501 Züm Queen

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 three 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 Züm Queen bus at the Vivastation at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station
Not to be confused with 501 Queen.
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 (temporarily suspended due to COVID-19)
Stops27
Service
Frequency7.5 minutes or better
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Route 501 and 501A branches operates eastward along Queen Street from the Downtown Brampton Terminal, with the 501C branch originating at the Bramalea Terminal. The base route continues along Highway 7 in Vaughan and terminates at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station. The A and C branches provide standard service on Queen Street before travelling express through Vaughan to York University via Highway 407.

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. As of September 4, 2018, only the A and C branches of 501 Züm Queen service York University station. However as of March 2020, this service has been temporarily suspended due to lower ridership amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Stops
501 Queen [2]
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[3][4]
Pine Valley September 20, 2010
Ansley Grove / Whitmore
Weston
Commerce November 24, 2019[5][4]
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 (temporarily suspended until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
  2. A and C branches follow Highways 427 and 407 east of this stop (temporarily suspended until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
  3. Base route terminates at Smart VMC Bus Terminal
  4. A and C branches continue to York University (temporarily suspended until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

See also

References
  2. http://www.brampton.ca/EN/residents/transit/zum/Documents/PhaseII_Zum_PublicMap_February2014_P1.pdf
  3. "Highway 7 West Factsheet" (PDF). VivaNext. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  4. "Highway 7 West Rapidway Now Open From Commerce To Wigwoss/Helen". www.yrt.ca. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. "Highway 7 West Factsheet" (PDF). VivaNext. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001235300/https://www.brampton.ca/EN/residents/transit/service-alerts/Pages/Transit-Updates.aspx#497
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