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Encyclopedia > Mississauga Transit
A Mississauga Transit New Flyer articulated bus at South Common Mall.
A Mississauga Transit New Flyer articulated bus at South Common Mall.

Mississauga Transit (MT) is the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada's public transportation operation. Mississauga Transit logo. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 158 KB) Mississauga Transit New Flyer D60LF at South Common Mall in Mississauga, Ontario. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 158 KB) Mississauga Transit New Flyer D60LF at South Common Mall in Mississauga, Ontario. ... New Flyer Industries is the leading bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Motto: Pride in our past, Faith in our future Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Region Peel Established 1974 City Mayor Hazel McCallion Governing Body Mississauga City Council MPs Navdeep Singh Bains, Albina Guarnieri, Wajid Khan, Omar Alghabra, Paul Szabo MPPs Bob Delaney, Vic Dhillon, Peter Fonseca, Tim Peterson, Harinder Takhar... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... Skytrain Bangkok. ...


The city's Transportation and Works department is in charge of its operation. It only operates buses, but as part of the Greater Toronto Area, is connected to Commuter Rail with GO Transit, and to the TTC Subway, and is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... GO Transit, officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canadas first, and Ontarios only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). ... The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is a public transport authority that operates buses, streetcars, subways, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... CUTA is a trade association for urban transit operators in Canada. ...

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History

MT was first operated by Travelways Limited as Mississauga Transit Systems with 4 buses in 1969, but it was acquired by the city's newly formed Mississauga Transit in 1974, incorporating the former towns of Mississauga, Port Credit and Streetsville. Services began on November 1, 1973. Motto: Pride in our past, Faith in our future Area: 288. ... Port Credit is found at the mouth of the Credit River on the north shore of Lake Ontario, within the city of Mississauga. ... Streetsville (pop. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...


It later acquired routes, formerly operated by others such as;

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is a public transport authority that operates buses, streetcars, subways, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Lakeshore Road is the western extenstion of Torontos Lakeshore Boulevard (Toronto) and is the southern most road in Mississauga and most of Peel Region This road is an alternate route for the Queen Elizabeth Way in Peel Region. ... Long Branch is a former village that is now part of the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Toronto and York Radial Railways operator interurban transit services outside of Toronto. ... Gray Coach Lines were a suburban bus operator founded in 1927 by the Toronto Transit Commission. ... GO Transit, officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canadas first, and Ontarios only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). ... Dundas Street showing the 506 Carlton Streetcar (the 505 Dundas Street streetcar also runs along Dundas), with Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in background. ... Hurontario Street is a roadway running in Ontario Canada between Lake Ontario at Port Credit and Lake Huron at Collingwood. ... The Kings Highway No. ... External links Detailed History of Highway 403 Detailed Route Information for Highway 403 Categories: Stub | Ontario provincial highways ... Categories: Stub | Ontario provincial highways ... Highway 427 as part of the 400-series network Highway 427 is an 400-Series Highway in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada, that runs from immediately south of the Queen Elizabeth Way/Gardiner Expressway (its exact southern terminus is Evans Avenue) in Toronto to Highway 7 in the... Streetsville (pop. ... One of the busiest intersections in Malton. ... The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is a public transport authority that operates buses, streetcars, subways, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Terminals

Mississauga Transit Central Terminal, located at Square One Shopping Centre.
Mississauga Transit Central Terminal, located at Square One Shopping Centre.

The Mississauga Transit Central Terminal is located at Square One Shopping Centre. It is a key bus terminal, serving both Mississauga Transit and GO Transit buses; It opened in October 1997, replacing a loop at the other side of the mall. Buses utilize the "upper" level; the access from the mall is on lower ground, where a taxi stand is located, along with washroom facilities. The terminal is accessible by elevator, and serves over 20 fixed routes, including: Photograph of Mississauga Transit Central Bus Terminal This is a screenshot of copyrighted web page. ... Photograph of Mississauga Transit Central Bus Terminal This is a screenshot of copyrighted web page. ... Square One Shopping Centre is Ontarios largest shopping mall in number of shops and the third-largest in square footage in Canada, after West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, and Metrotown in Burnaby, British Columbia. ... Square One Shopping Centre is Ontarios largest shopping mall in number of shops and the third-largest in square footage in Canada, after West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, and Metrotown in Burnaby, British Columbia. ... GO Transit, officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canadas first, and Ontarios only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). ... Taxicab, short forms taxi or cab, is a type of public transport for a single passenger, or small group of passengers, typically for a non-shared ride. ...

