York Region Transit route 606 'Viva Green'

	Viva Green
Number of Branches		1
Types of buses used		Van Hool A330
Division		BRT (Richmond Hill)
Related routes		Viva Purple/Purple A, 24, 90, & TTC 68B

Viva Green was a Viva rapid transit route operated by York Region Transit in Markham and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

Viva Green mainly operated along Enterprise Boulevard, Warden Avenue, Esna Park Drive, and Gordon Baker Road.

The route served points of interest such as the Unionville community, Downtown Markham, IBM Canada, Seneca College Newnham Campus, and Fairview Mall.

Viva Green ran alongside Viva Purple between McCowan Road and Warden Avenue, and Viva Pink along Enterprise Boulevard.

Branches

This route had 1 branch:

• Viva Green Don Mills Station - McCowan Road (Weekday rush hours only)

History

• October 16, 2005 - Viva Green begins operating as part of Viva Phase 2. It first operated between Unionville GO Station and Don Mills Station 7 days a week. Buses used Highway 407 between Unionville GO Station and 14th Avenue as the construction of Enterprise Boulevard was incomplete.

• November 21, 2005 - New weekday rush hour extension to McCowan Road added as part of Viva Phase 3.

• 2007 - Viva Green was officially assigned the number 606. This number was only seen by the public for a short time before being removed, although this number is used on Google Maps' transit routing for the route.

• September 2, 2007 - Viva Green became a rush-hour-only route because of poor ridership during off-peak periods. This created the first section of the Viva system to only be served during peak periods.

• 2016 - York Region Transit releases the Frequent Transit Network Plan which will restructure Viva Green. The route will provide express service along Leslie Street between Don Mills Station and Major Mackenzie Drive, and on Major Mackenzie Drive between Leslie Street and just west of Yonge Street. As of today, there are no proposed timelines for implementing the restructured route.

• April 5, 2020 - All service is temporarily suspended until further notice due to lower ridership from the COVID-19 pandemic.

• September 3rd, 2023 - YRT announced that VIVA Green will permanently not be returning to service since being suspended in April 2020, along with several other routes that were temporarily suspended during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Alternate transit options include routes Viva Purple/Purple A, 24, 90, & TTC 68B.

Vehicles

Viva Green was primarily a 40ft route and used Van Hool A330 buses.

Route Map

• 
  VIVA Green shown on the VIVA system map in September 2022.

Summary

Major Stops

Major Stop	Branches	Connections	Notes
	Green
Don Mills Station	Green		Western terminus
Leith Hill	Green
Seneca Hill	Green
McNicoll	Green
Esna-Steeles	Green
Denison	Green
14th Avenue	Green
Warden-Enterprise	Green	- Viva Pink - Viva Purple A
Andre De Grasse	Green	Viva Pink - Viva Purple A
University	Green	Viva Pink - Viva Purple A
Kennedy	Green	Viva Purple/Purple A
Bullock	Green	Viva Purple/Purple A
McCowan	Green	- Viva Purple/Purple A	Eastern terminus