Brampton Transit

Brampton Transit

Brampton Transit Nova Bus LFS in the Bramalea City Centre in March 2006
Parent	City of Brampton
Founded	1974;50 years ago (1974)
Headquarters	185 Clark Boulevard Brampton, Ontario
Locale	Brampton, Caledon, Mississauga, parts of York Region into Toronto
Service area	Brampton, Ontario
Service type	Public Transit
Routes	56
Depots	2
Fleet	422
Daily ridership	219,500 (weekdays, Q4 2023) [1]
Annual ridership	49 800 000 (2022) [2]
General manager	Heidi Dempster
Website	brampton.ca/en/residents/transit

Brampton Transit (BT) is a 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 2023, the system had a ridership of 49,200,800, or about 219,500 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.

In 2010, Brampton Transit introduced Züm, a series of express bus routes running along various major roads within Brampton, as well as in neighbouring municipalities as Caledon. This includes Queen Street and Highway 7 from Downtown Brampton to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and York University, along Main Street from Sandalwood to Square One in Mississauga, along Steeles Avenue from Lisgar GO Station to Humber College, along Bovaird Drive and Airport Road from Mount Pleasant GO Station to Malton GO Station and Pearson Airport (Viscount Station), and along Queen Street and Mississauga Road from Downtown Brampton to Mount Pleasant GO Station.

Connections

Brampton Transit is connected with Milton Transit to the west, Mississauga's MiWay to the south, Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) to the southeast and York Region Transit (YRT) to the east. The Züm network directly connects to these neighbouring transit agencies, in some areas overlapping with them for several stops. This includes the 501 Züm Queen in Vaughan running alongside YRT/Viva from Highway 50 to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, 502 Züm Main in Mississauga running alongside MiWay from Derry to Square One, and 505/505A Züm Bovaird in Mississauga running alongside MiWay and TTC routes operating as MiWay from Morning Star to Viscount Station.

Most major Brampton Transit conventional routes running north to south connect to MiWay, primarily beginning or ending their route at Derry Road. As with some routes on the Züm network, a few conventional routes also overlap further south into Mississauga providing additional or integral service alongside MiWay, usually from the same physical road coming from Brampton. Examples include the 7/7A Kennedy heading to Courtneypark Dr, 30 Airport Rd and 14/14A Torbram heading to Westwood Square, and 18 Dixie heading to its loop route consisting of Courtneypark Dr, Tomken Rd, and Meyerside Dr.

Steeles Avenue is a major thoroughfare across the south end of the city. Route 11 Steeles formerly ran from west of Brampton Gateway at Hurontario Street, and eastward into Toronto to Humber College's North Campus. There is a transfer at the college with Route 50/50A Gore Road, that serves developments in The Gore Road area near the former Highway 50 and Albion Road. In September 2007, the western part of the route was cut back to Brampton Gateway and replaced with Route 51 Hereford. It connects with Miway at Mississauga Road and Meadowvale Boulevard. The 511 Züm Steeles route serves the entire length of Steeles through the city, from Humber College to Lisgar GO station in Mississauga. It is the only Brampton Transit route to have both its endpoints outside Brampton.

Brampton Transit carries commuters to and from the Kitchener line railway station operated by GO Transit. There are transfers to and from the trains and buses at the Bramalea, Brampton, and Mount Pleasant stations, and direct connections to express buses at Bramalea City Centre and Trinity Common, and adjacent stop at Brampton Gateway.

GO bus connections to other municipalities in the GTHA can be made at Bramalea GO Station, which is a major hub for the frequent Highway 407 GO bus corridor. As with Bramalea GO located on the Kitchener Line corridor, this station also gives Brampton Transit a direct connection to and from major municipalities via GO Transit in the GTHA such as Toronto, Mississauga, Halton Hills, Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, and outer regions such as Waterloo and Guelph.

Fares

2008 Children/Student 10 ticket

Fares are as of May 10, 2023. ^[3] The cash fare is CA$4.50.

