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{{short description|Former line on the Viva bus rapid transit system}}
{{Infobox bus line
|number       = Viva Pink
|bgcolor      = #{{rcr|YRT|Pink}}
|titlecolor   = white
|image        = RichmondHillCentre14.JPG
|image_width  = 280
|caption      = Viva Pink bus departing [[Richmond Hill Centre Terminal|Richmond Hill]]
|status       = Cancelled
|system       = [[York Region Transit|YRT]]/[[Viva Rapid Transit|Viva]]
|operator     = [[Tok Transit]]
|vehicle      = [[Van Hool A330]]<br>[[Van Hool AG300]]<br>[[Nova Bus LF Series]] (articulated)
|routetype    = [[Bus rapid transit]]
|locale       = [[Regional Municipality of York|York Region]]
|communities  = [[Richmond Hill, Ontario|Richmond Hill]]; [[Markham, Ontario|Markham]]; [[Vaughan, Ontario|Vaughan]]; [[North York]]
|start        = [[Unionville GO Station]]
|via          = [[Richmond Hill Centre]]
|end          = [[Finch Bus Terminal|Finch station]]
|stops        = 21
|open         = January 2, 2006
|close        = April 5, 2020
|frequency    = 15 mins (rush hour only)
|map          = {{Viva Pink}}
}}
'''Viva Pink''' is a former [[Viva Rapid Transit|Viva]] [[bus rapid transit]] line in [[York Region]], north of [[Toronto, Ontario]], Canada. It was operated by [[Tok Transit]] under contract from the Region of York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://toktransit.com/northern-division-of-york-region-transit-maintenance-contract-extended/|title=Northern Division of York Region Transit Maintenance Contract Extended {{!}} Tok Transit|website=toktransit.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-05}}</ref>

Viva Pink was a rush hour only route which overlapped Viva Blue and Viva Purple. Service on the Viva Pink route was suspended during the [[COVID-19 outbreak]]. After the official cancellation of [[Viva Green]] a year earlier, Viva Pink followed, and was officially cancelled in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Service Changes and Updates: Service Reductions Still in Effect |url=https://www.yrt.ca/en/schedules-and-maps/service-changes-and-updates.aspx?_mid_=506 |publisher=York Region Transit |access-date=September 15, 2022}}</ref>

==Route description==
Viva Pink ran on [[Yonge Street]] from [[Finch Bus Terminal|Finch]] to [[Richmond Hill Centre Terminal|Richmond Hill Centre]] and then turned east to run along [[York Regional Road 7|Highway 7]] towards [[Unionville GO Station]].<ref name="map">{{cite web|title=Viva System Map January 5, 2020 |url=https://www.yrt.ca/en/schedules-and-maps/resources/Documents/YRT-Viva-System-Map_JAN2020.pdf |publisher=York Region Transit|access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> Service began on January 2, 2006, lasting until April 5, 2020, and the entire line offered service during peak times only.<ref>{{Cite web |title=York Region's Viva Network |url=https://transit.toronto.on.ca/regional/2111.shtml |last=Koole |first=James|date=July 20, 2017 |website=Transit Toronto|quote=Finally, on January 1, 2006, VIVA Pink launched}}</ref> The route ran parallel to [[Viva Blue]] on Yonge Street and to [[Viva Purple]] on Highway 7.

==Stations==
Until its closure in 2020, the line had 21 stations. From southwest to northeast, the stations were:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background:#{{rcr|YRT|Pink}}; color:white" colspan=5 | Viva Pink <ref name="map" />
|-
! colspan=2 | Name
! Opening date
! City
! Major connections
|-
| colspan=2 | [[Finch Bus Terminal|Finch Terminal]]
| rowspan = 7 | January 2, 2006
| [[Toronto]]
| {{rail-interchange|york|blue}} {{rint|gotransit|bus}}<br>{{rail-interchange|toronto|subway|1}} [[Finch station]]
|-
| colspan=2 | Steeles
| rowspan = 4 | [[Markham, Ontario|Markham]]/[[Vaughan]]
| rowspan = 4 | {{rail-interchange|york|blue}}
|-
| colspan=2 | Clark
|-
| colspan=2 | Centre St.
|-
| colspan=2 | Royal Orchard
|-
| colspan=2 | [[Richmond Hill Centre Terminal|Richmond Hill Centre]]
| [[Richmond Hill, Ontario|Richmond Hill]]
| {{rail-interchange|york|blue}} {{rail-interchange|york|orange}} {{rail-interchange|york|purple}}<br>{{rint|gotransit|rail|F}} {{STN|Langstaff GO|x}}
|-
| colspan=2 | Bayview
| rowspan = 6 | Markham/Richmond Hill
| rowspan = 14 | {{rail-interchange|york|purple}}
|-
| colspan=2 | Chalmers
| August 19, 2013
|-
| colspan=2 | Valleymede
| rowspan = 8 | January 2, 2006
|-
| colspan=2 | West Beaver Creek
|-
| colspan=2 | Leslie
|-
| colspan=2 | East Beaver Creek
|-
| colspan=2 | Allstate Parkway
| rowspan = 9 | Markham
|-
| colspan=2 | Woodbine
|-
| colspan=2 | Montgomery
|-
| colspan=2 | Town Centre Blvd.
|-
| colspan=2 | Cedarland
| December 28, 2014
|-
| colspan=2 | Warden
| January 2, 2006
|-
| colspan=2 | Post Road
| February 5, 2017
|-
| colspan=2 | Enterprise
| rowspan="2" | January 2, 2006
|-
| colspan=2 | [[Unionville GO Station|Unionville Station]]
| {{rint|gotransit|rail|G}} {{STN|Unionville GO|x}}
|}

==Rapidway==
{{Main|Highway 7 Rapidway}}
Viva Pink operated on the [[Highway 7 Rapidway]] between [[Richmond Hill Centre Terminal|Richmond Hill Centre]] and Post Road stops. The rapidway is expected to be extended to [[Unionville GO Station]] in 2021.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.vivanext.com/project_map|title=Project Map|website=vivanext|access-date=2017-10-05}}</ref>

A rapidway was proposed to serve the remainder of the route however this project was abandoned in favour of the potential [[Line 1 Yonge–University#Future expansion: Yonge North|Yonge North subway extension]] between {{stl|TTC|Finch}} and Richmond Hill Centre.<ref name=":1" />

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Viva Bus Lines}}

[[Category:Viva Rapid Transit routes|Pink]]