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Mississauga Transit (MT) is the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada's public transportation operation.
The city's Transportation and Works department is in charge of its operation. It only operates buses, but as part of the Greater Toronto Area, is connected to Commuter Rail with GO Transit, and to the TTC Subway, and is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association.
History
MT was first operated by Travelways Limited as Mississauga Transit Systems with 4 buses in 1969, but it was acquired by the city's newly formed Mississauga Transit in 1974, incorporating the former towns of Mississauga, Port Credit and Streetsville. Services began on November 1 1973.
It later acquired routes, formerly operated by others such as;
- TTC's Port Credit 74 bus, in February 1976, that had operated on Lakeshore Road from Long Branch since 1935. This succeeded a former interurban railroad, dating back to 1892 as the Toronto and Mimico Electric Railway and Light Company.
- Gray Coach Lines, and later GO Transit, also served intercity routes on Dundas Street, and Hurontario Street, both being provincial highways before the construction of present freeways such as Highways 401, 403, 410, and 427.
- Streetsville had been served by Streetsville Coach Lines, and
- Malton is still served by TTC's 58 Malton bus. "Local services" in Malton were provided since 1969, and expanded after 1973.
Terminals
The Mississauga Transit Central Terminal is located at Square One Shopping Centre. It is a key bus terminal, serving both Mississauga Transit and GO Transit buses; It opened in October 1997, replacing a loop at the other side of the mall. Buses utilize the "upper" level; the access from the mall is on lower ground, where a taxi stand is located, along with washroom facilities. The terminal is accessible by elevator, and serves over 20 fixed routes, including:
- 3 Bloor, Islington Subway via Bloor Street,
- 6 Credit Woodlands-Westdale (original Burnhamthorpe route)
- 7 Airport, providing service along Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto Pearson International Airport , Airport Road , and Malton,
- 8 Cawthra-Indian Road
- 9 Rathburn-Fletcher's Grove (formerly Streetsville)
- 10 Bristol
- 18 Northwest Explorer (formerly Airport Industrial)
- 19 Hurontario, north-soute key route on Hurontario Street, with connections to Brampton Transit at Steeles Avenue
- 19A Hurontario, north-soute route on Hurontario Street, to Britannia Road
- 20 Rathburn, Islington (TTC),
- 24 University, service to University of Toronto at Mississauga
- 26 Burhamthorpe Islington (TTC) to South Common
- 28 Confederation
- 34 Credit Valley (formerly Eglinton West)
- 53 Kennedy
- 61 Mavis, to Financial & Syntex
- 61A Mavis - Twain, to Twain & McLaughlin
- 65 Baronial (formerly Sandalwood)
- 66 McLaughlin to Sheridan College North Campus and Brampton Transit
- 67 Cantay (formerly Orlando Industrial)
- 67D (Burlington Transit) exp. to Burlington Go
- 68 Windsor Hill (formerly Guildwood)
- 206 Burnhamthorpe Express peak hour express to Islington (TTC).
