Brampton Transit

Brampton Transit

Brampton Transit #0601 at Bramalea City Centre on the 1A (now the #1 line) 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	66,169
Annual ridership	16,328,909 (17.96%)(2011)
Operator	Brampton Transit
Chief executive	Sue Bass
Web site	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 currently headed by Transit Director Sue Bass. In 2010, Brampton Transit introduced Züm, a bus rapid transit route running along Queen Street and Highway 7 from downtown Brampton to York University.

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.

Steeles Avenue, once the boundary between the former Toronto and Chingacousy Townships, is now a major Brampton thoroughfare. The Route 11 now runs west of Shoppers World 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 new developments in the Gore Road area near the former Highway 50, or Albion Road. In September 2007, the Section West of Shoppers World became route 51, and accesses Mississauga Transit at Mississauga Road and Meadowvale Blvd.

Brampton Transit has also been a key carrier of 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 Shoppers World.

Fares

2008 Children/Student 10 ticket

As of March 28, 2011, the cash fare is $3.25 (exact change), except for seniors, who pay $1.00.

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

Regular fares:

Age group	5 tickets	10 tickets	Weekly pass	Monthly Pass
Elementary and High School students	$12.25	$24.50	$25.50	$100.00
Adults and Post-Secondary Students	$13.25	$26.50	$27.50	$102.00
Senior citizens	$7.50	$15.00	$12.00	$47.00

Other fares:

Fare category	Price
GO Train Fare Integration	$0.65
GTA Weekly Pass (with TTC, MiWay, and YRT)	$52.00
Wonderland	$7.50 (one-way, single)
	$22.00 (one-way, family of four)

The provincial Minister of Transportation has announced plans to introduce the Presto card, a unified smartcard-based payment system for the entire Greater Toronto Area, will be introduced in winter/spring 2011. Comparable systems include the Octopus Card used in Hong Kong, and the CharlieCard in Boston, MA

Terminals

Bramalea Transit Centre

Main article: Bramalea Terminal

Downtown Transit Terminal

Main article: Downtown Brampton Terminal

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, 7, 7A, 21, 23, 23A.

Transit Connections: None

Shoppers World Terminal

Main article: Shoppers World Terminal

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.
• 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
• Pearson International Airport in (Mississauga) - Brampton Route: 101
• York University Commons in Toronto, connecting to TTC, YRT/Viva and Go Transit - Brampton Route: 501 Züm Queen, 501A.