Customers paying their bus fares with cash (and in some cases, special purpose paper tickets) may request for a paper transfer from the bus driver; for customers using Presto cards, the transfer is applied automatically from initial tap on. Both are valid for two hours from the time of first boarding, which allows customers to transfer freely between Brampton Transit buses in any direction, as well as transferring to neighbouring Milton Transit, MiWay (Mississauga) and York Region Transit services.

Since August 11, 2022, customers also have the option to pay the equivalent of the Brampton Transit adult cash fare by contactless credit card or mobile wallet by tapping it on a Presto fare reader.

Similar to the Presto card, the 2-hour transfer, valid in any direction, is applied automatically onto a customer's contactless credit card or mobile wallet after the initial fare is paid.

Preschoolers, blind people and senior residents – who resides in the City of Brampton for those ages 65 and older so long as they carry a valid Brampton Transit Identification Card and a Presto card with a free annual pass loaded on it – can travel fare free on Brampton Transit. 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	–	–	–
Child ages 6-12	$4.50	$2.00	$22.00	$84.00
Youth ages 13-19	$4.50	$2.80	$30.25	$118.00
Adult	$4.50	$3.40	$37.50	$141.25
Post-secondary students	$4.50	$3.40	$37.50	$141.25
Senior ages 65+	$4.50	$1.75	–	–

Other fares:

Fare category	Price
Presto card waived during promotions	$6.00
Presto protective sleeve	$2.00
GO Train fare integration	Free
GO Transit Bus fare integration for Presto cardholders only At certain terminals‡	Free

‡ Only available at

• Mount Pleasant GO Station
• Downtown Brampton Terminal
• Bramalea GO Station
• Malton GO Station
• Lisgar GO Station
• Pearson Airport
• Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal
• Hurontario/407 Park And Ride

Terminals

Bramalea Terminal

Main article: Bramalea Terminal

Brampton Gateway Terminal

Main article: Brampton Gateway Terminal

The new terminal, located on the northwest corner of Steeles Avenue and Main Street, opened on 26 November 2012. ^[4] replacing the Shoppers World Terminal

Downtown Terminal

Main article: Downtown Brampton 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 McMurchy

The second portion is the two Züm stops on opposite sides of Main street. These stops service 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″N79°47′53″W / 43.72806°N 79.79806°W / 43.72806; -79.79806

Opened: Unknown

Brampton routes: 2, 3/3A, 7/7A, 23

Transit connections: None

Shoppers World Terminal

Main article: 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. ^[4] 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

Main article: Trinity Common Terminal

GO Train stations

• Bramalea GO Station – Brampton Routes: 11/11A, 13, 15/15A, 115, 16, 40, 92, 511/511A/511C
• Brampton GO Station – connection to Downtown Transit Terminal via pedestrian tunnel. Also connects with Via Rail
• Mount Pleasant GO Station – Brampton Routes: 1, 4/4A, 5/5A, 9, 29/29A, 55, 60, 505, 561. Also connects with Routes 6, 23, 26, 27, and 28 at Mount Pleasant Village terminal adjacent to the GO station
• Lisgar GO Station in Mississauga – Brampton Routes: 11/11D, 511
• Malton GO Station in Mississauga – Brampton Routes: 14/14A, 505 Also connects with Via Rail

Terminals outside Brampton

• Westwood Square in Mississauga – Routes: 5/5A, 14/14A, 30
• Humber College (North Campus) in Toronto – Routes: 11/11A, 50/50A, 511/511A/511C
• Pearson International Airport in Mississauga – Route: 115
• York University in Toronto, connecting to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway and bus system and YRT en route – Route: 501C Züm Queen
• Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal in Mississauga – Route: 502 Züm Main
• Dixie Transitway Station in Mississauga – Brampton/MiWay Route: 185
• University of Toronto at Mississauga in Mississauga – Route: 199
• Viscount Station in Mississauga - Route: 505A Zum Bovaird

Routes

All Brampton Transit and Züm routes are wheelchair-accessible ( ).

