Bus route changes will affect how some Brampton students get to school

Changes to bus routes will have an effect on those returning to classes.

The changes will take place starting Sept. 2, and several routes will be part of the updates.

Here are the changes:

511/511C Züm Steeles

• Weekday, Saturday and Sunday trips to Amazon adjusted to improve service reliability

2 Main

• Weekday schedules adjusted to improve service reliability

3/3A McLaughlin

• Route realignment to service Sandalwood Loop, no longer servicing Heart Lake Terminal
• Weekday AM/PM peek and midday service frequency adjusted to 12 minutes
• Saturday and Sunday service frequency adjusted to 25 minutes all day

4/4C Chinguacousy

• Route 4A Chinguacousy removed
• Introduction of Route 4C Chinguacousy to service Brisdale Drive
• Route realignment to additionally service Brisdale Drive, Wanless Drive and Chinguacousy Road
• Weekday AM/PM peak and midday service frequency adjusted to 10 minutes
• Saturday AM service frequency adjusted to 12 minutes
• Sunday service frequency adjusted to 15 minutes all day

8 Centre

• Saturday and Sunday schedules adjusted to improve service reliability
• Saturday midday service frequency adjusted to 35 minutes

9 Vodden

• Saturday and Sunday schedules adjusted to improve service reliability
• Saturday service frequency adjusted to 50 minutes

12 Grenoble

• Weekday, Saturday and Sunday schedules adjusted to improve service reliability

16 Southgate

• Weekday, Saturday and Sunday schedules adjusted to improve service reliability

17 Howden

• Weekday PM Southbound trip adjusted
  • 2:29 p.m. trip from Trinity Common Terminal will arrive at North Park Secondary School at 2:35 p.m.
• New weekday school extra
  • 2:41 p.m. trip from Trinity Common Terminal will arrive at North Park Secondary School at 2:47 p.m.

20 East Industrial

• New employment extra
  • 10:12 p.m. trip from Bramalea Terminal will arrive at Summerlea Road north of Walker Drive at 10:41 p.m.
  • 10:49 p.m. trip from Bramalea Terminal will arrive at Summerlea Road north of Walker Drive at 11:18 p.m.

23 Sandalwood

• New Eastbound weekday trip at 1:41 p.m. from Mount Pleasant GO

28/28A Wanless (NEW Route Name)

• New: Introduction of Route 28A Wanless to service Remembrance Road
• Route 28 Wanless realignment to additionally service Wanless Drive
• Route realignment to service Heart Lake Terminal via Hurontario Street, Sandalwood Parkway and Conestoga Drive
• Introduction of all-day service on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays
  • Weekday service starts at 5:27 a.m. and ends at 7:42 p.m.
  • Saturday and Sunday service starts at 5:30 a.m. and ends at 7:32 p.m.
• Weekday service frequency adjusted to 20 minutes all day
• Saturday and Sunday service frequency is introduced at 25 minutes all day

29/29A Williams

• Weekday schedules adjusted to improve service reliability
• Weekday AM service frequency adjusted to 14 minutes

31/31A McVean

• Weekday, Saturday and Sunday schedules adjusted to improve service reliability

36 Gardenbrook

• Weekday schedules adjusted to improve service reliability
• Weekday service frequency adjusted to 70 minutes

104 Chinguacousy Express

• Introduction of weekday all-day two-way travel
• Weekday service frequency adjusted to 18 minutes

115 Airport Express

• Weekday, Saturday and Sunday schedules adjusted to improve service reliability

199 UTM Express

• Resumed UTM Express service from Brampton Gateway Terminal to the University of Toronto, Mississauga Campus
  • Southbound service: 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 2:50 p.m., 3:50 p.m. and 4:50 p.m.
  • Northbound service: 8:40 a.m., 9:40 a.m., 10:40 a.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

School Specials

• Routes 200-218 School Specials will resume on September 2