September is on the calendar and that means that summer is ending and classes at secondary and post-secondary schools are starting. And, people are returning to workplaces after the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to work from home — or not work at all.

All of the transit agencies in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area are revising their services over the next few days — some of them, including the TTC and York Region Transit, are making fairly extensive changes. That requires us at Transit Toronto to put together a lot of information during a short time.

We’ve decided to temporarily publish only highlights of the changes so that readers can receive information while it’s still timely. Shortly afterward, we will fill in the details for each post so you can get our usual extensive look at the various changes the agencies are making.

Starting Tuesday, September 6, Brampton Transit is revising its services to make sure “its transit system continues to move people around the city effectively.”

Also, starting September 6, BT passengers can connect with Milton Transit buses directly at Lisgar GO Station. MT is introducing its new 21 Steeles route between Milton and Lisgar GO stations that day.

104 Chinguacousy express

• BT resumes service along the route.
• Buses operate with modified schedules — every 20 minutes Mondays to Fridays during rush hours.
• Buses operate in the peak direction only: toward Brampton Gateway terminal during morning rush hours; and toward Mount Pleasant GO Station during afternoon rush hours.

199 UTM express

• BT resumes service along the route.
• Buses operate with full schedules.

501 Züm Queen

• Buses operate along Queen Street and Highway 7 between Downtown Brampton Terminal and SmartCentres VMC Terminal at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station.
• Buses drop off or pick up passengers at Züm stations every 10 minutes Mondays to Fridays during morning rush hours.
• Buses serve passengers at Züm stations every 12 minutes from about 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.

501C Züm Queen

• Buses operate along Queen Street, Highway 7, Highway 427, Highway 407, Jane Street and Steeles Avenue West between Bramalea Terminal and York University’s Keele campus.
• BT is restoring limited Monday-to-Friday service.
• You can transfer at Bramalea Terminal to buses along the the 1 / 1A Queen or 501 Züm Queen route to travel westward from Bramalea.
• Buses stop at all Züm stations between Bramalea and Highway 50.
• Morning rush hours:

• BT operates extra trips in the peak direction.
• Eastbound frequency: every 7½ minutes;
• Westbound frequency: every 30 minutes.
• First eastbound bus starts its trip in Bramalea at 6:23 a.m.
• Last eastbound bus starts in Bramalea at 10:55 a.m.

• Afternoon rush hours:

• BT operates extra trips in the peak direction.
• Westbound frequency: every 6 minutes.
• Eastbound frequency: every 24 minutes.
• First westbound bus leaves York University at 2:30 p.m.
• Last westbound bus leaves York at 7:12 p.m.

561 Züm Queen West

• BT resumes service along the route.
• Buses operate with modified schedules — every 20 minutes Mondays to Fridays during rush hours.

Service to and from high schools

• BT is resuming extra service along these routes for passengers travelling to and from high schools:

• 4 Chinguacousy;
• 7 Kennedy;
• 9 Vodden;
• 29 Williams;
• 32 Father Tobin; and
• 50A Gore Road.

It’s also resuming service along its iRide high-school special routes:

• 200 Turner Fenton;
• 201 Mayfield;
• 202 Mayfield;
• 203 Mayfield;
• 204 Mayfield;
• 205 St. Thomas Aquinas;
• 206 St. Augustine;
• 207 Mayfield;
• 208 Mayfield;
• 209 St. Augustine;
• 211 Chinguacousy;
• 212 St. Roch;
• 213 St. Edmund Campion;
• 214 Cardinal Ambrozic;
• 215 St. Thomas Aquinas;
• 216 David Suzuki; and
• 217 St. Thomas Aquinas.

The customer-service centre and building at Trinity Common Terminal remain closed.

BT continues to cancel service along these routes:

• 18B Dixie (18 Dixie available);
• 21 Heart Lake;
• 58 Financial Drive;
• 92 Bramalea GO;
• 185 Dixie express; and
• 501A Züm Queen (501 / 501C Züm Queen available).