Mississauga City Centre Terminal Interior 2022

The City Centre Transit Terminal in

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is the main

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and

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for

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, the city's public transit system. The station is situated in

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at the north side of

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.Backgrounder: City Centre Transit Terminal Expansion
/ref> Prior to 2024, buses using the terminal displayed "Square One" on their destination signs. Buses use the upper level, while access from the mall is through the lower level via a signalized crosswalk (no indoor connection), where a

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and

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are located. Services provided on the upper level of the building include ticket sales, information booth, and lost and found, while washroom facilities and

transit police holding cells are located on the lower level. The terminal is accessible by both elevator and escalator. GO Transit's regional Square One Bus Terminal is located directly north, across Rathburn Road, on Station Gate Road.

History

The terminal opened in November 1997, replacing an overcrowded loop on the southeast side of the mall. Seventy five percent of the cost of the $6.5 million project was covered by subsidies from the

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, with the balance of funds coming from the city's capital budget.History of Mississauga Transit City Centre Transit Terminal
Platforms were extended east along Rathburn Road in the mid to late 2000s. In 2015, public washrooms were renovated. In 2016, the bus terminal was closed except the building for repairs. Buses at that time had to be boarded along Rathburn Road.

Bus routes

Along with MiWay buses, the terminal is served by one

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bus rapid transit route. All routes are wheelchair-accessible.

MiWay

Brampton Transit

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