MISSISSAUGA TRANSIT


'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. It only operates buses, but as part of the Greater Toronto Area, is connected to commuter rail with GO Transit, and to the TTC Subway, and is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association.

Contents
History
Terminals
Connections
Services
Regular service
Express services
School service
Fares
Accessible services
Schedule and information
Fleet
See also
External links
References

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.

Terminals


Mississauga Transit Central Terminal, located at Square One Shopping Centre.

The Mississauga Transit Central Terminal is located at Square One Shopping Centre. It is a key bus terminal, serving both Mississauga Transit and GO Transit buses; 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, and serves over 20 fixed routes, including:

★ ''3 Bloor'', Islington Subway via Bloor Street,

★ ''6 Credit Woodlands-Westdale'' (original Burnhamthorpe route)

★ ''7 Airport'', providing service along Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto Pearson International Airport , Airport Road , and Malton,

★ ''8 Cawthra-Indian Road''

★ ''9 Rathburn-Miller's Grove'' (formerly Streetsville)''

★ ''10 Bristol''

★ ''18 Northwest Explorer'' (formerly ''Airport Industrial'')

★ ''19 Hurontario'', north-south key route on Hurontario Street, with connections to Brampton Transit at Steeles Avenue

★ ''19A Hurontario-Britannia'', north-south route on Hurontario Street, to Britannia Road

★ ''20 Rathburn'', Islington (TTC),

★ ''24 University'', service to University of Toronto at Mississauga ''until September 2007'' (see Route 110)

★ ''26 Burhamthorpe'' Islington (TTC) to South Common

★ ''28 Confederation''
Aerial overview of the Mississauga Transit Central Terminal


★ ''34 Credit Valley'' (formerly ''Eglinton West'')

★ ''53 Kennedy''

★ ''61 Mavis'', to Financial & Syntex

★ ''61A Mavis-Twain'', to Twain & McLaughlin

★ ''65 Barondale'' (formerly ''Sandalwood'')

★ ''66 McLaughlin'' to Sheridan College North Campus and Brampton Transit

★ ''67 Cantay'' (formerly ''Orlando Industrial'')

★ ''68 Windsor Hill (formerly Guildwood'')

★ ''110 University'' replaces 24 on Sept 4, 2007.

★ ''206 Burnhamthorpe Express'' peak hour express to Islington (TTC).

★ ''288 Wonderland Express'' seasonal express to Canada's Wonderland
A Mississauga Transit 1997 New Flyer articulated bus at South Common Mall.

Mississauga Transit's other bus terminals/major junctions include:

★ 'Islington Subway Station' is MT's only terminal outside of Mississauga and serves 15 routes:


★ 1/1C Dundas


★ 3 Bloor


★ 11/11A Westwood


★ 17 Timberlea


★ 20 Rathburn


★ 26 Burnhamthorpe


★ 27 Matheson


★ 50 Creekbank


★ 57 Courtneypark


★ 70 Keaton


★ 82/82A Financial


★ 89 Meadowvale-Subway


★ 201 Dundas Express


★ 206 Burnhamthorpe Express


★ 230 Sheridan Express

★ 'Westwood Mall' (Malton) serves (11 routes) with Brampton Transit (3 Routes), and TTC:


★ 7 Airport


★ 11/11A Westwood


★ 12 Rexdale


★ 15/15A/15B Drew


★ 16 Malton Loop


★ 18 Northwest-Explorer


★ 22 Finch


★ 30 Woodbine


★ 42 Derry


★ 59 Airport Infield

★ 'Meadowvale Town Centre' (12 Routes):


★ 9 Rathburn-Miller's Grove


★ 10 Bristol-Britannia


★ 13 Glen Erin


★ 27 Matheson


★ 38 Creditview


★ 39 Britannia


★ 42 Derry


★ 44 Mississauga Road


★ 45/45A Winston Churchill


★ 48 Erin Mills


★ 57 Courtneypark


★ 82A Financial-Meadowvale


★ 89 Meadowvale Subway

★ 'South Common Centre' (10 Routes) with Oakville Transit Route 24:


