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Brampton Transit (BT) is a
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operator for the City of
Brampton Brampton is a city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario, and the regional seat of the Regional Municipality of Peel. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a List of municipalities in Ontario#L ...
in the
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, and within the
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(GTA) in
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, Canada. Brampton Transit began operations in 1974. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of .
Züm Züm (, pronounced Zoom) is a bus rapid transit system for the suburban city of Brampton, Ontario, Canada, northwest of Toronto, operated by Brampton Transit. Three routes extend into the Cities of Mississauga, Vaughan, and Toronto, with the fir ...
, a series of bus rapid transit routes running along various major roads within Brampton, was introduced in 2010. All Züm routes (with the exception of one) continue into neighbouring municipalities, namely
Mississauga Mississauga is a Canadian city in the province of Ontario. Situated on the north-western shore of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, it borders Toronto (Etobicoke) to the east, Brampton to the north, Milton to the northwest, ...
,
Vaughan Vaughan ( ) (2022 population 344,412) is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Regional Municipality of York, just north of Toronto. Vaughan was the fastest-growing municipality in Canada between 1996 and 2006 with its population increa ...
, and
Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
(
Humber College Bus Terminal Humber College is a below-grade light rail transit (LRT) station that is under construction on Line 6 Finch West, part of the Toronto subway system. The station is located at the southwest corner of Highway 27 and Humber College Boulevard on the ...
).


