Brampton Transit (BT) is a

public transport Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typical ...

bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...

operator for the City of

Brampton Brampton ( or ) is a city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Brampton is a city in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a List of municipalities in Ontario#Lower-tier municipalities, lower-tier municipalit ...

in the

Regional Municipality of Peel The Regional Municipality of Peel (informally Peel Region or Region of Peel, also formerly Peel County) is a regional municipality in the Greater Toronto Area, Southern Ontario, Canada. It consists of three municipalities to the west and northwes ...

, and within the

Greater Toronto Area The Greater Toronto Area, commonly referred to as the GTA, includes the City of Toronto and the regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel, and York. In total, the region contains 25 urban, suburban, and rural municipalities. The Greater T ...

(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 . In 2010, Brampton Transit introduced

Züm Züm (pronounced Zoom, IPA: /zuːm/) is a bus rapid transit system for the suburban city of Brampton, Ontario, Canada, northwest of Toronto owned and operated by Brampton Transit. There are connections to the City of Mississauga, York Region, a ...

, a bus rapid transit route running along Queen Street and Highway 7 from downtown Brampton to York University, along Main Street from Sandalwood to Square One in Mississauga and along Steeles from Brampton Gateway Terminal to Humber College.

Connections

Brampton Transit is connected with

Milton Transit Milton Transit is the public transit system in the town of Milton, Ontario, Canada. Milton is in Halton Regional Municipality, part of the Greater Toronto Area. Milton Transit began its present service on August 16, 2004 and expanded from 3 f ...

to the west,

Mississauga 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 popul ...

MiWay MiWay (pronounced "my way"; 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 Tra ...

to the south,

Toronto Transit Commission The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is the public transport agency that operates bus, subway, streetcar, and paratransit services in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some of which run into the Peel Region and York Region. It is the oldest and largest ...

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 bus ...

to the east.

Steeles Avenue Steeles Avenue is an east–west street that forms the northern city limit of Toronto and the southern limit of Regional Municipality of York, York Region in Ontario, Canada. It stretches across the western and central Greater Toronto Area from ...

is a major Brampton thoroughfare. 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, wh ...

, and eastward into

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

Humber College The Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, commonly known as Humber College, is a public College of Applied Arts and Technology in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1967, Humber has two main campuses: the Humber North c ...

's Main Campus. There is a transfer at the college with Route 50 Gore Road, that serves developments in the Gore Road area near the former

Highway 50 The following highways are numbered 50: International * European route E50 Brazil * BR-050 Canada * Alberta Highway 50 * Manitoba Highway 50 * Newfoundland and Labrador Route 50 * Ontario Highway 50 (Also referred to as Peel Regional Road 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. Brampton Transit carries commuters to and from the

Kitchener line Kitchener is one of the seven train 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-peak h ...

railway station 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 millio ...

. There are transfers to and from the trains and buses at the Bramalea,

, and Mount Pleasant (opened February 2005) stations, and direct connections to express buses at

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 r ...

and Trinity Common, and adjacent stop at Brampton Gateway.

Fares

Fares are as of February 28, 2022. The cash fare is $4.00 (exact change). 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 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, Hamilton, and Ottawa. Presto car ...

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

(Mississauga) and

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 A preschool, also known as nursery school, pre-primary school, or play school or creche, is an educational establishment or learning space offering early childhood education to children before they begin compulsory education at primary school ...

, 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

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: Other fares: ‡ Only available at *

Mount Pleasant GO Station Mount Pleasant GO Station is a GO Transit railway station Brampton, Ontario, Canada. On the Kitchener line, it serves the Mount Pleasant district of Brampton. It is located at Bovaird Drive and Ashby Field Drive. As of September 2015, it is the ...

Downtown Brampton Terminal The Downtown Terminal is a Brampton Transit bus station serving the central area of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It is located a block north of the intersection of Main Street and Queen Street, the two main streets in downtown. There is direct acc ...

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 at Steeles Ave. East and Bramalea Road. Like many other ...

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 ...

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 Highw ...

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

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: :Opened: Unknown :Brampton routes: 2, 3/3A, 7/7A, 21, 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 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 and Staples. History In 1961, Elder Mines & Development Ltd. and Peel Village Developments created Shopp ...

as an additional parking lot.

