System Züm Frequency 15-20 minutes | Vehicle New Flyer Xcelsior | |
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Start Mount Pleasant GO Station Via Mississauga Road and Queen Street End Downtown Brampton Terminal | ||
561 Züm Queen West is a rapid transit route in Brampton, Ontario that was introduced on September 6, 2016 as part of Züm phase 2. It runs from Mount Pleasant GO Station where it interlines with 505 Züm Bovaird and continues west along Bovaird Drive, south along Mississauga Road, and east along Queen Street to Downtown Brampton Terminal. The route currently operates only on weekdays during rush hours and midday. This is mainly due because of the widening project along Queen Street from Chinguacousy Road to Mississauga Road is still ongoing or lower ridership that as it is on 501 Züm Queen. The Brampton Transit 1 Queen shares the entire length with this route and operates 30 minutes or better all day, every day.
Controversy
At that time when this route was implemented, several widening projects including Queen Street west of Chinguacousy, Mississauga Road north of Williams Parkway, and Bovaird Drive west of Mount Pleasant GO station are still ongoing and will not be finished until November 2017. As a result, some of the Züm stations including Bovaird, Creditview, and James Potter are still unopened and is not expected to open until the widening project is complete because the road's width did not reach the Züm stations. Instead, temporary bus stops are places nearby disabled Züm stations along the route. Also, heavy traffic and construction activities can result in bus delays along the route.