Mississauga Transit

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Founded	1969
Headquarters	975 Central Parkway West
Service area	Mississauga, Ontario
Service type	Public Transit
Routes	109
Fleet	394 buses
Fuel type	Diesel
Operator	City of Mississauga
Chief executive	Geoff Marinoff
Web site	Official Site

Mississauga Transit (MT) is the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada's public transportation operation.

The city's Transportation and Works department is in charge of its operation. It only operates buses, but as part of the Greater Toronto Area, is connected to commuter rail with GO Transit, and to the TTC Subway, and is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association.

[edit] History

MT was first operated by Travelways Limited as Mississauga Transit Systems with 4 buses in 1969, but it was acquired by the city's newly formed Mississauga Transit in 1974, incorporating the former towns of Mississauga, Port Credit and Streetsville. Services began on November 1, 1973.

It later acquired routes, formerly operated by others such as;

• TTC's Port Credit 74 bus, in February 1976, that had operated on Lakeshore Road from Long Branch since 1935. This succeeded a former interurban railroad, dating back to 1892 as the Toronto and Mimico Electric Railway and Light Company.
• Gray Coach Lines, and later GO Transit, also served intercity routes on Dundas Street, and Hurontario Street, both being provincial highways before the construction of present freeways such as Highways 401, 403, 410, and 427.
• Streetsville had been served by Streetsville Coach Lines, and
• Malton is still served by TTC's 58 Malton bus. "Local services" in Malton were provided since 1969, and expanded after 1973.

[edit] Terminals

The City Centre Transit Terminal, 200 Rathburn Road West, is the main bus station which is situated on the north side of Square One Shopping Centre. GO Transit's Square One Bus Terminal is directly north across Rathburn on Station Gate Road. It opened in October 1997, replacing a loop at the other side of the mall. Buses utilize the "upper" level; the access from the mall is on lower ground, where a taxi stand is located, along with washroom facilities. The terminal is accessible by elevator, and serves over 20 fixed routes, including:

• 3 Bloor, Islington Subway via Bloor Street,
• 6 Credit Woodlands-Westdale (original Burnhamthorpe route)
• 7 Airport, providing service along Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto Pearson International Airport , Airport Road , and Malton,
• 8 Cawthra-Indian Road
• 9 Rathburn-Miller's Grove (formerly Streetsville)
• 10 Bristol
• 18 Northwest Explorer (formerly Airport Industrial)
• 19 Hurontario, north-south key route on Hurontario Street, with connections to Brampton Transit at Steeles Avenue
• 19A Hurontario-Britannia, north-south route on Hurontario Street, to Britannia Road
• 20 Rathburn, Islington (TTC),
• 26 Burhamthorpe Islington (TTC) to South Common
• 28 Confederation

Aerial overview of the City Centre Transit Terminal, showing the shopping mall to the south and the Go Transit terminal to the north

• 34 Credit Valley (formerly Eglinton West)
• 53 Kennedy
• 61 Mavis, to Financial & Syntex
• 61A Mavis-Twain, to Twain & McLaughlin
• 65 Barondale (formerly Sandalwood)
• 66 McLaughlin to Sheridan College North Campus and Brampton Transit
• 67 Cantay (formerly Orlando Industrial)
• 68 Windsor Hill (formerly Guildwood)
• 74 City Center Shuttle
• 76 Square One-Subway, to Islington (TTC)
• 110 University
• 288 Wonderland Express seasonal express to Canada's Wonderland

A Mississauga Transit 1997 New Flyer articulated bus at South Common Mall.

A Mississauga Transit Orion Bus Industries Orion V bus at Square One Shopping Centre. The pictured bus was retired in 2006.

