch service along Enterprise Boulevard between Town Centre Boulevard and Kennedy Road. Alternating buses serve this branch (and the Highway 7 branch) except during weekday rush hour.

Viva Purple connects with all other Viva lines except Viva Yellow. Currently, there are 27 stations along the bus route. ^[2]

Viva Purple stops
Name	Opening date	Municipality	Major connections
Richmond Hill Centre	September 4, 2005	Richmond Hill	Langstaff GO Station
Bayview		Markham/ Richmond Hill
Chalmers	August 19, 2013
Valleymede	September 4, 2005
West Beaver Creek
Leslie
East Beaver Creek
Allstate Parkway		Markham
Woodbine
Montgomery
Town Centre
Warden [B]	December 17, 2017
Village Parkway [B]
Sciberras [B]
Main Street Unionville [B]	September 1, 2019
Cedarland [A]	December 28, 2014
Warden/Enterprise [A]	November 20, 2005
Andre De Grasse [A]	February 5, 2017
University Boulevard [A]	November 20, 2005
Kennedy/Highway 7	October 16, 2005
Bullock
McCowan
Galsworthy	September 5, 2010
Main Street Markham	January 27, 2008
Wootten Way
Markham Stouffville Hospital [E]
Cornell Terminal	September 4, 2022 [3]		52   56

Notes

^[A] Stop served by Enterprise branch only

^[B] Stop served by Highway 7 branch only

^[E] Eastbound only

Route history

Service from York University to Town Centre Boulevard began on September 4, 2005. Service extending from Town Centre Boulevard east to McCowan Road began October 16, 2005. Peak-time service west of York University began November 20, 2005. Service east of McCowan Road to Markham Stouffville Hospital was to begin on July 1, 2007, but was postponed to January 27, 2008. Service east of McCowan Road to Cornell will replace the aforementioned service. Service west of York University was discontinued as of September 2, 2007.

On September 2, 2018, Viva Purple was restructured to terminate at Richmond Hill Centre. Previously, the route extended west to Pioneer Village and York University stations where it connected with the Line 1 Yonge–University subway.

On September 5, 2021, the Viva Purple branch operating along Enterprise Boulevard was renamed as Viva Purple A. Trips continue to alternate between the Viva Purple (along Highway 7) and Viva Purple A (along Enterprise Boulevard) branches throughout the day.

On September 4, 2022, the eastern terminus was extended to Cornell Terminal. ^[3]

Rapidway

The Viva Purple line has a dedicated right of way (dubbed Rapidways) for a portion of the route. Eventually, the entire Highway 7 Corridor could be upgraded to light rail transit. ^[4]

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