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.
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Connections
Brampton Transit is connected with Mississauga Transit to the south, Toronto Transit Commission to the southeast And York Region Transit to the east.
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 and 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.
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Fares
Fares are as of March 6, 2017. 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:
- +: available only for seniors carrying a valid Brampton Transit Identification Card
Other fares:
? Only available at:
- Mount Pleasant GO Station
- Downtown Brampton Terminal
- Bramalea GO Station
- Malton GO Station
- Lisgar GO Station
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. replacing the Shoppers World Terminal
Downtown Terminal
Downtown Terminal consists of two platform areas. The first being the terminal itself just off of Main and Nelson which services routes such as:
- 501/501A Züm Queen
- 561 Züm Queen West
- 1/1A Queen
- 52/52A McMurchy
The second portion is the two Züm stops on opposite sides of Main street. These stops services routes:
- 502 Züm Main
- 2 Main
- 24 Van Kirk
- 25 Edenbrook
For GO bus and trains servicing Downtown Brampton Terminal, see Brampton GO Station
Heart Lake Terminal
- Location: Conestoga Drive, NW of Sandalwood Parkway and Kennedy Road.
- Coordinates: 43°43?41?N 79°47?53?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. 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.
- Mount Pleasant GO Station - Brampton Routes: 1, 4/4A, 5/5A, 9, 29/29A, 55, 60, 104, 505, 561
Terminals outside Brampton
- Westwood Mall in Mississauga - Brampton Routes: 5/5A, 14, 30.
- Humber College (North Campus) in Toronto - Brampton Routes: 11/11A, 50, 511/511A/511C
- 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 & 501C Züm Queen.
- Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal in Mississauga - Brampton Route: 502 Züm Main
- Dixie Transitway Station in Mississauga - Brampton/MiWay Route: 185
- University of Toronto at Mississauga in Mississauga - Brampton Route: 199
GO Train Stations outside Brampton
- Lisgar GO Station in Mississauga - Brampton Routes: 11, 511
- Hurontario & 407
Park and ride in Mississauga - Brampton Routes: 2, 6
Routes
Future Routes
Züm Airport Road
Along with other service changes, the 2017 Annual Service Plan from Brampton Transit proposed a new Züm route along Airport Road. This would be an addition to the five other existing Züm routes. The service plan gave commuters three options to get feedback from. These three options includes:
Expansion into Mount Pleasant Village
Brampton Transit's 2017 Annual Transit Plan depicts several new routes to the Mount Pleasant Village area of Brampton. This includes realigning the existing 26 Mount Pleasant to Mayfield Road, and having a new 27 Robert Parkinson service the Mount Pleasant Village that the 26 Mount Pleasant will miss. The plan also suggests a route along Mayfield Road and Winston Churchill Boulevard.
Vehicles
BT has an active fleet of 375+ buses including:
- New Flyer Industries:
- 2002 D40LF: 0201-0221 (Sandalwood)
- 2003 D40LF: 0301-0317 (Sandalwood)
- 2004 D40LF: 0401-0435 (0401-0418: Sandalwood. 0419-0435: Clark)
- 2010 XDE40: 1050-1074 (Sandalwood)
- 2011 XDE40: 1150-1165 (Sandalwood)
- 2011 XD40: 1101-1130 (Clark)
- 2012 XD40: 1201-1218 (1201-1210: Sandalwood. 1211-1218: Clark)
- 2012 XDE40: 1250-1251 (Sandalwood)
- 2012 XDE60: 1275-1294 (Sandalwood)
- 2013 XDE60: 1475-1484 (Sandalwood)
- 2014 XDE60: 1575-1579 (Sandalwood)
- 2015 XDE60: 1580-1592 (Sandalwood)
- 2016 XDE60: 1675-1682 (Sandalwood)
- 2017 XDE60: 1775-1784 (Sandalwood)
- 2018 XD60: 1875-1889? (On Order)
- 20? XE40: ? (5 units, part of the Pan-Ontario Electric Bus Trial for 2018)
- Nova Bus:
- 2005-2006 2nd Gen LFS: 0601-0621 (Clark)
- 2006: 2nd Gen LFS: 0622-0638 (0622-0625: Clark. 0626-0638: Sandalwood)
- 2007: 2nd Gen LFS: 0701-0715 (Sandalwood)
- 2008: 2nd Gen LFS: 0801-0827 (0811-0812, 0821-0827: Clark. 0813-0820: Sandalwood)
- 2009: 2nd Gen LFS: 0901-0916 (0910, 0912-0916: Clark. 0901-0909, 0911: Sandalwood)
- 2009: 3rd Gen LFS: 0917-0926 (Sandalwood)
- 2014: 4th Gen LFS: 1401-1414 (1401-1410: Clark. 1411-1415: Sandalwood)
- 2015: 4th Gen LFS: 1501-1519 (1501-1509: Sandalwood. 1510-1519: Clark)
- 2016: 4th Gen LFS: 1601-1623 (1601-1609: Sandalwood. 1610-1623: Clark)
- 2017: 4th Gen LFS: 1701-1713 (mixed garage allocations)
- 20? : 4th Gen LFSE: ? (5 units, part of the Pan-Ontario Electric Bus Trial for 2018)
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.
- Orion Bus Industries (Orion V models from 1991 & 1999, Orion VI models from 1996 & 1998)
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. Its first corridor, 501 Queen was launched on September 20, 2010, and runs along Queen Street from Downtown Brampton to York University via Bramalea Terminal. It later branched out to add to frequency to the route with the 501A going along Highway 407, and the 501C begins at Bramalea Terminal rather than Downtown Brampton, to York University. Along with 3 other corridors like the, 502 Züm Main which runs North & South along Main/Hurontario Street from Sandalwood Loop to Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal (Square One). The 511 Züm Steeles goes east to west along Steeles Avenue, from Lisgar GO Station in Meadowvale, Mississauga, to Humber College in Toronto via Sheridan College and Brampton Gateway Terminal.
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
References
External links
- Official site
- Brampton Transit Fares
- Drawings and photos of Brampton Transit buses
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1573
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