Bramalea Terminal
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Bramalea Terminal
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| Location | 160 Central Park Drive |
| Coordinates | 43°43′09″N 79°43′15″W / 43.71917°N 79.72083°WCoordinates: 43°43′09″N 79°43′15″W / 43.71917°N 79.72083°W |
| Owned by | City of Brampton |
| Platforms | 18 |
| Bus operators |
Brampton Transit Züm MiWay GO Transit |
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| Disabled access | Yes |
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| Station code | GO Transit: BLEA |
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| Opened | 1991 |
| Rebuilt | 2010 |
Bramalea Terminal is a Brampton Transit bus station serving the community of Bramalea in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the south west corner of Peel Centre Drive and Central Park Drive on the north side of the Brampton Civic Centre. The customer service centre building is situated in the northerly of two island platform areas, which are accessed by pedestrian cross walks. Within the building are service counters, washrooms, snack vending machines and a heated waiting area with screens displaying current bus route information.
Bus stops adjacent to Bramalea City Centre, referred to as City Centre Terminal, were replaced with a terminal opened September 25, 1991. This replaced a previous terminal, closer to the parking structure; when it rained, "water pours down from the car park above." That site, in use for almost two decades, was located on Clark Boulevard, on the south side of the mall. Mississauga's central transit hub was similarly named, as Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal.
The City of Brampton issued a Request for Proposals due November 13, 2009, RFP 2009-078, "Construction of The New Bramalea City Centre Transit Terminal and Related Passenger Amenities Transit Priority Measures Road and Intersection Improvements". The estimated project value was $5,000,001 - $10,000,000, with a project team selected by Moffett & Duncan Architects Inc. M. J. Dixon Construction Limited was awarded the contract, for $7,542,150.00 including taxes, the lowest price by a qualified contractor, out of the eight bids received. Considered names for the station were "Brampton Transit – Bramalea Terminal", "Bramalea City Centre Transit Terminal", a variant of the existing branding, and "Brampton Transit – Queen East Terminal". The latter was noted to prevent Brampton Transit from using the name for possible future terminals further east on Queen Street. The first option, which was submitted to council for approval, was intended to "develop a new system wide guideline and protocol for the naming of its future terminals"
The terminal was relocated, as of 20 September 2010, now east of the mall. The spot was formerly a city owned parking lot for the Brampton Civic Centre, the location of the Chinguacousy branch of the Brampton Library. The new terminal opened in conjunction with the commencement of Züm bus rapid transit service along Queen Street.
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