Bernard Terminal

Bernard Terminal
File:Viva bus at Bernard Terminal.jpg
Location	10909 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, ON
Coordinates
Owned by	York Region Transit
Platforms	6 + four on-street stops.
Bus operators	York Region Transit Viva
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	1996

File:VIVA Bernard.JPG

Bernard Vivastation on Yonge Street adjoining the terminal

Bernard Terminal is a small bus station in York Region, Ontario, Canada, located at 11000 Yonge Street. It is on the west side of a mall on the southeast corner of Bernard Avenue and Yonge Street in the town of Richmond Hill, Ontario, one city block north of Elgin Mills Road East.

It replaced the previous bus loop at the north end of the Richmond Heights Centre, that was used after the former Toronto Transit Commission loop was replaced by GO Transit Yonge ‘C’ Buses in the 1970s, until the late 1990s.

The bus terminal land, formerly owned by the Town of Richmond Hill, was conveyed to York Region in 2005, since the responsibility for public transit now belonged to the Region.

It presently serves York Region Transit (YRT) routes 81 (Inspiration), 83 (Trench), 86 (Weldrick-Newkirk), 98 (Yonge North), and 99 (Yonge South), plus the recently launched Viva Blue service; previously other routes served this stop, including the 84A and 84C Oak Ridges route.

During the first and second stages of Viva’s launch (launched on September 4, 2005, and October 16, 2005, respectively), Bernard Terminal served as the northernmost last stop of the Viva Blue line. On November 20, 2005, the line was extended northward to Newmarket Bus Terminal, relegating Bernard to a large intermediate stop.

Currently, half of the Viva Blue buses from Finch Terminal short turns here.

The terminal consists of a series of partially covered platforms, Viva kiosk and fenced off driveway.

Bus service

Bernard is the terminus and division point for the 98 Yonge and 99 Yonge routes and on weekday and Sunday, additional Viva Blue service to Finch also originates here. Regular Viva service, operating between Newmarket Bus Terminal and Finch Bus Terminal, stops on Yonge Street beside the terminal. Similarly the 83 Trench route has its stop on the south side of Bernard Avenue, north of the terminal.

Platform assignments

• Platform 1: Unloading/layover only
• Platform 2: Viva Blue southbound
• Platform 3: 86 Newkirk-Red Maple, 441 Richmond Hill High School Special
• Platform 4: 81 Inspiration
• Platform 5: 98 Yonge
• Platform 6: 99 Yonge
• Bernard Avenue South Side: 83 Trench, 443 Langstaff High School Special, 447 St Theresa High School Special.
• Bernard Avenue North Side: 441 Richmond Hill High School, 447 St Theresa High School Special, 448 Richmond Hill High School, 590 Richmond Hill Community Bus
• Yonge Street East Side: VIVA Blue northbound, VIVA Blue A northbound, 98E Yonge Limited Express, 98/99 Yonge.
• Yonge Street West Side: VIVA Blue southbound VIVA Blue A southbound, 99 Yonge, 98/99 Yonge, 448 Richmond Hill High School Special.