Aerial overview of the Mississauga Transit Central Terminal
Aerial overview of the Mississauga Transit Central Terminal
  • 34 Credit Valley (formerly Eglinton West)
  • 53 Kennedy
  • 61 Mavis, to Financial & Syntex
  • 61A Mavis - Twain, to Twain & McLaughlin
  • 65 Baronial (formerly Sandalwood)
  • 66 McLaughlin to Sheridan College North Campus and Brampton Transit
  • 67 Cantay (formerly Orlando Industrial)
  • 67D (Burlington Transit) exp. to Burlington Go
  • 68 Windsor Hill (formerly Guildwood)
  • 206 Burnhamthorpe Express peak hour express to Islington (TTC).
  • 288 Wonderland Express seasonal express to Paramount Canada's Wonderland

Mississauga Transit's other bus terminals/major junctions include: Islington is a station on the Bloor-Danforth line of the Toronto subway. ... Bloor Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Eglinton Avenue is an east-west throughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Toronto Pearson International Airport, or Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport (IATA: YYZ, ICAO: CYYZ), straddling Mississaugas northeastern boundary with neighbouring Toronto, is Canadas busiest airport and part of the National Airports System. ... Airport Road is a major thouroughfare in Ontario, Canada especially in the Greater Toronto Area. ... One of the busiest intersections in Malton. ... Hurontario Street is a roadway running in Ontario Canada between Lake Ontario at Port Credit and Lake Huron at Collingwood. ... A Brampton Transit bus. ... Steeles Avenue, near its intersection with Warden Avenue. ... Hurontario Street is a roadway running in Ontario Canada between Lake Ontario at Port Credit and Lake Huron at Collingwood. ... Islington is a station on the Bloor-Danforth line of the Toronto subway. ... UTM Campus - South Building The University of Toronto at Mississauga (UTM), previously known as Erindale College until 2002, is a campus of the University of Toronto, with an enrollment of approximately 8,500 students. ... Islington is a station on the Bloor-Danforth line of the Toronto subway. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 307 KB) Aerial overview of the Mississauga Transit Central Terminal, August 2006. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 307 KB) Aerial overview of the Mississauga Transit Central Terminal, August 2006. ... Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a diploma and degree granting Canadian polytechnic institute with campuses in Oakville, Ontario and Brampton, Ontario, both western suburbs of Toronto. ... A Brampton Transit bus. ... Islington is a station on the Bloor-Danforth line of the Toronto subway. ... Paramount Canadas Wonderland is located near Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, slightly north of Toronto, Ontario. ...

