Major changes to over a dozen routes will impact service on Brampton Transit
Published April 17, 2024 at 9:53 am
Big changes are coming to over a dozen Brampton Transit lines thanks to feedback from riders on some of the city’s busiest routes.
The city held four town hall meetings this month to share updates to the Brampton Transit annual service plan and hear from residents about their experiences riding Brampton Transit.
Among the service plan highlights is the Chinguacousy Road Züm project which is planned to travel along Steeles Avenue and Sandalwood Parkway with limited stops to reduce travel times and real-time bus information.
But dozens of other changes are coming later this month that are likely to impact a lot of daily commutes.
Here are all the changes coming to Brampton Transit routes starting on April 29:
Big changes are coming to over a dozen Brampton Transit lines thanks to feedback from riders on some of the city’s busiest routes.
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The city held four town hall meetings this month to share updates to the Brampton Transit annual service plan and hear from residents about their experiences riding Brampton Transit.
Among the service plan highlights is the Chinguacousy Road Züm project which is planned to travel along Steeles Avenue and Sandalwood Parkway with limited stops to reduce travel times and real-time bus information.
But dozens of other changes are coming later this month that are likely to impact a lot of daily commutes.
Here are all the changes coming to Brampton Transit routes starting on April 29:
501C Züm Queen
- Weekday AM/PM peak frequency for both eastbound and westbound adjusted to 15 minutes
502 Züm Main
- Saturday day frequency adjusted to 12 minutes
3/3A McLaughlin
- Weekday midday frequency adjusted to 15 minutes
4/4A Chinguacousy
- Additional northbound Weekday evening trips added departing Brampton Gateway Terminal at 8:33 pm and 10:17 pm
- Saturday frequency adjusted to:
- Day: 20 minutes
- Evening: frequency of 15 minutes extended to 7 pm
- Sunday service now starting at 6:00 am
6 James Potter
- Weekday frequency adjusted to:
- AM/PM peak: 27 minutes
- Midday: 30 minutes
- Evening frequency of 45 minutes extended to 12:00 am
- Saturday trip added at 6:45 am departing from Mount Pleasant GO Station
7/7A Kennedy
- Additional southbound trips added for Weekday AM service, departing Heart Lake Terminal at 9:26 am, 9:39 am, 10:17 am
- Additional northbound trips added for Weekday PM service, departing Kennedy & Derry at 1:22 pm, 1:33 pm, 2:18 pm
- Saturday earlier trip added at 4:50 am
- Saturday day frequency adjusted to 15 minutes
9 Vodden
- Weekday evening frequency of 60 minutes extended to 10:00 pm
- Saturday and Sunday day frequency adjusted to 60 minutes
14 Torbram
- Saturday day/evening frequency adjusted to 27 minutes
15 Bramalea
- Saturday day/evening frequency adjusted to 22 minutes
18 Dixie
- Weekday schedules adjusted to improve service reliability
- Saturday early day frequency adjusted to 20 minutes
29 Williams
- Saturday and Sunday service adjusted to start at 6:00 am
- Saturday and Sunday evening service frequency of 35 minutes extended to 12:00 am
30 Airport Road
- Saturday day/evening frequency adjusted to 23 minutes
40 Central Industrial
- BT on Demand service operated by Brampton Transit buses and Ooperators to replace route 40 Central Industrial
- Monday to Friday service between 6:00am to 6:00pm, excluding holidays. Learn more at brampton.ca/BTOnDemand
NEW 41 Bolton
- Service launch on Wednesday May 1, 2024 – The existing Bolton route operated by the Town of Caledon will now be operated by Brampton Transit
- Brampton Transit route 41 Bolton will operate on Weekdays only along Highway 50 between Queen Street/ Highway 7 in Brampton to Columbia Way/ Bolton Heights in Caledon. The route will also service the employment lands along Coleraine Drive
- AM/PM peak service only, with frequency of 110 minutes
50 Gore Road
- Route realigned in the south end via Westmore Drive and Carrier Drive to service the Sikh Spiritual Centre Toronto
- No change to 50A routing
60 Mississauga Road
- Weekday evening service frequency of 35 minutes extended to 10:30 pm
- BT on Demand – Replacing route 40 Central Industrial,
- Operated by Brampton Transit buses and operators
- Monday to Friday service between 6:00 am to 6:00 pm, excluding holidays
With a population of more than 656,000, the city says Brampton only receives $5,030 per capita for transit project funding – a number Mayor Patrick Brown has said is too low when looking at other cities like Toronto ($14,240) or Hamilton ($5,970).
Even more public transportation options will be coming to Brampton now that the province is moving ahead with the Hazel McCallion LRT line and an expansion into downtown. The province says the Hazel McCallion line extensions have been marked as “priority transit projects.”
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