Brampton Transit
Brampton Transit #0601 at Bramalea City Centre on the 1A, in March 2006. | |
Parent | City of Brampton |
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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(5.2%)(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
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 |
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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 |
- †: available only for seniors carrying a valid Brampton Transit Identification Card
Other fares:
Fare category | Price |
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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
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
- 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
- Bramalea GO Station - Brampton Routes: 13, 15, 15A, 16, 40, 92.
- Brampton GO Station - connection to Downtown Transit Terminal via pedestrian tunnel.
- Lisgar GO Station in Mississauga - Brampton Routes: 11, 511
- Mount Pleasant GO Station - Brampton Routes: 4, 4A, 5, 5A, 9, 29, 29A, 56, 60, 505.
Terminals outside Brampton
- Westwood Mall in Mississauga - Brampton Routes: 5, 5A, 14, 30.
- Humber College (North Campus) in Etobicoke - Brampton Routes: 11, 11A, 50, 511, 511A
- 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
- Dixie Transitway Station in Mississauga - Brampton/MiWay Route: 185
Routes
Legend | Bus Used | |
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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 | ||||
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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:
- 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
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:
- MiWay (formerly known as Mississauga Transit),
- Toronto Transit Commission
- GO Transit
- York Region Transit
- Viva
- Via Rail
References
- 1 2 3 4 Brampton Transit Ridership Stats
- ↑ "Transit Fares". Brampton. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- 1 2 Gateway Terminal Brochure
- ↑ Brampton Transit, Züm
- ↑ Government of Canada $95 million investment, January 8, 2008
External links
- Official site
- Brampton Transit Fares
- Drawings and photos of Brampton Transit buses
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1573
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