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46-675: Before the construction of the Kipling Bus Terminal, MiWay buses connected with the Line 2 Bloor–Danforth subway connection at Islington station . After opening, all MiWay bus routes where adjusted to service the terminal, with the exception of route 26 Burnhamthorpe. In December 2007, a draft memorandum of understanding was created between the City of Toronto , the Toronto Transit Commission , GO Transit , and Mississauga Transit for

92-454: A Presto , credit, or debit card within a two-hour window (or within a three-hour if GO Transit is used). The regional terminal was kept outside of TTC's Kipling station fare-paid area as free or discounted card transfers need to be recorded for the province to reimburse local transit agencies, as well as for enforcing payment of double fares for customers ineligible to receive free or discounted transfers with other transit agencies. The terminal

138-836: A bus prior to being pinned by a bus and fatally injured. For more information on the transitway, see the Bus rapid transit section. All MiWay routes are wheelchair-accessible. All MiWay routes are wheelchair-accessible. All MiWay routes are wheelchair-accessible. Currently being repainted into MiLocal Livery MiLocal livery Miway has plans to introduce express service on Eglinton Avenue, and additional possible service on Mavis Road and McLaughlin Road, which are all facing sharp increases in ridership. There have also been proposals to reinstate suspended express routes on Derry Road and Dixie Road, and to Pearson Airport. There are also plans to replace service on Churchill Meadows Boulevard and Lisgar Drive with

184-556: A new GTA-wide fare integration policy between the TTC and all other GTA transit services. However, the double fare still applies for cash payments. Since August 11, 2022, customers also have the option to pay the equivalent of the Brampton Transit adult cash fare by contactless credit card or mobile wallet by tapping it on a Presto fare reader. Similar to the Presto card, the 2-hour transfer

230-491: A new route. Mississauga will be served by a 19 km light rail transit (LRT) route on Hurontario Street , running north from Port Credit GO Station and extending beyond the city limits into Brampton to terminate at Steeles Avenue . The line will link Port Credit, the City Centre , and the south end of Brampton in response to increasing congestion and anticipated high growth in the corridor. Construction began in 2020, and

276-453: A red light from behind. The operator of the bus was immediately placed on leave following the incident, and was charged with dangerous operation causing death in October 2023. On September 17th 2022, a maintenance worker was critically injured at the E.J. Dowling Transit Facility. The worker was taken to Credit Valley Hospital but did not survive. The worker had been performing maintenance on

322-545: A similar arrangement. The Mississauga Transitway is a mostly grade-separated twelve-stop bus rapid transit (BRT) line running across Mississauga East-West alongside or on Highway 403 and Eglinton Avenue , passing through the City Centre. MiExpress services as well as GO Transit regional bus services utilise the transitway. The line also connects to buses to Pearson Airport at Renforth station . MiWay operates low-floor, wheelchair-accessible buses. The last high-floor bus

368-1233: Is Brampton's bus rapid transit system. In order of each route initially opening, its first corridor, 501 Zum Queen was launched on September 20, 2010, and runs along Queen Street from Downtown Brampton to York University via Bramalea Terminal . It later branched out to add frequency to the route, with the 501A going along Highway 407 and the 501C beginning at Bramalea Terminal rather than Downtown Brampton, to York University (both branches were discontinued in 2024). 502 Züm Main opened in 2011 and runs North & South along Main/Hurontario Street from Sandalwood Loop to Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal (Square One). 511 Züm Steeles opened in 2012 and goes east to west along Steeles Avenue, from Lisgar GO Station in Meadowvale, Mississauga, to Humber College Bus Terminal in Toronto via Sheridan College and Brampton Gateway Terminal. 561 Zum Queen West opened in 2016 and operates service from Downtown Brampton to Mount Pleasant GO Station via Queen Street and Mississauga Road. 505 Züm Bovaird opened in 2014 and went east to west along Bovaird Drive from Mount Pleasant GO Station to

414-472: Is a major thoroughfare across the south end of the city. Route 11 Steeles formerly ran from west of Brampton Gateway at Hurontario Street , and eastward into Toronto to Humber College Bus Terminal at Humber College 's North Campus. There is a transfer at the college with Route 50/50A Gore Road, that serves developments in The Gore Road area near the former Highway 50 and Albion Road . In September 2007,

460-521: Is an interregional agency that provides higher-order transit links Brampton to Toronto and other cities in the Golden Horseshoe . Fares are as of May 10, 2023. The cash fare is $ 4.50. Customers paying their bus fares with cash (and in some cases, special purpose paper tickets) may request a paper transfer from the bus driver; for customers using Presto cards , the transfer is applied automatically from initial tap on. Both are valid for two hours from

