501
Typical station stop: Westbound on the north side of Queen Street, just west of Dixie Road
Overview
SystemZüm
OperatorBrampton Transit
VehicleNew Flyer Xcelsior
Route
Communities servedBrampton; Toronto; Vaughan
StartDowntown Brampton Terminal
ViaBramalea Terminal
EndVaughan Metropolitan Centre
or York University
Length24.0 kilometres (14.9 mi)
Stops27
Other routesViva Orange
Service
Frequency7.5 minutes or better
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A 501 Züm Queen bus at the Vivastation at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station

501 Züm Queen is a bus rapid transit route in Brampton, Ontario that is part of the Züm network. The route first began service on September 20, 2010, and currently has two branches running between either the Downtown Brampton Terminal or Bramalea Terminal in the west to eastern termini at either the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre or York University Toronto Transit Commission subway stations in Vaughan or Toronto, respectively.

501, the base route, operates eastward along Queen Street from the Downtown Brampton Terminal, with the 501C branch originating at the Bramalea Terminal. The 501 continues along Highway 7 in Vaughan and terminates at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station, while the C branch follows Highways 427 and 407 from just east of Highway 50 to run express through Vaughan to York University. The C branch provides only limited weekday service.

501 Züm Queen shares routing with York Region Transit's Viva Orange express bus route between Martin Grove and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, and has been fare integrated with it since its creation. Both Brampton Transit and York Region Transit proofs of payment (Presto-marked transfers for riders paying cash) are accepted for the entire length of both bus routes.

Service changes

Formerly, there was a third branch, 501A, which followed the express routing through Vaughan along with 501C but ran the full distance between the Downtown Brampton Terminal and York University. The 501A route (along with the 501C) was cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The 501C was restored on September 6, 2022,[2] and the 501 was cut back to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station.

Stops

501 Queen [3]
Name Opening Date Municipality Connections
Downtown Brampton Terminal September 20, 2010 Brampton

502 561

Centre
Kennedy
Rutherford
West Drive / Laurelcrest
Dixie
Bramalea Terminal[lower-alpha 1] / MiWay
Bramalea
Finchgate/Glenvale
Torbram
Gateway/Chrysler
Airport Road 505
Goreway
McVean
Gore Road
Highway 50[lower-alpha 2] Brampton, Vaughan
Roybridge Gate / Vaughan Valley Vaughan
Highway 27
Martin Grove
Kipling
Islington
Helen/Wigwoss November 24, 2019[4][5]
Pine Valley September 20, 2010
Ansley Grove / Whitmore
Weston
Commerce November 24, 2019[4][5]
Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station December 17, 2017
Smart VMC Bus Terminal[lower-alpha 3] August 31, 2020[6]
York University[lower-alpha 4] September 20, 2010 Toronto

Notes

  1. ↑ C branch originates at Bramalea Terminal
  2. ↑ C branch follow Highways 427 and 407 east of this stop
  3. ↑ Base route terminates at Smart VMC Bus Terminal which is part of the VMC station complex
  4. ↑ C branch continues to York University

See also

References

  1. ↑ "501C York University Service" (PDF). City of Brampton (Brampton Transit). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Schedules and Maps". City of Brampton (Brampton Transit). Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Legend - BRT Network" (PDF). Brampton. Brampton Transit. 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Highway 7 West Factsheet" (PDF). VivaNext. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Highway 7 West Rapidway Now Open From Commerce To Wigwoss/Helen". www.yrt.ca. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Covid-19 Updates - 501 Züm Queen Stop Change at YRT SmartVMC Bus Terminal". www.brampton.ca. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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