VIVA Rapid Transit: Route 603 - Purple
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VIVA Route Purple is a bus rapid transit route operating in the Region of York, a suburb north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Route Purple, internally known as Route 603 has 2 branches and uses both 40ft buses (Van Hool New A330) and 60ft Articulated buses (Van Hool New AG300, Nova Bus LFX Artic and Nova Bus LFS Artic).
| Route | Branch | |
|---|---|---|
| Purple | York University | Markham-Stouffville Hospital |
| Richmond Hill Centre Terminal | ||
History
Route Purple started operation of September 4th, 2005 at the launch of the VIVA service.
- Between September 4th, 2005 and October 16th, 2005, the routes was from York University to Town Centre Terminal.
- Between October 16th, 2005 and November 21st, 2005 the routes now operated from York University to McCowan Terminal.
- The route was later extended to Markham-Stouffville Hospital