  • Islington Subway Station is MT's only terminal outside of Mississauga and serves 15 routes:
    • 1/1C Dundas
    • 3 Bloor
    • 11/11A Westwood
    • 17 Timberlea
    • 20 Rathburn
    • 26 Burnhamthorpe
    • 27 Matheson
    • 50 Creekbank
    • 57 Courtneypark
    • 70 Keaton
    • 82/82A Financial-Argentia
    • 89 Meadowvale-Subway
    • 201 Dundas Express
    • 206 Burnhamthorpe Express
    • 230 Sheridan Express
  • Westwood Mall (Malton) serves (11 routes) with Brampton Transit (3 Routes), and TTC:
    • 7 Airport
    • 11/11A Westwood
    • 12 Rexdale
    • 15/15A/15B Drew
    • 16 Malton Loop
    • 18 Northwest-Explorer
    • 22 Finch
    • 30 Woodbine
    • 42 Derry
    • 59 Airport Infield
  • Meadowvale Town Centre (12 Routes):
    • 9 Rathburn-Miller's Grove
    • 10 Bristol-Britannia
    • 13 Glen Erin
    • 27 Matheson
    • 38 Creditview
    • 39 Britannia
    • 42 Derry
    • 44 Mississauga Road
    • 45 Winston Churchill
    • 45A Winston Churchill-Financial
    • 48 Erin Mills
    • 57 Courtneypark
    • 82A Financial
    • 89 Meadowvale Subway
  • South Common Centre (10 Routes) with Oakville Transit Route 24:
    • 1C Dundas
    • 13 Glen Erin
    • 26 Burnhamthorpe
    • 31 Folkway-Homelands
    • 36 Colonial
    • 43 Speakman
    • 47 Ridgeway Loop
    • 48 Erin Mills
    • 201 Dundas Express
    • 206 Burnhanthorpe Express
  • Port Credit (GO Station) (5 Routes):
    • 8 Cawthra-Indian Road
    • 19 Hurontario
    • 19A Hurontario-Brunel
    • 23 Lakeshore
    • 202 Hurontario Express
  • Clarkson (GO Station) (12 Routes) with Oakville Transit:
    • 8 Cawthra-Indian Road
    • 13 Glen Erin
    • 23 Lakeshore
    • 37 Clarkson Shuttle and 37A
    • 43 Speakman
    • 45 Winston Churchill and 45A Winston Churchill-Financial
    • 48N Erin Mills
    • 48S Inverhouse
  • Dixie Value Outlet Mall (3 Routes):
    • 4 Sherway Gardens
    • 5 and 5B Dixie and Dixie-Meyerside
  • Trillium Health Centre at Queensway West and Hurontario Street (3 Routes):
    • 4 Sherway Gardens
    • 28 Confederation
    • 38 Creditview
  • Erin Mills Town Centre (5 Routes):
    • 13 Glen Erin
    • 34 Credit Valley
    • 48 Erin Mills
    • 49 McDowell
  • Sheridan Centre (4 Routes):
    • 13 Glen Erin
    • 31 Folkway-Homelands
    • 48 Erin Mills
    • 230 Sheridan Express
  • Sherway Gardens with TTC:
    • 4 Sherway Gardens
  • Woodbine Centre with TTC:
    • 12 Rexdale
    • 7 Airport
    • 30 Woodbine
  • Meadowvale (GO Station) (4 Routes):
    • 10 Bristol-Britannia
    • 44 Mississauga Road
    • 60 Meadowvale Shuttle-Crosscurrent
    • 64 Meadowvale Shuttle-Montevideo
  • Dundas Street and Erindale Station Road:
    • 1 Dundas and 1C Dundas Collegeway
    • 4 Sherway Gardens
    • 6 Credit Woodlands-Westdale
    • 24 University
    • 44 Mississauga Road
    • 201 Dundas Express

Islington is a station on the Bloor-Danforth line of the Toronto subway. ... One of the busiest intersections in Malton. ... A Brampton Transit bus. ... The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is a public transport authority that operates buses, streetcars, subways, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Oakville Transit is the public transportation provider in Oakville Ontario Canada since 1972. ... Long Branch is a dual GO Transit and Toronto Transit Commission stop in southwestern Toronto (or the former City of Etobicoke and one of many stations connecting to other transit agencies. ... The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is a public transport authority that operates buses, streetcars, subways, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Long Branch is a former village that is now part of the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... a historic postcard showing electric trolley-powered streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 A streetcar is a railway vehicle designed to carry passengers on tracks, usually laid in city streets. ... The Port Credit GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Mississauga, Ontario in Canada. ... The Clarkson GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Mississauga, Ontario in Canada. ... Oakville Transit is the public transportation provider in Oakville Ontario Canada since 1972. ... Toronto Pearson International Airport, or Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport (IATA: YYZ, ICAO: CYYZ), straddling Mississaugas northeastern boundary with neighbouring Toronto, is Canadas busiest airport and part of the National Airports System. ... Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (generally referred to as Humber College) is a college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is a public transport authority that operates buses, streetcars, subways, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... York Region Transit (YRT) is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. ... A Brampton Transit bus. ... Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a diploma and degree granting Canadian polytechnic institute with campuses in Oakville, Ontario and Brampton, Ontario, both western suburbs of Toronto. ... A Brampton Transit bus. ... The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is a public transport authority that operates buses, streetcars, subways, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... UTM Campus - South Building The University of Toronto at Mississauga (UTM), previously known as Erindale College until 2002, is a campus of the University of Toronto, with an enrollment of approximately 8,500 students. ... The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is a public transport authority that operates buses, streetcars, subways, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Meadowvale GO Station is a station on the GO Transit network on the Milton rail corridor in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ...

