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Starting Monday, **January 4** [Brampton Transit](https://www.brampton.ca/EN/residents/transit/Pages/home.aspx) is revising its services, it says, "to efficiently move people around the city."
The transit agency continues to reduce service levels along many routes, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
**Trinity Common Terminal remains closed**.
Brampton Transit continues to operate buses along these routes:
+ [1](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br1a) **Queen**;
+ [2](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br2) **Main**;
+ [3](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br3) / [3A](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br3a) **Chinguacousy**;
+ [4 / 4A](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br4) **McLaughlin**;
+ [5](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br5) / [5A](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br5a) **Bovaird**;
+ [6](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br6) **James Potter**;
+ [7](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br7) / [7A](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br7a) **Kennedy**;
+ [8](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br8) **Centre**;
+ [9](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br9) **Vodden**;
+ [10](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br10) **South Industrial**;
+ [11 / 11A](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br11) **Steeles**;
+ [12](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br12) **Grenoble**;
+ [13](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br13) **Avondale**;
+ [14 / 14A](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br14) **Torbram**;
+ [15](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br15) / [15A](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br15a) **Bramalea**;
+ [16](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br16) **Southgate**;
+ [17](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br17) **Howden**;
+ [18](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br18) **Dixie**;
+ [19](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br19) **Fernforest**;
+ [20 / 20A](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br20) **East Industrial**;
+ [23](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br23) **Sandalwood**;
+ [24](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br24) **Van Kirk**;
+ [26](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br26) **Mount Pleasant**;
+ [27](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br27) **Robert Parkinson**;
+ [29](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br29) / [29A](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br29a) **Williams**;
+ [30](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br30) **Airport Road**;
+ [31](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br31) **McVean**;
+ [32](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br32) **Father Tobin**;
+ [35](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br35) **Clarkway**;
+ [50](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br50) / [50A](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br50a) **Gore Road**;
+ [51](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br51) **Hereford**;
+ [53](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br53) **Ray Lawson**;
+ [54](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br54) **County Court**;
+ [56](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br56) **Kingknoll**;
+ [57](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br57) **Charolais**;
+ [60](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br60) **Mississauga Road**;
+ [115](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br115) **Airport** express;
+ [501A](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br501a) **Züm Queen**;
+ [502](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br502) **Züm Main**;
+ [505](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br505) **Züm Bovaird**; and
+ [511 / 511A](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br511) / [511C](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br511c) **Züm Steeles**.
BT continues to cancel service along these routes:
+ [18B](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br18b) **Dixie** ([18](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br18) **Dixie** still available);
+ [21](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br21) **Heart Lake** (except for extra service to and from [a high school](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br21);
+ [36](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br36) **Gardenbrooke**;
+ [40](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br40) **Central Industrial**;
+ [92](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br92) **Bramalea GO**;
+ [104](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br104) **Chinguacousy** express;
+ [185](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br185) **Dixie** express;
+ [199](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br199) **UTM** express;
+ [501A](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br501a) / [501C](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br501c) **Züm Queen** ([501](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br501) **Züm Queen** still available); and
+ [561](/archives/weblog/2021/01/08-brampton_t.shtml#br561) **Züm Queen West**.
Previous Transit Toronto posts outlining how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Brampton Transit services:
+ [Brampton Transit revising services, starting March 23](/archives/weblog/2020/03/20-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit decreasing service along eight routes, starting March 31](/archives/weblog/2020/03/31-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit decreasing weekend service, starting April 4](/archives/weblog/2020/04/02-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit restoring service along three routes, starting April 17]().
+ [Brampton Transit closing customer-service counters, starting April 27](/archives/weblog/2020/04/25-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit revising service, starting May 4](/archives/weblog/2020/05/02-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit restoring some of its regular service, starting June 15](/archives/weblog/2020/06/14-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit reopening customer-service counters, starting June 22](/archives/weblog/2020/06/22-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Many local transit agencies resume collecting fares and requiring front-door boarding](/archives/weblog/2020/06/29-many_local.shtml).
+ [Face masks mandatory for many local transit agencies, starting July 2](/archives/weblog/2020/06/28-face_masks.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit increasing bus capacity, starting July 2](/archives/weblog/2020/07/01-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit restoring some of its regular services, starting July 27](/archives/weblog/2020/07/25-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit revising services, starting September 8](/archives/weblog/2020/09/08-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit revising services, starting November 2](/archives/weblog/2020/11/01-brampton_t.shtml).