Mississauga Transit's other bus terminals/major junctions include:

• Islington Subway Station is MT's only terminal outside of Mississauga and serves 15 routes:
  • 1/1C Dundas
  • 3 Bloor
  • 11/11A Westwood
  • 17 Timberlea
  • 20 Rathburn
  • 26 Burnhamthorpe
  • 27 Matheson
  • 50 Creekbank
  • 57 Courtneypark
  • 70 Keaton
  • 76 Square One-Subway
  • 82/82A Financial
  • 89 Meadowvale-Subway
  • 201 Dundas Express
  • 230 Sheridan Express

• Westwood Mall (Malton) serves (11 routes) with Brampton Transit (3 Routes), and TTC:
  • 7 Airport
  • 11/11A Westwood
  • 12 Rexdale
  • 15/15A/15B Drew
  • 16 Malton Loop
  • 18 Northwest-Explorer
  • 22 Finch
  • 30 Woodbine
  • 42 Derry
  • 59 Airport Infield

• Meadowvale Town Centre (12 Routes):
  • 9 Rathburn-Miller's Grove
  • 10 Bristol-Britannia
  • 13 Glen Erin
  • 27 Matheson
  • 38 Creditview
  • 39 Britannia
  • 42 Derry
  • 44 Mississauga Road
  • 45/45A Winston Churchill
  • 48 Erin Mills
  • 57 Courtneypark
  • 82A Financial-Meadowvale
  • 89 Meadowvale Subway

• South Common Centre (10 Routes) with Oakville Transit Route 24:
  • 1C Dundas-Collegeway
  • 13 Glen Erin
  • 26 Burnhamthorpe
  • 31 Folkway-Homelands
  • 36 Colonial
  • 43 Speakman
  • 47 Ridgeway Loop
  • 48 Erin Mills
  • 110 University
  • 201 Dundas Express

• Long Branch GO Station(3 Routes) with TTC's Long Branch streetcar loop:
  • 5/5B Dixie
  • 23 Lakeshore

• Port Credit GO Station (5 Routes):
  • 8 Cawthra-Indian Road
  • 19/19A Hurontario
  • 23 Lakeshore
  • 202 Hurontario Express

• Clarkson GO Station (12 Routes) with Oakville Transit:
  • 8 Cawthra-Indian Road
  • 13 Glen Erin
  • 23 Lakeshore
  • 37/37A Clarkson Shuttle
  • 43 Speakman
  • 45/45A Winston Churchill
  • 110 University

• Toronto Pearson International Airport (2 Routes to terminals and 1 to Outfield Cargo Area)
  • 7 Airport
  • 18 Northwest-Explorer
  • 57 Courtneypark

• Dixie Value Outlet Mall (3 Routes):
  • 4 Sherway Gardens
  • 5/5B Dixie

• Trillium Health Centre at Queensway West and Hurontario Street (4 Routes):
  • 4 Sherway Gardens
  • 28 Confederation
  • 38/38A Creditview

• Erin Mills Town Centre (6 Routes):
  • 13 Glen Erin
  • 34 Credit Valley
  • 33 Erin Center
  • 48 Erin Mills
  • 49 McDowell

• Humber College (North Campus) with TTC, York Region Transit, and Brampton Transit:
  • 22 Finch

• Sheridan Centre (4 Routes):
  • 13 Glen Erin
  • 23 Lakeshore (Early AM Only)
  • 31 Folkway-Homelands
  • 230 Sheridan Express

• Sheridan College (Brampton Campus) with Brampton Transit:
  • 66 McLaughlin

• Sherway Gardens with TTC:
  • 4 Sherway Gardens

• University of Toronto at Mississauga (3 Routes):
  • 1C Dundas-Collegeway
  • 44 Mississauga Road
  • 110 University

• Woodbine Centre with TTC:
  • 7 Airport (Sunday only)
  • 12 Rexdale
  • 30 Woodbine

• Meadowvale GO Station (4 Routes):
  • 10 Bristol-Britannia
  • 44 Mississauga Road
  • 60 Meadowvale Shuttle-Crosscurrent
  • 64 Meadowvale Shuttle-Montevideo

• Lisgar GO Station (1 Route)
  • 32 Lisgar Shuttle

• Dundas Street and Erindale Station Road:
  • 1/1C Dundas
  • 4 Sherway Gardens
  • 6 Credit Woodlands-Westdale
  • 44 Mississauga Road
  • 201 Dundas Express.

[edit] Connections

The transit system connects with Brampton Transit to the north, Oakville Transit to the west, and the TTC to the east, including the Islington and Kipling subway stations on the Bloor-Danforth line.

In addition, several GO Transit stations are located in Mississauga. Meadowvale, Lisgar and Cooksville GO stations are serviced by shuttle buses (Eldorado National EZ Riders II) and additional fares (55 cents):

Cooksville GO Station

• Route 62
• Route 63

Meadowvale GO Station

• Route 60
• Route 64

Lisgar GO Station

• Route 32

A list of GO stations with connections to Mississauga Transit:

On the Lakeshore West line;

• Long Branch
• Port Credit
• Clarkson

On the Milton line;

• Kipling
• Dixie
• Cooksville
• Erindale
• Streetsville
• Meadowvale
• Lisgar

On the Georgetown line

• Malton

In 2007 Mississauga received federal funding for its long awaited BRT line, the Mississauga Transitway. This line will be built alongside Highway 403, which passes through the City Centre. It will connect to Toronto and Pearson Airport at its terminus point, Renforth Dr. Completion of the BRT route is expected to take place in 2012. GO Transit will also be using the BRT roadway for its BRT plan. Some of the stations to be built along the route include:

• Renforth
• Dixie Road
• Central Parkway
• City Centre
• Creditview GO Station
• Erin Mills
• Winston Churchill Blvd

[edit] Services

[edit] Regular service

This is the list of regular service routes, ones that are italicized indicate they only run during peak hours, and indicates wheelchair-accessible Routes (as of May 2008).