Connections

Brampton Transit is connected with Mississauga's
MiWay MiWay (; stylized MiWay), also known as Mississauga Transit and originally as Mississauga Transit Systems, is the municipal public transport agency serving Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, and is responsible to the city's Transportation and Wor ...
to the south,
Milton Transit Milton Transit is the public transit system in the town of Milton, Ontario, Milton, Ontario, Canada. Milton is in Halton Regional Municipality, part of the Greater Toronto Area. Milton Transit was inaugurated in 1972, and greatly expanded from 3 ...
to the west,
Toronto Transit Commission The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is the primary public transport agency in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, operating the majority of the city's transit bus, bus and rail services. It is the oldest and largest of the urban transit service providers ...
(TTC) to the southeast and
York Region Transit York Region Transit (YRT) is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in Richmond Hill, at 50 High Tech Road. YRT operates 65 full-time rush hour and limited routes, 35 school services, and six Viva ...
(YRT) to the east. The Züm network directly connects to these neighbouring transit agencies, in some cases overlapping with their routes for considerable distances. This includes the
501 Züm Queen 501 Züm Queen is a bus rapid transit route in Brampton, Ontario that is part of the Züm network. The route first began service on September 20, 2010, and runs between the Downtown Brampton Terminal in the west to the Toronto Transit Commis ...
in Vaughan running alongside
Viva Orange Viva Orange is a line on the Viva bus rapid transit system in York Region, Ontario, Canada. The route primarily runs in an east–west direction along the Highway 7 Rapidway in Vaughan. It is operated by Tok Transit under contract from York R ...
from Highway 50 east to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station,
502 Züm Main 502 Züm Main is a bus rapid transit route in Brampton, Ontario which leads south into Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga is a Canadian city in the province of Ontario. Situated on the north-western shore of Lake Ontario in the Regional Muni ...
running alongside 103 Hurontario Express from Highway 407 south to
Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal The City Centre Transit Terminal in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada is the main transit hub and bus station for MiWay, the city's public transit system. The station is situated in Mississauga City Centre at the north side of Square One Shopping Cen ...
(next to
Square One Shopping Centre Square One Shopping Centre, or simply Square One, is a Canadian shopping mall located in Mississauga, Ontario. It is the largest shopping centre in Ontario and the second largest shopping centre in Canada, after West Edmonton Mall. It has over ...
) and
505 Züm Bovaird 505 Züm Bovaird is an express bus route in Brampton, Ontario. This route began service on September 2, 2014. The headways are 15-17 minutes during peak periods, 16 minutes during weekends, and 20 minutes during weekday off peak. This route does ...
(both into Mississauga) running alongside MiWay and TTC routes to
Toronto Pearson Viscount Station Viscount station is the northern terminus of the Terminal Link automated people mover serving Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the south side of Viscount Road, between American Drive and High ...
or into Toronto. Most major north-south conventional routes connect to MiWay, primarily beginning or ending their route at or near
Derry Road This article lists all of the numbered regional roads in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend fro ...
in Mississauga. As with some routes on the Züm network, a few conventional routes also overlap further south into Mississauga providing additional or integrated service alongside MiWay from the same street coming from Brampton. Examples include the 7/7A Kennedy looping via Courtneypark Drive, 30 Airport Rd and 14 Torbram terminating at Westwood Square, and 18 Dixie looping via Courtneypark Drive, Tomken Road, and Meyerside Drive.
Steeles Avenue Steeles Avenue is an east–west street that stretches across the western and central Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada. Running from Appleby Line in Milton in the west to the Scarborough-Pickering Townline in the east, where it continue ...
is a major thoroughfare across the south end of the city. Route 11 Steeles formerly ran from west of Brampton Gateway at
Hurontario Street Hurontario Street is a roadway running in Ontario, Canada between Lake Ontario at Mississauga and Lake Huron's Georgian Bay at Collingwood. Within Peel Region, it is a major urban thoroughfare within the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, whi ...
, and eastward into
Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
to
Humber College Bus Terminal Humber College is a below-grade light rail transit (LRT) station that is under construction on Line 6 Finch West, part of the Toronto subway system. The station is located at the southwest corner of Highway 27 and Humber College Boulevard on the ...
at
Humber College The Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, rebranded as Humber Polytechnic since 2024, is a public Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1967, Humber has three mai ...
'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 511 Zum Steeles is a bus rapid transit route in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The final corridor outlined in Phase 1 started service on November 26, 2012. The route runs from the Brampton Gateway Terminal at Steeles Avenue and Hurontario Street t ...
route serves the entire length of Steeles through the city, from Humber College Bus Terminal to
Lisgar GO station Lisgar GO Station is a railway station on GO Transit's Milton line in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It opened for service on September 4, 2007. The station is located at Argentia Road and Tenth Line, near the interchange of Highway 401, and High ...
in Mississauga. It is the only Brampton Transit route to have both its endpoints outside Brampton. Four routes run north into Caledon to provide service to urbanized areas bordering Brampton as well as the community of
Bolton Bolton ( , locally ) is a town in Greater Manchester in England. In the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, Bolton is between Manchester, Blackburn, Wigan, Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury and Salford. It is surrounded by several towns and vill ...
in the otherwise rural municipality. Brampton Transit carries riders to and from the three
Kitchener line Kitchener is one of the seven passenger lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. It extends westward from Union Station in Toronto to Kitchener, though most trains originate and terminate in Brampton in off-p ...
commuter rail stations operated by
GO Transit GO Transit is a regional public transit system serving the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. With its hub at Union Station in Toronto, GO Transit's green-and-white trains and buses serve a population of more than seven mil ...
in the city; Bramalea,
Brampton Brampton is a city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario, and the regional seat of the Regional Municipality of Peel. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a List of municipalities in Ontario#L ...
, and Mount Pleasant, where connections to
GO buses Academy Bus Lines is a bus company in New Jersey providing local bus services in northern New Jersey, line-run services to/from New York City from points in southern and central New Jersey, and contract and charter service in the eastern United ...
can be made. GO buses also make an on-street connections at
Brampton Gateway Terminal Brampton Gateway Terminal is a Brampton Transit bus station serving the south-central and western areas of Brampton, Ontario. It is located on the north-west corner of Steeles Avenue and Main Street adjoining the Shoppers World Brampton shopping ...
, and serves shopping centres such as
Bramalea City Centre The Bramalea City Centre is a large shopping mall located in the city of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. With over a 1.5 million square feet of retail space and more than 300 outlets, it is one of Canada's largest shopping malls. Regarded as a super ...
and Trinity Common. GO is an interregional agency that provides higher-order transit links Brampton to Toronto and other cities in the
Golden Horseshoe The Golden Horseshoe () is a secondary region of Southern Ontario, Canada, which lies at the western end of Lake Ontario, with outer boundaries stretching south to Lake Erie and north to Lake Scugog, Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay of Lake Huron. T ...
.


