Mississauga Transit

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founded = 1969
headquarters = 975 Central Parkway West
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service_area = Mississauga, Ontario
service_type = Public Transit
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routes = 109
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fleet = 423 buses
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fuel_type = Diesel
operator = City of Mississauga
ceo = Geoff Marinoff
website = [http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/publictransit 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. MT only operates buses, but as part of the Greater Toronto Area, is connected to commuter rail with GO Transit. The system also connects with Brampton Transit to the north, Oakville Transit to the west, and the Toronto Transit Commission to the east, including the Islington and Kipling subway stations on the Bloor-Danforth line. Mississauga Transit and is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association.

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.

Facilities

Central Parkway Garage

:Address: 975 Central Parkway West:Year opened: 1977 :Coordinates: coord|43|34|11|N|79|39|17|W:Functions: Storage for 300 buses. A new bus repair depot was added in 2008.

Malton Garage

:Address: 6780 Professional Court:Year opened: 1992:Coordinates: coord|43|42|23|N|79|37|48|W:Functions: Storage for 110 buses

City Centre Transit Terminal

:Address: 200 Rathburn Road West:Year opened: 1997:Coordinates: coord|43|35|38|N|79|38|47.6|W:This 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.:Routes: 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18, 19/19A, 20, 26, 28, 34, 53, 61/61A, 65, 66, 67, 68, 76, 110, 288

Other bus terminals/junctions

* Islington Subway Station is MT's only terminal outside of Mississauga.:MT Routes: 1/1C, 3, 11/11A/11B, 17, 20, 26, 27, 35/35A, 50, 57, 70, 76, 82/82A, 89, 201, 230:TTC Routes: 37, 50, 110 and Bloor-Danforth Subway

*Westwood Mall (Malton) serves (14 routes) with Brampton Transit (3 Routes), and TTC:MT Routes: 7, 11/11A/11B, 12, 15/15A/15B, 16, 18, 22, 30, 42, 59

* Meadowvale Town Centre:Routes: 9, 10, 13, 27, 38, 39, 42, 44, 45/45A, 48, 57, 82A, 89

* South Common Centre:MT Routes: 1C, 13, 26, 29, 31, 36, 43, 47, 48, 110, 201:Oakville Transit Route: 24

* Toronto Pearson International Airport (2 Routes to terminals and 1 to Outfield Cargo Area):Routes: 7, 18, 57.
* Dixie Value Outlet Mall:Routes: 4, 5/5B

* Trillium Health Centre at Queensway West and Hurontario Street :4 Routes: 4, 28, 38/38A

* Erin Mills Town Centre:Routes: 13, 29, 33, 34, 41, 46, 48, 49

* Humber College (North Campus) with TTC, York Region Transit, and Brampton Transit::MT Route: 22

* Sheridan Centre:Routes: 13, 23, 29, 31, 230

* Sheridan College (Brampton Campus) with Brampton Transit::MT Routes: 61A, 66

* Sherway Gardens with TTC::MT Route: 4

* University of Toronto at Mississauga:Routes: 1C, 44, 110

* Woodbine Centre with TTC::MT Routes: 7, 12, 30

* Dundas Street and Erindale Station Road / Westdale Mall:Routes: 1/1C, 4, 6, 44, 201

Go Stations

* Clarkson GO Station:MT Routes: 8, 13, 23, 29, 37/37A, 43, 45/45A, 110:Oakville Transit Routes: 21, 25, 102

* Cooksville GO Station:Routes: 61/61A, 62, 63
* Dixie GO Station:No direct bus connection to the station

* Erindale GO Station:No direct bus connection to the station

* Lisgar GO Station:Routes: 32, 38/38A, 46

* Long Branch GO Station with Toronto Transit Commission streetcar loop.:MT Routes: 5/5B, 23:TTC Routes: 110A/110B, 123/123C, 501, 508

* Malton GO Station:Route 12

* Meadowvale GO Station :Routes: 10, 44, 60, 64

* Port Credit GO Station :Routes: 8, 19/19A, 23, 202

* Streetsville GO Station:Routes: 41A, 49A

ervices

Routes

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

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

External links

* [http://www.mississaugatransit.com/ Mississauga Transit website]
* [http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/busfares Mississauga Transit Fares]
* [http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/fullsystemmap Mississauga Transit Maps]
* [http://www.atu1572.org Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1572]
* [http://www.busdrawings.com/drawings/ontario/mississauga/index.htm Drawings of Mississauga Transit buses]
* [http://transit.toronto.on.ca/gotransit/2005.shtml and some more] by Peter McLaughlin
* [http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/busfares Mississauga Transit Bus Fares]
* [http://www.busdrawings.com/Transit/ontario/mississauga/index.htm Drawings and photos of Mississauga Transit buses]