Bernard 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.

Bernard Terminal
General information
Location	10909 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, ON
Coordinates	43°53′40.7″N 79°26′31.6″W
Owned by	Regional Municipality of York
Operated by	York Region Transit
Bus routes	YRT routes  81  Inspiration  83  Trench  86  Newkirk–Red Maple  98  Yonge  99  Yonge Viva Blue
Bus stands	6 + 4 on-street stops
History
Opened	1996

Bernard Vivastation on Yonge Street adjoining the terminal

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.^[1]

It presently serves York Region Transit (YRT) routes 81 (Inspiration), 83 (Trench), 86 (Newkirk-Red Maple), 98 (Yonge), and 99 (Yonge), Viva Blue service; previously other routes served this stop, including the 84A/C 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 Bus 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 Bus Terminal 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
• Platform 4: 81 Inspiration
• Platform 5: 98 Yonge
• Platform 6: 99 Yonge
• Bernard Avenue South Side: 83 Trench
• Yonge Street East Side: Viva Blue northbound, 98/99 Yonge
• Yonge Street West Side: Viva Blue southbound, 98/99 Yonge

References

1. Report No. 3, Item 2, of the Transit Committee Regional Council Meeting of March 31, 2005 Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine