You can schedule transit trips using on-demand bus service coming soon north of Brampton

A new on-demand transit service that will connect Brampton and Caledon will let you pre-book trips and give riders an “accessible, efficient and sustainable” travel option, the town’s mayor says.

Set to launch in Caledon this fall, Argo Transit is like a combination ride share app and public transit system, and picks riders up from their door for point-to-point trips or connections to Brampton Transit and GO Transit lines.

The system also allows for pre-booking of trips when Caledon’s $4.5 million pilot project starts, which will last for 15 months with an option to extend for an additional year.

“This pilot reflects our commitment to delivering accessible, efficient and sustainable transit options while embracing new technologies that have the potential to improve service for our residents,” Caledon Mayor Annette Groves said in a release on Wednesday.

Argo is already available in some areas of Brampton as well as Brantford.

The new service was initially going to replace a trio of Brampton Transit routes when the program rolls out – routes 81, 25 and 41 servicing Bolton, Mayfield West and Caledon East. Those bus lines will stay up and running until the end of 2026, the town says.

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In a report, the town said existing fixed-route services on routes 81, 25 and 41 have “limited frequency and coverage, resulting in service gaps, and they do not currently connect communities nor do they serve Caledon East.”

Argo Transit services will operate seven days per week to cover existing service times offered through Brampton Transit, and will “target to reduce median wait times to 20-minutes while ensuring 100 (per cent) trip fulfillment,” the report reads.

Argo rides cost the same as a regular Brampton Transit trip. Fare payments on Argo vehicles can be made with a Presto card, while cash and paper tickets will not be accepted. All other forms of Brampton Transit fares are valid, including transfers.

For more information on Argo or to download the app, visit www.rideargo.com.