Brampton Gateway Terminal

Brampton Gateway Terminal
General information
Location	501 Main Street South, Brampton, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°39′57″N 79°44′01″W
Owned by	City of Brampton
Bus stands	17
Bus operators	Brampton Transit & Züm MiWay
Construction
Structure type	Terminal building with an enclosed waiting area
Bicycle facilities	Rack and shelter
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 26, 2012 (2012-11-26)
Future services
Preceding station Metrolinx Following station Terminus Hurontario LRT County Court toward Port Credit

Brampton Gateway Terminal is a Brampton Transit bus station serving the south-central and western areas of Brampton, Ontario. It is located on the north-west corner of Steeles Avenue and Main Street adjoining the Shoppers World Brampton shopping centre. The terminal opened on November 26, 2012 to replace the Shoppers World Terminal on the south-west side of the shopping centre.

History

In 2009, the manager of Land Use Policy recommended that, with the addition of Acceleride (later Züm) and a proposed Hurontario–Main LRT, there was a "demonstrated need" to move the terminal to the corner of Hurontario and Steeles. Such a move would allow less diversion time from the route to the station, and for a larger station.^[1]

As a stop on the potential LRT, the terminal is considered part of the Hurontario Higher Order Transit corridor.^[2] Expropriations were made to allow for the terminal to be moved;^[3] this stands in contrast to the previous location which was leased from Shoppers World Brampton.^[4] As of spring 2010, the terminal redesign and relocation was scheduled to coincide with the Zum Main Street launch in fall 2011;^[5] it was listed as a 2011 service initiative in the agency's 2011 Current and Capital Budget.^[6]

A contract for the construction of the new terminal, its amenities, plus road and intersection improvements was awarded to Graham Construction and Engineering. The lowest tender, the contract was worth $10,190,340.^[7] Earlier estimates presumed an $8.3 million cost. A City report placed the "higher actual costs" on a limited construction time-line and tendering the contract during the summer.^[8]

The bus station will be the northern terminus of the Hurontario LRT which extends south to Port Credit GO Station in Mississauga.^[9] The light rail line is scheduled for completion in 2024.^[10]

Routes

This terminal has 15 bus bays with several of them being on the streets.^[11]

Legend
2	Regular service
103	Miway
104	Express service
502	Züm

Route		Direction	Destination	Destination	Bay
2	Main	NB	Downtown Brampton Terminal	Heart Lake Terminal	9
		SB	Hurontario and 407 GO Park and Ride		13
3	McLaughlin	NB	Heart Lake Terminal		6
3A			Flower City Community Campus	Heart Lake Terminal
4/4A	Chinguacousy	NB	Sheridan College	Mount Pleasant GO Station	3
8	Centre	EB	Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness	Bramalea Terminal	12
11	Steeles	WB	Sheridan College	Lisgar GO Station	1
		EB	Bramalea GO Station	Humber College	7
11A
51	Hereford	WB	Sheridan College	Hereford Street	1
52	McMurchy	NB	Downtown Brampton Terminal		11
53	Ray Lawson	WB	Sheridan College	James Potter Road	2
54	County Court	CW	County Court Boulevard	Sheridan College	12
56	Kingknoll	CCW	Sheridan College	Ray Lawson Boulevard	2
57	Charolais	NB	Flower City Community Campus	Major William Sharpe Drive	5
103	Hurontario Express	SB	Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal	Trillium Health Centre	15
104	Chinguacousy Express	NB	Sheridan College	Mount Pleasant GO Station	3
199	UTM Express	SB	University of Toronto at Mississauga		12
502	Züm Main	NB	Downtown Brampton Terminal	Sandalwood Loop	10
		SB	Highway 407 Go Park & Ride	Mississauga City Centre Terminal	14
511	Züm Steeles	EB	Bramalea GO Station	Humber College	8
511A
511C
511		WB	Sheridan College	Lisgar GO Station	1
511C			Sheridan College

References

1. Waters, David, ed. (March 16, 2009). "Recommendation Report: Proposed Interim Control By-Law, Hurontario Corridor/Main Street Study Wards 1, 3, 4, 5" (PDF). City of Brampton. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2019.
2. Zbogar, Henrik, ed. (December 23, 2010). "Status Report: Metrolinx Draft Mobility Hub Guideline" (PDF). City of Brampton. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2019.
3. Pritchard, Ann, ed. (January 5, 2010). "Expropriation of property for the Shoppers World Transit Terminal Upgrade, Ward 4" (PDF). City of Brampton. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2019.
4. Smith, Adrian, ed. (February 4, 2011). "Brampton: Responsible Growth Management" (PDF). City of Brampton. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2019.
5. "Brampton Ward Report" (PDF). City of Brampton. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
6. "2011 Current and Capital Budget" (PDF). City of Brampton. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2019.
7. "Minutes City Council" (PDF). The Corporation of the City of Brampton. September 14, 2011. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2019.
8. "Construction of the New Shoppers World Transit Terminal and Related Passenger Amenities, Road and Intersection Improvements, City of Brampton" (PDF). September 8, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2019.
9. Mackenzie, Robert (23 March 2010). "Imagine an LRT along Hurontario and Main Streets: Open House, March 30, 31". Transit Toronto. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
10. "Hurontario LRT project". Metrolinx. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
11. "Brampton Gateway Terminal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-04-24.