Brampton Transit

Brampton Transit

Brampton Transit #0601 at Bramalea City Centre on the 1A, in March 2006.
Parent	City of Brampton
Founded	1974
Headquarters	185 Clark Blvd., Brampton, Ontario
Locale	Brampton, Ontario, parts of York Region into Toronto
Service area	Brampton, Ontario
Service type	Public Transit
Daily ridership	70,800
Annual ridership	20,411,022(5.2%)(2014) (approx. 30 million boardings)
Executive Director	Sue Connor
Website	Official Site

Brampton Transit (BT) is public transport bus operator for the City of Brampton in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Ontario, Canada. Brampton Transit began operations in 1974.

In May 2005, a major upgrade occurred that put more routes into a grid pattern. In 2006 Brampton Transit became Canada's fastest-growing transit system in terms of ridership. Over 10 million riders used Brampton Transit in 2006, marking a 12.4 percent increase over 2005 levels and shattering all previous ridership records for the city. The transit system is headed by Transit Executive Director Sue Connor. In 2010, Brampton Transit introduced Züm, a bus rapid transit route running along Queen Street and Highway 7 from downtown Brampton to York University, along Main Street from Sandalwood to Square One in Mississauga and along Steeles from Brampton Gateway Terminal to Humber College.

Connections

Brampton Transit is connected with Mississauga Transit to the south, and routes along main corridors serve features in both cities, such as Sheridan College (Brampton Campus), and industrial, commercial, and retail centres. It connects to York Region Transit to the east via the Queen Street-Highway 7 corridor and Toronto Transit Commission to the southeast. When the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and York University subway stations open in late 2016, Brampton Transit will have a direct connection with the Toronto rapid transit system.

Steeles Avenue, once the boundary between the former Toronto and Chingacousy townships, is a major Brampton thoroughfare. Route 11 runs west of Brampton Gateway at Hurontario Street, and eastward into Toronto to Humber College's Main Campus. There is a transfer at the college with Route 50, that serves developments in the Gore Road area near the former Highway 50, or Albion Road. In September 2007, the section west of Brampton Gateway became Route 51. It connects with Mississauga Transit at Mississauga Road and Meadowvale Blvd.

Brampton Transit carries commuters to and from the Georgetown line railway station operated by GO Transit. There are transfers to and from the trains and buses at the Bramalea, Brampton, and Mount Pleasant (opened February 2005) stations, and direct connections to express buses at Bramalea City Centre and Trinity Common, and adjacent stop at Brampton Gateway.

Fares

2008 Children/Student 10 ticket

Fares are as of April 1, 2014. The cash fare is $3.75 (exact change), except for seniors, who pay $1.00, provided that they carry a Brampton Transit Senior Identification Card.

Preschoolers and blind people travel for free. War veterans also travel for free by Veteran Transit Pass Program.

Regular fares:

Category	Cash fare	Presto E-purse	Weekly pass (Paper/Presto)	Monthly Pass (Paper/Presto)
Preschool Child ages 5 and under and accompanied by a fare-paying passenger	FREE	-	-	-
Person With Vision Loss with CNIB card	FREE	-	-	-
Elementary, Middle and High School Students Grades 1 - 8: without Student ID Grades 9 - 12: with Student ID	$3.75	$2.50	$27.00	$105.00
Adults and Post-Secondary Students	$3.75	$2.80	$30.00	$115.00
Senior citizens	$1.00†	$1.55	$15.00	$50.00

• †: available only for seniors carrying a valid Brampton Transit Identification Card

Other fares:

Fare category	Price
Presto card waived during promotions	$6.00
Presto Protective Sleeve	$2.00
GO Train Fare Integration	$0.70
GO Bus Fare Integration for Presto cardholders only	$0.70
GTA Weekly Pass with TTC, MiWay, and YRT/Viva	$56.00

Terminals

Bramalea Transit Centre

Main article: Bramalea Terminal

Brampton Gateway Terminal

Main article: Brampton Gateway Terminal

The new terminal, located on the northwest corner of Steeles Avenue and Main Street, opened on 26 November 2012. replacing the Shoppers World Terminal

Downtown Transit Terminal

Main article: Downtown Brampton Terminal

Heart Lake Terminal

Location: Conestoga Drive, NW of Sandalwood Parkway and Kennedy Road.

Coordinates:

Opened:

Brampton Routes: 2, 3, 7, 7A, 21, 23, 23A.

Transit Connections: None

Shoppers World Terminal

Main article: Shoppers World Terminal

This terminal was replaced by Brampton Gateway Terminal, located on the northwest corner of Steeles Avenue and Main Street, on 26 November 2012. The facility stands empty; it is to be demolished and the area to be used by Shoppers World Brampton as an additional parking lot.

