Richmond Hill Centre Terminal

43°50′24″N 79°25′32″W / 43.84000°N 79.42556°W / 43.84000; -79.42556Owned byYork Region TransitPlatforms11Bus operators York Region Transit (Includes Viva)
GO TransitConnections Langstaff GO StationConstructionParking200 parking spacesBicycle facilities3 racks^[2]AccessibleYesOther informationStation codeGO Transit: 00350Fare zone1HistoryOpenedSeptember 4, 2005; 18 years ago (2005-09-04)

Richmond Hill Centre Terminal is a York Region Transit, Viva, and GO Transit bus terminal in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Despite its name, the terminal is not located in downtown Richmond Hill, but is situated 4 km (2.5 miles) to the south at the city's southern limits, bordering Vaughan and Markham, near the connecting road that links the grade-separated Yonge Street and Highway 7 intersection. It opened on September 4, 2005. It is immediately west of the Langstaff GO train station, but is separated by the tracks. A pedestrian bridge over the tracks was opened in March 2008 to connect the bus terminal and the train station. Public washrooms were added to the terminal in December 2012.

Bus service

Platform assignments

All routes are YRT unless indicated otherwise.

• Platform 1: Viva Purple, Viva Pink eastbound
• Platform 2: Viva Orange
• Platform 3: Viva Blue southbound, Viva Pink southbound
• Platform 4: Viva Blue northbound
• Platform 5: 1 Highway 7, 91B Bayview, 360 Vaughan Mills/Wonderland, Mobility On-Request
• Platform 6: 83 Trench, 87 Autumn Hill
• Platform 7: 99 Yonge southbound
• Platform 8: 86 Newkirk-Red Maple, 99 Yonge northbound
• Platform 9: GO Transit westbound 41: 407 West,^[3] 52-54-56: 407 East ^[4]
• Platform 10: GO Transit 40: Hamilton/Richmond Hill Pearson Express to Hamilton GO Centre via Toronto Pearson International Airport and Square One Bus Terminal,^[5] 56: 407 East ^[4]
• Platform 11: GO Transit eastbound 41: 407 West,^[3] 52-54: 407 East^[4]

As of April 26, 2008, GO Transit commenced Airport Express GO Bus service directly from this terminal to Toronto Pearson International Airport, providing one arrival and departure in each of 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Travel time is approximately 20 minutes. This service was subsequently extended to Hamilton via Mississauga. In 2011, GO Transit has moved all bus services (except route 61 Richmond Hill) from Langstaff GO Station to Richmond Hill Centre Terminal. Passengers using the GO Transit bus to Pearson Airport should check with York Region Transit before parking overnight in the parking lot. In September 2020, GO Transit extended route 45B to Richmond Hill Centre, which provides increased weekday frequencies to Unionville GO Station, Square One Bus Terminal while bypassing Toronto Pearson International Airport, and new access to Streetsville GO Station in Mississauga from Richmond Hill.

There are no sidewalks for pedestrian access to this terminal.

Subway extension proposal

Under the MoveOntario 2020 plan, the Yonge subway line will extend north from Finch Station to Richmond Hill Centre Terminal.^[6] In a 2012 concept design report, the subway station was located in a north-south orientation underneath the cinema and High Tech Road, with three options for integration with a bus terminal and the Langstaff GO station.^[6] In March 2021, after budget considerations, Metrolinx announced that the two northern-most stations, one at Highway 7 and another 400 metres (1,300 ft) further north at High Tech Road, would be built on the surface. From south of Highway 7, the extension would veer east away from Yonge Street to surface and then turn north along a railway corridor.^[7]

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