Starting Monday, **January 4** [Brampton Transit]() is revising its services, it says, "to efficiently move people around the city."
**Trinity Common Terminal remains closed**.
Brampton Transit continues to operate buses along these routes:
+ [1](#br1a) **Queen**;
+ [2](#br2) **Main**;
+ [3](#br3) / [3A](#br3a) **Chinguacousy**;
+ [4 / 4A](#br4) **McLaughlin**;
+ [5](#br5) / [5A](#br5a) **Bovaird**;
+ [6](#br6) **James Potter**;
+ [7](#br7) / [7A](#br7a) **Kennedy**;
+ [8](#br8) **Centre**;
+ [9](#br9) **Vodden**;
+ [10](#br10) **South Industrial**;
+ [11 / 11A](#br11) **Steeles**;
+ [12](#br12) **Grenoble**;
+ [13](#br13) **Avondale**;
+ [14 / 14A](#br14) **Torbram**;
+ [15](#br15) / [15A](#br15a) **Bramalea**;
+ [16](#br16) **Southgate**;
+ [17](#br17) **Howden**;
+ [18](#br18) **Dixie**;
+ [19](#br19) **Fernforest**;
+ [20 / 20A](#br20) **East Industrial**;
+ [23](#br23) **Sandalwood**;
+ [24](#br24) **Van Kirk**;
+ [26](#br26) **Mount Pleasant**;
+ [27](#br27) **Robert Parkinson**;
+ [29](#br29) / [29A](#br29a) **Williams**;
+ [30](#br30) **Airport Road**;
+ [31](#br31) **McVean**;
+ [32](#br32) **Father Tobin**;
+ [35](#br35) **Clarkway**;
+ [50](#br50) / [50A](#br50a) **Gore Road**;
+ [51](#br51) **Hereford**;
+ [53](#br53) **Ray Lawson**;
+ [54](#br54) **County Court**;
+ [56](#br56) **Kingknoll**;
+ [57](#br57) **Charolais**;
+ [60](#br60) **Mississauga Road**;
+ [115](#br115) **Airport** express;
+ [501A](#br501a) **Züm Queen**;
+ [502](#br502) **Züm Main**;
+ [505](#br505) **Züm Bovaird**; and
+ [511 / 511A](#br511) / [511C](#br511c) **Züm Steeles**.
BT continues to cancel service along these routes:
+ [18B](#br18b) **Dixie** ([18](#br18) **Dixie** still available);
+ [21](#br21) **Heart Lake** (except for extra service to and from [a high school](#br21);
+ [36](#br36) **Gardenbrooke**;
+ [40](#br40) **Central Industrial**;
+ [92](#br92) **Bramalea GO**;
+ [104](#br104) **Chinguacousy** express;
+ [185](#br185) **Dixie** express;
+ [199](#br199) **UTM** express;
+ [501A](#br501a) / [501C](#br501c) **Züm Queen** ([501](#br501) **Züm Queen** still available); and
+ [561](#br561) **Züm Queen West**.
Previous Transit Toronto posts outlining how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Brampton Transit services:
+ [Brampton Transit revising services, starting March 23](/archives/weblog/2020/03/20-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit decreasing service along eight routes, starting March 31](/archives/weblog/2020/03/31-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit decreasing weekend service, starting April 4](/archives/weblog/2020/04/02-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit restoring service along three routes, starting April 17]().
+ [Brampton Transit closing customer-service counters, starting April 27](/archives/weblog/2020/04/25-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit revising service, starting May 4](/archives/weblog/2020/05/02-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit restoring some of its regular service, starting June 15](/archives/weblog/2020/06/14-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit reopening customer-service counters, starting June 22](/archives/weblog/2020/06/22-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Many local transit agencies resume collecting fares and requiring front-door boarding](/archives/weblog/2020/06/29-many_local.shtml).
+ [Face masks mandatory for many local transit agencies, starting July 2](/archives/weblog/2020/06/28-face_masks.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit increasing bus capacity, starting July 2](/archives/weblog/2020/07/01-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit restoring some of its regular services, starting July 27](/archives/weblog/2020/07/25-brampton_t.shtml).
+ [Brampton Transit revising services, starting September 8](/archives/weblog/2020/09/08-brampton_t.shtml).
#####115 **Airport** express
> Buses operate along the route every day. (No change in service levels.)
> + Buses operate along the route every day.
> + New **southbound** buses leave Mayfield Road east of Airport at 4:29 and 4:49 a.m. Mondays to Fridays.
