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

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 (temporarily suspended due to COVID-19)
Stops	27
Service
Frequency	7.5 minutes or better
Route map 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 ← {{{previous_line}}}  {{{system_nav}}}  502 →

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 service on Queen Street 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. However as of March 2020, this service has been temporarily suspended due to lower ridership amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]