Connections

The transit system connects with Brampton Transit to the north, Oakville Transit to the west, and the TTC to the east, including the Islington and Kipling subway stations on the Bloor-Danforth line. A Brampton Transit bus. ... Oakville Transit is the public transportation provider in Oakville Ontario Canada since 1972. ... The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is a public transport authority that operates buses, streetcars, subways, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Islington is a station on the Bloor-Danforth line of the Toronto subway. ... Kipling is the western terminus station on the Bloor-Danforth line of the Toronto subway. ... A subway train pulls into St. ... The Bloor-Danforth line is the main east-west subway line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission. ...


In addition, several GO Transit stations are located in Mississauga. Meadowvale and Cooksville GO stations are serviced by shuttle buses (using OBI Orion II) and additional fares (50 cents): GO Transit, officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canadas first, and Ontarios only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). ...


Cooksville (GO Station) Cooksville GO Station is a GO Transit railway station on the Milton line in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ...

  • Route 62
  • Route 63

Meadowvale (GO Station) Meadowvale GO Station is a station on the GO Transit network on the Milton rail corridor in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ...

  • Route 60
  • Route 64

A list of GO stations with connections to Mississauga Transit:


On the Lakeshore West line; Lakeshore West is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ...

On the Milton line; Long Branch is a dual GO Transit and Toronto Transit Commission stop in southwestern Toronto (or the former City of Etobicoke and one of many stations connecting to other transit agencies. ... The Port Credit GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Mississauga, Ontario in Canada. ... The Clarkson GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Mississauga, Ontario in Canada. ... Milton is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ...

On the Georgetown line Kipling GO Station is a GO Transit railway station along the Milton rail corridor in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ... Dixie GO Station is a Train Station on the GO Transit network along the Milton rail corridor in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ... Cooksville GO Station is a GO Transit railway station on the Milton line in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ... Erindale GO train station is a station on the GO Transit train network along the Milton rail corridor in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ... Streetsville GO Station is a train station on the GO Transit train network on the Milton rail corridor in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ... Meadowvale GO Station is a station on the GO Transit network on the Milton rail corridor in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ... Lisgar GO Station is a proposed station on the GO Transits Milton railway line in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. ... Georgetown is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ...

There is a plan to operate a bus rapid transit line on Renforth and Dixie Roads with the following stops (although it has been hampered by delays in environmental assessments): Malton GO Station is a GO Transit Train sation along the Georgetown rail corridor. ... The O-Bahn Busway in Adelaide, South Australia is the longest, fastest and most heavily patronised guided busway. ...

  • Renforth
  • Dixie Road
  • Central Parkway
  • City Centre
  • Creditview GO Station
  • Erin Mills
  • Winston Churchill Blvd

Services

Regular Service

Many of these route numbers are outdated



This is the list of regular service routes, ones that are italicized indicate they only run during peak hours, and indicates wheelchair-accessible Routes (as of October 2006). Image File history File links Wheelchair. ... The international symbol of access depicts a person in a wheelchair A wheelchair is a wheeled mobility device in which the user sits. ... Accessibility is a general term used to describe the degree to which a system is usable by as many people as possible without modification. ...

