561 Züm Queen West is an express bus route in

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that was introduced on September 6, 2016 as part of Züm phase 2. It runs from

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where it connects with

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 ...

and continues west along Bovaird Drive, south along Mississauga Road, and east along Queen Street to Downtown Brampton Terminal. The route currently operates only on weekdays during rush hours.The 1 Queen shares the entire length with this route and operates 30 minutes or better all day, every day. The 561 was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Regional Municipality of Peel. As of September 6, 2022, Route 561 has been restored to service.

Stops

Controversy

At that time when this route was implemented, several widening projects including Queen Street west of Chinguacousy, Mississauga Road north of Williams Parkway, and Bovaird Drive west of Mount Pleasant GO station were still ongoing and was not finished until November 2017. As a result, some of the Züm stations including Bovaird, Creditview, and James Potter were still unopened and was not expected to open until the widening project is complete because the road's width did not reach the Züm stations. Instead, temporary bus stops were placed nearby disabled Züm stations along the route. Also, heavy traffic and construction activities could result in bus delays along the route.

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