- 288 Wonderland Express seasonal express to Paramount Canada's Wonderland
Mississauga Transit's other bus terminals/major junctions include:
- Islington Subway Station is MT's only terminal outside of Mississauga and serves 15 routes:
- 1/1C Dundas
- 3 Bloor
- 11/11A Westwood
- 17 Timberlea
- 20 Rathburn
- 26 Burnhamthorpe
- 27 Matheson
- 50 Creekbank
- 57 Courtneypark
- 70 Keaton
- 82/82A Financial-Argentia
- 89 Meadowvale-Subway
- 201 Dundas Express
- 206 Burnhamthorpe Express
- 230 Sheridan Express
- Westwood Mall (Malton) serves (11 routes) with Brampton Transit (3 Routes), and TTC:
- 7 Airport
- 11/11A Westwood
- 12 Rexdale
- 15/15A/15B Drew
- 16 Malton Loop
- 18 Northwest-Explorer
- 22 Finch
- 30 Woodbine
- 42 Derry
- 59 Airport Infield
- Meadowvale Town Centre (12 Routes):
- 9 Rathburn-Miller's Grove
- 10 Bristol-Britannia
- 13 Glen Erin
- 27 Matheson
- 38 Creditview
- 39 Britannia
- 42 Derry
- 44 Mississauga Road
- 45 Winston Churchill
- 45A Winston Churchill-Financial
- 48 Erin Mills
- 57 Courtneypark
- 82A Financial
- 89 Meadowvale Subway
- South Common Centre (10 Routes) with Oakville Transit Route 24:
- 1C Dundas
- 13 Glen Erin
- 26 Burnhamthorpe
- 31 Folkway-Homelands
- 36 Colonial
- 43 Speakman
- 47 Ridgeway Loop
- 48 Erin Mills
- 201 Dundas Express
- 206 Burnhanthorpe Express
- Long Branch (GO Station)(3 Routes) with TTC's Long Branch streetcar loop:
- 5 Dixie
- 5B Dixie Industrial
- 23 Lakeshore
- Port Credit (GO Station) (5 Routes):
- 8 Cawthra-Indian Road
- 19 Hurontario
- 19A Hurontario-Brunel
- 23 Lakeshore
- 202 Hurontario Express
- Clarkson (GO Station) (12 Routes) with Oakville Transit:
- 8 Cawthra-Indian Road
- 13 Glen Erin
- 23 Lakeshore
- 37 Clarkson Shuttle and 37A
- 43 Speakman
- 45 Winston Churchill and 45A Winston Churchill-Financial
- 48N Erin Mills
- 48S Inverhouse
- Toronto Pearson International Airport (2 Routes to terminals and 1 to Outfield Cargo Area)
- 7 Airport
- 18 Northwest-Explorer
- 57 Courtneypark
- Dixie Value Outlet Mall (3 Routes):
- 4 Sherway Gardens
- 5 and 5B Dixie and Dixie-Meyerside
- Trillium Health Centre at Queensway West and Hurontario Street (3 Routes):
- 4 Sherway Gardens
- 28 Confederation
- 38 Creditview
- Erin Mills Town Centre (5 Routes):
- 13 Glen Erin
- 34 Credit Valley
- 48 Erin Mills
- 49 McDowell
- Humber College (North Campus) with TTC, York Region Transit, and Brampton Transit:
- 22 Finch
- Sheridan Centre (4 Routes):
- 13 Glen Erin
- 31 Folkway-Homelands
- 48 Erin Mills
- 230 Sheridan Express
- Sheridan College (Brampton Campus) with Brampton Transit:
- 66 McLaughlin
- Sherway Gardens with TTC:
- 4 Sherway Gardens
- University of Toronto at Mississauga (3 Routes):
- 1C Dundas-Collegeway
- 24 University
- 44 Mississauga Road
- Woodbine Centre with TTC:
- 12 Rexdale
- 7 Airport
- 30 Woodbine
- Meadowvale (GO Station) (4 Routes):
- 10 Bristol-Britannia
- 44 Mississauga Road
- 60 Meadowvale Shuttle-Crosscurrent
- 64 Meadowvale Shuttle-Montevideo
- Dundas Street and Erindale Station Road:
- 1 Dundas and 1C Dundas Collegeway
- 4 Sherway Gardens
- 6 Credit Woodlands-Westdale
- 24 University
- 44 Mississauga Road
- 201 Dundas Express
Connections
The transit system connects with Brampton Transit to the north, Oakville Transit to the west, and the TTC to the east, including the Islington and Kipling subway stations on the Bloor-Danforth line.
In addition, several GO Transit stations are located in Mississauga. Meadowvale and Cooksville GO stations are serviced by shuttle buses (using OBI Orion II) and additional fares (50 cents):
- Route 62
- Route 63
- Route 60
- Route 64
A list of GO stations with connections to Mississauga Transit:
On the Lakeshore West line;
On the Milton line;
- Kipling
- Dixie
- Cooksville
- Erindale
- Streetsville
- Meadowvale
- Lisgar (under construction for 2006)
On the Georgetown line
There is a plan to operate a bus rapid transit line on Renforth and Dixie Roads with the following stops (although it has been hampered by delays in environmental assessments):
- Renforth
- Dixie Road
- Central Parkway
- City Centre
- Creditview GO Station
- Erin Mills
- Winston Churchill Blvd
Services
Regular Service
Many of these route numbers are outdated
This is the list of regular service routes, ones that are italicized indicate they only run during peak hours, and 
indicates wheelchair-accessible Routes (as of October 2006).