  • 1 Dundas (Vega-Subway)
  • 1C Dundas-Collegeway (South Common-Subway via UTM)
  • 3 Bloor (Square One-Subway)
  • 4 Sherway Gardens (Erindale Station Road-Sherway Gardens)
  • 5 Dixie (Long Branch GO-Cardiff Blvd.)
  • 5B Dixie-Meyerside (Long Branch GO-Courtney Park)
  • 6 Credit Woodlands-Westdale (Westdale Mall-Square One)
  • 7 Airport (Square One-Westwood Mall via Pearson International Airport Terminal One)
  • 8 Cawthra - Indian Road (Clarkson GO-Square One via Port Credit GO)
  • 9 Rathburn-Miller’s Grove (Square One-Meadowvale Town Centre via Erindale GO)
  • 10 Bristol-Britannia (Square One-Derry/Glen Erin)
  • 11 Westwood (Subway-Westwood Mall)
  • 11A Westwood-Dundas (Subway-Westwood Mall)
  • 12 Rexdale (Westwood Mall-Rexdale/Islington Ave)
  • 13 Glen Erin (Meadowvale Town Centre-Clarkson GO)
  • 15 Drew (Westwood Mall-Kennedy)
  • 15A Drew-Brampton (Shopper's World-Westwood Mall)
  • 15B Drew-Cardiff (Westwood Mall-Cardiff/Lorimar)
  • 16 Malton Loop (Westwood Mall via Brandon Gate/Darcel)
  • 17 Timberlea (Kamato-Subway)
  • 18 Northwest-Explorer (Square One-Westwood Mall via Airport Ind.)
  • 19 Hurontario (Port Credit GO-Shopper’s World via Square One
  • 19A Hurontario-Brunel (Port Credit GO-Brunel via Square One
  • 20 Rathburn (Square One-Subway)
  • 22 Finch (Westwood Mall-Etobicoke Hospital)
  • 23 Lakeshore (Clarkson GO-Long Branch GO via Port Credit GO)
  • 24 University (UTM Campus-Square One)
  • 25 Traders Loop (Traders Watline)
  • 26 Burnhamthorpe (South Common-Subway)
  • 27 Matheson (Meadowvale-Subway)
  • 28 Confederation (Mississauga Hospital-Square One)
  • 30 Woodbine (Westwood Mall-Woodbine Centre)
  • 31 Folkway-Homelands (South Common-Sheridan Centre)
  • 34 Credit Valley (Square One-Erin Mills Town Centre via Credit Valley Hospital)
  • 35 Eglinton (Erin Mills Town Centre-Skymark)
  • 36 Colonial (South Common-Laird/Vega)
  • 37 Clarkson Shuttle (Clarkson GO-Meadow Wood/Country Club)
  • 37A Clarkson Shuttle-Royal Windsor (Clarkson GO-Meadow Wood/Country Club)
  • 38 Creditview (Meadowvale Town Centre-Mississauga Hospital)
  • 39 Britannia (Meadowvale Town Centre-Whittle/Britannia)
  • 42 Derry (Meadowvale Town Centre-Westwood Mall)
  • 43 Speakman (Clarkson GO-South Common)
  • 44 Mississauga Road (Westdale Mall-Meadowvale Town Centre via UTM)
  • 45 Winston Churchill (Clarkson GO-Financial Drive)
  • 45A Winston Churchill-Financial (Clarkson GO-Royal Bank/Financial)
  • 47 Ridgeway Loop (South Common-Erin Mills West)
  • 48 Erin Mills (Meadowvale Town Centre-Clarkson GO via Erin Mills TC and South Common)
  • 49 McDowell (Deepwoods Heights-Streetsville GO-Erin Mills Town Centre)
  • 49A McDowell-Thomas (Streetsville GO)
  • 50 Creekbank (Tech/Matheson-Subway)
  • 51 Tomken (Tomken/Dundas-Cardiff Blvd)
  • 51A Tomken-Meyerside (Tomken/Dundas-Meyerside Ind.)
  • 53 Kennedy (Square One-Kennedy/Derry)
  • 57 Courtneypark (Meadowvale-Subway)
  • 59 Airport Infield (Convair-Subway)
  • 60 Meadowvale Shuttle-Crosscurrent (Meadowvale GO Shuttle)
  • 61 Mavis (Cooksville GO-Royal Bank)
  • 61A Mavis-Twain (Cooksville GO-Twain)
  • 62 Cooksville Shuttle-Webb (Burnhamthorpe/Duke of York-Cooksville GO)
  • 63 Cooksville Shuttle-Kaneff (Burnhamthorpe/Kariya Gate-Cooksville GO)
  • 64 Meadowvale Shuttle-Montevideo (Meadowvale GO Shuttle)
  • 65 Barondale (Square One-Bristol/Barondale)
  • 66 McLaughlin (Sheridan College-Square One)
  • 67 Cantay (Cantey-Square One)
  • 68 Windsor Hill (Square One-Heartland)
  • 70 Keaton (Subway-Cantay/Britannia)