Trinity Common Terminal

Main article: Trinity Common Terminal

GO Train stations

• Bramalea GO Station - Brampton Routes: 13, 15, 15A, 16, 92.
• Brampton GO Station - connection to Downtown Transit Terminal via pedestrian tunnel.
• Lisgar GO Station in Mississauga - Brampton Routes: 51A
• Mount Pleasant GO Station - Brampton Routes: 4, 4A, 5, 9, 23, 23A, 29.

Terminals outside Brampton

• Westwood Mall in Mississauga - Brampton Routes: 5, 14, 30.
• Humber College (North Campus) in Etobicoke - Brampton Routes: 11, 50 & 511 Züm Steeles
• Pearson International Airport in (Mississauga) - Brampton Route: 115
• York University Terminal in Toronto, connecting to TTC, YRT/VIVA and Go Transit - Brampton Routes: 501 & 501A Züm Queen.
• Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal in Mississauga - Brampton Route: 502 Züm Main

Routes

Legend		Bus Used
31	Regular Service	regular
115	Express Service
214	iRide School Service
501	Bus rapid Transit (BRT) Service	Züm

Route		Direction and Termini				Accessible	Connecting Züm Services	Availability
1	Queen	EB	To Highway 50 via Downtown Brampton Terminal and Bramalea Terminal	WB	To Major William Sharpe Drive via Bramalea Terminal and Downtown Brampton Terminal		501 Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird	all week
1A			To Coventry Drive via Downtown Brampton Terminal and Bramalea Terminal				501 Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main	peak hours
2	Main	NB	To Heart Lake Terminal via Lancashire Drive and Highway 407 GO Park and Ride	SB	To Maritz Drive via Lancashire Drive and Highway 407 GO Park and Ride		501 Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511 Züm Steeles	all week
3	McLaughlin	NB	To Heart Lake Terminal via Sheridan College Davis Campus	SB	To Brampton Gateway Terminal via Sheridan College Davis Campus		502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511 Züm Steeles	all week
3A			To Heart Lake Terminal via Flower City Community Campus		To Brampton Gateway Terminal via Flower City Community Campus and Sheridan College Davis Campus
4	Chinguacousy	NB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station via Brisdale Drive and Sheridan College	SB	To Brampton Gateway Terminal via Brisdale Drive and Sheridan College		502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511 Züm Steeles	all week
4A			To Mount Pleasant GO Station via Creditview Road and Sheridan College Davis Campus		To Brampton Gateway Terminal via Creditview Road and Sheridan College Davis Campus		502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511 Züm Steeles	Mon - Sat
5	Bovaird	EB	To Westwood Mall via Trinity Common Mall and Goreway Drive	WB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station via Trinity Common Mall and Goreway Drive		501 Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511 Züm Steeles	all week
5A			To Westwood Mall via Trinity Common Mall and Airport Road		To Mount Pleasant GO Station via Trinity Common Mall and Airport Road		501 Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511 Züm Steeles	Mon - Fri (no evening service)
6	James Potter	NB	To Queen Street	SB	To Derry Road / Hurontario Street		502 Züm Main, 511 Züm Steeles	all week
7	Kennedy	NB	To Mayfield Road via Heart Lake Terminal	SB	To Courtneypark Drive via Heart Lake Terminal		501 Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511 Züm Steeles	all week
7A			To Heart Lake Terminal		To Courtneypark Drive		501 Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511 Züm Steeles	peak hours
8	Centre	EB	To Bramalea Terminal	WB	To Brampton Gateway Terminal		501 Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 511 Züm Steeles	all week
9	Vodden	EB	To Edvac Drive via Bramalea Terminal	WB	To Wanless Drive via Bramalea Terminal		501 Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird	all week
10	South Industrial	NB	To Bramalea Terminal	SB	To First Gulf Boulevard		501 Züm Queen, 511 Züm Steeles	peak hours
11	Steeles	EB	To Humber College North Campus via Sheridan College	WB	To Lisgar GO Station via Sheridan College Davis Campus		502 Züm Main, 511 Züm Steeles	all week (no weekday midday service)
11A					To Brampton Gateway Terminal			all week
12	Grenoble	NB	To Countryside Drive	SB	To Bramalea Terminal		501 Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird	all week
13	Avondale	NB	To Bramalea Terminal	SB	To Bramalea GO Station		501 Züm Queen, 511 Züm Steeles	Mon - Sat
14	Torbram	NB	To Countryside Drive	SB	To Westwood Mall		501 Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511 Züm Steeles	all week
15	Bramalea	NB	To Inspire Boulevard via Bramalea Terminal	SB	To Derry Road via Bramalea Terminal		501 Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511 Züm Steeles	all week
15A			To Countryside Drive via Bramalea Terminal		To Bramalea GO Station via Bramalea Terminal		501 Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511 Züm Steeles	peak hours
16	Southgate	NB	To Bramalea Terminal	SB	To Bramalea GO Station		501 Züm Queen, 511 Züm Steeles	all week
17	Howden	NB	To Trinity Common Mall	SB	To Bramalea Terminal		501 Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird	all week
18	Dixie	NB	To Countryside Drive via Bramalea Terminal	SB	To Meyerside Drive via Bramalea Terminal		501 Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511 Züm Steeles	all week
18B			To Trinity Common Mall		To Bramalea Terminal		501 Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird	peak hours
19	Fernforest	NB	To Countryside Drive	SB	To Bramalea Terminal		501 Züm Queen	all week
20	East Industrial	WB	To Bramalea Terminal	EB	To Driver Road		501 Züm Queen, 511 Züm Steeles	Mon - Fri (no evening service)
20A					To Production Drive / Airport Road		501 Züm Queen, 511 Züm Steeles	peak hours
21	Heart Lake	NB	To Heart Lake Terminal	SB	To Trinitiy Common Mall		505 Züm Bovaird	peak hours
23	Sandalwood	EB	To Highway 50 via Trinity Common Mall	WB	To Mount Pleasant Village (Mount Pleasant GO Station north side) via Trinity Common Mall		501 Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird	all week
24	Van Kirk	NB	To Collingwood Avenue	SB	To Downtown Brampton Terminal		501 Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird	all week
