Brampton Transit
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| Area Served | Brampton, ON |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Fleet Size | 219 |
| Number Of Routes | 47 |
| 2008 Ridership | 12,324,717 |
Brampton Transit provides transit service to the city of Brampton, Ontario, Canada, a rapidly growing suburb of Toronto. Brampton Transit offers services that cover the whole of Brampton, and offers connections to other parts of the Greater Toronto Area through GO Transit's Georgetown corridor rail and bus service, as well as Mississauga Transit (Mississauga), York Region Transit (York Region) and the TTC (Toronto).
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History
Starting out as a Dial-a-bus service until the mid 1970's amalgamation of various smaller agencies, Brampton Transit is currently expanding to meet the needs of the city, including: bumping up frequencies, purchasing new buses to replace old ones, and introducing new routes to existing and developing areas of the city. Recent developments include the online route planning system eRide, equipping its fleet with bike rack for the Bike & Ride program, and planned future Bus Rapid Transit service known as Züm.
Züm
Main article: Züm
In the summer of 2009, the City of Brampton finally unveiled its new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service brand, "Züm" (pronounced Zoom). Previously known as AcceleRide, Züm is planned for Fall 2010 implementation, and will eventually grow to a network of BRT lines along key corridors throughout the City. Züm will be operated by a fleet of specially painted New Flyer Xcelsior BRT buses.
Fares
As of February 2009
| Age group | Cash | 5 tickets | 10 tickets | Weekly pass | Monthly Pass |
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| Students (Grades 1-12) | $3.00 | $11.75 | $23.50 | $24.50 | $96.00 |
| Adults & Post-secondary Students | $3.00 | $12.50 | $25.00 | $26.00 | $102.00 |
| Seniors (65+) | $3.00 | $7.50 | $15.00 | $12.00 | $47.00 |
- Children (5 and under with fare paying passenger) - Free
- Visually Impaired (With CNIB Card) - Free
Brampton Transit website fares section
Terminals
The main transit terminals or hubs in Brampton that Brampton Transit services are:
- Bramalea Transit Centre (Bramalea City Centre)
- Downtown Transit Centre (Downtown Brampton)
- Heart Lake Terminal (Heart Lake Town Centre plaza)
- Shoppers World Transit Terminal (Shoppers World Mall)
- Trinity Common Termial (Trinity Common Mall)
Brampton Transit also runs services to the three GO Transit Georgetown Line stations in Brampton:
- Bramalea GO Station
- Brampton GO Station (via nearby Downtown Transit Centre)
- Mount Pleasant GO Station
In addition, some routes travel outside of Brampton to connect with other transit agencies at foreign transit terminals:
- Finch Regional Transit Terminal (Toronto, with GO, YRT and TTC connections)
- Humber College North Campus (Etobicoke, with GO, MT, and TTC connections)
- Pearson Airport Terminal 1 (Mississauga, with GO, MT, and TTC connections)
- Promenade Terminal (Toronto, with YRT and TTC connections)
- Westwood Mall Terminal (Mississauga, with MT connections)
- York University Commons bus loop (Toronto, with GO, TTC and YRT connections))
Brampton Transit website list of terminals
Routes
| 1 | Queen | 2 | Main | 3 | McLaughlin | 4 | Chinguacousy | 5 | Bovaird | 7 | Kennedy |
| 8 | Centre | 9 | Vodden | 10 | South Industrial | 11 | Steeles | 12 | Grenoble | 13 | Avondale |
| 14 | Torbram | 15 | Bramalea | 16 | Southgate | 17 | Howden | 18 | Dixie | 19 | Fernforest |
| 20 | East Industrial | 21 | Heart Lake | 22 | Springdale | 23 | Sandalwood | 24 | Van Kirk Industrial | 25 | Edenbrook |
| 26 | Fletcher's Meadow | 29 | Williams | 30 | Airport | 31 | McVean | 40 | Central Industrial | 50 | Gore Road |
| 51 | Steeles West | 52 | McMurchy | 53 | James Potter | 66 | Canada's Wonderland | 77 | Highway 7 | 92 | GO Shuttle B |
| 101 | Airport Express |
Garages
Brampton Transit has two garage locations used for both administrative purposes and the servicing and dispatch of its fleet of buses:
- Clark Garage, 185 Clark Boulevard (opened 1980)
- Sandalwood Garage, 130 Sandalwood Pkwy West (opened Fall 2008)
Fleet
Note: Allocations subject to change with fleet availability and without notice.