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Express services

Mississauga Transit presently operates peak-hour express routes.


During the summer of 2005, some changes have been made to the designations, as these were originally numbered in the "80" series;

  • On August 2, 2005, Route 202 Hurontario Express was launched.
  • In September 2005, Routes 81, 86, and 87 were renumbered as Route 201 Dundas Express, Route 206 Burnhamthorpe Express, and Route 230 Sheridan Express.
  • In the Spring of 2006, Route 88, the seasonal Wonderland Express, was renumbered 288 Wonderland Express, and provides service to/from the City Centre Transit Centre to Paramount Canada's Wonderland.

Each of these routes previously terminated at various points in the west, and all of the "80" routes once went to Islington subway station in the east: Paramount Canadas Wonderland is located near Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, slightly north of Toronto, Ontario. ... Islington is a station on the Bloor-Danforth line of the Toronto subway. ...

  • Route 82 Financial-Argentia, and

Route 82A Financial-Meadowvale both terminate in Meadowvale in the north-west, runs mostly along Highway 401 and 427. Meadowvale is a community located in the northwestern part of Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada. ... Highway 401 as part of the 400-series network Ontario provincial highway 401, The Kings Highway 401, or the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway, which is normally referred to simply as Highway 401 (pronounced four-oh-one), is a freeway that extends across Southern Ontario, Canada. ... Highway 427 as part of the 400-series network Ontario Provincial Highway 427, or The Kings Highway 427 is a 400-Series Highway in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada, that runs from immediately south of the Queen Elizabeth Way/Gardiner Expressway interchange (its exact southern terminus is...

  • Route 89 Meadowvale-Subway, terminates at Meadowvale Town Centre in the north-west, and runs along a zigzag of roads towards the east, including Winston Churchill Boulevard, Britannia Road, Eglinton Avenue, and Highway 427.

Previously, Express Routes had also operated along; A zigzag is a pattern made up of many small corners at an acute angle, tracing a path between two parallel lines; it can be described as both jagged and fairly regular. ... Eglinton Avenue is an east-west throughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Highway 427 as part of the 400-series network Highway 427 is an 400-Series Highway in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada, that runs from immediately south of the Queen Elizabeth Way/Gardiner Expressway (its exact southern terminus is Evans Avenue) in Toronto to Highway 7 in the...

  • Route 83 along Bloor Street,
  • Route 84 along The Queensway, and
  • Route 85 along north-south Dixie Road, not serving Islington Station.

After September 6, 2005, the "200 Series" includes: Bloor Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Queensway is the western extension of Queen Street (Toronto), after it merges with King Street near Roncesvalles Avenue in Toronto, Canada. ...

  • Route 201--Dundas Express, runs mostly along Dundas Street, and terminates at South Common Centre in the west.
  • Route 206--Burnhamthorpe Express, runs mostly along Burnhamthrope Road, terminates at South Common Centre in the west, and stops at Square One Shopping Centre in between termini.

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School Service

Mississauga Transit also has a series of school routes specifically for high schools in Mississauga. These routes are to get the students to school from the surrounding areas before school, and to get students home after school. The school routes are as follows.