25	Edenbrook	NB	To Wanless Drive	SB	To Downtown Brampton Terminal		501 Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird	peak hours
26	Mount Pleasant	NB	To Wanless Drive	SB	Mount Pleasant Village (Mount Pleasant GO Station north side)		505 Züm Bovaird	peak hours
29	Williams	EB	To Auction Lane	WB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station		501 Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird	off-peak and weekends
29A			To Kenview Boulevard				501 Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511 Züm Steeles	peak hours
30	Airport Road	NB	To Mayfield Road To Caledon limited service only	SB	To Westwood Mall		501 Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511 Züm Steeles	all week
31	McVean	NB	To Mayfield Road	SB	To Queen Street		501 Züm Queen	Mon - Sat
32	Father Tobin	CW	To Trinity Common Mall				505 Züm Bovaird	all week
33	Peter Robertson	CCW	To Trinity Common Mall				505 Züm Bovaird	Mon - Sat
35	Clarkway	EB	To Highway 50 / Queen Street via Castlemore Road and Gore Meadows Community Centre	WB	To Brampton Civic Hospital via Castlemore Road and Gore Meadows Community Centre		501 Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird	all week (no peak hour service)
35A			To Highway 7 / Highway 27					peak hours
36	Gardenbrooke Trail	NB	To Gore Meadows Community Centre	SB	To Queen Street		501 Züm Queen	Mon - Fri (no evening service)
40	Central Industrial	CCW	To Bramalea GO Station				511 Züm Steeles	Mon - Fri
50	Gore Road	NB	To Gore Meadows Community Centre	SB	To Humber College North Campus		501 Züm Queen, 511 Züm Steeles	all week
51	Hereford	EB	To Brampton Gateway Terminal via Sheridan College Davis Campus	WB	To Hereford Street via Sheridan College Davis Campus		502 Züm Main, 511 Züm Steeles	all week
52	McMurchy	NB	To Downtown Brampton Terminal	SB	To Brampton Gateway Terminal via Sheridan College Davis Campus		501 Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 511 Züm Steeles	all week (no peak hour service)
52A					To Brampton Gateway Terminal via Sheridan College Davis Campus, Cherrytree Drive and Havelock Drive			peak hours
53	Oaklea	CW	To Brampton Gateway Terminal via Sheridan College Davis Campus				502 Züm Main, 511 Züm Steeles	all week
56	Springbrook	NB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station via Queen Street West	SB	To Downtown Brampton Terminal via Queen Street West		501 Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird	Mon - Sat
57	Charolais	NB	To Flower City Community Campus	SB	To Brampton Gateway Terminal		502 Züm Main, 511 Züm Steeles	all week
58	Financial	NB	To Wardsville Drive	SB	To Financial Drive		511 Züm Steeles	peak hours
60	Mississauga	NB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station	SB	To Financial Drive		505 Züm Bovaird, 511 Züm Steeles	peak hours
92	Bramalea GO Shuttle	NB	To North Park Drive	SB	To Bramalea GO Station		501 Züm Queen, 511 Züm Steeles	peak hours
115	Airport Express	NB	To Bramalea Terminal	SB	To Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 1		501 Züm Queen, 511 Züm Steeles	all week
185	Dixie Express	NB	To Bramalea Terminal	SB	To Dixie Transitway Station		501 Züm Queen, 511 Züm Steeles	peak hours
200	Turner Fenton SS	EB	To Tuner Fenton Secondary School	WB	To Brampton Gateway Terminal			school
201	Mayfield SS	EB	To Mayfield Secondary School via Inder Heights Drive	WB	To Heart Lake Terminal via Inder Heights Drive			school
202	Mayfield SS	EB	To Mayfield Secondary School via Braidwood Lake Drive	WB	To Heart Lake Terminal via Kenpark Avenue			school
203	Mayfield SS	EB	N/A	WB	To Heart Lake Terminal via Kennedy Road			school
204	Mayfield SS	EB	N/A	WB	To Heart Lake Terminal via Braidwood Lake Road			school
205	St. Thomas Aquinas SS	EB	To St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School	WB	To Bramalea Terminal via Central Park Drive or via Queen Street			school
206	St. Augustine SS	NB	To St. Augustine Secondary School	SB	To County Court Boulevard			school
207	Mayfield SS	NB	To Mayfield Secondary School via Bramalea Road	SB	To Bramalea Terminal via Bramalea Road			school
208	Mayfield SS	NB	To Mayfield Secondary School via Dixie Road	SB	To Bramalea Terminal via Dixie Road			school
209	St. Augustine SS	NB	To Major William Sharpe Drive	SB	To St. Augustine Secondary School			school
210	Cardinal Leger SS	EB	To Cardinal Leger Secondary School	WB	N/A			school
211	Chinguacousy SS	EB	To Castlemore Road and Goreway Drive	WB	To Chinguacousy Secondary School			school
212	St. Roch SS	NB	To St. Edmund Campion Secondary School	SB	To St. Roch Secondary School			school
213	St. Edmund Campion SS	NB	To Mayfield Road	SB	To St. Edmund Campion Secondary School			school
214	Cardinal Ambrozic SS	EB	To Cardinal Ambrozic Secondary School	WB	To Airport and Castlemore Roads			school
215	St. Thomas Aquinas SS	EB	To St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School	WB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station			school
216	David Suzuki SS	EB	To Main and Nelson Streets	WB	To David Suzuki Secondary School			school
501	Züm Queen	EB	To York University via Highway 7 and Bramalea Terminal	WB	To Downtown Brampton Terminal via Highway 7 and Bramalea Terminal		502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird	all week
501A			To York University via Highway 407 and Bramalea Terminal		To Downtown Brampton Terminal via Highway 407 and Bramalea Terminal		502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird	all week
502	Züm Main	NB	To Sandalwood Loop via Brampton Gateway Terminal and Downtown Brampton Terminal	SB	To Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal (Square One) via Downtown Brampton Terminal and Brampton Gateway Terminal		501 Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511 Züm Steeles	all week
505	Züm Bovaird	EB	To Queen Street and Goreway Drive via Trinity Common Mall	WB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station via Trinity Common Mall		501 Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main	all week
511	Züm Steeles	EB	To Humber College North Campus via Brampton Gateway Terminal and Sheridan College Davis Campus	WB	To Lisgar GO Station via Brampton Gateway Terminal and Sheridan College Davis Campus		502 Züm Main	Mon - Fri (no evening service)
511A					To Brampton Gateway Terminal			all week

