Brampton Transit
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 Brampton Transit #0601 at Bramalea City Centre on the 1A (now the #1 line) in March 2006. |
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| Parent company | City of Brampton |
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| Founded | 1974 |
| Headquarters | 185 Clark Blvd., Brampton, Ontario |
| Locale | Brampton, Ontario, parts of York Region into Toronto |
| Service area | Brampton, Ontario |
| Service type | Public Transit |
| Daily ridership | 10 million (2006) |
| Operator | Brampton Transit |
| Chief executive | Sue Bass |
| Web site | Official Site |
Brampton Transit (BT) is public transport bus operator for the City of Brampton in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Ontario, Canada. Brampton Transit began operations in 1974.
In May 2005, a major upgrade occurred that put more routes into a grid pattern. In 2006 Brampton Transit became Canada's fastest-growing transit system in terms of ridership. Over 10 million riders used Brampton Transit in 2006, marking a 12.4 percent increase over 2005 levels and shattering all previous ridership records for the city.[1] The transit system is currently headed by Transit Director Sue Bass.
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[edit] Connections
Brampton Transit is connected with Mississauga Transit to the south, and routes along main corridors serve features in both cities, such as Sheridan College (Brampton Campus), and industrial, commercial, and retail centres.
Steeles Avenue, once the boundary between the former Toronto and Chingacousy Townships, is now a major Brampton thoroughfare. The Route 11 now runs west of Shoppers World at Hurontario Street, and eastward into Toronto to Humber College's Main Campus. There is a transfer at the College with Route 50, that serves new developments in the Gore Road area near the former Highway 50, or Albion Road. In September 2007, the Section West of Shoppers World became route 51, and accesses Mississauga Transit at Mississauga Road and Meadowvale Blvd.
In addition, BT's route 77 (which is jointly operated with York Region Transit) runs along most of the former Highway 7 from Bramalea, and presently terminates in the east at the Finch subway station; there it connects with the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), York Region Transit, and GO Transit's bus service. During the autumn of 2005, York Region Transit's Viva bus rapid transit service began, but there has been no major change to this route, except for increased Sunday headways, from hourly to forty-five minutes.
Brampton Transit has also been a key carrier of commuters to and from the Georgetown line railway station operated by GO Transit. There are transfers to and from the trains and buses at the Bramalea, Brampton, and Mount Pleasant (opened February 2005) stations, and direct connections to express buses at Bramalea City Centre and Trinity Common, and adjacent stop at Shoppers World.
[edit] Fares
As of February 5, 2007, cash fare is $2.75 (exact change). Preschoolers and the blind travel for free.
| Age group | 10 tickets | Weekly pass | Monthly Pass |
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| Children (Under 16) and students (19 years-of-age and under) |
$21.50 | $23.00 | $90.00 |
| Adults | $23.00 | $24.50 | $96.00 |
| Senior citizens | $14.00 | $11.50 | $44.00 |
The provincial Minister of Transportation has announced plans to introduce the Presto card, a unified smartcard-based payment system for the entire Greater Toronto Area similar to the Octopus Card used in Hong Kong.
[edit] Terminals
[edit] Bramalea Transit Centre
- Location: 200 Clark Boulevard, adjacent to the Bramalea City Centre.
- Coordinates:
- Opened: 1991
- Facilities: fifteen bus platforms, public washrooms and heated waiting area.
- Brampton Routes: 1, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 18A, 19, 20, 40, 77, 91.
- Transit Connections: GO Transit and York Region Transit.
- GO Transit page for location BLEA.
[edit] Downtown Transit Terminal
- Location: 8 Nelson Street, at the corner of Main Street South.
- Coordinates:
- Opened: 1991
- Facilities: connection to GO Train station via pedestrian tunnel.
- Brampton Routes: 1, 24, 25, 52.
- Transit Connections: GO Transit.
- GO Transit page for location BRPT.
[edit] Heart Lake Terminal
- Location: Conestoga Drive, NW of Sandalwood Parkway and Kennedy Road.
- Coordinates:
- Opened:
- Brampton Routes: 2, 3, 7, 7A, 21, 23, 26.
- Transit Connections: None
[edit] Shoppers World Terminal
- Location: 100 Steeles Avenue West, west of Hurontario Street.
- Coordinates:
- Opened: 2001
- Brampton Routes: 3, 4, 8, 11, 51, 52, 53.