Legend		Bus Used
1	Regular Service	regular
104	Express Service
200	iRide School Service
501	Bus rapid Transit (BRT) Service	Züm

Route		Direction and Termini				Connecting Züm Services	Availability
1	Queen	EB	To Highway 50 via Bramalea Terminal via Flower City Community Campus limited service only	WB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station via Bramalea Terminal via Flower City Community Campus limited service only	501 501A 501C 502 505 561	all week
1A			To Coventry Road via Bramalea Terminal via Flower City Community Campus limited service only		To Major William Sharpe Drive via Bramalea Terminal via Flower City Community Campus limited service only		Mon–Fri (no evening service)
2	Main	NB	To Heart Lake Terminal via Brampton Gateway Terminal	SB	To Hurontario/407 GO Park & Ride via Brampton Gateway Terminal	501 501A 502 505 511 511A 511C 561	all week
3	McLaughlin	NB	To Heart Lake Terminal	SB	To Brampton Gateway Terminal	502 505 511 511A 511C 561	all week
3A			To Heart Lake Terminal via Flower City Community Campus		To Brampton Gateway Terminal via Flower City Community Campus		all week
4	Chinguacousy	NB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station	SB	To Brampton Gateway Terminal	502 505 511 511A 511C 561	all week
4A							all week
5	Bovaird	EB	To Westwood Square via Trinity Common Terminal	WB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station via Trinity Common Terminal	501 501A 501C 502 505 511 511A 511C 561	all week
5A			To Westwood Square via Trinity Common Terminal via Airport Road		To Mount Pleasant GO Station via Airport Road via Trinity Common Terminal		Mon–Fri (no evening service)
6	James Potter	NB	To Mount Pleasant Village	SB	To Hurontario/407 GO Park & Ride	502 505 511 561	all week
7	Kennedy	NB	To Mayfield Road	SB	To Courtneypark Drive	501 501A 502 505 511 511A 511C	all week
7A			To Heart Lake Terminal				weekday peak, Saturday Mid-day and daytime, no Sunday service (no weekday mid-day service or any evening service on any of the six days)
8	Centre	EB	To Bramalea Terminal	WB	To Brampton Gateway Terminal	501 501A 501C 502 511 511A 511C	all week
9	Vodden	EB	To Edvac Drive via Bramalea Terminal	WB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station via Bramalea Terminal	501 501A 501C 502 505 561	all week(no evening service)
10	South Industrial	NB	To Bramalea Terminal	SB	To First Gulf Boulevard	501 501A 501C 511 511A 511C	Mon-Fri (no evening service)
11	Steeles	EB	To Humber College via Brampton Gateway Terminal	WB	To Lisgar GO Station via Brampton Gateway Terminal	502 505 511 511A 511C	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 via Brampton Civic Hospital	SB	To Bramalea Terminal via Brampton Civic Hospital	501 501A 501C 505	all week
13	Avondale	NB	To Bramalea Terminal	SB	To Bramalea GO Station	501 501A 501C 511 511A 511C	Mon–Sat
14	Torbram	NB	To Countryside Drive	SB	To Westwood Square	501 501A 501C 505 511 511A 511C	all week
14A							all week
15	Bramalea	NB	To Inspire Boulevard via Bramalea Terminal	SB	To Derry Road via Bramalea Terminal	501 501A 501C 505 511 511A 511C	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 501C 511 511A 511C	all week
17	Howden	NB	To Trinity Common Terminal	SB	To Bramalea Terminal	501 501A 501C 505	all week
18	Dixie	NB	To Mayfield Road to UPS Caledon limited service only via Bramalea Terminal	SB	To Meyerside Drive via Bramalea Terminal	501 501A 501C 505 511 511A 511C	all week