Fares

Fares are as of May 10, 2023. The cash fare is $4.50. Customers paying their bus fares with cash (and in some cases, special purpose paper tickets) may request a paper transfer from the bus driver; for customers using
Presto card The Presto card (stylized as PRESTO) is a contactless smart card automated fare collection system used on participating public transit systems in the province of Ontario, Canada, specifically in Greater Toronto Area, Greater Toronto, Hamilton, ...
s, 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 Milton Transit is the public transit system in the town of Milton, Ontario, Milton, Ontario, Canada. Milton is in Halton Regional Municipality, part of the Greater Toronto Area. Milton Transit was inaugurated in 1972, and greatly expanded from 3 ...
,
MiWay MiWay (; stylized MiWay), also known as Mississauga Transit and originally as Mississauga Transit Systems, is the municipal public transport agency serving Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, and is responsible to the city's Transportation and Wor ...
, and
York Region Transit York Region Transit (YRT) is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in Richmond Hill, at 50 High Tech Road. YRT operates 65 full-time rush hour and limited routes, 35 school services, and six Viva ...
services. On February 26, 2024, free transfers between Brampton Transit and the TTC (separate fares were charged prior to that date) have also been available for riders paying with Presto, credit, or debit cards under a new GTA-wide fare integration policy between the TTC and all other GTA transit services. However, the double fare still applies for cash payments. 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 is applied automatically onto a customer's contactless credit or debit card or mobile wallet after the initial fare is paid.
Preschoolers A preschool (sometimes spelled as pre school or pre-school), also known as nursery school, pre-primary school, play school, is an educational establishment or learning space offering early childhood education to children before they begin c ...
, 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.


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 Shoppers World Terminal was a Brampton Transit bus station that served the south-central and western areas of Brampton, Ontario, including the neighbourhood of Peel Village. It was located on Steeles Avenue, west of Hurontario Street, in the parki ...
.


Downtown Terminal

The 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 Züm Queen 501 Züm Queen is a bus rapid transit route in Brampton, Ontario that is part of the Züm network. The route first began service on September 20, 2010, and runs between the Downtown Brampton Terminal in the west to the Toronto Transit Commis ...
*
561 Züm Queen West 561 Züm Queen West is an express bus route in Brampton, Ontario that was introduced on September 6, 2016 as part of Züm phase 2. It runs from Mount Pleasant GO Station where it connects with 505 Züm Bovaird 505 Züm Bovaird is an express bus ...
*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 502 Züm Main is a bus rapid transit route in Brampton, Ontario which leads south into Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga is a Canadian city in the province of Ontario. Situated on the north-western shore of Lake Ontario in the Regional Muni ...
*2 Main *24 Van Kirk *25 Edenbrook ''For GO bus and trains servicing Downtown Brampton Terminal, see
Brampton GO Station Brampton Station (), known as Bramption Innovation District GO for sponsorship reasons, is a railway station served by GO Transit and Via Rail, located at 27 Church Street West in downtown Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It is directly connected to th ...
''


Heart Lake Terminal

:Location: Conestoga Drive, NW of Sandalwood Parkway and Kennedy Road :Coordinates: :Opened: Unknown :Brampton routes: 2, 3/3A, 7/7A, 23 :Transit connections: None


