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Line 11: \|oplogo_width = <!-- width of the operator logo image --> \|image = Züm Queen Dixie NW.jpg \|image_width = ~~280px~~ \|image_alt = \|caption = Typical station stop: Westbound on the north side of Queen Street, just west of Dixie Road Line 19: \|open = \|locale = \|communities = [[Brampton]]; ~~[[Toronto]];~~and [[Vaughan]] \|start = [[Downtown Brampton Terminal]] \|via = [[Bramalea Terminal]] \|end = ~~{{stn\|~~[[Vaughan Metropolitan Centre~~}}<br~~ ~~/>or {{stl\|TTC\|York University}} (temporarily suspended due to COVID-19)~~station]] \|stops = 2726 \|otherroutes = [[Viva Orange]]▼ ~~\|length =~~ \|length = {{convert\|14.9\|mi\|km\|order=flip}} \|frequency = 7.5 minutes or better \|time = Line 33 ⟶ 34: \|map = {{Züm Queen map}} }} [[File:501 Zum VMC.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1\|A 501 Züm Queen bus at the Vivastation at [[Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station]]]] '''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~~runs between ~~either~~ the [[Downtown Brampton ~~Terminal]] or [[Bramalea~~ Terminal]] in the west to ~~eastern~~the ~~termini~~[[Toronto atTransit ~~either the~~Commission]]'s ~~{{stn\|~~[[Vaughan Metropolitan Centre}} orstation]] ~~{{stl\|TTC\|York University}}~~in [[~~Toronto Transit Commission~~Vaughan]] ~~subway~~in ~~stations~~the ineast. It runs along [[~~Vaughan~~List of roads in Brampton#Queen Street\|Queen Street]] orin Brampton and continues along [[~~Toronto~~Ontario Highway 7\|Highway 7]], ~~respectively~~in Vaughan. 501 Züm Queen shares routing with [[York Region Transit]]'s [[Viva Orange]] ~~express~~ bus rapid transit route between Martin Grove Road 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 card\|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]]. However as of March 2020, this service has been temporarily suspended due to lower ridership amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Schedules and Maps \|url=https://www.brampton.ca/EN/residents/transit/plan-your-trip/Pages/Schedules-Maps-Covid.aspx \|website=Brampton \|publisher=Brampton Transit \|access-date=May 8, 2022}}</ref>▼ [[File:501 Zum VMC.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|501 Züm Queen bus at the Vivastation at [[Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station\|Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station]]]] Route 501 and 501A branches operates eastward along [[List of roads in Brampton#Queen Street\|Queen Street]] from the Downtown Brampton Terminal, with the 501C branch originating at the Bramalea Terminal. The base route continues along [[York Regional Road 7\|Highway 7]] in [[Vaughan, Ontario\|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 [[Ontario Highway 427\|Highway 427]] before travelling express through Vaughan to [[York University]] via [[Ontario Highway 407\|Highway 407]]. ==Route history== ▲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 card\|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]]. However as of March 2020, this service has been temporarily suspended due to lower ridership amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Schedules and Maps \|url=https://www.brampton.ca/EN/residents/transit/plan-your-trip/Pages/Schedules-Maps-Covid.aspx \|website=Brampton \|publisher=Brampton Transit \|access-date=May 8, 2022}}</ref> [[File:ZümQueenYorkUniversity.JPG\|thumb\|upright=1\|The former Züm stop at [[York University]]. Service to the university ended in 2024.]] Originally, the route continued to [[York University]] (which also had [[York University station\|a subway connection]] when the line's extension to Vaughan opened on December 17, 2017).<ref name="Subway">{{Cite news\|url = https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/transportation/2017/12/16/after-delays-cost-overruns-and-tragedy-a-subway-to-vaughan-is-complete.html\|title = After delays, cost overruns, and tragedy, a subway to Vaughan is complete\|newspaper = The Toronto Star\|date = December 16, 2017\|last1 = Beattie\|first1 = Samantha\|last2 = Spurr\|first2 = Ben\|access-date = December 17, 2017\|archive-date = December 17, 2017\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171217065307/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/transportation/2017/12/16/after-delays-cost-overruns-and-tragedy-a-subway-to-vaughan-is-complete.html\|url-status = live}}</ref> There were also two branch routes: 501A and 501C, which followed an express routing through Vaughan along [[Ontario Highway 427\|Highways 427]] and [[Ontario Highway 407\|407]], with 501A running the full distance between the Downtown Brampton Terminal and York University, and 501C terminating at the Bramalea Terminal. These two branches were suspended during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario\|COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.brampton.ca/EN/residents/transit/plan-your-trip/Documents/501C_UpdateNotice.pdf \|publisher=City of Brampton (Brampton Transit) \|title=501C York University Service \|access-date=October 13, 2022 \|archive-date=October 13, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013040747/https://www.brampton.ca/EN/residents/transit/plan-your-trip/Documents/501C_UpdateNotice.pdf \|url-status=live }}</ref> with the 501C being reinstated on September 6, 2022, and the 501 being cut back to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.brampton.ca//EN/residents/transit/plan-your-trip/Pages/Schedules-Maps-Covid.aspx \|publisher=City of [[Brampton]] ([[Brampton Transit]]) \|title=Schedules and Maps \|access-date=September 8, 2020 \|archive-date=September 15, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915084836/https://www.brampton.ca//EN/residents/transit/plan-your-trip/Pages/Schedules-Maps-Covid.aspx \|url-status=live }}</ref> On June 24, 2024, the 501C branch was cancelled permanently, leaving only the base route operating.<ref name="faq">{{cite web\|url=https://www.brampton.ca/EN/residents/transit/service-alerts/Pages/501-zum-queen.aspx \|title=501 Züm Queen ''FAQs: Why is Brampton Transit making this change?'' \|publisher=City of Brampton \|access-date=June 25, 2024}}</ref> Brampton Transit cited high operating costs due to Highway 407 tolls and the recently introduced fare integration program (enabling free transfers from the TTC subway) as reasons for the change.<ref name="faq" /> ==Stops== {\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! style="background:#{{rcr\|Brampton Transit\|Queen}}; color:white" colspan=4"5" \| 501 Queen <ref>{{cite web \|title=Legend - BRT Network \|url=https://www.brampton.ca/EN/residents/transit/zum/Documents/PhaseII_Zum_PublicMap_February2014_P1.pdf \|website=Brampton \|publisher=Brampton Transit \|date=2014}}</ref> \|- ! Name ! Opening Date ! Municipality !Local parallel routes ! Connections \|- \| [[Downtown Brampton Terminal]] \| rowspan="21" \| September 20, 2010 \| rowspan="15" \| [[Brampton]] \| rowspan="3" \|1/1A Queen \| {{rint\|gotransit\|bus}} {{rint\|gotransit\|rail\|D}} {{rint\|ca\|via}} {{rint\|brampton\|zum}} {{rcb\|Brampton Transit\|502\|inline=route}} {{rcb\|Brampton Transit\|561\|inline=route}} Line 60 ⟶ 66: \|- \| Rutherford \| rowspan="2" \| {{ubl\|list_style=text-align:center;\|1/1A Queen\|8 Centre}} \|- \| West Drive / Laurelcrest \|- \| Dixie \|8 Centre \|- \| [[Bramalea Terminal]] ~~\| [[Bramalea Terminal]]{{efn\|C branch originates at Bramalea Terminal (temporarily suspended until further notice due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]])}}~~ \| rowspan="6" \|1/1A Queen \| {{rint\|gotransit\|bus}} / [[MiWay]] \|- Line 84 ⟶ 93: \|- \| Goreway \| rowspan="2" \|1 Queen \| \|- \| McVean Line 90 ⟶ 100: \|- \| Gore Road \|31 McVean \| \|- \| Highway 50 ~~\| Highway 50{{efn\|A and C branches follow Highways [[Ontario Highway 427\|427]] and 407 east of this stop (temporarily suspended until further notice due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]])}}~~ \| Brampton, [[Vaughan, Ontario\|Vaughan]] \| {{ubl\|list_style=text-align:center;\|1 Queen\|77 Highway 7 (YRT)}} \| {{rint\|york\|yrt}} {{rint\|gotransit\|bus}} \|- \| Roybridge Gate / Vaughan Valley \| rowspan="12" \| [[Vaughan~~, Ontario\|Vaughan]]~~ \| rowspan="11" \|77 Highway 7 (YRT) \| \|- Line 123 ⟶ 136: \| November 24, 2019<ref name="Highway7" /><ref name="service-november-2019"/> \|- \| [[Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station\|Vaughan Metropolitan Centre]] \| September 20, 2010 (stop)<br/>—<br/>December 17, 2017<br/>(subway station)<ref name= "Subway" /> ~~\| December 17, 2017~~ \| {{rint\|york\|yrt}} {{rint\|york\|orange}} {{rint\|toronto\|subway\|1}} \|- \| Smart VMC Bus Terminal{{efn\|~~Base~~Smart ~~route~~VMC ~~terminates~~Bus atTerminal ~~Smart~~is part of the VMC ~~Bus~~station ~~Terminal~~complex}} \| August 31, 2020<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.brampton.ca/EN/residents/transit/service-alerts/Pages/Transit-Updates.aspx#497 \|title=~~Covid~~COVID-19 Updates - 501 Züm Queen Stop Change at YRT SmartVMC Bus Terminal \|website=www.brampton.ca \|access-date=January 12, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001235300/https://www.brampton.ca/EN/residents/transit/service-alerts/Pages/Transit-Updates.aspx#497 \|archive-date=October 1, 2020 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> \|-▼ \| {{rint\|york\|yrt}} {{rint\|toronto\|subway\|1}} ▲\|- ~~\| [[York University station\|York University]]{{efn\|A and C branches continue to York University (temporarily suspended until further notice due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]])}}~~ ~~\| September 20, 2010~~ ~~\| [[Toronto]]~~ ~~\| {{rint\|toronto\|subway\|1}}~~ \|- \|} Line 142 ⟶ 151: ==See also== ▲ [[Viva Orange]] * [[Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station]] * [[561 Züm Queen West]]