18B			To Trinity Common Terminal		To Bramalea Terminal	501 501A 501C 505	Cancelled until further notice
19	Fernforest	NB	To Countryside Drive	SB	To Bramalea Terminal	501 501A 501C	all week
20	East Industrial	EB	To Devon Road	WB	To Bramalea Terminal	501 501A 501C 505	Mid-Day
20A			To Airport Road And Driver Road			501 501A 501C 505 511 511A 511C	peak hours
23	Sandalwood	EB	To Highway 50 via Trinity Common Terminal	WB	To Mount Pleasant Village (Mount Pleasant GO Station north side) via Trinity Common Terminal	501 501A 501C 502 505	all week
24	Van Kirk	NB	To Collingwood Avenue	SB	To Peel Memorial Hospital	501 501A 502 561	all week
25	Edenbrook	NB	To Mayfield Road and Queen Mary Dr	SB	To Peel Memorial Hospital	501 501A 502 561	peak hours
26	Mount Pleasant	NB	To Mayfield Road	SB	Mount Pleasant Village (Mount Pleasant GO Station north side)	505 561	Mon–Sun
27	Robert Parkinson	NB	To Mayfield Road	SB	Mount Pleasant Village (Mount Pleasant GO Station north side)	505 561	Mon–Sat (no evening service)
28	Remembrance	EB	To Sandalwood Loop	WB	To Mount Pleasant Village (Mount Pleasant GO Station north side)	502 505 561	Mon–Fri
29	Williams	EB	To Queen Street and Goreway Drive	WB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station	501 501A 501C 502 505 561	off-peak and weekends
29A			To Steeles Avenue and Goreway Drive			501 501A 501C 502 505 511 511A 511C 561	peak hours
30	Airport Road	NB	To Mayfield Road To AMB Distribution Centre limited service only	SB	To Westwood Square	501 501A 501C 505 511 511A 511C	all week
31	McVean	NB	To Mayfield Road	SB	To Queen Street	501 501A 501C	all week
32	Father Tobin	CW	To Trinity Common Terminal			505	all week
33	Peter Robertson	CCW	To Trinity Common Terminal			505	Mon–Fri
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 501C 505	all week
36	Gardenbrooke	NB	To Mayfield and The Gore Road via Gore Meadows Community Centre	SB	To Queen Street via Gore Meadows Community Centre	501 501A 501C	Mon–Fri (no evening service)
41	Bolton	NB	To Caledon Recreation Centre	SB	To Queen St and Hwy 50	501 501A 501C	Mon–Fri
50	Gore Road	NB	To Gore Meadows Community Centre	SB	To Humber College	501 501A 501C 511 511A 511C	all week
50A			To The Gore Road and Mayfield Road via Gore Meadows Community Centre				all week
51	Hereford	EB	To Brampton Gateway Terminal	WB	To Hereford Street	502 511 511A 511C	all week
52	McMurchy	NB	To Downtown Brampton Terminal	SB	To Brampton Gateway Terminal	501 501A 502 511 511A 511C 561	all week
53	Ray Lawson	EB	To Brampton Gateway Terminal	WB	To James Potter Road	502 511 511A 511C	all week
54	County Court	CW	To Brampton Gateway Terminal			502 511 511A 511C	all week
55	Elbern Markell	NB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station	SB	To Flower City Community Campus	505 561	Mon–Fri (no evening service)
56	Kingknoll	CCW	To Brampton Gateway Terminal			502 511 511A 511C	all week
57	Charolais	NB	To Major William Sharpe Drive via Flower City Community Campus	SB	To Brampton Gateway Terminal	502 511 511A 511C 561	all week
58	Financial	NB	To Lionhead Gulf Club Road	SB	To Derry Road	511	peak hours
60	Mississauga Road	NB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station	SB	To Financial Drive	505 511 561	all week
81	Mayfield West	NB	To Bonnieglen Farm Bouelvard	SB	To Sandalwood Loop	502	Mon-Fri
