- Brampton Transit
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parent = City of Brampton
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
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operator = Brampton Transit
ceo = Sue Bass
website = [http://www.brampton.ca/transit/home.taf Official Site]Brampton Transit (BT) is
public transport bus operator for the City of Brampton in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and within theGreater Toronto Area (GTA) inOntario ,Canada . Brampton Transit began operations in1974 .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.. [http://www.city.brampton.on.ca/press/07-004.tml Brampton Transit ridership figures for 2006] ] The transit system is currently headed by Transit Director Sue Bass.
Connections
Brampton Transit is connected with
Mississauga Transit to the south, and routes along main corridors serve features in both cities, such asSheridan 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 atHurontario Street , and eastward intoToronto toHumber 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, orAlbion 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 atFinch Bus Terminal ; there it connectsYork Region Transit ,GO Transit 's bus service and with theToronto Transit Commission (TTC) at Finch subway station. During the autumn of 2005,York Region Transit 's Vivabus 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 byGO Transit . There are transfers to and from the trains and buses at the Bramalea, Brampton, and Mount Pleasant (opened February2005 ) stations, and direct connections to express buses atBramalea City Centre and Trinity Common, and adjacent stop at Shoppers World.Fares
As of
February 5 ,2007 , cash fare is $2.75 (exact change). Preschoolers and the blind travel for free.The provincial Minister of Transportation has announced plans to introduce the
Presto card , a unifiedsmartcard -based payment system for the entireGreater Toronto Area similar to theOctopus Card used inHong Kong .Terminals
Bramalea Transit Centre
:Location: 200 Clark Boulevard, adjacent to the Bramalea City Centre.:Coordinates: coord|43|42|52|N|79|43|11|W:Opened: 1991:Facilities: fifteen bus platforms, public washrooms and heated waiting area.:Brampton Routes: 1, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 15A, 16, 17, 18, 18A, 19, 20, 40, 77, 77A, 101. :Transit Connections:
GO Transit andYork Region Transit .: [http://www.gotransit.com/PUBLICROOT/station/station.aspx?station=BLEA GO Transit page for location BLEA] .Downtown Transit Terminal
:Location: 8 Nelson Street, at the corner of Main Street South.:Coordinates: coord|43|41|13|N|79|45|44|W:Opened: 1991:Facilities: connection to GO Train station via pedestrian tunnel.:Brampton Routes: 1, 24, 25, 52.:Transit Connections:
GO Transit .: [http://www.gotransit.com/PUBLICROOT/station/station.aspx?station=BRPT GO Transit page for location BRPT] .Heart Lake Terminal
:Location: Conestoga Drive, NW of Sandalwood Parkway and Kennedy Road.:Coordinates: coord|43|43|41|N|79|47|53|W :Opened::Brampton Routes: 2, 3, 7, 7A, 21, 23, 26.:Transit Connections: None
hoppers World Terminal
:Location: 100 Steeles Avenue West, west of Hurontario Street.:Coordinates: coord|43|39|50|N|79|44|12|W:Opened: 2001:Brampton Routes: 3, 4, 8, 11, 51, 52, 53.:Transit Connections:
GO Transit and Mississauga Routes 19 & 202Trinity Common Terminal
:Location: 164 Great Lakes Boulevard, within Trinity Common Mall.:Coordinates: coord|43|43|50.50|N|79|45|50.75|W:Opened: 2000:Brampton Routes: 5, 17, 19, 22, 23.:Transit Connections:
GO Transit GO Train Stations
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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.Terminals outside Brampton
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Finch Bus Terminal in Toronto, connecting to Finch Subway Station - Brampton Route: 77.
*Promenade Mall Terminal ofYork 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
*Pearson International Airport in (Mississauga) - Brampton Route: 101Routes
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wheelchair -accessible routes.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 8500Previously owned models include:
* GMC NewLook (T6H-4523N and others)
*Flyer Industries D800B
*New Flyer Industries D40 SuburbanBus rapid transit
Brampton is currently planning a new
Bus Rapid Transit system, [ [http://www.brampton.ca/transit/accel.tml Brampton Transit, AcceleRide] ] calledAcceleride 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. [ [http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2008/08-h003e.htm Government of Canada $95 million investment, January 8, 2008] ]References
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Brampton Transit makes connections to other transit systems in the Greater Toronto Area:
*Mississauga Transit
*Toronto Transit Commission
*GO Transit
*York Region Transit
* VIVA
*VIA Rail External links
* [http://www.bramptontransit.com/ Brampton Transit website]
* [http://www.brampton.ca/transit/fares.tml Brampton Transit Fares]
* [http://www.busdrawings.com/Transit/ontario/brampton/index.htm Drawings and photos of Brampton Transit buses]
* [http://www.atu1573.org Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1573]
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