Transit users in Mississauga will soon be able to better access both the TTC and Go Transit in Toronto with the extension of an express bus route that was introduced last fall.

Starting April 27, Route 135 Eglinton Express operated by MiWay, Mississauga’s public transportation provider, will bring eastbound passengers as far as Kipling Bus Terminal in the west end of Toronto.

The improved service, MiWay officials say, offers riders “another frequent connection to both TTC and GO Transit services in Toronto.”

When it was introduced last fall, the express route ran from Winston Churchill Station in Mississauga’s west end to Renforth Station at the city’s border with Toronto in the east, via Eglinton Avenue and the Mississauga Transitway.

The extended service to Kipling, a “key transit hub in Toronto,” comes in response to “rider needs,” MiWay said in releasing details of the expanded route on Monday.

“These adjustments are based on ridership data and customer feedback that highlight areas for improvement,” city transit officials said. “This ongoing review enables MiWay to make changes to improve connections and reduce crowding on busy routes. These changes also help make trips faster, more frequent and reliable for travel within and beyond Mississauga.”

The municipal transit agency added MiWay’s network has grown to now include 13 major corridor routes that run buses at 15 minutes frequency or better.

For MiWay passengers who’ll be taking trips back to Mississauga on Route 135, they can find the bus at Platform 5 on the north side of the Kipling Bus Terminal.

Transit officials added many MiWay routes that serve the Kipling station will also use new platform locations.

“The new platform layout supports the extended Route 135 Eglinton Express and helps reduce crowding,” MiWay said.

The extension of Route 135 is one of a number of service changes set to take effect on April 27, MiWay noted.

Improved service is also coming, as of next Monday, to the following MiWay routes:

On weekdays: 3 Bloor, 5 Dixie, 28 Confederation, 70 Keaton, 71 Sheridan and 108 Financial Express.
On Sundays: 101 Dundas Express.
Connections to GO service at Erindale and Cooksville GO stations: 9 Rathburn and 28 Confederation.

Also guided by customer feedback, MiWay officials said new bus stops are being added to Route 107 Malton Express along Humberwood Boulevard at Pinecone Drive in Toronto.

The southbound stop will serve buses headed to City Centre Transit Terminal in Mississauga while the northbound bus stop will allow for passengers to be dropped off by buses heading towards Humber College Bus Terminal, the transit agency said.

Other changes to take effect April 27:

To improve the efficiency of Route 108 Financial Express, the afternoon southbound routing will follow a simpler route along Financial Drive and Creditview Road. This will match the morning northbound routing. Also, a new bus stop on Creditview Road at Derry Road will replace two existing bus stops along Creditview Road and Derry Road.
MiWay will adjust schedules on several other routes to “keep service reliable as traffic and ridership change across the city.” More schedule adjustments may follow.
Due to lower customer demand during the summer academic term, routes 44 Mississauga Road, 110A University Express and 126 Burnhamthorpe Express will offer reduced service. Regular post-secondary service will resume on Sept. 8.


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