92	Bramalea GO	NB	To North Park Drive	SB	To Bramalea GO Station	501 501A 501C 511 511A 511C	Cancelled until further notice
104	Chinguacousy Express	NB	To Sandalwood Parkway via Sheridan College	SB	To Brampton Gateway Terminal via Sheridan College	502 505 511 511A 511C 561	Mon–Fri
115	Airport Express	NB	To Bramalea Terminal	SB	To Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 1	501 501A 501C 505 511 511A 511C	all week
185	Dixie Express (operated with MiWay) Suspended [5]	NB	To Bramalea Terminal	SB	To Dixie Transitway Station	501 501A 501C 511 511A 511C	Cancelled until further notice
199	UTM Express	NB	To Brampton Gateway Terminal	SB	To University of Toronto at Mississauga via Highway 407	502 511 511A 511C	peak hours September–April
200	Turner Fenton SS	EB	To Tuner Fenton Secondary School	WB	To Brampton Gateway Terminal	502 511 511A 511C	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 501C	school
206	St. Augustine SS	NB	To St. Augustine Secondary School	SB	To County Court Boulevard	502 511	school
207	Mayfield SS	NB	To Mayfield Secondary School via Bramalea Road	SB	To Bramalea Terminal via Bramalea Road	501 501A 501C 505	school
208	Mayfield SS	NB	To Mayfield Secondary School via Dixie Road	SB	To Bramalea Terminal via Dixie Road	501 501A 501C 505	school
209	St. Augustine SS	NB	To Major William Sharpe Drive	SB	To St. Augustine Secondary School	561	school
211	Chinguacousy SS	EB	To Goreway Drive	WB	To Chinguacousy Secondary School	505	school
212	St. Roch SS	NB	To St. Edmund Campion Secondary School	SB	To St. Roch Secondary School	505	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	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 501C 502 505 561	school
216	David Suzuki SS	EB	To Nelson Street	WB	To David Suzuki Secondary School	501 501A 502 505 561	school
217	St. Thomas Aquinas SS	EB	To St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School via Central Park Drive	WB	To Bramalea Terminal via Central Park Drive	501 501A 501C	school
218	Heart Lake SS	EB	To Heart Lake Terminal	WB	To Heart Lake Secondary School		school
501	Züm Queen	EB	To Vaughan Metropolitan Centre	WB	To Downtown Brampton Terminal	502 505 561	all week
501A			To York University via Highway 407		To Downtown Brampton Terminal via Highway 407 (currently suspended due to COVID-19)		all week
501C					To Bramalea Terminal via Highway 407	505	peak hours September–April
502	Züm Main	NB	To Sandalwood Loop via Brampton Gateway Terminal	SB	To Mississauga City Centre (Square One) via Brampton Gateway Terminal	501 501A 505 511 511A 511C 561	all week
505	Züm Bovaird	EB	To Malton GO Station	WB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station	501 501A 501C 502 511 511A 511C 561	all week (no evening service)
505A		EB	To Viscount Station	WB	To Trinity Common Terminal	501 501A 501C 511 511A 511C	Mon–Fri (no evening service)
511	Züm Steeles	EB	To Humber College via Brampton Gateway Terminal	WB	To Lisgar GO Station via Brampton Gateway Terminal	502 505	all week (limited evening and weekend service)
511A			To Humber College		To Brampton Gateway Terminal		all week no peak service September–April
511C			To Humber College via Brampton Gateway Terminal		To Sheridan College via Brampton Gateway Terminal		peak hours September–April
561	Züm Queen West	EB	To Downtown Brampton Terminal	WB	To Mount Pleasant GO Station	501 501A 502 505	Mon–Fri (no evening service)