Prior to 2002, the numbering series was based on year built and number in the fleet (8280 being built in 1982 and bus 80 of the fleet), subject to resetting every 100 buses. With larger orders coming and beginning with the 2002 D40LF's, the numbering system was changed to year built and bus number in the specific order (0201 being built in 2002 and the first bus of the order for that year).
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Stored
Note: Allocations subject to change with fleet availability and without notice.
| Fleet mumber range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Destination sign | Garage allocation | Notes |
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| 8500 | 
| 1985 | Leyland | Olympian | Cummins L10 | Leyland Hydracycle | Luminator Matrix | Clark |
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Retired
| Fleet number range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Destination sign | Notes |
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| 5736-5744 | 1957 | GMC | TDH-4512 Old Look | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison VH-series | Rollsign |
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| 6682-6685 | 1966 | GMDD | TDH-5303 New Look | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison VH-series | Rollsign | Ex-TTC 3900 series acquired in 1985 | |
| 7110-7113 | 1971 | GMDD | T6H-5305 New Look | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison VH-9 | Rollsign | Ex-Mississauga Transit 2000 series acquired in 1989 | |
| 7410-7413 | 1974 | Rek-Vee | Club Car | Ex-Bramalea Bus 7410, 7411, 7412 and 7413 | ||||
| 7518-7520 | 1973-1974 | Rek-Vee | Club Car | Ex-GO Transit 1218, 1222 and 1224, acquired 1975 and 1976 | ||||
| 7522-7535 | 1975 | GMDD | T6H-4523N New Look | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison VH-9 | Rollsign | First new Brampton Transit bus order | |
| 7745-7753 | 1977 | GMDD | T6H-4523N New Look | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison V730 | Rollsign | ||
| 7854-7858 | 1978 | Flyer | D800B | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison V730 | Rollsign | ||
| 7959-7966 | 1979 | GMDD | T6H-4523N | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison V730 | Rollsign | ||
| 8067-8069 | 
| 1980 | GMDD | T6H-5307N New Look | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison V730 | Rollsign | First 40 foot bus order |
| 8170-8174 | 1981 | OBI | Orion 01.501 | Detroit Diesel 6V53T | Allison MT-643 | Rollsign | ||
| 8275-8281 | 
| 1982 | GMDD | T6H-5307N New Look | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison V730 | Rollsign | |
| 8273-8274, 8289 | 
| 1982 | GMDD | T8H-5307A New Look | Detroit Diesel 8V71N | Allison V730 | 8273-8274: Rollsign
8289: Balios Orange LED |
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| 8575, 8690-91 | 
| 1985 | GMDD | T8H-5307A New Look | Detroit Diesel 6V92T | Allison V730 | 8575: Rollsign
8690-8691: Balios Orange LED |
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| 8686-8687 | 
| 1986 | OBI | Orion I 01.508 | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison HT-747 | Rollsign |
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| 8788-8793 | 
| 1987 | MCI | Classic | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison V731 | Rollsign |
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| 8894-8898 | 
| 1988 | OBI | Orion I 01.508 | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Voith D863.3 | Rollsign | 8894, 8896, 8898, 8899 refurbished |
| 8901-8909 | 
| 1989 | OBI | Orion I 01.508 | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Voith D863.3 | Luminator MAX |
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| 9017-9021, 9024-9025, 9027 | 
| 1990 | OBI | Orion I 01.508 | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Voith D863.3 | 9018, 9021, 9024, 9027: Luminator MAX |
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| 9176-9180 | 
| 1991 | NFI | D40S | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Voith D864.3 | 9176, 9177-9180: Dual GO-style rollsigns
9177: Luminator Matrix:MAX front only |
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Contacts
Headquarters/Clark Garage
- Address: 185 Clark Boulevard
- email: transit@brampton.ca
- Phone: Info: (905) 874-2999 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (905) 874-2999 end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (905) 874-2999 end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (905) 874-2999 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, Administration: (905) 874-2750
Sandalwood Garage
- Address: 130 Sandalwood Parkway West
External links
- Brampton Transit
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1573
- "An Olympian Transit System", A Short Review of Brampton Transit (by Paul A. Bateson)
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