Shoppers World Terminal

This terminal was replaced by
Brampton Gateway Terminal Brampton Gateway Terminal is a Brampton Transit bus station serving the south-central and western areas of Brampton, Ontario. It is located on the north-west corner of Steeles Avenue and Main Street adjoining the Shoppers World Brampton shopping ...
, located on the northwest corner of Steeles Avenue and Main Street, on 26 November 2012. The old facility stands empty; it is to be demolished and the area to be used by
Shoppers World Brampton Shoppers World Brampton is a shopping mall in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It is host to over 190 stores, including Canadian Tire, Winners (store), Winners and Staples (Canada), Staples. History In 1961, Elder Mines & Development Ltd. and Peel V ...
as an additional parking lot.


Trinity Common Terminal


GO Train stations

*
Bramalea GO Station Bramalea GO Station is a GO Transit railway and bus station along the Kitchener line in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 1713 Steeles Avenue East, near the community of Bramalea, Ontario, Bramalea at Steeles Avenue East and Bramalea Ro ...
– Brampton Routes: 11/11A, 13, 15/15A, 115, 16, 40, 92, 511/511A/511C *
Brampton GO Station Brampton Station (), known as Bramption Innovation District GO for sponsorship reasons, is a railway station served by GO Transit and Via Rail, located at 27 Church Street West in downtown Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It is directly connected to th ...
– connection to Downtown Transit Terminal via pedestrian tunnel. Also connects with
Via Rail Via Rail Canada Inc. (), operating as Via Rail or Via (stylized as VIA Rail), is a Canadian Crown corporation that operates intercity passenger rail service in Canada. As of December 2023, Via Rail operates 406 trains per week across eight ...
*
Mount Pleasant GO Station Mount Pleasant GO Station is a GO Transit railway station Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Situated on the Kitchener line, it serves the Mount Pleasant district of Brampton. It is located at Bovaird Drive and Ashby Field Drive. As of April 2023, it ...
– 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 Lisgar GO Station is a railway station on GO Transit's Milton line in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It opened for service on September 4, 2007. The station is located at Argentia Road and Tenth Line, near the interchange of Highway 401, and High ...
in Mississauga – Brampton Routes: 11/11D, 511 *
Malton GO Station Malton GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network, located near Toronto Pearson International Airport, in the community of Malton in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Kitchener line, and is a flag stop for Vi ...
in Mississauga – Brampton Routes: 14/14A, 505 Also connects with
Via Rail Via Rail Canada Inc. (), operating as Via Rail or Via (stylized as VIA Rail), is a Canadian Crown corporation that operates intercity passenger rail service in Canada. As of December 2023, Via Rail operates 406 trains per week across eight ...


Terminals outside Brampton

* Westwood Square in Mississauga – Routes: 5/5A, 14/14A, 30 *
Humber College Bus Terminal Humber College is a below-grade light rail transit (LRT) station that is under construction on Line 6 Finch West, part of the Toronto subway system. The station is located at the southwest corner of Highway 27 and Humber College Boulevard on the ...
(
Humber College The Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, rebranded as Humber Polytechnic since 2024, is a public Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1967, Humber has three mai ...
North Campus) in Toronto – Routes: 11/11A, 50/50A, 511/511A/511C *
Pearson International Airport Toronto Pearson International Airport is an international airport located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is the main airport serving Toronto, its metropolitan area, and the surrounding region known as the Golden Horseshoe. Pearson is the ...
in Mississauga – Route: 115 *
Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal The City Centre Transit Terminal in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada is the main transit hub and bus station for MiWay, the city's public transit system. The station is situated in Mississauga City Centre at the north side of Square One Shopping Cen ...
in Mississauga – Route:
502 Züm Main 502 Züm Main is a bus rapid transit route in Brampton, Ontario which leads south into Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga is a Canadian city in the province of Ontario. Situated on the north-western shore of Lake Ontario in the Regional Muni ...
* 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 (). There is also an on-demand bus service operating in the industrial area around Dixie Rd/Advance Blvd, previously served by the former route 40.