> + A new **northbound** bus leaves Westwood Square at 12:33 a.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays.
> + Buses operate along the route Mondays to Fridays. (No evening, Saturday or Sunday-and-holiday service.)
> + A new **southbound** bus leaves Bramalea Terminal at 7:37 p.m. Mondays to Fridays.
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#####5 **Bovaird**
> Buses operate along the route every day. (No change in service levels.)
#####5A **Bovaird**
> Buses operate along the branch Mondays to Fridays. (No change in service levels.)
#####15 **Bramalea**
> Buses operate along the route every day. (No change in service levels.)
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#####15A **Bramalea**
> Monday-to-Friday rush hours only. (No change in service levels.)
#####92 **Bramalea GO** shuttle
> No service.
#####214 **Cardinal Ambrozic** iRide high-school special
> No service until in-class learning resumes in secondary schools.
#####40 **Central Industrial**
> No service.
> + Buses operate along the route every day.
> + BT has adjusted the daily schedules "to improve service reliability".
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#####57 **Charolais**
> Buses operate along the route every day. (No change in service levels.)
> + Buses operate along both branches of the route every day.
> + New **southbound** buses leave Mount Pleasant GO Station at 5:45 and 6:02 a.m. Saturdays.
> + Buses serve passengers at stops along the route every 15 to 30 minutes Mondays to Fridays after about 7 p.m.
#####104 **Chinguacousy** express
> No service.
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#####211 **Chinguacousy** iRide high-school special
> No service until in-class learning resumes in secondary schools.
#####35 **Clarkway**
> Buses operate along the route every day. (No evening service.) (No change in service levels.)
#####54 **County Court**
> Buses operate along the route Mondays to Saturdays. (No Sunday-and-holiday service.) (No change in service levels.)
#####216 **David Suzuki** iRide high-school special
> No service until in-class learning resumes in secondary schools.
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> + Buses operate along the route every day.
> + BT has adjusted the daily schedules "to improve service reliability".
#####18B **Dixie**
> No service.
#####185 **Dixie** express
> No service.
#####20 / 20A**East Industrial**
> Buses operate along the route Monday-Friday daytime. (No evening, Saturday or Sunday-and-holiday service.) (No change in service levels.)
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> + Buses operate along the route Mondays to Fridays only during rush hours.
> + Buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route every 45 minutes.
> + Buses operate along the route Mondays to Fridays only before about 7 p.m.
> + Buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops along the route every 45 minutes.
> + BT is adjusting the afternoon rush-hour schedules "to improve reliability".
#####32 **Father Tobin**
> Buses operate along the route Mondays to Saturdays. (No evening, Sunday-and-holiday service.) (No change in service levels.)
> + Buses operate along the route Mondays to Fridays. (No evening, Saturday or Sunday-and-holiday service.)
> + BT is adjusting the Monday-to-Friday schedules "to improve reliability".
> + A new **northbound** bus leaves Bramalea Terminal at 7:13 p.m. Mondays to Fridays.
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#####36 **Gardenbrooke**
> No service.
> + Buses operate along the route Mondays to Fridays. (No evening, Saturday or Sunday-and-holiday service.)
> + A new **northbound** bus leaves Bramalea Terminal at 7:25 p.m. Mondays to Fridays.
> + Buses operate along the route every day.
> + BT is adjusting the Monday-to-Friday schedules "to improve reliability".
#####50A **Gore Road**
> Buses operate along the route Mondays to Fridays only during rush hours. (No change in service levels.)
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#####21 **Heart Lake**
> BT continues to suspend most service along the route, except for one Monday-to-Friday trip in each direction, which resume when in-class learning resumes at **Heart Lake Secondary School**.
> + Buses operate along the route Mondays to Saturdays. (No Sunday-and-holiday service.)
> + BT is increasing the frequency of service along the route Mondays to Fridays.
> + Buses drop off or pick up passengers every hour from about 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. and after 7 p.m. Mondays to Fridays.
> + Buses operate along the route Mondays to Fridays. (No evening, Saturday or Sunday-and-holiday service.)
> + BT is adjusting the Monday-to-Friday schedules "to improve reliability".
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#####6 **James Potter**
> Buses operate along the route Monday-to-Saturday daytime. (No evening or Sunday-and-holiday service.) (No change in service levels.)
#####7 / 7A **Kennedy**
> Buses operate along both branches of the route every day. (No change in service levels.)
#####56 **Kingknoll**
> Buses operate along the route every day. (No change in service levels.)