- Transit Connections: GO Transit and Mississauga Routes 19 & 202.
[edit] Trinity Common Terminal
- Location: 164 Great Lakes Boulevard, within Trinity Common Mall.
- Coordinates:
- Opened: 2000
- Brampton Routes: 5, 17, 19, 22, 23.
- Transit Connections: GO Transit
[edit] GO Train Stations
- Bramalea GO Station - Brampton Routes: 13, 15, 16, 91, 92.
- Brampton GO Station - connection to Downtown Transit Terminal via pedestrian tunnel.
- Mount Pleasant GO Station - Brampton Routes: 4, 5, 9, 23, 26, 29.
[edit] Terminals outside Brampton
- Finch Bus Terminal in Toronto, connecting to Finch Subway Station - Brampton Route: 77.
- Promenade Mall Terminal of York Region Transit in Vaughan - Brampton Route: 77.
- Westwood Mall in (Mississauga) - Brampton Routes: 5, 14, 30.
- Humber College (North Campus) in Etobicoke - Brampton Routes: 11, 50
[edit] Routes
- 1 Queen
(formerly 1A) - 1B McMURCHY (presently 52)
- 2 Main
- 3 McLaughlin
- 4 Chingacousy (formerly Drinkwater)
- 5 Bovaird
- 6 Mackay
- 7/7A Kennedy
- 8 Centre
- 9 Vodden (formerly 9A Vodden in September 2007)
- 9B Williams (became 29 Williams in September 2007)
- 10 South Industrial
- 11/11A Steeles (11A replaced by 11, 11 to 51 West of Shoppers World in 9/2007)
- 12 Grenoble
- 13 Avondale
- 14 Torbram
- 15 Bramalea
- 16 Southgate
- 17 Howden
- 18/18A Dixie
- 19 Fernforest
- 20 East Industrial
- 21 Heart Lake (peak hour route started 9/2007)
(former Snelgrove route replaced in May 2005 by Route 3, and by 24 in September 2006). - 22 Springdale
- 23 Sandalwood
- 24 Van Kirk Industrial
- 25 Edenbrook
- 26 Fletcher's Meadow
- 29 Williams (formerly 9B)
- 30 Airport
- 31 McVean (peak hour route started 9/2007)
- 40 Central Industrial
- 50 Gore Road
- 51 Steeles West (started September 2007, split of 11 Steeles)
- 52 McMurchy (Formerly 52 Sheridan)
- 53 Kingsknoll
- 66 Canada's Wonderland summer express services.
- 77 Highway 7, shared services with York Region Transit (renamed 77 Bramalea City Centre-Finch Subway in September 2007).
- 91, GO Shuttle A, serving Bramalea GO Station
- 92, GO Shuttle B, serving Bramalea GO Station
- 93, former GO Train Shuttle C Brampton GO Station-discontinued May 2005,
- 94, former GO Train Shuttle D Brampton GO Station-discontinued May 2005,
- 95, (Fast Trak) former Express Bus discontinued in 1990s,
- 96, (Fast Trak) former Express Bus discontinued in 1990s,
- E. former GO Train Connector (E), Introduced in February 2005 with opening of Mount Pleasant GO Station, discontinued in May 2005 with introduction of new routes (4, 9a, 9b, 23) to area.
- School routes numbered in the 80's
denotes accessible service
[edit] Vehicles
BT currently has a fleet of 180 buses including:
- General Motors New Looks (T6H-5307N or T8H-5307A),
- Motor Coach Industries Classics
- Orion Bus Industries Orion I, V and VI
- New Flyer Industries D40LF
- Nova Bus LFS40102
- Leyland Olympian Double Decker 8500
Previously owned models include:
- GMC NewLook (T6H-4523N and others)
- Flyer Industries D800B
- New Flyer Industries D40 Suburban
[edit] Bus rapid transit
Brampton is currently planning a new Bus Rapid Transit system,[2] called Acceleride along Main/Hurontario and Queen Streets, which would form the backbone to its bus network. Acceleride received funding from the provincial government in 2006 to begin implementation of this system and an additional federal-municipal contribution agreement was signed in 2008.[3]
[edit] References
[edit] See also
Brampton Transit makes connections to other transit systems in the Greater Toronto Area:
[edit] External links
- Brampton Transit website
- Brampton Transit Fares
- Drawings and photos of Brampton Transit buses
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1573
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