- 1 Dundas
(Vega-Subway) - 1C Dundas-Collegeway (South Common-Subway via UTM)
- 3 Bloor (Square One-Subway)
- 4 Sherway Gardens (Erindale Station Road-Sherway Gardens)
- 5 Dixie (Long Branch GO-Cardiff Blvd.)
- 5B Dixie-Meyerside (Long Branch GO-Courtney Park)
- 6 Credit Woodlands-Westdale (Westdale Mall-Square One)
- 7 Airport (Square One-Westwood Mall via Pearson International Airport Terminal One)
- 8 Cawthra - Indian Road (Clarkson GO-Square One via Port Credit GO)
- 9 Rathburn-Miller’s Grove (Square One-Meadowvale Town Centre via Erindale GO)
- 10 Bristol-Britannia (Square One-Derry/Glen Erin)
- 11 Westwood (Subway-Westwood Mall)
- 11A Westwood-Dundas (Subway-Westwood Mall)
- 12 Rexdale (Westwood Mall-Rexdale/Islington Ave)
- 13 Glen Erin (Meadowvale Town Centre-Clarkson GO)
- 15 Drew (Westwood Mall-Kennedy)
- 15A Drew-Brampton (Shopper's World-Westwood Mall)
- 15B Drew-Cardiff (Westwood Mall-Cardiff/Lorimar)
- 16 Malton Loop (Westwood Mall via Brandon Gate/Darcel)
- 17 Timberlea (Kamato-Subway)
- 18 Northwest-Explorer (Square One-Westwood Mall via Airport Ind.)
- 19 Hurontario (Port Credit GO-Shopper’s World via Square One
- 19A Hurontario-Brunel (Port Credit GO-Brunel via Square One
- 20 Rathburn (Square One-Subway)
- 22 Finch (Westwood Mall-Etobicoke Hospital)
- 23 Lakeshore (Clarkson GO-Long Branch GO via Port Credit GO)
- 24 University (UTM Campus-Square One)
- 25 Traders Loop (Traders Watline)
- 26 Burnhamthorpe (South Common-Subway)
- 27 Matheson (Meadowvale-Subway)
- 28 Confederation (Mississauga Hospital-Square One)
- 30 Woodbine (Westwood Mall-Woodbine Centre)
- 31 Folkway-Homelands (South Common-Sheridan Centre)
- 34 Credit Valley (Square One-Erin Mills Town Centre via Credit Valley Hospital)
- 35 Eglinton (Erin Mills Town Centre-Skymark)
- 36 Colonial (South Common-Laird/Vega)
- 37 Clarkson Shuttle (Clarkson GO-Meadow Wood/Country Club)
- 37A Clarkson Shuttle-Royal Windsor (Clarkson GO-Meadow Wood/Country Club)
- 38 Creditview (Meadowvale Town Centre-Mississauga Hospital)
- 39 Britannia (Meadowvale Town Centre-Whittle/Britannia)
- 42 Derry (Meadowvale Town Centre-Westwood Mall)
- 43 Speakman (Clarkson GO-South Common)
- 44 Mississauga Road (Westdale Mall-Meadowvale Town Centre via UTM)
- 45 Winston Churchill (Clarkson GO-Financial Drive)
- 45A Winston Churchill-Financial (Clarkson GO-Royal Bank/Financial)
- 47 Ridgeway Loop (South Common-Erin Mills West)
- 48 Erin Mills (Meadowvale Town Centre-Clarkson GO via Erin Mills TC and South Common)
- 49 McDowell (Deepwoods Heights-Streetsville GO-Erin Mills Town Centre)
- 49A McDowell-Thomas (Streetsville GO)
- 50 Creekbank (Tech/Matheson-Subway)
- 51 Tomken (Tomken/Dundas-Cardiff Blvd)
- 51A Tomken-Meyerside (Tomken/Dundas-Meyerside Ind.)