301 Philip Pocock-Tomken (formerly 71)
302 Philip Pocock-Bloor (formerly 77)
303 Father Goetz-Square One (formerly 72)
304 Father Goetz-Mississauga Valley (formerly 73)
305 Streetsville Secondary-Falconer (formerly 90)
306 Streetsville Secondary-Square One (formerly 91)
307 St. Aloysius Gonzaga (formerly 74)
308 St. Joseph-Eglinton (formerly 78)
309 St. Joseph-Square One
310 Clarkson Secondary-Winston Churchill (formerly 76)
311 John Cabot-Square One
312 Gordon Graydon-Square One
313 John Cabot-Philip Pocock
314 Rick Hansen-Donway (formerly 32)
315 Rick Hansen-Square One (formerly 33)
316 St. Francis Xavier (formerly 75)
317 Clarkson-Erindale Secondary
318 Cawthra Secondary-Square One


Fares

As of March 1, 2006, cash fare is $2.50. Pre-schoolers and the blind (With a CNIB Card) travel for free. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Child picking up book. ... Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or psychological factors. ... The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), founded in 1918, is a volunteer agency and charitable organization dedicated to assisting the integration of the blind and visually-impaired of Canada into mainstream society, to improve their condition, and to prevent blindness. ...

Age group 10 tickets Weekly pass Monthly Pass
Elementary schoolchildren (Grades 1-8) $14.50 n/a n/a
Students in secondary
and post-secondary school
$19.50 $20.50 $86.00
Adults $21.00 $22.00 $92.00
Seniors
(65 years of age and older)
$14.50 none $25.00

Senior citizens may purchase a monthly pass for $25.00 and an annual pass for $ 250.00 (as of 1 January 2006). Primary or elementary education consists of the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... 9 year old girl A child (plural: children). ... Students attending a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, meaning to direct ones zeal at; hence a student is one who directs zeal at a subject. ... Secondary education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... ... Students in Rome, Italy. ... The term adult describes any mature organism, but normally it refers to a human: one that is no longer a child / minor and is now either a man or a woman. ... Old age consists of ages nearing the average life span of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In July 2006, a monthly pass was introduced. The passes are eligible for federal tax rebates of 15.25%.


More information about bus fares can be found at Mississauga Transit Bus Fares

Mississauga Transit Orion VII 07.501 at Meadowvale Town Centre. February, 2005.
Mississauga Transit Orion VII 07.501 at Meadowvale Town Centre. February, 2005.

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Accessible services

Mississauga Transit operates many low floor, wheelchair accessible buses. A separate transit service for the disabled, called Transhelp, is operated by the Peel Regional Municipality. Transhelp is a separate accessible transit system operated by and serving all of Peel Region. ... Motto: Working for you Area: 1,241. ...


Schedule and information

Mississauga Transit's paper Ride Schedule ended in 2004 and all schedules from 2005 onward were viewed from their system's website only.


Mississauga Transit provides an up-to-date bus schedule via their CityLink telephone service. MT has released a schedule finder on their website, called Click 'n Ride with information specific to each bus stop in November 2005. Look up Telephone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Fleet

MT has a current fleet (October 2006) of 379 buses. The newest 53 buses, D40LFRs from New Flyer Industries, increased the fleet size by 8 after 25 1989 and 20 1990 buses retired. Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New Flyer Industries is a leading bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ...

