511 Züm Steeles is a bus rapid transit route in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, operated by Brampton Transit as part of its Züm BRT network. The route serves Steeles Avenue and started service on November 26, 2012.
The main route runs from Lisgar GO station in northwest Mississauga east to the Humber College Bus Terminal, the western terminus of the Line 6 Finch West light rail line at Humber Polytechnic Humber North Campus, which is located at Highway 27 and Finch Avenue in Toronto. It makes connections with various local and express bus services at Brampton Gateway Terminal and Bramalea GO Station. Though largely industrial through Brampton, Steeles Avenue sees bus service every six minutes on current route 11. In September 2015, limited service on 511 Zum Steeles was extended to Lisgar GO Station operating only on weekdays. Eventually, full service on the entire route was implemented.
The route was suspended west of Chinguacousy Road in March 2021, after nine drivers tested positive for COVID-19. It was noted that the route led to a "large logistics business," in the midst of an outbreak. Shortly after, the outbreak was confirmed to be Amazon. Peel Public Health Medical Officer of Health Dr. Lawrence Loh denied there was a connection between the two outbreaks.
On December 22, 2022, 511 Zum Steeles along with its local route 11/11A Steeles entered the newly built bus terminal at Bramalea GO Station. This marks the first time that these routes directly serviced the station, as previously they stopped on-street at the intersection of Steeles Avenue and Bramalea Road.
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Stations Name Opening Date City Local Parallel Routes Connections Lisgar GO Station September 8, 2015 Mississauga11 SteelesGO Transit Milton / MiWay Milton Transit Argentia Winston Churchill Brampton, Halton Hills Heritage Brampton11 Steeles, 51 Hereford Hereford/Rivermont Mississauga Financial Chinguacousy/Mavis11 Steeles, 4/4A/104 Chinguacousy, 51 Hereford; 57 Courtneypark, 61 Mavis (Miway) McLaughlin (Sheridan College)11 Steeles, 3/3A McLaughlin, 4/4A/104 Chinguacousy, 51 Hereford, 53 Ray Lawson, 56 Kingknoll McMurchy/Malta Brampton Gateway Terminal (Shoppers World) November 26, 2012 Kennedy11/11A Steeles Rutherford/First Gulf West Drive/Tomken Dixie Bramalea GO StationDecember 22, 2022 Kitchener / TorbramNovember 26, 2012 Airport Road Goreway Finch11/11A Steeles (Eastbound) Darcel/Longo Circle September 5, 2017 Mississauga11/11A Steeles (Westbound); 22 Finch (Miway) Finch/Humber College BoulevardMarch 1, 2021Toronto11/11A Steeles, 50/50A Gore Road; 22 Finch (Miway) TTC buses
Humber College Bus Terminal(Humber College station) November 26, 2012 (service)—December 7, 2025(LRT station)
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