• 1 Dundas (Vega-Subway)
• 1C Dundas-Collegeway (South Common-Subway via UTM)
• 3 Bloor (Square One-Subway)
• 4 Sherway Gardens (Erindale Station Road-Sherway Gardens)
• 5 Dixie (Long Branch GO-Cardiff Blvd.)
• 5B Dixie-Meyerside (Long Branch GO-Courtney Park)
• 6 Credit Woodlands-Westdale (Westdale Mall-Square One)
• 7 Airport (Square One-Westwood Mall via Pearson International Airport Terminal One)
• 8 Cawthra - Indian Road (Clarkson GO-Square One via Port Credit
• 9 Meadowvale (Square One-Meadowvale Town Centre via Erindale GO)
• 10 Bristol-Britannia (Square One-Derry/Glen Erin)
• 11 Westwood (Subway-Westwood Mall)
• 11A Westwood-Dundas (Subway-Westwood Mall)
• 12 Rexdale (Westwood Mall-Rexdale/Islington Ave)
• 13 Glen Erin (Meadowvale Town Centre-Clarkson GO)
• 15 Drew (Westwood Mall-Kennedy)
• 15A Drew-Brampton (Shoppers World-Westwood Mall)
• 15B Drew-Cardiff (Westwood Mall-Cardiff/Lorimar)
• 16 Malton Loop (Westwood Mall via Brandon Gate/Darcel)
• 17 Timberlea (Kamato/Tomken-Subway)
• 18 Northwest-Explorer (Square One-Westwood Mall via Airport Ind.)
• 19 Hurontario (Port Credit GO-Shoppers World via Square One)
• 19A Hurontario-Brunel (Port Credit GO-Brunel via Square One)
• 20 Rathburn (Square One-Subway)
• 22 Finch (Westwood Mall-Etobicoke Hospital)
• 23 Lakeshore (Clarkson GO-Long Branch GO via Port Credit GO)
• 25 Traders Loop (Traders Watline)
• 26 Burnhamthorpe (South Common-Subway)
• 27 Matheson (Meadowvale-Subway)
• 28 Confederation (Mississauga Hospital-Square One)
• 29 Park Royal(Clarkson GO-Erin Mills Town Centre)
• 30 Woodbine (Westwood Mall-Woodbine Centre)
• 31 Folkway-Homelands (South Common-Sheridan Centre)
• 32 Lisgar GO (Lisgar GO- Trelawney Circle)
• 33 Erin Center (Erin Mills Town Center to Artesian)
• 34 Credit Valley (Square One-Erin Mills Town Centre via Credit Valley Hospital)
• 35 Eglinton-Ninth Line (Ninth Line-Islington Subway)
• 35A Eglinton-Tenth Line (Tenth Line-Subway)
• 36 Colonial ( (South Common-Laird/Vega)
• 37 Clarkson Shuttle (Clarkson GO-Meadow Wood/Country Club)
• 37A Clarkson Shuttle-Royal Windsor (Clarkson GO-Meadow Wood/Country Club)
• 38 Creditview (Meadowvale Town Centre-Mississauga Hospital)
• 39 Britannia (Meadowvale Town Centre-Whittle/Britannia)
• 42 Derry (Meadowvale Town Centre-Westwood Mall)
• 43 Speakman (Clarkson GO-South Common)
• 44 Mississauga Road (Westdale Mall-Meadowvale Town Centre via UTM)
• 45 Winston Churchill (Clarkson GO-Financial Drive)
• 45A Winston Churchill-Financial (Clarkson GO-Royal Bank/Financial)
• 47 Ridgeway Loop (South Common-Erin Mills West)
• 48 Erin Mills (Meadowvale Town Centre-South Common via Erin Mills)
• 49 McDowell (Deepwoods Heights-Streetsville GO-Erin Mills Town Centre)
• 49A McDowell-Thomas (Streetsville GO)
• 50 Creekbank (Tech/Matheson-Subway)
• 51 Tomken (Stanfield/Dundas-Cardiff Blvd)
• 51A Tomken-Meyerside (Stanfield/Dundas-Meyerside Ind.)
• 53 Kennedy (Square One-Kennedy/Derry)
• 57 Courtneypark (Meadowvale-Subway via Airport Infield)
• 59 Airport Infield (Westwood Mall-Airport Infield)
• 60 Meadowvale Shuttle-Crosscurrent (Meadowvale GO Shuttle)
• 61 Mavis (Cooksville GO-Royal Bank)
• 61A Mavis-Sheridan (Cooksville GO-Sheridan College,Brampton via Square One)
• 62 Cooksville Shuttle-Webb (Burnhamthorpe/Duke of York-Cooksville GO)
• 63 Cooksville Shuttle-Kaneff (Burnhamthorpe/Kariya Gate-Cooksville GO)
• 64 Meadowvale Shuttle-Montevideo (Meadowvale GO Shuttle)
• 65 Barondale (Square One-Bristol/Barondale)
• 66 McLaughlin (Sheridan College-Square One)
• 67 Cantay (Cantay-Square One)
• 68 Windsor Hill (Square One-Heartland)
• 70 Keaton (Subway-Cantay/Britannia)
• 74 City Center Shuttle (Square One Area)
• 76 Square One-Subway (Square One-Islington Subway
• 110 University (Clarkson GO-Square One via UTM)

[edit] Express services

Mississauga Transit presently operates peak-hour express routes. During the summer of 2005, express services were renumbered into the 200 series. These were originally numbered in the "80" series.

After November, 2007, the "200 Series" includes:

• Route 201--Dundas Express (formerly 81), runs mostly along Dundas Street, and terminates at South Common Centre in the west.

• Route 202--Hurontario Express, along Hurontario Street, from Port Credit GO Station to Brampton's Shoppers World at Steeles Avenue, by-passing the City Centre Transit Centre.

• Route 230--Sheridan Express (formerly 87) runs from Islington Subway to the Sheridan Business area near Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth Way.

• Route 288--Wonderland Express (formerly 88), a seasonal service between Square One Transit Terminal and Canada's Wonderland, an amusement park in Vaughan.