Product list and details (date information from MT)
 Make/Model   Description   Fleet size   Year acquired   Year retired   Notes 
General Motors Diesel Division T6H-5307N | diesel buses (1970s) 1996-1999 retired
Flyer Industries D800B diesel buses (1978) 1997 retired
Flyer Industries D900 diesel buses (1979) 1998 retired
General Motors Diesel Division TA60-102N | articulated buses diesel buses (1981-1982) 1990s retired and 15 of 30 are ex-TTC/OC Transpo buses
Orion Bus Industries Orion I 01.504 diesel buses (1984) 2001 retired & Leased to St. Catharines Transit
Orion Bus Industries Orion I 01.508 diesel buses (1984, 1986, 1988) 2003 most retired in 2003, all buses retired 2005
Orion Bus Industries Orion V 05.501 diesel buses 45 (1989, 1990) 2006 retired
Orion Bus Industries Orion V 05.501 diesel buses 62 1991, 1992, 1993 ex CNG buses (1992)
Orion Bus Industries Orion V 05.501 diesel buses 35 1997
New Flyer Industries D60 articulated buses 21 (1993) 2005 retired
Orion Bus Industries Orion II 02.502 LF minibuses 12 1997 (for GO Shuttle services, Transhelp is run by the Region Of Peel)
New Flyer Industries D60LF articulated buses 45 1997, 2001
Orion Bus Industries Orion VI 06.501 LF buses 42 (1997-1998)
Orion Bus Industries Orion VII 07.501 LF buses 14 (2001-2002) 0101 has been rebuilt after a fire, 0112 caught fire on Highway 401, it has not yet been rebuilt.
New Flyer Industries D40LF LF buses 116 (2003, 2005)
New Flyer Industries D40LFR LF buses 53 (2006)
Ford Taurus supervisor car 2001-2002 white colour car with black lettering

Denotes wheelchair-accessible vehicles. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into GMC (General Motors division). ... In 1970s Winnipeg based bus maker Western Flyer Industries changed its name to Flyer Industries. ... In 1970s Winnipeg based bus maker Western Flyer Industries changed its name to Flyer Industries. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into GMC (General Motors division). ... A 2006 Orion VII HEV (07. ... A 2006 Orion VII HEV (07. ... A 2006 Orion VII HEV (07. ... A 2006 Orion VII HEV (07. ... Image File history File links Refuel2. ... A 2006 Orion VII HEV (07. ... Image File history File links Refuel2. ... New Flyer Industries is a leading bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... A 2006 Orion VII HEV (07. ... Image File history File links Wheelchair. ... New Flyer Industries is a leading bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Image File history File links Wheelchair. ... A 2006 Orion VII HEV (07. ... Image File history File links Wheelchair. ... A 2006 Orion VII HEV (07. ... Image File history File links Wheelchair. ... New Flyer Industries is a leading bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Image File history File links Wheelchair. ... New Flyer Industries is a leading bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Image File history File links Wheelchair. ... The Ford Taurus was a mid-size front wheel drive car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in North America. ... Image File history File links Wheelchair. ... The international symbol of access depicts a person in a wheelchair A wheelchair is a wheeled mobility device in which the user sits. ... Accessibility is a general term used to describe the degree to which a system is usable by as many people as possible without modification. ...


See also

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is a public transport authority that operates buses, streetcars, subways, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... A Brampton Transit bus. ... GO Transit, officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canadas first, and Ontarios only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). ... Oakville Transit is the public transportation provider in Oakville Ontario Canada since 1972. ...

External links

References

  • Mississauga - An Illustrated History Roger E. Riendeau Windsor Publications Limited 1985
  • Mississauga Transit - 25 Years With You On Board 1974-1999, David Onodera, Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation 1999.

--contains roster of buses used to 1999.


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Mississauga Transit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1334 words)
Mississauga Transit (MT) is the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada's public transportation operation.
The transit system connects with Brampton Transit to the north, Oakville Transit to the west, and the TTC to the east, including the Islington and Kipling subway stations on the Bloor-Danforth line.
Mississauga Transit's paper Ride Schedule ended in 2004 and all schedules from 2005 onward were viewed from their system's website only.
Mississauga, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2861 words)
Mississauga's City Council is comprised of the mayor and nine city councillors, each representing one of the city's nine (soon to be eleven) wards.
Mississauga is bound by Oakville and Milton to the west, Brampton to the north, Toronto to the east, and Lake Ontario to the south.
Mississauga is the home to the University of Toronto at Mississauga (UTM/Erindale College), one of three intercity campuses of the University of Toronto.
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