506-509: Is an on-street route that is tentatively proposed to run along the Dundas Street corridor between Kipling Subway Station in Toronto and Ridgeway Drive in west Mississauga and continue west to Waterdown via Oakville and Burlington . --contains a roster of buses used to 1999. Brampton Transit Brampton Transit (BT) is a public transport bus operator for the City of Brampton in

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552-508: Is applied automatically onto a customer's contactless credit or debit card or mobile wallet after the initial fare is paid. Preschoolers , blind people and senior residents – who resides in the City of Brampton for those ages 65 and older so long as they carry a valid Brampton Transit Identification Card and a Presto card with a free annual pass loaded on it – can travel fare free on Brampton Transit. War veterans also travel for free by Veteran Transit Pass Program. The new terminal, located on

598-409: Is located at the south end of Subway Crescent, southeast of both Kipling station and the intersection of Dundas Street and Kipling Avenue . It consists of 16 bays, with 4 being used by GO Transit and the remaining 12 by MiWay. It is connected to Kipling GO Station through an elevated pedestrian bridge to the south and to Kipling station via an underground tunnel to the northeast. These connections form

644-559: Is the municipal public transport agency serving Mississauga , Ontario , Canada , and is responsible to the city's Transportation and Works Department. MiWay services consist of two types of bus routes: MiLocal, local buses that make frequent stops, and MiExpress, express buses between major destinations. MiWay is the primary operator along the Mississauga Transitway , a dedicated east–west bus-only roadway. MiWay's routes connect with GO Transit along with Brampton Transit to

690-472: Is the same as for regular MiWay buses: via a Presto card , contactless credit or debit card, or cash. As a result of the provincial One Fare program, transfers between the two systems are now free, and a second fare is no longer charged for passengers riding to or from Toronto provided that the customer uses Presto, credit or debit card within two hours of paying the initial fare. From 2002 to 2010, another route 32B Eglinton West, operated to Explorer Drive in

736-709: The 501 Züm Queen in Vaughan running alongside Viva Orange from Highway 50 east to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station , 502 Züm Main running alongside 103 Hurontario Express from Highway 407 south to Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal (next to Square One Shopping Centre ) and 505 Züm Bovaird (both into Mississauga) running alongside MiWay and TTC routes to Toronto Pearson Viscount Station or into Toronto. Most major north-south conventional routes connect to MiWay, primarily beginning or ending their route at or near Derry Road in Mississauga. As with some routes on

782-697: The GTHA As of April 1, 2024, MiWay's cash fare is $ 4.25 for riders aged 13 to 64 and $ 1.00 for riders aged 65 and older with valid senior photo identification. Customers can also pay their MiWay bus fare by contactless credit or debit card and the current adult cash fare price is deducted. Presto cards have been accepted throughout the entire MiWay system since May 30, 2011. Since July 29, 2019, riders can also use their Presto cards to pay both their MiWay and Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) fares on TTC-operated bus routes 52B and 52D. Credit and debit cards including those loaded on mobile wallets are accepted on

828-627: The Regional Municipality of Peel , and within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Ontario , Canada. Brampton Transit began operations in 1974. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 49,200,800, or about 226,500 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024. Züm , a series of bus rapid transit routes running along various major roads within Brampton, was introduced in 2010. All Züm routes (with

874-597: The Kipling Transit Hub, a Metrolinx mobility hub which aims to provide a seamless connection between the three facilities. All MiWay routes are wheelchair accessible and the following serve the terminal: Despite being a Metrolinx facility, the terminal is only served by one GO Transit bus route: [REDACTED] Media related to Kipling Bus Terminal at Wikimedia Commons MiWay MiWay ( mai- WEI ; stylized MiWay ), also known as Mississauga Transit and originally as Mississauga Transit Systems ,

920-723: The Mississauga Transitway). In addition to the Hurontario LRT, Toronto's Line 5 Eglinton is being extended to meet the Mississauga Transitway's Renforth station, bringing the Toronto Subway into Mississauga. It is expected to be completed by 2030 or 2031. A later phase is planned extend the line further to Pearson Airport and a future Airport transit hub. An additional BRT Line is proposed to be built along Dundas Street . The Dundas Street bus rapid transit line

966-463: The Presto card in Mississauga, MiWay has issued more than 9,000 cards; as of 2012, they were being used for more than 2.4   million trips within the system. MiWay offers two programs exclusively for Presto cardholders: MiWay also offers discounted adult transit passes to employees of the members of Smart Commute Mississauga and Smart Commute Pearson Airport Area. Transit passes are automatically paid by payroll deduction. Operations are funded by

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1012-449: The Presto reader as of August 11, 2022. A fare of $ 4.25 is deducted (regardless of age). Children ages 0 to 12 can ride all MiWay bus routes fare-free by travelling with an accompanying fare-paying customer (as is with GO Transit and the TTC). Children travelling alone, even though they can ride fare-free, must tap in with their "child" Presto card when boarding. Cash-paying customers can ask

