{"id":628071,"date":"2026-04-25T16:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/628071\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T16:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:41:10","slug":"some-bus-routes-cancelled-due-to-low-ridership-starting-monday-in-brampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/628071\/","title":{"rendered":"Some bus routes cancelled due to low ridership starting Monday in Brampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ridership has decreased on Brampton Transit.<\/p>\n<p>Some Brampton Transit routes are being suspended while others will have new schedules starting on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The city-operated agency says it is implementing operation changes, updated schedules and service reliability, to align with ridership demand.<\/p>\n<p>Brampton Transit riders and revenues dropped 13 per cent last year, and the city has said it will adjust for the dip without cutting any routes. City numbers show that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/reduced-bus-service-25000-staff-buyout-offered-as-brampton-plots-transit-future\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">transit users declined by 20 per cent in 2025 from the previous year<\/a>, and that lost revenue has amounted to $26 million.<\/p>\n<p>Here are all the service changes and cancelled bus routes coming to Brampton Transit starting April 27.<\/p>\n<p>Service on the following routes has been suspended due to low ridership demand:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>33 Peter Robertson<br \/>\n36 Gardenbrooke<br \/>\n55 Elbern Markell<br \/>\n56 Kingknoll<\/p>\n<p>Weekday schedules on the following routes have been adjusted to improve service reliability:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>501 Z\u00fcm Queen<br \/>\n502 Z\u00fcm Main<br \/>\n505 Z\u00fcm Bovaird<br \/>\n561 Z\u00fcm Queen West<br \/>\n5\/5A Bovaird<br \/>\n13 Avondale<br \/>\n18 Dixie<\/p>\n<p>4C Chinguacousy\u202f<\/p>\n<p>Additional\u202fweekday\u202fsouthbound trip\u202fdeparting\u202fMount Pleasant GO Station at 8:02 am<\/p>\n<p>Saturday schedules on the following routes have been adjusted to improve service reliability:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sunday schedules on the following routes have been adjusted to improve service reliability:\u202f<\/p>\n<p>199 UTM Express\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Express service to the University of Toronto Mississauga is removed starting April 7.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to plan your trip on Brampton Transit, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rC8Ah2F3Oh8wVRUsgzH86S5TjEbpg5eNSSxToNY-2BSnaCOOI66RBf1s2glqMLVap-2F3QQ-3D-3DuQmp_pIbxPfpDI69aAybPrpOfg5qFIVoIf6f3eiCr9Y8ZgIzEwWTMmYf34E8g1CAB888ZHC0c2IDOekkktvVyznt0Mgc5fhINLrqCu-2FW9LmcJAutUJ9MgTrAUEmolwFBbNsfM7KrAmzLkfyZsBqLWZJoFcJmnQbUSp0f5KhgXNtvTzWMWTv46naNhP2sxcmlklS170ueoBmyx8nmYCuP7xCoe1ipuAfzjlrpaIsVijUNthPACaQrH9aEQct-2Fj23L-2BLtp1zcZ2IDMOKEUG0Ly-2F5UwIpTIUqYejsJXrYsKVs4PnkK6csb8aOPAK2sEukuZz9wIjXE3ctIpZvm4f-2FkIVop01Mw-3D-3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bramptontransit.com<\/a> or call 905.874.2999. 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