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[1]
Annual ridership 20,411,022(Increase5.2%)(2014)[1]
(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.[1]

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.[1] 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.[2] 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 Presto Weekly pass Presto Monthly Pass
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 $2.90 $32.00 $120.00
Senior citizens $1.00 $1.60 $16.00 $52.00

Other fares:

Fare category Price
Presto card
waived during promotions
$6.00
Presto Protective Sleeve $2.00
GO Train Fare Integration $0.80
GO Bus Fare Integration
for Presto cardholders only
$0.80
GTA Weekly Pass
with TTC, MiWay, and YRT/Viva
$61.00

Terminals

Bramalea Terminal

Main article: Bramalea Terminal

Brampton Gateway Terminal

The new terminal, located on the northwest corner of Steeles Avenue and Main Street, opened on 26 November 2012.[3] replacing the Shoppers World Terminal

Downtown Terminal

Heart Lake Terminal

Location: Conestoga Drive, NW of Sandalwood Parkway and Kennedy Road.
Coordinates: 43°43′41″N 79°47′53″W / 43.72806°N 79.79806°W / 43.72806; -79.79806
Opened:
Brampton Routes: 2, 3, 3A, 7, 7A, 21, 23.
Transit Connections: None

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.[3] 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

GO Train stations

Terminals outside Brampton

Routes

Legend Bus Used
1 Regular Service regular
115 Express Service
200 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 WB To Major William Sharpe Drive 501/501A Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird all week
1A
To Coventry Drive 501/501A Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main peak hours
2
Main NB To Heart Lake Terminal
via Brampton Gateway Terminal
SB To Hurontario/407 GO Park & Ride
via Brampton Gateway Terminal
501/501A Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511/511A Züm Steeles all week
3
McLaughlin NB To Heart Lake Terminal SB To Brampton Gateway Terminal 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511/511A Züm Steeles all week
3A
To Heart Lake Terminal
via Flower City Community Campus
To Brampton Gateway Terminal
via Flower City Community Campus
4
Chinguacousy NB To Mount Pleasant GO Station SB To Brampton Gateway Terminal 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511/511A Züm Steeles all week
4A
Mon - Sat
5
Bovaird EB To Westwood Mall WB To Mount Pleasant GO Station 501/501A Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511/511A Züm Steeles all week
5A
Mon - Fri
(no evening service)
6
James Potter NB To Queen Street SB To Hurontario/407 GO Park & Ride 502 Züm Main, 511 Züm Steeles all week
7
Kennedy NB To Mayfield Road SB To Courtneypark Drive 501/501A Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511/511A Züm Steeles all week
7A
To Heart Lake Terminal peak hours
8
Centre EB To Bramalea Terminal WB To Brampton Gateway Terminal 501/501A Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 511/511A Züm Steeles all week
9
Vodden EB To Edvac Drive
via Bramalea Terminal
WB To Mount Pleasant GO Station
via Bramalea Terminal
501/501A Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird all week
10
South Industrial NB To Bramalea Terminal SB To Kennedy Road 501/501A Züm Queen, 511/511A Züm Steeles Mon - Fri
(no evening service)
11
Steeles EB To Humber College
via Brampton Gateway Terminal
WB To Lisgar GO Station
via Brampton Gateway Terminal
502 Züm Main, 511/511A Züm Steeles off-peak and Weekends
(no weekday mid-day service)
11A
To Humber College To Brampton Gateway Terminal all week
12
Grenoble NB To Countryside Drive SB To Bramalea Terminal 501/501A Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird all week
13
Avondale NB To Bramalea Terminal SB To Bramalea GO Station 501/501A Züm Queen, 511/511A Züm Steeles Mon - Sat
14
Torbram NB To Countryside Drive SB To Westwood Mall 501/501A Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511/511A Züm Steeles all week
15
Bramalea NB To Inspire Boulevard
via Bramalea Terminal
SB To Derry Road
via Bramalea Terminal
501/501A Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511/511A Züm Steeles all week
15A
To Countryside Drive
via Bramalea Terminal
To Bramalea GO Station
via Bramalea Terminal
Mon - Fri
(no evening service)
16
Southgate NB To Bramalea Terminal SB To Bramalea GO Station 501/501A Züm Queen, 511/511A Züm Steeles all week
17
Howden NB To Trinity Common Mall SB To Bramalea Terminal 501/501A Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird all week
18
Dixie NB To Countryside Drive
via Bramalea Terminal
SB To Meyerside Drive
via Bramalea Terminal
501/501A Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511/511A Züm Steeles all week
18B
To Trinity Common Mall To Bramalea Terminal 501/501A Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird peak hours
19
Fernforest NB To Countryside Drive SB To Bramalea Terminal 501/501A Züm Queen all week
20
East Industrial EB To Driver Road WB To Bramalea Terminal 501/501A Züm Queen Mon - Fri Mid-Day
20A
To Production / Airport 501/501A Züm Queen, 511/511A 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
501/501A Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main all week
24
Van Kirk NB To Collingwood Avenue SB To Downtown 501/501A Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main all week
25
