501 Züm Queen

Not to be confused with 501 Queen.

501 Züm Queen is a bus rapid transit route in Brampton, Ontario that is part of the Züm network. The route first began service on September 20, 2010, and currently has three branches running between either the Downtown Brampton Terminal or Bramalea Terminal in the west to eastern termini at either the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre or York University Toronto Transit Commission subway stations in Vaughan or Toronto, respectively.

501
Typical station stop: Westbound on the north side of Queen Street, just west of Dixie Road
Overview
System	Züm
Operator	Brampton Transit
Vehicle	New Flyer Xcelsior
Route
Communities served	Brampton; Toronto; Vaughan
Start	Downtown Brampton Terminal
Via	Bramalea Terminal
End	Vaughan Metropolitan Centre or York University
Length	24.0 kilometres (14.9 mi)
Stops	27
Other routes	Viva Orange
Service
Frequency	7.5 minutes or better
Route map Legend 561 Züm Queen West 561 Downtown Terminal 502 Züm Main 502 Centre Kennedy Rutherford West Drive/Laurelcrest Dixie Bramalea Terminal Bramalea Road Glenvale/Finchgate Torbram Gateway/Chrysler Airport Road 505 Züm Bovaird 505 Goreway McVean Gore Road Highway 50 501A/501C Express via Highway 407 Highway 27 Martin Grove Kipling Islington Helen Pine Valley Ansley Grove Weston Commerce Vaughan Metropolitan Centre York University Line 1 Yonge–University This diagram: view talk edit ← {{{previous_line}}}  {{{system_nav}}}  502 →

A 501 Züm Queen bus at the Vivastation at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station

Route 501 and 501A branches operates eastward along Queen Street from the Downtown Brampton Terminal, with the 501C branch originating at the Bramalea Terminal. The base route continues along Highway 7 in Vaughan and terminates at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station. The A and C branches provide standard BRT service on Queen Street as far east as Highway 427 before travelling express through Vaughan to York University via Highway 407.

501 Züm Queen shares routing with York Region Transit's Viva Orange express bus route between Martin Grove and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, and has been fare integrated with it since its creation. Both Brampton Transit and York Region Transit proofs of payment (Presto-marked transfers for riders paying cash) are accepted for the entire length of both bus routes. As of September 4, 2018, only the A and C branches of 501 Züm Queen service York University station.

Stops

501 Queen ^[1]
Name	Opening Date	Municipality	Connections
Downtown Brampton Terminal	September 20, 2010	Brampton	502 561
Centre
Kennedy
Rutherford
West Drive / Laurelcrest
Dixie
Bramalea Terminal^[a]			/ MiWay
Bramalea
Finchgate/Glenvale
Torbram
Gateway/Chrysler
Airport Road			505
Goreway
McVean
Gore Road
Highway 50^[b]		Brampton, Vaughan
Roybridge Gate / Vaughan Valley		Vaughan
Highway 27
Martin Grove
Kipling
Islington
Helen/Wigwoss	November 24, 2019^[2]^[3]
Pine Valley	September 20, 2010
Ansley Grove / Whitmore
Weston
Commerce	November 24, 2019^[2]^[3]
Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station	December 17, 2017
Smart VMC Bus Terminal^[c]	August 31, 2020^[4]
York University^[d]	September 20, 2010	Toronto

Notes

1. C branch originates at Bramalea Terminal (temporarily suspended until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2. A and C branches follow Highways 427 and 407 east of this stop (temporarily suspended until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
3. Base route terminates at Smart VMC Bus Terminal
4. A and C branches continue to York University (temporarily suspended until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

See also

• Viva Orange
• Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station
• 561 Züm Queen West

References

1. "Legend - BRT Network" (PDF). Brampton. Brampton Transit. 2014.
2. "Highway 7 West Factsheet" (PDF). VivaNext. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
3. "Highway 7 West Rapidway Now Open From Commerce To Wigwoss/Helen". www.yrt.ca. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. . www.brampton.ca. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2022.