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> + Buses operate along the route every day.
> + A new **southbound** bus leaves Brampton Gateway Terminal at 6:02 a.m. Saturdays.
#####201 / 202 / 203 / 204 / 207 / 208 **Mayfield** iRide high-school specials
> No service until in-class learning resumes in secondary schools.
#####81 **Mayfield West**
> Buses resume service along the route Mondays to Fridays only before about 7 p.m. (No change in service levels.)
#####3 **McLaughlin**
> Buses operate along the route every day. (No change in service levels.)
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#####3A **McLaughlin**
> Buses operate along the branch every day. (No change in service levels.)
> + Buses operate along the route every day.
> + BT is adjusting the Monday-to-Friday schedules "to improve reliability".
#####31 **McVean**
> Buses operate along the route Monday to Saturdays. (No evening or Sunday service). (No change in service levels.)
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#####60 **Mississauga Road**
> Buses operate along the route Monday to Fridays only during rush hours.
#####26 **Mount Pleasant**
> Buses operate Monday-to-Saturday daytime. (No evening service. No Sunday service.) (No change in service levels.)
#####33 **Peter Robinson**
> Buses operate along the route Mondays to Fridays only before about 7 p.m. (No change in service levels.)
> + Buses operate along the route every day.
> + BT has adjusting the daily schedules "to improve reliability".
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#####1A **Queen**
> Buses operate along the branch Mondays to Fridays. (No change in service levels.)
#####53 **Ray Lawson**
> Buses operate along the route every day. (No change in service levels.)
#####27 **Robert Parkinson**
> Buses operate along the route Mondays to Fridays. (No evening, Saturday or Sunday-and-holiday service.) (No change in service levels.)
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#####23 **Sandalwood**
> Buses operate along the route every day. (No change in service levels.)
> + Buses operate along the route Mondays to Fridays. (No evening, Saturday or Sunday-and-holiday service.)
> + A new **southbound** bus leaves Bramalea Terminal at 7:30 p.m. Mondays to Fridays.
#####10 **South Industrial**
> Buses operate along the route Monday-to-Friday daytime. (No evening, Saturday or Sunday service.) (No change in service levels.)
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> + Buses operate along the route every day.
> + BT operates extra buses along the route **west of Brampton Gateway Terminal** during peak hours every day.
#####206 / 209 **St. Augustine** iRide high-school specials213 **St. Edmund Campion** high-school special212 **St. Roch** high-school speical205 / 215 / 217 **St. Thomas Aquinas** iRide high-school specials
> No service until in-class learning resumes in secondary schools.
> + Buses operate along the route every day.
> + BT has adjusting the daily schedules "to improve reliability".
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#####200 **Turner Fenton** iRide high-school special
> No service until in-class learning resumes in secondary schools.
#####199 **UTM** express
> No service.
#####24 **Van Kirk**
> Buses operate along the route Mondays to Fridays. (No evening, Saturday or Sunday-and-holiday service.) (No change in service levels.)
> + Buses operate along the route every day.
> + BT has adjusted the Monday-to-Friday schedules "to improve service reliability".
#####28 **Wanless**
> Buses operate along the route Mondays to Fridays only during rush hours. (No change in service levels.)
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#####29 **Williams**
> Buses operate along the route every day. (No change in service levels.)
#####29A **Williams**
> Buses operate along the route Mondays-to-Fridays only during rush hours. (No change in service levels.)
> + Buses operate along the route every day.
> + BT has adjusting the daily schedules "to improve reliability".
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#####501 **Züm Queen**
> Buses operate along the route every day. (No change in service levels.)
#####501A **Züm Queen**501C **Züm Queen**
> No service.
#####561 **Züm Queen West**
> No service.
#####511 / 511A **Züm Steeles**
> Buses operate along the route **west of Brampton Gateway terminal** every day. (No evening service.)
> Monday-to-Friday evenings: Board buses along the [11 / 11A](#br11) **Steeles** route.
> + Limited service Saturdays and Sundays.
> + BT operates extra buses along the route during peak hours every day.
> + Buses operate along the route **east of Brampton Gateway terminal** every day.
> + BT operates extra buses along the route Mondays to Fridays from 5:30 until 8 a.m. so that buses drop off or pick up passengers at vivastations every 7 minutes.
#####511C **Züm Steeles**
> Buses operate Mondays to Fridays before 7 p.m. to Sheridan College's Davis campus. (No change in service levels.)
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This article first appeared on transittoronto.ca
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