★ 1C Dundas-Collegeway


★ 13 Glen Erin


★ 26 Burnhamthorpe


★ 31 Folkway-Homelands


★ 36 Colonial


★ 43 Speakman


★ 47 Ridgeway Loop


★ 48 Erin Mills


★ 110 University (Begins September 2007)


★ 201 Dundas Express


★ 206 Burnhanthorpe Express

★ 'Long Branch (GO Station)'(3 Routes) with TTC's Long Branch streetcar loop:


★ 5/5B Dixie


★ 23 Lakeshore

★ 'Port Credit (GO Station)' (5 Routes):


★ 8 Cawthra-Indian Road


★ 19/19A Hurontario


★ 23 Lakeshore


★ 202 Hurontario Express

★ 'Clarkson (GO Station)' (12 Routes) with Oakville Transit:


★ 8 Cawthra-Indian Road


★ 13 Glen Erin


★ 23 Lakeshore


★ 37/37A Clarkson Shuttle


★ 43 Speakman


★ 45/45A Winston Churchill


★ 48 Erin Mills


★ 110 University (starts September 2007)

★ 'Toronto Pearson International Airport' (2 Routes to terminals and 1 to Outfield Cargo Area)


★ 7 Airport


★ 18 Northwest-Explorer


★ 57 Courtneypark

★ 'Dixie Value Outlet Mall' (3 Routes):


★ 4 Sherway Gardens


★ 5/5B Dixie

★ 'Trillium Health Centre' at Queensway West and Hurontario Street (3 Routes):


★ 4 Sherway Gardens


★ 28 Confederation


★ 38 Creditview

★ 'Erin Mills Town Centre' (5 Routes):


★ 13 Glen Erin


★ 34 Credit Valley


★ 48 Erin Mills


★ 49 McDowell

★ 'Humber College' (North Campus) with TTC, York Region Transit, and Brampton Transit:


★ 22 Finch

★ 'Sheridan Centre' (4 Routes):


★ 13 Glen Erin


★ 31 Folkway-Homelands


★ 48 Erin Mills


★ 230 Sheridan Express

★ 'Sheridan College' (Brampton Campus) with Brampton Transit:


★ 66 McLaughlin

★ 'Sherway Gardens' with TTC:


★ 4 Sherway Gardens

★ 'University of Toronto at Mississauga' (3 Routes):


★ 1C Dundas-Collegeway


★ 24 University to September 2007


★ 44 Mississauga Road


★ 110 University after September 4, 2007.

★ 'Woodbine Centre' with TTC:


★ 7 Airport (Sunday only)


★ 12 Rexdale


★ 30 Woodbine

★ 'Meadowvale (GO Station)' (4 Routes):


★ 10 Bristol-Britannia


★ 44 Mississauga Road


★ 60 Meadowvale Shuttle-Crosscurrent


★ 64 Meadowvale Shuttle-Montevideo

★ 'Dundas Street and Erindale Station Road':


★ 1/1C Dundas


★ 4 Sherway Gardens


★ 6 Credit Woodlands-Westdale


★ 24 University to September 2007


★ 44 Mississauga Road


★ 201 Dundas Express.

Connections


The transit system connects with Brampton Transit to the north, Oakville Transit to the west, and the TTC to the east, including the Islington and Kipling subway stations on the Bloor-Danforth line.
In addition, several GO Transit stations are located in Mississauga. Meadowvale and Cooksville GO stations are serviced by shuttle buses (using OBI Orion II) and additional fares (55 cents):
Cooksville (GO Station)

★ Route 62

★ Route 63
Meadowvale (GO Station)

★ Route 60

★ Route 64
A list of GO stations with connections to Mississauga Transit:
On the 'Lakeshore West line';

Long Branch

Port Credit

Clarkson
On the 'Milton line';

