Züm (, pronounced Zoom) is a bus rapid transit system for the suburban city of

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, Canada, northwest of

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, operated by Brampton Transit. Three routes extend into the Cities of

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, and Toronto, with the first corridor having started service in fall 2010.Brampton Züm
/ref> Phase 1 became fully operational by fall 2012. A key aspect of the Züm plan is increased service on supporting local corridors. Unlike other, similar, services and partly due to Brampton's diagonal geographic position relative to Toronto than other suburbs such as Mississauga or Vaughan, many Züm corridors will overlap significantly with other agencies' services, requiring more complex, co-operative planning between neighbouring cities. During the planning of this bus rapid transit system, Züm was called Acceleride. Buses usually operate in mixed traffic, although Route 501 Queen uses the Highway 7 Rapidway, a busway built for

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's (YRT) similar Viva network, while travelling through most of Vaughan, and stops at all stations along YRT's Viva Orange route. Brampton Transit has a fare partnership agreement with York Region Transit that allows for boarding and debarking anywhere along the Viva Orange route, using Züm buses. This was particularly convenient during a labour dispute involving some contractors operating YRT resulting in the temporary suspension of Viva Orange.

History

Phase 1 planned for three express corridors to improve service on some of Brampton's busiest routes. Originally, the 501 Queen route ran to

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in Toronto, with two express branches (501A and C) following Highway 407, but the express branches were cancelled and the base route cut back to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (where the route had a connection with the namesake subway station since December 17, 2017 when a new subway extension opened) by June 2024. In the future, the agency plans to look into constructing exclusive busways.

Routes

Terminals

In preparation for the launch of Route 501 (Queen Street), Brampton Transit re-built its Bramalea City Centre Terminal, relocating it from its previous location beside Clark Boulevard, on the south side of the shopping centre, to the northeast corner, nearer to Queen Street. Minor renovations will also be performed at the downtown terminal. In preparation for the launch of its 511 Steeles route, Brampton Transit also replaced the Shoppers' World terminal near Hurontario/Main Streets and Steeles Avenue with a new terminal, the Brampton Gateway Terminal, at the actual corner of Steeles and Hurontario/Main. Züm uses the

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, Bramalea, and Brampton Gateway terminals, in addition to Mississauga's City Centre terminal, and the Toronto Transit Commission's Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station in Vaughan. Züm also connects to Toronto Pearson International Airport via an airport people mover ( Terminal Link) station at Viscount Road in Mississauga.

Intermodal transfer points

These stops allow interchanges with multiple regular Brampton Transit routes and/or other services, including Miway, GO Transit, and the TTC.

Fares

Similar to York Region's Viva service, Züm buses shares the same fare structure as the conventional Brampton Transit system. Further partnership between the two agencies permits YRT customers to board Züm buses within York Region and pay standard YRT fares (despite the fact that Viva uses proof-of-payment and Züm does not). The

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fare payment system has been active on Züm since 2011. Brampton Transit is listed as one of the transit agencies in the GTHA to us
Presto contactless payment
such as debit, credit, and mobile wallets. This extends to the Züm network as well.

References

External links

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Acceleride – Brampton Rapid Transit Initiative

Transportation and Transit Master Plan

Acceleride – Rapid Transit Corridor Opportunities

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