1058-706: The Queen Loop at Goreway and Queen. A north-to-south extension along Airport Road to Malton GO station was opened in 2018, realigning the route while no longer servicing the Queen Loop. A branch of this route, 505A, opening in 2022, runs from Trinity Common Terminal to Viscount Station on the Pearson Airport Terminal Link Train. A proposed Zum Route along Chinguacousy Road will connect the Cassie Campbell Community Centre at Sandalwood Parkway, to Bramalea GO Station via Steeles Ave. It

1104-458: The Züm network, a few conventional routes also overlap further south into Mississauga providing additional or integrated service alongside MiWay from the same street coming from Brampton. Examples include the 7/7A Kennedy looping via Courtneypark Drive, 30 Airport Rd and 14 Torbram terminating at Westwood Square, and 18 Dixie looping via Courtneypark Drive, Tomken Road, and Meyerside Drive. Steeles Avenue

1150-442: The bus driver for a printed paper transfer after depositing a cash fare into the fare box. For customers paying a single-ride fare by Presto card or credit or debit card, an electronic transfer is automatically stored on their card after their initial tap-on. Transfers are valid for two hours in any direction, including transfers to and from Brampton Transit , Oakville Transit , Milton Transit , York Regional Transit services from

1196-525: The city's municipal government, which allocates tax revenues to the transit operator. In 2022, the city allocated almost $ 90 million for Miway's budget. MiWay's bus drivers, garage maintenance, and service workers are represented by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1572 Mississauga Transit Enforcement Officers are members of the City's Corporate Security Team. They are designated as Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and are responsible for: Officers can be identified by their dark coloured uniforms that bare

1242-447: The community of Bolton in the otherwise rural municipality. Brampton Transit carries riders to and from the three Kitchener line commuter rail stations operated by GO Transit in the city; Bramalea , Brampton , and Mount Pleasant , where connections to GO buses can be made. GO buses also make an on-street connections at Brampton Gateway Terminal , and serves shopping centres such as Bramalea City Centre and Trinity Common. GO

1288-406: The construction of a new regional terminal at Kipling station. The memorandum was never signed, but the concept of a regional bus terminal at Kipling station remained. In May 2016, a new memorandum of understanding was signed for the construction of the terminal on top of an existing commuter parking lot. On November 30, 2016, a request for qualifications was issued by Infrastructure Ontario for

1334-469: The construction of the terminal. This was followed by a request for proposal on April 3, 2017; on March 22, 2018, EllisDon Infrastructure Transit was awarded the CA$ 73 million contract to design, build, and finance the terminal. Construction lasted from April 13, 2018, to December 29, 2020. On January 4, 2021, service began at the terminal when all MiWay bus routes serving Islington station where adjusted to serve

1380-465: The crest of a Mississauga Municipal Law Enforcement Officer. Their fleet consists of Ford Escape Hybrids with the MiWay corporate logo and "Transit Enforcement" written on all sides. On June 8th 2023, a MiWay bus was involved in an multi-vehicle collision that killed one person and injured 8 others. The crash occurred at Derry Rd and Rexwood. Video evidence showed the bus running into a lane of cars waiting at

1426-458: The entire system to become fully accessible. Beginning in 2016, the City of Mississauga's logo was updated, and most buses (needing to go in for repairs), had the new logo applied over the old one, and all buses ordered from 2016 onwards had the new city logo. On April 29, 2019, 24-hour service was introduced on four bus routes. In October 2023, MiWay began phasing out the blue MiExpress buses in their fleet by repainting existing vehicles to

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1472-504: The exception of one) continue into neighbouring municipalities, namely Mississauga , Vaughan , and Toronto ( Humber College Bus Terminal ). Brampton Transit is connected with Mississauga's MiWay to the south, Milton Transit to the west, Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) to the southeast and York Region Transit (YRT) to the east. The Züm network directly connects to these neighbouring transit agencies, in some cases overlapping with their routes for considerable distances. This includes

1518-551: The industrial area around Dixie Rd/Advance Blvd, previously served by the former route 40. to UPS Caledon limited service only via Bramalea Terminal via Gore Meadows Community Centre Suspended BT has an active fleet of 375+ buses including: Retired models include: Brampton Transit Transit Enforcement Officers patrol in white hybrid vehicles ( Ford Fusion , Toyota Camry ) with red and blue stripes. Brampton Transit operate depots in Clark and Sandalwood. Züm