Routes

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

Route		Direction and Termini				Accessible	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		all week
1A			To Coventry Drive via Downtown Brampton Terminal and Bramalea Terminal		To Major William Sharpe Drive via Bramalea Terminal and Downtown Brampton Terminal		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		all week
3	McLaughlin	NB	To Heart Lake Terminal via Flower City Community Campus	SB	To Shoppers World Terminal via Flower City Community Campus		all week
4	Chinguacousy	NB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station via Brisdale Drive	SB	To Shoppers World Terminal via Brisdale Drive		all week
4A			To Mount Pleasant GO Station via Creditview Road		To Shoppers World Terminal via Creditview Road		peak hours
5	Bovaird	EB	To Westwood Mall via Trinity Common Mall	WB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station via Trinity Common Mall		all week
7	Kennedy	NB	To Mayfield Road via Heart Lake Terminal	SB	To Courtneypark Drive via Heart Lake Terminal		all week
7A			To Heart Lake Terminal		To Courtneypark Drive		peak hours
8	Centre	EB	To Bramalea Terminal	WB	To Shoppers World Terminal		all week
9	Vodden	EB	To Edvac Drive via Bramalea Terminal	WB	To Wanless Drive via Bramalea Terminal		all week
10	South Industrial	NB	To Bramalea Terminal	SB	To First Gulf Boulevard		peak hours
11	Steeles	EB	To Humber College North Campus	WB	To Shoppers World Terminal		all week
11A			To Bramalea GO Station		To Shoppers World Terminal		peak hours
12	Grenoble	NB	To Countryside Drive	SB	To Bramalea Terminal		all week
13	Avondale	NB	To Bramalea Terminal	SB	To Bramalea GO Station		Mon - Sat
14	Torbram	NB	To Countryside Drive	SB	To Westwood Mall		all week
15	Bramalea	NB	To Countryside Drive via Bramalea Terminal	SB	To Derry Road via Bramalea Terminal		all week
15A			To Brampton Civic Hospital via Bramalea Terminal		To Bramalea GO Station via Bramalea Terminal		peak hours
16	Southgate	NB	To Bramalea Terminal	SB	To Bramalea GO Station		all week
17	Howden	NB	To Trinity Common Mall	SB	To Bramalea Terminal		all week
18	Dixie	NB	To Countryside Drive via Bramalea Terminal	SB	To Meyerside Drive via Bramalea Terminal		all week
18A			To Trinity Common Mall		To Meyerside Drive		peak hours
19	Fernforest	NB	To Trinity Common Mall	SB	To Bramalea Terminal		all week
20	East Industrial	WB	To Bramalea Terminal	EB	To Devon Road		peak hours
21	Heart Lake	CCW	To Heart Lake Terminal				AM peak
CW	To Heart Lake Terminal			PM peak
23	Sandalwood	EB	To Highway 50 via Trinity Common Mall	WB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station via Trinity Common Mall		all week
23A			To McVean Drvie via Trinity Common Mall		To Mount Pleasant GO Station via Trinity Common Mall		peak hours
24	Van Kirk	NB	To Collingwood Avenue	SB	To Downtown Brampton Terminal		all week
25	Edenbrook	NB	To Wanless Drive	SB	To Downtown Brampton Terminal		peak hours
29	Williams	EB	To Auction Lane	WB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station		all week
30	Airport Road	NB	To Mayfield Road To Caledon limited service only	SB	To Westwood Mall		all week
31	McVean	NB	To Mayfield Road	SB	To Queen Street		Mon - Fri (no evening service)
32	Father Tobin	CW	To Trinity Common Mall				Mon - Sat
33	Peter Robertson	CCW	To Trinity Common Mall				Mon - Sat
35	Clarkway	NB	To Bellchase Trail	SB	To Queen Street		peak hours
40	Central Industrial	NB	To Bramalea Terminal	SB	To Westcreek Boulevard To Advance Boulevard Saturdays only		Mon - Sat
50	Gore Road	NB	To Castlemore Road	SB	To Humber College North Campus		all week
51	Steeles West	EB	To Shoppers World Terminal	WB	To Hereford Street		all week
52	McMurchy	NB	To Downtown Brampton Terminal via Shoppers World Terminal	SB	To Sheridan College Davis Campus via Shoppers World Terminal		all week
53	Oaklea	CW	To Shoppers World Terminal via Sheridan College Davis Campus				all week
54	James Potter	CCW	To Shoppers World Terminal via Sheridan College Davis Campus				all week
56	Springbrook	NB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station	SB	To Beacon Hill Drive		peak hours
66	Wonderland Express	EB	To Canada's Wonderland	WB	To Bramalea Terminal		seasonal
92	Bramalea GO Shuttle	NB	To North Park Drive	SB	To Bramalea GO Station		peak hours
115	Airport Express	NB	To Bramalea Terminal	SB	To Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 1		all week
200	Turner Fenton SS	EB	To Tuner Fenton Secondary School				AM school
WB	To Shoppers World Terminal			PM 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				AM school
WB	To Heart Lake Terminal via Kenpark Avenue			PM school
203	Mayfield SS	EB	N/A	WB	To Heart Lake Terminal via Kennedy Road		PM school
204	Mayfield SS	EB	N/A	WB	To Heart Lake Terminal via Braidwood Lake Road		PM 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				AM school
SB	To County Court Boulevard			PM school
207	Mayfield SS	NB	To Mayfield Secondary School via Bramalea Road				AM school
SB	To Bramalea Terminal via Bramalea Road			PM school
208	Mayfield SS	NB	To Mayfield Secondary School via Dixie Road				AM school
SB	To Bramalea Terminal via Dixie Road			PM school
209	St. Augustine SS	NB	To Major William Sharpe Drive				PM school
SB	To St. Augustine Secondary School			AM school
210	Cardinal Leger SS	EB	To Cardinal Leger Secondary School	WB	N/A		AM 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
215	St. Thomas Aquinas	EB	To St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School	WB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station		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		all week
501A			To York University via Highway 407 and Bramalea Terminal		To Downtown Brampton Terminal via Highway 407 and Bramalea Terminal		Mon - Fri
502	Züm Main	NB	To Sandalwood Loop via Shoppers World Terminal and Downtown Brampton Terminal	SB	To Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal (Square One) via Downtown Brampton Terminal and Shoppers World Terminal		all week

Vehicles

BT has a fleet of 299 buses including:

• Orion Bus Industries Orion I, V, and VI
• New Flyer Industries D40LF, XD40, and XDE40
• Nova Bus LFS
• Leyland Olympian Double Decker 8500

Previously owned models include:

• GMC New Look (T6H-4523N, T6H-5307N, T8H-5307A and others)
• Flyer Industries D800B
• New Flyer Industries D40 Suburban
• Motor Coach Industries Classics
• Leyland Olympian (one bus purcbased in 1989 as a trial)

Brampton Transit Transit Enforcement Officers patrol in white Dodge Chargers a single black stripe and wording Transit Enforcement in black.

Bus rapid transit

Main article: Züm

Züm is Brampton's new 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:

• 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