Vehicles

BT has an active fleet of 375+ buses including:

• New Flyer:
• 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 XDE60: 1875–1885 (Sandalwood)
• 2019 XDE60: 1975, 1976 (Sandalwood)
• 2020 XDE60: 2075-2084 (Sandalwood)
• 2020/2021 XE40: 2152-2157
• 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)
• 2018: 4th Gen LFS: 1801–1823 (Mixed Garages)
• 2019: 4th Gen LFS: 1901-1916 (Mixed garages)
• 2020: 4th Gen LFS: 2007-2024 (Mixed garages)
• 2021: 4th Gen LFS: 2101-2108 (Mixed garages)
• 2022: 4th Gen LFS: 2201-2224 (Mixed garages)

Retired models include:

• GMC New Look (T6H-4523N, T6H-5307N, T8H-5307A and others) Last unit retired in early 2007.
• New Flyer D800B (last unit retired in 2001).
• New Flyer D40 Suburban (formerly GO Transit) – retired in 2003 and 2004.
• Orion Bus Industries Orion I in 30' and 40' versions (last unit retired in 2011).
• Motor Coach Industries Classics retired in 2008.
• Leyland Olympian Double Decker 8500 (sold, now operated by a tour company in downtown Toronto)
• Orion Bus Industries (Orion V models from 1991 & 1999, Orion VI models from 1996 & 1998)
• New Flyer D40LF (models from 1996 retired by September 2012), (2002 and 2003 models retired by Summer 2021), (2004 models retried by March 2024). Last units, 0421 and 0427, retired in January 2023 and March 2024 respectively.

Brampton Transit Transit Enforcement Officers patrol in white hybrid vehicles (Ford Fusion, Toyota Camry) with red and blue stripes.

Depots

Brampton Transit operate depots in Clark and Sandalwood. ^[6]

Bus rapid transit

Main article: Züm

Züm New Flyer XDE40 in October 2010

Züm is Brampton's bus rapid transit system. ^[7] In order of each route initially opening, its first corridor, 501 Zum 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 (The 501A branch is not operating until further notice). 502 Züm Main opened in 2011 and runs North & South along Main/Hurontario Street from Sandalwood Loop to Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal (Square One). 511 Züm Steeles opened in 2012 and 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. 561 Zum Queen West opened in 2016 and operates service from Downtown Brampton to Mount Pleasant GO Station via Queen Street and Mississauga Road.

505 Züm Bovaird first opened in 2014 and went east to west along Bovaird Drive from Mount Pleasant GO Station, to the Queen Loop at Goreway and Queen. A north to south extension along Airport Road to Malton GO station was opened in 2018, realigning the route while no longer servicing the Queen Loop. A branch of this route, 505A opening in 2022, runs from Trinity Common Terminal to Viscount Station on the Pearson Airport Terminal Link Train.

A proposed Zum Route along Chinguacousy Road will connect the Cassie Campbell Community Centre at Sandalwood Parkway, to Bramalea GO Station via Steeles Ave. It is expected to be in operation in fall 2024, to coincide with the opening of the Hurontario LRT. This corridor is also said to help alleviate overcrowding on the existing 4/4A Chinguacousy, as well as Routes 11/11A/511/511A/511C along Steeles Avenue. As the routes’ are currently the 2nd busiest and 5th busiest respectively.

Incidents

On July 3, 2018, four people were stabbed while riding the Züm bus in the area of Queen Street and McVean Drive. A 49-year-old man, was taken to a trauma centre with injuries that were serious but not life-threatening. Three Brampton women aged 28, 19 and 18 were also taken to a local hospital. 20-year-old Jade Nelson was later arrested and charged with four counts of attempted murder. ^[8]

See also

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

• Milton Transit
• MiWay (Mississauga Transit)
• Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
• GO Transit
• UP Express
• Terminal Link Train
• York Regional Transit (YRT)
• Via Rail

References

1. "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
2. https://www.apta.com/wp-content/uploads/2022-Q4-Ridership-APTA.pdf
3. "Transit Fares". Brampton. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
4. "Gateway Terminal Brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
5. "Schedules and Maps". www1authoring.brampton.ca. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
6. Fast Facts Brampton Transit
7. Brampton Transit, Züm
8. Woman faces attempted murder charges after 4 stabbed on Brampton transit bus Global News July 3, 2018

External links

• Official site
• Brampton Transit Fares
• Drawings and photos of Brampton Transit buses
• Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1573