Kipling Bus Terminal

Before the construction of the Kipling Bus Terminal, MiWay buses connected with the Line 2 Bloor–Danforth subway connection at Islington station.{{Cite web |title=New Kipling Bus Terminal |url=https://www.mississauga.ca/miway-transit/about-miway/kipling-bus-terminal/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114022049/https://www.mississauga.ca/miway-transit/about-miway/kipling-bus-terminal/ |archive-date=2021-01-14 |website=MiWay}} After opening, all MiWay bus routes where adjusted to service the terminal, with the exception of route 26 Burnhamthorpe.

In December 2007, a draft memorandum of understanding was created between the City of Toronto, the Toronto Transit Commission, GO Transit, and Mississauga Transit for the construction of a new regional terminal at Kipling station. The memorandum was never signed, but the concept of a regional bus terminal at Kipling station remained.{{Cite web |last=Chief Corporate Officer |date=2016-05-30 |title=New Memorandum of Understanding for Kipling Station Redevelopment |url=https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-93805.pdf |website=Toronto}}

In May 2016, a new memorandum of understanding was signed for the construction of the terminal on top of an existing commuter parking lot. On November 30, 2016, a request for qualifications was issued by Infrastructure Ontario for the construction of the terminal.{{Cite web |title=GO Rail Expansion - Kipling Bus Terminal |url=https://www.infrastructureontario.ca/en/what-we-do/projectssearch/go-rail-expansion---kipling-bus-terminal/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=Infrastructure Ontario |language=en}} This was followed by a request for proposal on April 3, 2017; on March 22, 2018, EllisDon Infrastructure Transit was awarded the {{CAD}}73 million contract to design, build, and finance the terminal.{{Cite web |title=Request for Proposals Issued for Kipling Bus Terminal Project |url=https://www.infrastructureontario.ca/en/news-and-media/news/go-rail-expansion---kipling-bus-terminal/request-for-proposals-issued-for-kipling-bus-terminal-project/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=Infrastructure Ontario |language=en}}File:Kipling Regional Bus Terminal.jpgConstruction lasted from April 13, 2018, to December 29, 2020. On January 4, 2021, service began at the terminal when all MiWay bus routes serving Islington station where adjusted to serve the terminal instead, with the exception of route 26 Burnhamthorpe. GO Transit did not serve the terminal until September 2021, when GO Transit bus route 29, which operated between Mississauga and Guelph, was extended to the terminal.{{Cite web |date=August 26, 2021 |title=Metrolinx announces increased weekday service across the GO Transit network |url=https://blog.metrolinx.com/2021/08/26/metrolinx-announces-increased-weekday-service-across-the-go-transit-network/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008180015/https://blog.metrolinx.com/2021/08/26/metrolinx-announces-increased-weekday-service-across-the-go-transit-network/ |archive-date=October 8, 2021 |access-date=October 8, 2021 |website=Metrolinx}}

On February 26, 2024, the One Fare program, a GTHA-wide fare integration program, was implemented. The program allows free or discounted transfers between TTC, GO Transit and MiWay for riders paying with a Presto, credit, or debit card within a two-hour window (or within a three-hour if GO Transit is used).{{cite news |date=February 25, 2023 |title=Double fares now dropped for TTC riders under new program |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/02/25/ttc-riders-one-fare-system/ |publisher=CityNews}} The regional terminal was kept outside of TTC's Kipling station fare-paid area as free or discounted card transfers need to be recorded for the province to reimburse local transit agencies, as well as for enforcing payment of double fares for customers ineligible to receive free or discounted transfers with other transit agencies.{{Cite web |title=Ontario’s One Fare Program |url=https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/Updates/One-Fare-Program |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=Toronto Transit Commission |language=en}}

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The terminal is located at the south end of Subway Crescent, southeast of both Kipling station and the intersection of Dundas Street and Kipling Avenue. It consists of 16 bays, with 4 being used by GO Transit and the remaining 12 by MiWay.{{cite web |url=https://web.mississauga.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/12/07160116/Kipling-Bus-Terminal.pdf |title=Map of Kipling Miway bus terminal |work=MiWay Route Maps |publisher=City of Mississauga |access-date=January 11, 2020 |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324000622/https://web.mississauga.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/12/07160116/Kipling-Bus-Terminal.pdf |url-status=live }} It is connected to Kipling GO Station through an elevated pedestrian bridge to the south and to Kipling station via an underground tunnel to the northeast. These connections form the Kipling Transit Hub, a Metrolinx mobility hub which aims to provide a seamless connection between the three facilities.{{cite web |url=http://www.metrolinx.com/en/greaterregion/projects/kipling-mobility-hub.aspx |title=Kipling Mobility Hub |access-date=April 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105011154/http://www.metrolinx.com/en/greaterregion/projects/kipling-mobility-hub.aspx | archive-date=January 5, 2021}}

All MiWay routes are wheelchair accessible and the following serve the terminal:{{Cite web |date=2020-12-14 |title=Kipling Bus Terminal |url=https://www.mississauga.ca/miway-transit/locations/kipling-transit-hub/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=City of Mississauga |language=en-CA}}

{{As of|2025|04|post=,}} the terminal is served by two GO Transit bus routes:{{Cite web |title=Kipling Bus Terminal - Routes & Departures |url=https://www.gotransit.com/en/find-a-station-or-stop/02778/routes-departures?q=routes |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=GO Transit}}

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