Kennedy VIVAstation
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Address | 4628 Highway 7 East | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Local Routes | 1, 8, 304, GO 54, 70, 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Style | Regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Opening Date | October 16, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Next Station | Bullock (East) Main Street Unionville (West) |
Kennedy is a vivastation located at the intersection of Highway 7 and Kennedy Road in Markham, Ontario, Canada.
Basic
Eastbound:
- Located on Highway 7 East just west of Second Street, the station consists of a row of fare machines and a regular shelter. Its stop number is 9861.
Westbound:
- Located on Highway 7 just west of Kennedy Road, the station consists of a row of fare machines and a regular shelter. Its stop number is 9862.
Southbound:
- Located on Kennedy Road just south of Highway 7 East, the station consists of a thin-sized shelter. Its stop number is 9748.
History
Kennedy opened on October 16, 2005 as part of Viva phase 2. It has only ever served Viva Purple and Viva Green.
The automated announcements for this station initially announced it as "Kennedy Road" in both directions. This caused confusion among route 8 riders, whose bus travels mainly along Kennedy and serve the same stop. It was finally changed to "Kennedy and Highway 7" in early 2010.
Both stops were originally located on Kennedy Road south of Highway 7. When the split branches of Viva Purple began operating on December 17, 2017, westbound buses operating via Highway 7 temporarily used a stop on the north side of Highway 7 just east of Kennedy Road. This temporary stop was moved west of Kennedy Road during construction in Summer 2019, with the permanent westbound stop opening on September 1, 2019. Similarly, eastbound buses on the Highway 7 branch used a stop on the south side of Highway 7 just west of Kennedy Road. Both eastbound branches were moved to a new stop on the east side of Kennedy Road (at Second Street) on September 1, 2019. The shelter on northbound Kennedy Road continues to be used by local buses.
Routes & Stations | |
Viva Blue | Newmarket Terminal - Yonge/Davis - Eagle - Mulock - Savage - Orchard Heights - Wellington - Golf Links - Henderson - Bloomington - Regatta - King - Jefferson - 19th-Gamble - Bernard Terminal - Bernard - Elgin Mills - Crosby - Major Mackenzie - Weldrick - 16th-Carrville - Bantry-Scott - Richmond Hill Centre Terminal - Royal Orchard - Centre - Clark - Steeles - Finch GO Bus Terminal |
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Viva Purple | Richmond Hill Centre Terminal - Bayview - Chalmers - Valleymede - West Beaver Creek - Leslie - East Beaver Creek - Allstate Parkway - Woodbine - Montgomery - Town Centre - Cedarland - Warden/Enterprise - Andre De Grasse - University - Warden - Village Parkway - Sciberras - Main Street Unionville - Kennedy - Bullock - McCowan - Galsworthy - Main Street Markham - Wootten Way - Markham-Stouffville Hospital - Cornell Terminal |
Viva Pink | Finch GO Bus Terminal - Steeles - Clark - Centre - Royal Orchard - Richmond Hill Centre Terminal - Bayview - Chalmers - Valleymede - West Beaver Creek - Leslie - East Beaver Creek - Allstate Parkway - Woodbine - Montgomery - Town Centre - Cedarland - Warden/Enterprise - Andre De Grasse - University - Unionville GO Station |
Viva Orange | Martin Grove - Kipling - Islington - Wigwoss-Helen - Pine Valley - Ansley Grove - Weston - Commerce - Vaughan Metropolitan Centre - Creditstone - Keele - Dufferin - Taiga - Disera-Promenade - Atkinson - Bathurst/Highway 7 - Richmond Hill Centre Terminal |
Viva Green | Don Mills Station - Leith Hill - Seneca Hill - McNicoll - Esna-Steeles - Denison - 14th Avenue - Warden/Enterprise - Andre De Grasse - University - Kennedy - Bullock - McCowan |
Viva Yellow | Newmarket GO Bus Terminal - Longford - Main - Southlake Hospital - Huron Heights - Leslie - Highway 404 |