Connecticut Transit


Area served	Connecticut Port Chester, NY White Plains, NY
Founded	1976
Website	cttransit.com
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Twitter	@CTTRANSIT

Connecticut Transit, or CTtransit, is the transit system serving much of the state of Connecticut. It is a division of the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

History

CTtransit began operations in 1976.

Divisions

CTtransit provides bus service via contract providers for seven different metropolitan areas in the state, mostly concentrated in Hartford and New Haven counties.

Hartford Division

Address: 100 Leibert Rd., Hartford, CT 06120
Phone: 860-525-9181

Providing local and express bus service within Hartford County. The contractor is First Transit.

New Britain and Bristol Divisions

New Britain Transportation Company:
- Address: 257 Woodlawn Rd., Berlin, CT 06037-1537
- Phone: 860-828-0512

DATTCO:
- Address: 583 South St., New Britain, CT 06051-3899
- Phone: 860-229-4878

Providing local service in New Britain and Bristol and surrounding towns. The contractors are DATTCO and New Britain Transportation Company.

New Haven Division

Address: 2061 State St., Hamden, CT 06517
Phone:

Serving the city of New Haven and nearby suburbs. The contractor is First Transit.

Stamford Division

Address: 26 Elm Ct., Stamford, CT 06902
Phone: 203-327-7433

Serving the Stamford area. The contractor is First Transit.

Wallingford, Waterbury and Meriden Divisions

Address: 1717 Thomaston Ave., Waterbury, CT 06704
Phone: 203-753-2538

Serving the cities of Meriden, Wallingford and Waterbury. The contractor is Northeast Transportation Company.

A new facility being built in Watertown, CT is set to replace the old trolley barn at 1717 Thomaston Ave. in Waterbury. The new facility, when opened, will be at 760 Frost Bridge Rd, Watertown, CT.

Routes

Routes & Schedules

Fares

Current

Transit fleet

Current roster

Fleet number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Division	Notes
A1-A14, A21-A26	2010	NFI	D35LFR	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	A1-A14: New Britain A21-A26: New Britain DATTCO
A31-A47	2010	NFI	XD35	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R	Waterbury	Delivered in Jan. 2011.
A48-A64	2010	NFI	XDE35	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	Waterbury	Delivered in Jan. 2011.
A71-A91	2010	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISM	Allison B500	Hartford Express (Collins Bus Service, DATTCO, and Kelley Transit)	ADA-compliant and Wi-Fi ready.^[1]
304, 309	2003	MCI	D4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	304,309: Stamford I-BUS Express	In the process of being retired.
402, 408, 414, 416, 424-25, 428, 432, 437-438, 453, 472, 474, 482-83	2004	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR	Allison B400R	402, 416, 424, 432, 437: Stamford Reserve Fleet 408, 414, 425, 428, 438: Hartford 453, 472, 474, 482-483: New Haven Reserve Fleet	In the process of being retired.
501-548	2005	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	Hartford 5xx: WRTD	In the process of being retired. One (unknown) unit transferred to Windham Region Transit District between Summer to Fall 2018.
711-753	2007	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	Hartford	711-713 are only used for the CTfastrak BRT service.
761-782	2007	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	Hartford Express	Suburban configuration (single door).
801-802	2008	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	Hartford
803	2008	NFI	D35LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	New Britain and Bristol
1011-1022	2010	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISM	Allison B500	1011-1013,1017-18: Renumbered/Reassigned. 1014-1016: Hartford Express 1019-1022: I-Bus	ADA-compliant and Wi-Fi ready.^[1] Due to a surplus amount of motorcoaches in Hartford, the Hartford unots were renumbered in November 2017, and transferred to contractor divisions.
1023-1036	2010	NFI	XDE40	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison E^P40 hybrid system	New Haven	Delivered starting in Dec. 2010.
1041-1052, 1061-1073	2010	Nova Bus	LFS Artic	Cummins ISL9	Allison B500R	1041-1052: New Haven 1061-1073: Stamford
1101-1110	2011	Nova Bus	LFS Artic HEV	Cummins ISL9	Allison H 50 EP hybrid system	Hartford	Delivery started Oct. 2011. 1101 mistakingly delivered as 1081.
1201-1204	2012	NFI	XDE35	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	1201-1203: Hartford 1204: New Haven	2011 models. 1201-1203 are used on dash shuttle (rebranded from Star Shuttle). 1204 is used on the Union Station Shuttle.
1211-1214	2011-2012	NFI	XDE40	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	Stamford	2011 models.
1401-1425	2014	NFI	XDE40	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	Stamford
1426-1429	2014	Nova Bus	LFS Artic HEV	Cummins ISL9	Allison H 50 EP hybrid system	New Haven
1430-1438	2014	Gillig	BRT HEV 29' (G30E102N2)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system		Used for the CTfastrak BRT service.
1441-1458	2014	NFI	XDE40	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
1462-1473	2014	Nova Bus	LFX Artic HEV	Cummins ISL9	Allison H 50 EP hybrid system
1475-1479	2014	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISX12	Allison B500	Hartford Express (DATTCO)
1481-1493	2014	NFI	XDE40	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	1481-1488: Stamford 1489-1493: New Haven
1501-1503	2015	Gillig	BRT HEV 29' (G30E102N2)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system		Used for the CTfastrak BRT service.
A1510, 1512-1513	2015	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISX12	Allison B500R	Hartford Express (Collins Bus Service and DATTCO)	Bought to replace 2002 MCI D4500 A221-222.
1601-1626	2016-2017	NFI	XD40	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R	Hartford	Part of the contract order of 267 buses.^[2] 2016 models.
1676-1694	2017	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISX12	Allison B500	Hartford Express (HNS Management)	Part of a five-year contract for up to 112 MCI Commuter Coaches.^[3] Delivery of 40 motorcoaches in progress.
A1695-A1699	2017	NFI	XD40	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	Waterbury	Part of the contract order of 267 buses. Replaces 381-385
1701-1799	2017	NFI	XD40	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	1701-1748: Hartford 1749-1799: New Haven	Part of the contract order of 267 buses.
1801-1866	2017-2018	NFI	XD40	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	1801-1805: Bradley Flyer (Hartford) 1806-1835: Hartford 1836-1866: New Haven	Part of the contract order of 267 buses. 1801-1805 are equipped with luggage racks.
A1867-A1869	2017	NFI	XD35	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	Waterbury	Part of the contract order of 267 buses.
1870-1884	2018	NFI	XD40	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	New Haven	Replacing last of 2004 models. 2019 models.
8500-8501, 8600	2018	NFI	XD40	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	8600: DATTCO New Britain 8500-01: New Britain	2019 models. 8500 entered service on 12/18/18. 8501 entered service on 12/28/18. 8600 entered service on 12/19/18.