Edenbrook NB To Wanless Drive SB To Downtown 501/501A Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main peak hours
26
Mount Pleasant NB To Wanless Drive SB Mount Pleasant Village
(Mount Pleasant GO Station north side)
peak hours
29
Williams EB To Queen Street WB To Mount Pleasant GO Station 501/501A Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird off-peak and weekends
29A
To Kenview Boulevard 501/501A Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511/511A Züm Steeles peak hours
30
Airport Road NB To Mayfield Road
To Caledon limited service only
SB To Westwood Mall 501/501A Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511/511A Züm Steeles all week
31
McVean NB To Mayfield Road SB To Queen Street 501/501A 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 NB To Brampton Civic Hospital
via Gore Meadows Community Centre
SB To Queen Street/Highway 50
via Gore Meadows Community Centre
501/501A Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird off-peak and weekends
35A
To Highway 7/Highway 27
via Gore Meadows Community Centre
peak hours
36
Gardenbrooke NB To Gore Meadows Community Centre SB To Queen Street 501/501A Züm Queen Mon - Fri
(no evening service)
40
Central Industrial CCW To Bramalea GO Station 511/511A Züm Steeles Mon - Fri
50
Gore Road NB To Gore Meadows Community Centre SB To Humber College 501/501A Züm Queen, 511/511A Züm Steeles all week
51
Hereford EB To Brampton Gateway Terminal WB To Hereford Street 502 Züm Main, 511/511A Züm Steeles all week
52
McMurchy NB To Downtown Terminal SB To Brampton Gateway Terminal 501/501A Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 511/511A Züm Steeles All Week
(Northbound peak service only)
(two-way off peak service only)
52A
peak hours
(Southbound peak service only)
53
Oaklea EB To Brampton Gateway Terminal WB To James Potter Road 502 Züm Main, 511/511A Züm Steeles all week
56
Springbrook NB To Mount Pleasant GO Station SB To Downtown 501/501A Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird all week
57
Charolais NB To Flower City Community Campus SB To Brampton Gateway Terminal 502 Züm Main, 511/511A Züm Steeles all week
58
Financial NB To Wardsville Drive SB To Financial Drive 511 Züm Steeles peak hours
60
Mississauga Road NB To Mount Pleasant GO Station SB To Financial Drive 505 Züm Bovaird, 511 Züm Steeles peak hours
92
Bramalea GO NB To North Park Drive SB To Bramalea GO Station 501/501A Züm Queen, 511/511A Züm Steeles peak hours
115
Airport Express NB To Bramalea Terminal SB To Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 501/501A Züm Queen, 511/511A Züm Steeles all week
185
Dixie Express
(operated with MiWay)
NB To Bramalea Terminal SB To Dixie Transitway Station 501/501A Züm Queen, 511/511A Züm Steeles peak hours
200
Turner Fenton SS EB To Tuner Fenton Secondary School WB To Brampton Gateway Terminal 502 Züm Main, 511/511A Züm Steeles 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 and Kenpark Avenue
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
via Queen Street
WB To Bramalea Terminal
via Queen Street
501/501A Züm Queen school
206
St. Augustine SS NB To St. Augustine Secondary School SB To County Court Boulevard 502 Züm Main school
207
Mayfield SS NB To Mayfield Secondary School
via Bramalea Road
SB To Bramalea Terminal
via Bramalea Road
501/501A Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird school
208
Mayfield SS NB To Mayfield Secondary School
via Dixie Road
SB To Bramalea Terminal
via Dixie Road
501/501A Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird 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 502 Züm Main school
211
Chinguacousy SS EB To Goreway Drive WB To Chinguacousy Secondary School 505 Züm Bovaird, school
212
St. Roch SS NB To St. Edmund Campion Secondary School SB To St. Roch Secondary School 505 Züm Bovaird 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 Road 505 Züm Bovaird school
215
St. Thomas Aquinas SS EB To St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School
via Vodden Street
WB To Mount Pleasant GO Station
via Vodden Street
501/501A, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird school
216
David Suzuki SS EB To Nelson Street WB To David Suzuki Secondary School 501/501A Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird school
217
St. Thomas Aquinas SS EB N/A WB To Bramalea Terminal
via Central Park Drive
501/501A Züm Queen school
501
Züm Queen EB To York University WB To Downtown Brampton Terminal 502 Züm Main, 505 Züm Bovaird all week
501A
To York University
via Highway 407
To Downtown Terminal
via Highway 407
502
Züm Main NB To Sandalwood Loop
via Brampton Gateway Terminal
SB To Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal (Square One)
via Brampton Gateway Terminal
501/501A Züm Queen, 505 Züm Bovaird, 511/511A Züm Steeles all week
505
Züm Bovaird EB To Queen Street WB To Mount Pleasant GO Station 501/501A Züm Queen, 502 Züm Main all week
511
Züm Steeles EB To Humber College
via Brampton Gateway Terminal
WB To Lisgar GO Station
via Brampton Gateway Terminal
502 Züm Main Mon - Fri
(no evening service)
511A
To Humber College To Brampton Gateway Terminal all week

Vehicles

BT has a fleet of 299 buses including:

Retired models include:

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.[4] 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.[5]

See also

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

References

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