Vehicles

BT has an active fleet of 375+ buses including: *
New Flyer New Flyer is a Canadian multinational Bus manufacturing, bus manufacturer, specializing in the production of transit buses. New Flyer is owned by the NFI Group, a holding company for several bus manufacturers. New Flyer has several manufacturing ...
: * 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 Nova Bus is a Canadian transit bus manufacturer headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec. Nova is owned by the Volvo Group. The company has roots in the General Motors Diesel Division, which opened in 1979. Nova Bus was established in 1993, by ...
: * 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 New Flyer is a Canadian multinational Bus manufacturing, bus manufacturer, specializing in the production of transit buses. New Flyer is owned by the NFI Group, a holding company for several bus manufacturers. New Flyer has several manufacturing ...
D800B (last unit retired in 2001). *
New Flyer New Flyer is a Canadian multinational Bus manufacturing, bus manufacturer, specializing in the production of transit buses. New Flyer is owned by the NFI Group, a holding company for several bus manufacturers. New Flyer has several manufacturing ...
D40 Suburban (formerly
GO Transit GO Transit is a regional public transit system serving the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. With its hub at Union Station in Toronto, GO Transit's green-and-white trains and buses serve a population of more than seven mil ...
) – retired in 2003 and 2004. *
Orion Bus Industries Orion International was a North American bus manufacturer based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada operated a subsidiary of Daimler Buses North America, a division of German automaker Daimler AG. The company had its main manufacturing plant in ...
Orion I The Orion I was a line of rigid high-floor transit buses made in 30-, 35-, and 40-foot lengths by Ontario Bus & Truck (renamed to Ontario Bus Industries (OBI) in 1977) between 1976 and 1993 for the Canadian and United States mass transportation ...
in 30' and 40' versions (last unit retired in 2011). *
Motor Coach Industries Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is an American multinational bus manufacturer, specializing in production of motorcoaches. Best known for coaches produced for intercity transit and commuter buses, MCI produces coaches for a variety of applicat ...
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retired in 2008. *
Leyland Olympian The Leyland Olympian is a 2-axle and 3-axle double-decker bus chassis that was manufactured by Leyland between 1980 and 1993. It was the last Leyland bus model in production. Construction The Olympian had the same chassis and running gear ...
Double Decker 8500 (sold, now operated by a tour company in downtown Toronto) *
Orion Bus Industries Orion International was a North American bus manufacturer based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada operated a subsidiary of Daimler Buses North America, a division of German automaker Daimler AG. The company had its main manufacturing plant in ...
(
Orion V The Orion V was a line of rigid high-floor transit buses available in 32', 35', and 40' lengths manufactured by Ontario Bus Industries (renamed Orion Bus Industries in 1995) between 1989 and 2009. The conventionally powered buses, either with ...
models from 1991 & 1999,
Orion VI The Orion VI was a low-floor transit bus available in 40' lengths manufactured by Ontario Bus Industries (renamed Orion Bus Industries in 1995) between 1995 and 2003. The Orion VI was intended to provide an alternative to the existing high-flo ...
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 The Ford Fusion is an automobile nameplate by Ford. * Ford Fusion (Americas), mid-size car produced between the 2006 and 2020 model years ** Ford Fusion Hybrid, gasoline-electric hybrid powered version ** Ford Fusion Energi, plug-in hybrid ...
,
Toyota Camry The Toyota Camry (; Japanese: トヨタ・カムリ ''Toyota Kamuri'') is an automobile sold internationally by the Japanese auto manufacturer Toyota since 1982, spanning multiple generations. Originally compact in size (narrow-body), the Cam ...
) with red and blue stripes.


Depots

Brampton Transit operate depots in Clark and Sandalwood.