- 53 Kennedy (Square One-Kennedy/Derry)
- 57 Courtneypark (Meadowvale-Subway)
- 59 Airport Infield (Convair-Subway)
- 60 Meadowvale Shuttle-Crosscurrent (Meadowvale GO Shuttle)
- 61 Mavis (Cooksville GO-Royal Bank)
- 61A Mavis-Twain (Cooksville GO-Twain)
- 62 Cooksville Shuttle-Webb (Burnhamthorpe/Duke of York-Cooksville GO)
- 63 Cooksville Shuttle-Kaneff (Burnhamthorpe/Kariya Gate-Cooksville GO)
- 64 Meadowvale Shuttle-Montevideo (Meadowvale GO Shuttle)
- 65 Barondale (Square One-Bristol/Barondale)
- 66 McLaughlin (Sheridan College-Square One)
- 67 Cantay (Cantey-Square One)
- 68 Windsor Hill (Square One-Heartland)
- 70 Keaton (Subway-Cantay/Britannia)
Express services
Mississauga Transit presently operates peak-hour express routes.
During the summer of 2005, some changes have been made to the designations, as these were originally numbered in the "80" series;
- On August 2, 2005, Route 202 Hurontario Express was launched.
- In September 2005, Routes 81, 86, and 87 were renumbered as Route 201 Dundas Express, Route 206 Burnhamthorpe Express, and Route 230 Sheridan Express.
- In the Spring of 2006, Route 88, the seasonal Wonderland Express, was renumbered 288 Wonderland Express, and provides service to/from the City Centre Transit Centre to Paramount Canada's Wonderland.
Each of these routes previously terminated at various points in the west, and all of the "80" routes once went to Islington subway station in the east:
- Route 82 Financial-Argentia, and
Route 82A Financial-Meadowvale both terminate in Meadowvale in the north-west, runs mostly along Highway 401 and 427.
- Route 89 Meadowvale-Subway, terminates at Meadowvale Town Centre in the north-west, and runs along a zigzag of roads towards the east, including Winston Churchill Boulevard, Britannia Road, Eglinton Avenue, and Highway 427.
Previously, Express Routes had also operated along;
- Route 83 along Bloor Street,
- Route 84 along The Queensway, and
- Route 85 along north-south Dixie Road, not serving Islington Station.
After September 6, 2005, the "200 Series" includes:
- Route 201--Dundas Express, runs mostly along Dundas Street, and terminates at South Common Centre in the west.
- Route 202--Hurontario Express, began service on August 2, 2005 along Hurontario Street, from Port Credit (GO Station) to Brampton's Shoppers World at Steeles Avenue, by-passing the City Centre Transit Centre, and stopping only at Queensway, Paisley Road, Dundas Street, Central Parkway, Burnhamthorpe Road, Robert Speck Parkway (near Square One), Eglinton Avenue, Matheson Blvd., Britannia Road, Courtney Park Drive, Derry Road, and County Court Drive/Ray Lawson Blvd. in Brampton, to better connect with Brampton Transit.
- Route 206--Burnhamthorpe Express, runs mostly along Burnhamthrope Road, terminates at South Common Centre in the west, and stops at Square One Shopping Centre in between termini.
- Route 230--Sheridan Express (formerly 87) runs from Islington Subway to the Sheridan Business area near Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth Way.
- Route 288--Wonderland Express, a seasonal service between [Square One Transit Terminal and Paramount Canada's Wonderland, an amusement park in Vaughan.
School Service
Mississauga Transit also has a series of school routes specifically for high schools in Mississauga. These routes are to get the students to school from the surrounding areas before school, and to get students home after school. The school routes are as follows.
301 Philip Pocock-Tomken (formerly 71)
302 Philip Pocock-Bloor (formerly 77)
303 Father Goetz-Square One (formerly 72)
304 Father Goetz-Mississauga Valley (formerly 73)
305 Streetsville Secondary-Falconer (formerly 90)
306 Streetsville Secondary-Square One (formerly 91)
307 St. Aloysius Gonzaga (formerly 74)
308 St. Joseph-Eglinton (formerly 78)
309 St. Joseph-Square One
310 Clarkson Secondary-Winston Churchill (formerly 76)
311 John Cabot-Square One
312 Gordon Graydon-Square One
313 John Cabot-Philip Pocock
314 Rick Hansen-Donway (formerly 32)
315 Rick Hansen-Square One (formerly 33)
316 St. Francis Xavier (formerly 75)
317 Clarkson-Erindale Secondary
318 Cawthra Secondary-Square One
Fares
As of March 1, 2006, cash fare is $2.50. Pre-schoolers and the blind (With a CNIB Card) travel for free.