1564-540: The line is projected to enter service in the fourth quarter of 2024. It will replace MiExpress route 103 Hurontario Express. The LRT will not be operated by MiWay, and instead will be operated by Mobilinx, the contractor selected by Metrolinx to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain ( DBFOM ) the system. The LRT will connect to two GO Transit rail lines ( Milton line at Cooksville GO Station and Lakeshore West line at Port Credit GO Station), and other rapid transit lines including Züm Steeles , Züm Main , and

1610-492: The new branding. Older buses using the old logo would continue to be used until they are decommissioned. Service levels did not change with the rebranding. The reason for the company's new name is twofold: "Mi" could be interpreted as standing for Mississauga, and it is also a homophone for "My", suggesting possession. By December 1, 2011, MiWay's bus fleet was fully low-floor and accessible. As of October 22, 2012, bus stop pads have been put at all MiWay bus stops. This allowed

1656-514: The north, Oakville Transit to the southwest, Milton Transit to the northwest, Toronto Transit Commission to the east and York Region Transit to the northeast. MiWay is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association . In 2022, MiWay's annual ridership was 35.7   million passengers. Public transit in Mississauga was first operated by Charterways Limited as Mississauga Transit Systems with four buses in 1969. It

1702-613: The northwest corner of Steeles Avenue and Main Street, opened on 26 November 2012. replacing the Shoppers World Terminal Downtown Terminal consists of two platform areas. The first being the terminal itself just off of Main and Nelson which services routes such as: The second portion is the two Züm stops on opposite sides of Main street. These stops service routes: For GO bus and trains servicing Downtown Brampton Terminal, see Brampton GO Station This terminal

1748-775: The route. This led to a resident blockade in an incident known as "the Battle of the Buses". During the political dispute between Toronto and Mississauga city councils, the TTC commissioners responded by blocking Mississauga Transit buses from using Islington station's transit terminal from 1998 to 2001 when a compromise was reached. Mississauga Transit was rebranded MiWay on October 4, 2010. New MiWay-branded hybrid buses entered service, with orange MiLocal buses on local routes and blue MiExpress buses on express routes. Advertisements were placed on buses and shelters in September 2010 to introduce users to

1794-435: The standard MiWay orange livery and painting newly purchased hybrid-electric buses orange. MiWay operates over 50 fixed-route bus routes. Services are divided into three categories, Milocal, MiExpress, and high school routes. All buses are wheelchair-accessible. One Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) route, 52B/52D Lawrence West, is operated by the TTC contracted on behalf of the City of Mississauga. The fare payment method

1840-498: The terminal instead, with the exception of route 26 Burnhamthorpe. GO Transit did not serve the terminal until September 2021, when GO Transit bus route 29, which operated between Mississauga and Guelph , was extended to the terminal. On February 26, 2024, the One Fare program , a GTHA-wide fare integration program, was implemented. The program allows free or discounted transfers between TTC, GO Transit and MiWay for riders paying with

1886-476: The time of first boarding, which allows customers to transfer freely between Brampton Transit buses in any direction, as well as transferring to neighbouring Milton Transit , MiWay , and York Region Transit services. On February 26, 2024, free transfers between Brampton Transit and the TTC (separate fares were charged prior to that date) have also been available for riders paying with Presto, credit, or debit cards under

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1932-474: The time of issue. Additionally customers who pay their fares by Presto, credit or debit card can also transfer between MiWay and Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) services for free within 2 hours of paying the initial fare. However this does not apply to paper transfers. In 2007, MiWay was the first test site for the new Presto card; Presto was adopted across the entire MiWay system in May 2011. Since launching

1978-512: The western part of the route was cut back to Brampton Gateway and replaced with Route 51 Hereford. It connects with Miway at Mississauga Road and Meadowvale Boulevard. The 511 Züm Steeles route serves the entire length of Steeles through the city, from Humber College Bus Terminal to Lisgar GO station in Mississauga. It is the only Brampton Transit route to have both its endpoints outside Brampton. Four routes run north into Caledon to provide service to urbanized areas bordering Brampton as well as

2024-463: 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; In the late 1990s, a growing number of Mississauga Transit buses using Burnhamthorpe Road in Toronto to reach Islington subway station were causing congestion while not serving local Toronto residents along

2070-403: Was replaced by Brampton Gateway Terminal , located on the northwest corner of Steeles Avenue and Main Street, on 26 November 2012. The facility stands empty; it is to be demolished and the area to be used by Shoppers World Brampton as an additional parking lot. All Brampton Transit and Züm routes are wheelchair-accessible ( [REDACTED] ). There is also an on-demand bus service operating in

2116-477: Was retired on December 1, 2011. A separate transit service for the disabled called Transhelp is operated by the Peel Regional Municipality . Mississauga Transit's paper "Ride Schedules" were discontinued in 2004. From 2005 onward, all timetables were only available from the system's website. Schedules and trip planning are available via Triplinx, a Metrolinx -provided tool for transit services in

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