Southeastern Regional Transit Authority
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 SRTA route 9X bus at the Fall River bus terminal in 2020 | |
| Founded | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 700 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| Service area | Bristol County and Plymouth County, Massachusetts |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Routes | 25 |
| Stations | 2 (Bus terminals) |
| Fleet | Gillig Standard Low Floor (29', 35' and 40'), Ford Paratransit Vans (E-350), Dodge Paratransit Vans |
| Annual ridership | 2,236,844 (Year End Total as of Fiscal Year 2020) |
| Fuel type | Diesel, Diesel/Electric Hybrid, Gasoline |
| Chief executive | Erik B. Rousseau |
| Website | www.srtabus.com |
Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) is a public transport authority in Bristol County and Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It serves 10 municipalities in Massachusetts' South Coast region: Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Fall River, Freetown, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, Somerset, Swansea, and Westport.[1] Fixed-route bus services are offered to serve the cities of Fall River and New Bedford.[1]
Funding sources
[edit]SRTA gets funding from a number of sources, including federal, state, local and farebox revenue. As of Fiscal Year 2019, the majority of SRTA's funding came from the federal government, after that being state, local and farebox revenue. [2]
Routes
[edit]SRTA operates 22 bus routes: ten Fall River local routes, ten New Bedford local routes, and two regional routes. After a route renumbering that took place on August 28, 2023, Fall River local routes are numbered in the 100s and New Bedford local routes in the 200s.[3]
- 9: Fall River-New Bedford Intercity
- 101: South Main
- 102: North Main
- 103: Laurel Street
- 104: Robeson Street
- 105: Stafford Road
- 107: Bay Street
- 108: BCC
- 109: Bedford Street
- 110: Rodman Street
- 114: Swansea
- 201: Fort Rodman
- 202: Lund's Corner
- 203: Dartmouth Street
- 204: Ashley Boulevard
- 205: South Central
- 206: Shawmut Avenue
- 208: Mt. Pleasant Street
- 210: Dartmouth Mall
- 211: Fairhaven
- 221: North End Shuttle
- Wareham–New Bedford Connection
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About Us – SRTA". www.srtabus.com. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "SRTA Comprehensive Regional Transit Plan Update 2020" (PDF). www.srtabus.com. 2021-05-05. p. 15.
- ^ "Updated Route Schedules – Effective Monday, August 28, 2023". Southeastern Regional Transit Authority. August 28, 2023.
External links
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