Previously, Express Routes had also operated along;

• Route 83 along Bloor Street,
• Route 84 along The Queensway, and
• Route 85 along north-south Dixie Road, not serving Islington Station.
• Route 86/206 Burnhamthorpe Express along Burnhamthorpe Avenue, serving City Centre Terminal, Terminating at South Common in the west and Islington Station in the East. This Route was discontinued as of September 4, 2007.

[edit] School service

Mississauga Transit also has a series of school routes specifically for high schools in Mississauga. These routes are to get the students to school from the surrounding areas before school, and to get students home after school. The school routes are as follows.

301 Philip Pocock-Tomken (formerly 71)
302 Philip Pocock-Bloor (formerly 77)
303 Father Goetz-Square One (formerly 72)
304 Father Goetz-Mississauga Valley (formerly 73)
305 Streetsville Secondary-Falconer (formerly 90)
306 Streetsville Secondary-Square One (formerly 91)
307 St. Aloysius Gonzaga (formerly 74)
308 St. Joseph-Eglinton (formerly 78)
309 St. Joseph-Square One
310 Clarkson Secondary-Winston Churchill (formerly 76)
311 John Cabot-Square One
312 Gordon Graydon-Square One
313 John Cabot/Philip Pocock-Square One
314 Rick Hansen-Donway (formerly 32)
315 Rick Hansen-Square One (formerly 33)
316 St. Francis Xavier (formerly 75)
317 Clarkson-Erindale Secondary
318 Cawthra Secondary-Square One (formerly 99)
320 Our Lady of Mount Carmel-Meadowvale TC (summer school service only)
321 Port Credit-Hurontario (summer school service only)
322 St. Aloysius Gonzaga-Glen Erin (summer school service only)
323 Meadowvale-Square One (summer school service only)
325 Mississauga-McLaughlin (summer school service only)
326 Woodlands-Square One (summer school service only)
327 Glenforest-Bloor (summer school service only)
328 Glenforest-Burnhamthorpe (summer school service only)

[edit] Fares

Pre-schoolers and the blind (With a CNIB Card) travel for free.

In July 2006, monthly passes was introduced. The passes are eligible for federal tax rebates of 15.25%. In 2007 MT will pilot the test use of a Presto card by 500 select users on the system's GO shuttle routes (60, 62, 63 and 64). The fare card system should be fully implemented by MT in 2009.

[edit] Accessible services

Mississauga Transit operates many low floor, wheelchair accessible buses. A separate transit service for the disabled, called Transhelp, is operated by the Peel Regional Municipality.

[edit] Schedule and information

Mississauga Transit's paper Ride Schedule ended in 2004 and all schedules from 2005 onward were viewed from their system's website only.

Mississauga Transit provides an up-to-date bus schedule via their CityLink telephone service. MT has released a schedule finder on their website, called Click 'n Ride with information specific to each bus stop in November 2005.

[edit] Bus fleet

MT has a current active bus fleet (November 2007) of 394 buses.

[edit] Staff

Unionized drivers at MT are represented by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1572 and based in Mississauga, Ontario.

[edit] See also

• Presto card
• Toronto Transit Commission
• Brampton Transit
• GO Transit
• Oakville Transit
• York Region Transit
• Viva (bus rapid transit)

[edit] References

• Mississauga - An Illustrated History Roger E. Riendeau Windsor Publications Limited 1985
• Mississauga Transit - 25 Years With You On Board 1974-1999, David Onodera, Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation 1999.

--contains roster of buses used to 1999.

• Aging bus fleet to be replaced, GTA: Mississauga, Toronto Star, August 24, 2006, R5

[edit] External links

• Mississauga Transit website
• Mississauga Transit Fares
• Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1572
• Drawings of Mississauga Transit buses
• and some more by Peter McLaughlin
• Mississauga Transit Bus Fares
• Drawings and photos of Mississauga Transit buses