502 Züm Main is a bus rapid transit route in
Brampton, Ontario
Brampton ( or ) is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Brampton is a city in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a lower-tier municipality within Peel Region. The city has a population of 656,480 as of the 2021 Census, making it th ...
which leads south into
Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a popu ...
. The second corridor, which began service on September 6, 2011, runs from Sandalwood Parkway in the city's north end to
MiWay's
City Centre Transit Terminal near the
Square One Shopping Centre in the south. It travels via the
Downtown Brampton and
Brampton Gateway terminals along
Main and Hurontario Streets through Brampton and Mississauga. It covers the route of current route 2, which has frequent rush-hour service. Route 502 extends and replace MiWay's route 102 InterCity Express. It runs every 10 minutes during rush hours and 20 minutes off-peak hours, including weekends. Route 2's rush hour frequency was reduced to 20 minutes to optimize ridership.
A large portion of this route overlaps Mississauga's Hurontario Street corridor. Miway provides frequent local and express services on this corridor south of
Steeles Avenue
Steeles Avenue is an east–west street that forms the northern city limit of Toronto and the southern limit of York Region in Ontario, Canada. It stretches across the western and central Greater Toronto Area from Appleby Line in Milton in th ...
, with the section between
Eglinton and Britannia being served with 3-minute frequencies.
Hurontario/Main Street from
Lakeshore Road to Queen Street will eventually be converted to a
LRT system.
The leftover of the eventual Route 502 (north of
Brampton GO Station) will remain and possibly extended to Highway 410 in the north. As a preparation, both MiWay Route 103 and Züm Main overlap express service between
Shoppers World Brampton and Eglinton Avenue.
The southern portion of this route below Steeles Avenue will eventually be replaced by the planned
Hurontario LRT
The Hurontario LRT (formerly the Hurontario–Main LRT) is a light rail line under construction in the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The line will run along Hurontario Street from Mississauga's Port Credit neighbourhoo ...
.
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Hurontario LRT
The Hurontario LRT (formerly the Hurontario–Main LRT) is a light rail line under construction in the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The line will run along Hurontario Street from Mississauga's Port Credit neighbourhoo ...
References
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Züm bus routes
2011 establishments in Ontario