Kipling

Dixie

Cooksville

Erindale

Streetsville

Meadowvale

Lisgar (under construction for 2006)
On the 'Georgetown line'

Malton
In 2007 Mississauga received federal funding for its long awaited BRT line, the Mississauga Transitway. This line will be built along side Highway 403, which passes through the City Centre. It will connect to Toronto and Pearson Airport at its terminus point, Renforth Dr. Completion of the BRT route is expected to take place in 2012. GO Transit will also be using the BRT roadway for its BRT plan. Some of the stations to be built along the route include:

★ Renforth

★ Dixie Road

★ Central Parkway

★ City Centre

★ Creditview GO Station

★ Erin Mills

★ Winston Churchill Blvd

Services


Regular service

This is the list of regular service routes, ones that are ''italicized'' indicate they only run during peak hours, and indicates wheelchair-accessible Routes (as of October 2006).

★ 1 Dundas (Vega-Subway)

★ 1C Dundas-Collegeway (South Common-Subway via UTM)

★ 3 Bloor (Square One-Subway)

★ 4 Sherway Gardens (Erindale Station Road-Sherway Gardens)

★ 5 Dixie (Long Branch GO-Cardiff Blvd.)

★ ''5B Dixie-Meyerside (Long Branch GO-Courtney Park)''

★ 6 Credit Woodlands-Westdale (Westdale Mall-Square One)

★ 7 Airport (Square One-Westwood Mall via Pearson International Airport Terminal One)

★ 8 Cawthra - Indian Road (Clarkson GO-Square One via Port Credit GO)

★ 9 Meadowvale (Square One-Meadowvale Town Centre via Erindale GO)

★ 10 Bristol-Britannia (Square One-Derry/Glen Erin)

★ 11 Westwood (Subway-Westwood Mall)

★ 11A Westwood-Dundas (Subway-Westwood Mall)

★ ''12 Rexdale (Westwood Mall-Rexdale/Islington Ave)''

★ 13 Glen Erin (Meadowvale Town Centre-Clarkson GO)

★ 15 Drew (Westwood Mall-Kennedy)

★ ''15A Drew-Brampton'' (Shopper's World-Westwood Mall)

★ 15B Drew-Cardiff (Westwood Mall-Cardiff/Lorimar)

★ 16 Malton Loop (Westwood Mall via Brandon Gate/Darcel)

★ ''17 Timberlea (Kamato/Tomken-Subway)''

★ ''18 Northwest-Explorer (Square One-Westwood Mall via Airport Ind.)''

★ 19 Hurontario (Port Credit GO-Shopper’s World via Square One)

★ 19A Hurontario-Brunel (Port Credit GO-Brunel via Square One)

★ 20 Rathburn (Square One-Subway)

★ 22 Finch (Westwood Mall-Etobicoke Hospital)

★ 23 Lakeshore (Clarkson GO-Long Branch GO via Port Credit GO)

★ 24 University (UTM Campus-Square One) ''until September 2007, to be replaced by 110 University on September 4, 2007''(see below).

★ ''25 Traders Loop (Traders Watline)''

★ 26 Burnhamthorpe (South Common-Subway)

★ ''27 Matheson (Meadowvale-Subway)''

★ 28 Confederation (Mississauga Hospital-Square One)

★ 30 Woodbine (Westwood Mall-Woodbine Centre)

★ 31 Folkway-Homelands (South Common-Sheridan Centre)

★ 34 Credit Valley (Square One-Erin Mills Town Centre via Credit Valley Hospital)

★ ''35 Eglinton (Erin Mills Town Centre-Skymark)''

★ 36 Colonial (South Common-Laird/Vega)

★ ''37 Clarkson Shuttle (Clarkson GO-Meadow Wood/Country Club)

★ 37A Clarkson Shuttle-Royal Windsor (Clarkson GO-Meadow Wood/Country Club)''

★ 38 Creditview (Meadowvale Town Centre-Mississauga Hospital)

★ 39 Britannia (Meadowvale Town Centre-Whittle/Britannia)