Trinity Common Terminal

GO Train stations

– Brampton Routes: 13, 15/15A, 16, 40, 92 * Brampton GO Station – connection to Downtown Transit Terminal via pedestrian tunnel. Also connects with

Via Rail Via Rail Canada Inc. (), operating as Via Rail or Via, is a Canadian Crown corporation that is mandated to operate intercity passenger rail service in Canada. It receives an annual subsidy from Transport Canada to offset the cost of operating ...

– Brampton Routes: 1, 4/4A, 5/5A, 9, 29/29A, 55, 60, 104, 505, 561 *

in Mississauga – Brampton Routes: 11, 511 *

in Mississauga – Brampton Routes: 14/14A, 505 Also connects with

Terminals outside Brampton

* Westwood Square in Mississauga – Routes: 5/5A, 14/14A, 30 *

(North Campus) in Toronto – Routes: 11/11A, 50, 511/511A/511C *

Pearson International Airport Lester B. Pearson International Airport , commonly known as Toronto Pearson International Airport, is an international airport located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is the main airport serving Toronto, its Greater Toronto Area, metropolit ...

in Mississauga – Route: 115 *

York University York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,0 ...

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 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 northwest corner of Square One Shop ...

in Mississauga – Route: 502 Züm Main * Dixie Transitway Station in Mississauga – Brampton/MiWay Route: 185 *

University of Toronto at Mississauga The University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), also known as U of T Mississauga, is one of the three campuses that make up the tri-campus system of the University of Toronto. Located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, the campus opened in 1967 as Eri ...

in Mississauga – Route: 199

Routes

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

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 ...

: * 2002 D40LF: 0201-0221 (Sandalwood) * 2003 D40LF: 0301-0317 (Sandalwood) * 2004 D40LF: 0401-0435 (0401-0418: Sandalwood. 0419-0435: Clark) * 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) * 20? XE40: ? (5 units, part of the Pan-Ontario Electric Bus Trial for 2018) *

Nova Bus Nova Bus (stylized as NOVABUS) is a Canadian bus manufacturer headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada. Nova is owned by the Volvo Group. The company has roots in the General Motors Diesel Division, which opened in 1979. Nova Bus was est ...

: * 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) Retired models include: * GMC New Look (T6H-4523N, T6H-5307N, T8H-5307A and others) Last unit retired in early 2007. *

D800B (last unit retired in 2001). *

D40 Suburban (formerly

) – retired in 2003 and 2004. *

Orion Bus Industries Orion Bus Industries, also known as Bus Industries of America in the United States, was a private bus manufacturer based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The company had its main manufacturing plant in Mississauga and sent bus body shells to t ...

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 a North 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 appli ...

Classics Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, classics traditionally refers to the study of Classical Greek and Roman literature and their related original languages, Ancient Greek and Latin. Classics ...

retired in 2008. *

Leyland Olympian The Leyland Olympian was a 2-axle and 3-axle double-decker bus chassis 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 as t ...

Double Decker 8500 (sold, now operated by a tour company in downtown Toronto) *

(

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 lon ...

models from 1991 & 1999,

Orion VI The Orion VI was a low-floor bus, 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 exis ...

models from 1996 & 1998) Brampton Transit Transit Enforcement Officers patrol in white hybrid vehicles ( Ford Fusion,

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 Camry ...

) with red and blue stripes.

Depots

Brampton Transit operate depots in Clark and Sandalwood.

Bus rapid transit

Züm is Brampton's

bus rapid transit Bus rapid transit (BRT), also called a busway or transitway, is a bus-based public transport system designed to have much more capacity, reliability and other quality features than a conventional bus system. Typically, a BRT system includes ...

system. Its first corridor, 501 Queen was launched on September 20, 2010, and runs along Queen Street from Downtown Brampton to

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 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&C branches are not operating due to COVID-19). Along with 3 other corridors like the, 502 Züm Main which runs North & South along Main/Hurontario Street from Sandalwood Loop to

(Square One). The 511 Züm Steeles 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.

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.Woman faces attempted murder charges after 4 stabbed on Brampton transit bus
''

Global News Global News is the news and current affairs division of the Canadian Global Television Network. The network is owned by Corus Entertainment, which oversees all of the network's national news programming as well as local news on its 21 owned-and ...

'' July 3, 2018

References

External links

Official site

Brampton Transit Fares

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1573
{{Public transit systems in Canada Transit agencies in Ontario Transport companies established in 1974 1974 establishments in Ontario