Vehicles

BT has a fleet of 299 buses including:

• Orion Bus Industries Orion V, and VI
• New Flyer Industries D40LF, XD40, XDE40 and XDE60
• Nova Bus LFS

Retired models include:

• GMC New Look (T6H-4523N, T6H-5307N, T8H-5307A and others) Last one retired in early 2007.
• Flyer Industries D800B retired in 2001.
• New Flyer Industries D40 Suburban (formerly GO Transit) - retired in 2003 and 2004.
• Orion Bus Industries Orion I retired in 2011.
• Motor Coach Industries Classics retired in 2008.
• Leyland Olympian Double Decker 8500 preserved in Niagara Falls ON.

Brampton Transit Transit Enforcement Officers patrol in white hybrid vehicles (Ford Fusion, Toyota Camry) with red and blue stripes.

Bus rapid transit

Main article: Züm

Züm is Brampton's bus rapid transit system. Its first corridor was launched on September 20, 2010, and runs along Queen Street from Downtown Brampton to York University. Future corridors are planned along Main/Hurontario and Steeles Avenues. Züm received funding from the provincial government in 2006 to begin implementation of this system and an additional federal-municipal contribution agreement was signed in 2008.

See also

Brampton Transit makes connections to other transit systems in the Greater Toronto Area:

• MiWay (formerly known as Mississauga Transit),
• Toronto Transit Commission
• GO Transit
• York Region Transit
• Viva
• Via Rail

External links

• Official site
• Brampton Transit Fares
• Drawings and photos of Brampton Transit buses
• Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1573