★ 42 Derry (Meadowvale Town Centre-Westwood Mall)

★ 43 Speakman (Clarkson GO-South Common)

★ 44 Mississauga Road (Westdale Mall-Meadowvale Town Centre via UTM)

★ 45 Winston Churchill (Clarkson GO-Financial Drive)

★ ''45A Winston Churchill-Financial (Clarkson GO-Royal Bank/Financial)

★ 47 Ridgeway Loop (South Common-Erin Mills West)''

★ 48 Erin Mills (Meadowvale Town Centre-Clarkson GO via Erin Mills TC and South Common)

★ 49 McDowell (Deepwoods Heights-Streetsville GO-Erin Mills Town Centre)

★ ''49A McDowell-Thomas (Streetsville GO)''

★ ''50 Creekbank (Tech/Matheson-Subway)''

★ 51 Tomken (Stanfield/Dundas-Cardiff Blvd)

★ ''51A Tomken-Meyerside (Stanfield/Dundas-Meyerside Ind.)''

★ 53 Kennedy (Square One-Kennedy/Derry)

★ ''57 Courtneypark (Meadowvale-Subway via Airport Infield)''

★ ''59 Airport Infield (Westwood Mall-Airport Infield)''

★ ''60 Meadowvale Shuttle-Crosscurrent (Meadowvale GO Shuttle)''

★ 61 Mavis (Cooksville GO-Royal Bank)

★ ''61A Mavis-Twain (Cooksville GO-Twain)''

★ ''62 Cooksville Shuttle-Webb (Burnhamthorpe/Duke of York-Cooksville GO)''

★ ''63 Cooksville Shuttle-Kaneff (Burnhamthorpe/Kariya Gate-Cooksville GO)''

★ ''64 Meadowvale Shuttle-Montevideo (Meadowvale GO Shuttle)''

★ 65 Barondale (Square One-Bristol/Barondale)

★ 66 McLaughlin (Sheridan College-Square One)

★ 67 Cantay (Cantay-Square One)

★ 68 Windsor Hill (Square One-Heartland)

★ 70 Keaton (Subway-Cantay/Britannia)
Express services

Mississauga Transit presently operates peak-hour express routes.
During the summer of 2005, some changes have been made to the designations, as these were originally numbered in the "80" series;

★ On August 2, 2005, ''Route 202 Hurontario Express'' was launched.

★ Starting September 4 2007, newly introduced Route 76 will replace Route 206 from Square One to Islington Subway Station

★ In September 2005, Routes 81, 86, and 87 were renumbered as ''Route 201 Dundas Express'', ''Route 206 Burnhamthorpe Express'', and ''Route 230 Sheridan Express''.

★ In the Spring of 2006, Route 88, the seasonal ''Wonderland Express'', was renumbered ''288 Wonderland Express'', and provides service to/from the City Centre Transit Centre to Canada's Wonderland.
Each of these routes previously terminated at various points in the west, and all of the "80" routes once went to Islington subway station in the east:

★ ''Route 82 Financial-Argentia'', and
''Route 82A Financial-Meadowvale'' both terminate in Meadowvale in the north-west, runs mostly along Highway 401 and 427.

★ ''Route 89 Meadowvale-Subway'', terminates at Meadowvale Town Centre in the north-west, and runs along a zigzag of roads towards the east, including Winston Churchill Boulevard, Britannia Road, Eglinton Avenue, and Highway 427.

★ ''Route 110 University'', replacing the 24 University route, will serve University of Toronto at Mississauga from Clarkson GO, South Common, and Square One. [1] The route will begin operation as of September 4, 2007.
Previously, Express Routes had also operated along;

★ ''Route 83'' along Bloor Street,

★ ''Route 84'' along The Queensway, and

★ ''Route 85'' along north-south Dixie Road, not serving Islington Station.
After September 6, 2005, the "200 Series" includes:

★ ''Route 201--Dundas Express'', runs mostly along Dundas Street, and terminates at South Common Centre in the west.

