Brampton Transit


Brampton Transit is a public transport bus operator for the City of Brampton in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and within the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada. Brampton Transit began operations in 1974.
In 2010, Brampton Transit introduced Züm, 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 Mississauga's MiWay to the south, Toronto Transit Commission to the southeast and York Region Transit to the east.
Steeles Avenue, once the boundary between the former Toronto and Chingacousy townships, is a major Brampton thoroughfare. Route 11 Steeles formerly ran from west of Brampton Gateway at Hurontario Street, and eastward into Toronto to Humber College'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 railway station operated by GO Transit. There are transfers to and from the trains and buses at the Bramalea, Brampton, and Mount Pleasant stations, and direct connections to express buses at Bramalea City Centre and Trinity Common, and adjacent stop at Brampton Gateway.

Fares

Fares are as of September 2, 2019. The cash fare is $4.00, except for senior residents, who pay $1.00, provided that they carry a Brampton Transit Senior Identification Card.
Preschoolers and blind people travel for free. War veterans also travel for free by Veteran Transit Pass Program.
Regular fares:
CategoryCash farePresto e-pursePresto weekly passPresto monthly pass
Preschool child
ages 5 and under and accompanied by a fare-paying passenger		FREE–––
Person with vision loss
with CNIB card		FREE–––
Child
ages 6-12		$4.00$2.00$22.00$84.00
Youth
ages 13-19		$4.00$2.55$27.50$107.00
Adult$4.00$3.10$34.00$128.00
Post-secondary students$4.00$3.10$33.00$124.00
Senior$4.00$1.60––
Senior residents †$1.00$1.00–$15.00

Other fares:
Fare categoryPrice
Presto card
waived during promotions		$6.00
Presto protective sleeve$2.00
GO Train fare integration$0.80
GO Bus fare integration
for Presto cardholders only
At certain terminals‡		$0.80
GTA weekly pass
with TTC, MiWay, and YRT/Viva		$64.95

‡ Only available at

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

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:
The second portion is the two Züm stops on opposite sides of Main street. These stops service routes:
For GO bus and trains servicing Downtown Brampton Terminal, see Brampton GO Station

Heart Lake Terminal

Shoppers World Terminal

This terminal was replaced by Brampton Gateway Terminal, 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

All Brampton Transit and Züm routes are wheelchair-accessible.

Vehicles

BT has an active fleet of 375+ buses including:
Retired models include:
Brampton Transit Transit Enforcement Officers patrol in white hybrid vehicles with red and blue stripes.

Depots

Brampton Transit operate depots in Clark and Sandalwood.

Bus rapid transit

Züm is Brampton's bus rapid transit system. Its first corridor, 501 Queen was launched on September 20, 2010, and runs along Queen Street from Downtown Brampton to York University via Bramalea Terminal. 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. Along with 3 other corridors like the, 502 Züm Main which runs North & South along Main/Hurontario Street from Sandalwood Loop to Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal. 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.