| Age group | 10 tickets | Weekly pass | Monthly Pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary schoolchildren (Grades 1-8) | $14.50 | n/a | n/a |
| Students in secondary and post-secondary school |
$19.50 | $20.50 | $86.00 |
| Adults | $21.00 | $22.00 | $92.00 |
| Seniors (65 years of age and older) |
$14.50 | none | $25.00 |
Senior citizens may purchase a monthly pass for $25.00 and an annual pass for $ 250.00 (as of 1 January 2006).
In July 2006, a monthly pass was introduced. The passes are eligible for federal tax rebates of 15.25%.
More information about bus fares can be found at Mississauga Transit Bus Fares
Accessible services
Mississauga Transit operates many low floor, wheelchair accessible buses. A separate transit service for the disabled, called Transhelp, is operated by the Peel Regional Municipality.
Schedule and information
Mississauga Transit's paper Ride Schedule ended in 2004 and all schedules from 2005 onward were viewed from their system's website only.
Mississauga Transit provides an up-to-date bus schedule via their CityLink telephone service. MT has released a schedule finder on their website, called Click 'n Ride with information specific to each bus stop in November 2005.
Fleet
MT has a current fleet (October 2006) of 379 buses. The newest 53 buses, D40LFRs from New Flyer Industries, increased the fleet size by 8 after 25 1989 and 20 1990 buses retired.
| Make/Model | Description | Fleet size | Year acquired | Year retired | Notes |
| General Motors Diesel Division T6H-5307N | diesel buses | (1970s) | 1996-1999 | retired | ||
| Flyer Industries D800B | diesel buses | (1978) | 1997 | retired | |
| Flyer Industries D900 | diesel buses | (1979) | 1998 | retired | |
| General Motors Diesel Division TA60-102N | articulated buses | diesel buses | (1981-1982) | 1990s | retired and 15 of 30 are ex-TTC/OC Transpo buses | |
| Orion Bus Industries Orion I 01.504 | diesel buses | (1984) | 2001 | retired & Leased to St. Cathrines Transit | |
| Orion Bus Industries Orion I 01.508 | diesel buses | (1984, 1986, 1988) | 2003 | most retired in 2003, all buses retired 2005 | |
| Orion Bus Industries Orion V 05.501 | diesel buses | 45 | (1989, 1990) | 2006 | retired |
| Orion Bus Industries Orion V 05.501 | diesel buses | 62 | 1991, 1992, 1993 | ex CNG buses (1992) File:Refuel2.gif | |
| Orion Bus Industries Orion V 05.501 | diesel buses | 35 | 1997 | File:Refuel2.gif | |
| New Flyer Industries D60 | articulated buses | 21 | (1993) | 2005 | retired |
| Orion Bus Industries Orion II 02.502 | LF minibuses | 12 | 1997 | (for GO Shuttle services, Transhelp is run by the Region Of Peel)
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| New Flyer Industries D60LF | articulated buses | 45 | 1997, 2001 |
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| Orion Bus Industries Orion VI 06.501 | LF buses | 42 | (1997-1998) |
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| Orion Bus Industries Orion VII 07.501 | LF buses | 14 | (2001-2002) | 0101 has been rebuilt after a fire, 0112 caught fire on highway 401, it has not yet been rebuilt.
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| New Flyer Industries D40LF | LF buses | 116 | (2003, 2005) |
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| New Flyer Industries D40LFR | LF buses | 53 | (2006) |
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| Ford Taurus | supervisor car | 2001-2002 | white colour car with black lettering |
Denotes wheelchair-accessible vehicles.
See also
External links
- Mississauga Transit website
- Drawings of Mississauga Transit buses (and some more) by Peter McLaughlin
- Mississauga Transit Fares
References
- Mississauga - An Illustrated History Roger E. Riendeau Windsor Publications Limited 1985
- Mississauga Transit - 25 Years With You On Board 1974-1999, David Onodera, Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation 1999.
--contains roster of buses used to 1999.
- Aging bus fleet to be replaced, GTA: Mississauga, Toronto Star, August 24, 2006, R5