Bus rapid transit

Züm is Brampton's bus rapid transit system. In order of each route initially opening, its first corridor,
501 Zum Queen 5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. Humans, and many other animals, have 5 digits on their limbs. Mathematics 5 is a Fermat pri ...
was launched on September 20, 2010, and runs along Queen Street from Downtown Brampton to
York University York University (), also known as YorkU or simply YU), is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, ...
via
Bramalea Terminal Bramalea TerminalDennis Cutajar on behalf of the Naming Committee,Naming Report: "Brampton Transit - Bramalea Terminal", May 12, 2010. is a Brampton Transit bus station serving the community of Bramalea in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It is located ...
. It later branched out to add frequency to the route, with the 501A going along Highway 407 and the 501C beginning at Bramalea Terminal rather than Downtown Brampton, to York University (both branches were discontinued in 2024).
502 Züm Main 502 Züm Main is a bus rapid transit route in Brampton, Ontario which leads south into Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga is a Canadian city in the province of Ontario. Situated on the north-western shore of Lake Ontario in the Regional Muni ...
opened in 2011 and runs North & South along Main/Hurontario Street from Sandalwood Loop to
Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal The City Centre Transit Terminal in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada is the main transit hub and bus station for MiWay, the city's public transit system. The station is situated in Mississauga City Centre at the north side of Square One Shopping Cen ...
(Square One).
511 Züm Steeles 511 Zum Steeles is a bus rapid transit route in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The final corridor outlined in Phase 1 started service on November 26, 2012. The route runs from the Brampton Gateway Terminal at Steeles Avenue and Hurontario Street t ...
opened in 2012 and goes east to west along Steeles Avenue, from Lisgar GO Station in Meadowvale, Mississauga, to Humber College Bus Terminal 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 505 Züm Bovaird is an express bus route in Brampton, Ontario. This route began service on September 2, 2014. The headways are 15-17 minutes during peak periods, 16 minutes during weekends, and 20 minutes during weekday off peak. This route does ...
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 The Terminal Link, formerly known as Link Train, is an automated people mover (APM) at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Cana ...
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 the fall of 2024 to coincide with the opening of the
Hurontario LRT The Hurontario LRT; officially named the Hazel McCallion Line and formerly dubbed 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 ...
. This corridor is also said to help alleviate overcrowding on the existing 4/4A Chinguacousy and Routes 11/11A/511/511A/511C along Steeles Avenue. The routes are currently the 2nd busiest and 5th busiest, respectively.


Accidents

On November 16, 2011, a Züm bus on the 501 Queen route crashed through a noise wall after colliding with an
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on Highway 7 in Vaughan, sending five people to the hospital. In the early hours of October 9, 2024, another Züm bus, this one not in service and carrying no passengers, crashed at a sharp angle through a similar wall along Bovaird Drive after colliding with a car, demolishing fences as it plowed through several backyards, although there were no injuries.


See also

Brampton Transit makes connections to other transit systems in the Greater Toronto Area: *
Milton Transit Milton Transit is the public transit system in the town of Milton, Ontario, Milton, Ontario, Canada. Milton is in Halton Regional Municipality, part of the Greater Toronto Area. Milton Transit was inaugurated in 1972, and greatly expanded from 3 ...
*
MiWay MiWay (; stylized MiWay), also known as Mississauga Transit and originally as Mississauga Transit Systems, is the municipal public transport agency serving Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, and is responsible to the city's Transportation and Wor ...
(Mississauga Transit) *
Toronto Transit Commission The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is the primary public transport agency in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, operating the majority of the city's transit bus, bus and rail services. It is the oldest and largest of the urban transit service providers ...
(TTC) *
GO Transit GO Transit is a regional public transit system serving the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. With its hub at Union Station in Toronto, GO Transit's green-and-white trains and buses serve a population of more than seven mil ...
* UP Express * Terminal Link Train * York Regional Transit (YRT) *
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References


External links


Official site

Brampton Transit Fares



Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1573
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