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, typi ...

bus operator for the City of

Brampton 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 t ...

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 northwe ...

, 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 ...

(GTA) in

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

, 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, an ...

, 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 popu ...

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 larges ...

to the southeast and York Region Transit 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 York Region in Ontario, Canada. It stretches across the western and central Greater Toronto Area from Appleby Line in Milton in th ...

is a major Brampton thoroughfare. Route 11 Steeles formerly ran from west of Brampton Gateway at Hurontario Street, 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 anch ...

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 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-pe ...

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 mil ...

. 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 ...

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 York Region Transit 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, 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 *

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 Via ...

* Lisgar GO Station

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 park ...

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 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 and continues west along Bovaird Dri ...

*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. The second corridor, which began service on September 6, 2011, runs from Sandalwood Parkway in the city's north end to MiWay's City Cent ...

*2 Main *24 Van Kirk *25 Edenbrook ''For GO bus and trains servicing Downtown Brampton Terminal, see

Brampton GO Station Brampton GO Station 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 the Downtown Brampton Terminal which serves GO Transit and Brampton ...

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 c ...

, 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 as an additional parking lot.

Trinity Common Terminal

GO Train stations

– Brampton Routes: 13, 15/15A, 16, 40, 92 *

– 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 * Lisgar GO Station 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 in Mississauga – Route: 115 *

York University York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,000 faculty and sta ...

in Toronto, connecting to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)

subway Subway, Subways, The Subway, or The Subways may refer to: Transportation * Subway, a term for underground rapid transit rail systems * Subway (underpass), a type of walkway that passes underneath an obstacle * Subway (George Bush Intercontin ...

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:

* Dixie Transitway Station in Mississauga – Brampton/MiWay Route: 185 * University of Toronto at Mississauga 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 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 facilities in Can ...

: * 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 es ...

: * 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 ...

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 ...

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

( Orion V models from 1991 & 1999, Orion VI 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-an ...

'' 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