★ ''Route 202--Hurontario Express'', began service on August 2, 2005 along Hurontario Street, from Port Credit (GO Station) to Brampton's Shoppers World at Steeles Avenue, by-passing the City Centre Transit Centre, and stopping only at Queensway, Paisley Road, Dundas Street, Central Parkway, Burnhamthorpe Road, Robert Speck Parkway (near Square One), Eglinton Avenue, Matheson Blvd., Britannia Road, Courtney Park Drive, Derry Road, and County Court Drive/Ray Lawson Blvd. in Brampton, to better connect with Brampton Transit.

★ ''Route 206--Burnhamthorpe Express'', runs mostly along Burnhamthrope Road, terminates at South Common Centre in the west, and stops at Square One Shopping Centre in between termini. This route will be discontinued as of September 4, 2007.

★ ''Route 230--Sheridan Express'' (formerly 87) runs from Islington Subway to the Sheridan Business area near Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth Way.

★ ''Route 288--Wonderland Express'', a seasonal service between Square One Transit Terminal and Canada's Wonderland, an amusement park in Vaughan.
School service

Mississauga Transit also has a series of school routes specifically for high schools in Mississauga. These routes are to get the students to school from the surrounding areas before school, and to get students home after school. The school routes are as follows.
301 Philip Pocock-Tomken (''formerly 71'')

302 Philip Pocock-Bloor (''formerly 77'')

303 Father Goetz-Square One (''formerly 72'')

304 Father Goetz-Mississauga Valley (''formerly 73'')

305 Streetsville Secondary-Falconer (''formerly 90'')

306 Streetsville Secondary-Square One (''formerly 91'')

307 St. Aloysius Gonzaga (''formerly 74'')

308 St. Joseph-Eglinton (''formerly 78'')

309 St. Joseph-Square One

310 Clarkson Secondary-Winston Churchill (''formerly 76'')

311 John Cabot-Square One

312 Gordon Graydon-Square One

313 John Cabot/Philip Pocock-Square One

314 Rick Hansen-Donway (''formerly 32'')

315 Rick Hansen-Square One (''formerly 33'')

316 St. Francis Xavier (''formerly 75'')

317 Clarkson-Erindale Secondary

318 Cawthra Secondary-Square One (''formerly 99'')

320 Our Lady of Mount Carmel-Meadowvale TC (''summer school service only'')

321 Port Credit-Hurontario (''summer school service only'')

322 St. Aloysius Gonzaga-Glen Erin (''summer school service only'')

323 Meadowvale-Square One (''summer school service only'')

325 Mississauga-McLaughlin (''summer school service only'')

326 Woodlands-Square One (''summer school service only'')

327 Glenforest-Bloor (''summer school service only'')

328 Glenforest-Burnhamthorpe (''summer school service only'')

Fares


Age group Individual Fare 5 tickets 10 tickets Weekly pass Monthly Pass Yearly Pass
Elementary schoolchildren (Grades 1-8) $2.50 $7.75 $15.50 n/a n/a n/a
Students in secondary
and post-secondary school
$2.50 $10.25 $20.50 $21.50 $90.00 n/a
Adults $2.50 $11.00 $22.00 $23.00 $96.00 n/a
Seniors
(65 years of age and older)
$2.50 $7.75 $15.50 none $31.00 $312.00

Pre-schoolers and the blind (With a CNIB Card) travel for free.
In July 2006, monthly passes was introduced. The passes are eligible for federal tax rebates of 15.25%. In 2007 MT will pilot the test use of a Presto card by 500 select users on the system's GO shuttle routes (60, 62, 63 and 64). The fare card system should be fully implemented by MT in 2009.

Accessible services


Mississauga Transit operates many low floor, wheelchair accessible buses. A separate transit service for the disabled, called Transhelp, is operated by the Peel Regional Municipality.

Schedule and information


Mississauga Transit's paper Ride Schedule ended in 2004 and all schedules from 2005 onward were viewed from their system's website only.
Mississauga Transit provides an up-to-date bus schedule via their CityLink telephone service. MT has released a schedule finder on their website, called Click 'n Ride with information specific to each bus stop in November 2005.

Fleet


MT has a current fleet (September 2007) of 380 buses. The newest 53 buses, D40LFRs from New Flyer Industries, increased the fleet size by 9 after 24/25 1989 and 20/20 1990 buses retired.
'Product list and details (date information from MT)'
' Make/Model '' Description '' Fleet size '' Fleet numbers '' Year acquired '' Year retired '' Notes '
General Motors Diesel Division T6H-5307N diesel bus 1970s 1996-1999 retired
Flyer Industries D800B diesel bus 24 2121-2144 1978 1997 retired
Flyer Industries D900 diesel bus 21 2145-2165 1979 1998 retired
General Motors Diesel Division TA60-102N 60' diesel bus 38 5001-5038 1981-1982 1990s retired; 5015-5026 ex-TTC, 5027-5038 ex-OC Transpo, 5034 preserved in the US
Orion Bus Industries Orion I 01.504 35' diesel bus 4 8401-8404 1984 2001 retired & leased to St. Catherines Transit
Orion Bus Industries Orion I 01.506 diesel bus 11 8405-8415 1984 2003 retired
Orion Bus Industries Orion I 01.508 diesel bus 34 8601-8610, 8801-8824 1986, 1988 2003, 2005 86xx retired in 2003, 88xx retired 2005
Orion Bus Industries Orion V 05.501 40' diesel bus 45 8901-8925, 9001-9020 1989, 1990 2006 all retired, except 8923 (as of August 2007); first buses in Canada to have A/C, 8901 was the first ever production Orion V.
Orion Bus Industries Orion V 05.501 40' diesel bus 52 9101-9140, 9301-9312 1991, 1993
Orion Bus Industries Orion V 05.501 40' diesel bus 10 9201-9210 1992 Diesellized in 1997 from CNG
New Flyer Industries D60HF 60' diesel bus 21 9351-9371 1993 2005 retired
Orion Bus Industries Orion V 05.501 40' diesel bus 35 9701-9735 1997 originally built for the WMATA, but rejected
Orion Bus Industries Orion II 02.502 26' diesel bus 12 9736-9747 1997 9737, 9739, 9740, 9741, 9743 retired; the rest to be retired in 2007
New Flyer Industries D60LF 60' diesel bus45 9751-9785, 0151-0160 1997, 2001 9751-9785 scheduled for retirement in 2007, 0151-0152 equipped with infrared emitters for signal priority
9774 has large front and back fleet numbers
Orion Bus Industries Orion VI 06.501 40' diesel bus 42 9801-9842 1997-1998
Orion Bus Industries Orion VII 07.501 40' diesel bus 14 0101-0114 2001-2002 0101 rebuilt after a fire; 0112 caught fire on Highway 401 in July 2006 and is no longer used by Mississauga Transit
New Flyer Industries D40LF 40' diesel bus 116 0301-0344, 0501-0572 2003, 2005 0301-0328 equipped with infrared emitters for signal priority
New Flyer Industries D40LFR 40' diesel bus 68 0601-0653, 0713-0727 2006, 2007 0713-0727 to arrive in late 2007
ElDorado National EZ Rider II 30' diesel bus 12 0701-0712 2007
New Flyer Industries D60LFR 60' diesel bus 35 0751-0785 2007-2008 Due for arrival in 2007/2008
Ford Taurus supervisor car 2001-2002 white colour car with black lettering

Denotes wheelchair-accessible vehicles.

See also



Presto card

Toronto Transit Commission

Brampton Transit

GO Transit

Oakville Transit

York Region Transit

Viva (bus rapid transit)

External links



Mississauga Transit website

Mississauga Transit Fares

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1572

Drawings of Mississauga Transit buses

and some more by Peter McLaughlin

Mississauga Transit Bus Fares

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

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