On order

Fleet number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
(32 buses)	TBD	NFI	XD35	Cummins L9	TBD	Contract order of 267 buses and includes options for 218 additional buses over the next five years.^[2]
	TBD		XDE35	Cummins	TBD
	TBD		XDE40	Cummins	TBD
(11 buses)	2019	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins X12	B500	Contract order of up to 112 buses for the next 4 years^[4]

Retired roster

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
101-262		1978	Grumman Flxible	870 (53102-6-1)	Detroit Diesel 6V71T	Allison V730
A101-A135, B136-B149, C150-C155		1996	Nova Bus	RTS-06 (T70-206)	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison VR731	All retired by June 2011.
201, 203, 205, 208		1995	Nova Bus	RTS-06 (T70-206)	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison VR-731	Ex-HART. Bought in 2007-08. 201 only unit known to run in service.
101-126		2001	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 40	Allison B400R	118 was the last in-revenue service unit.
127-136		2001	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 40E	Allison B400R	Suburban configuration with rear door. Repowered from the Detroit Diesel Series 50 engines. 133 was exported to Guatemala.
201-240		2002	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 40E	Allison B400R	232 was sold and was last seen in Astoria, NY in August 2017.
H301-H302		2003	NFI	DE40LF	Cummins ISL	GM-Allison E^p40 hybrid system
310-371, 381-385, 391-392		2003-2004	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR	Allison B400R
501-600		1978	Grumman Flxible	870 (45102-6-1)	Detroit Diesel 6V71T	Allison V730
601-603 (1)	Renumbered 801-803
601-603 (2)		1978	Grumman Flxible	870 (45102-6-1)	Detroit Diesel 6V71T	Allison V730
604-614 (1)	Renumbered 804-814
604-614 (2), 615-618		1978	Grumman Flxible	870 (45102-6-1)	Detroit Diesel 6V71T	Allison V730	Some buses were donated to the Connecticut Trolley Museum in the 1990s.
604		2007	MCI	D4505	Caterpillar C13		Hartford Express (Kelley Transit)
701		2007	Van Hool	A330FC	UTC PureMotion 120	ISE ThunderVolt hybrid system	Hydrogen Fuel Cell
801-803		1979	Grumman Flxible	870 (53102-6-1)	Detroit Diesel 6V71T	Allison V730	Ex 601-603 (1)
804-814		1979	Grumman Flxible	870 (35102-6-1)	Detroit Diesel 6V71T	Allison V730	Ex 604-614 (1)
911-915		1992	MCI	Classic (TC40-102A)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison VR731
941-965		1994	NFI	D40	Detroit Diesel Series 50	ZF 4HP590
1001-1004		2010	Van Hool	A300L FC	UTC PureMotion 120	ISE ThunderVolt hybrid system	Hydrogen Fuel Cell 1001 to Flint Mass Transportation Authority 1190 in 2012. 1003 to AC Transit FC13 in September 2015. Suburban config (two doors)
3001-3002		1967	GMC	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-The Connecticut Company 3001-3002. Exx-Connecticut Railway and Lighting 504 and 506.
3003-3127		1974	GMC	T6H-5308A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-CDOT leased out units.
4001-4025		1978	Flxible	35096-6-1	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730
8301-8333, 8351-8370		1983	GMDD	T8H-5308A	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison V730
8701		1987	Saab-Scania	CN112CLU 35'	Scania DS11-25 253 hp	ZF 4HP500	Ex-demo
8801-8825		1988	Saab-Scania	CN112CLU 40'	Scania DS11-25 253 hp	ZF 4HP500
9001-9088, 9091-9096		1990	MCI	Classic (TC40-102A)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison VR731	9033-9034, 9045, 9050, 9053, 9069, 9076 and 9086 to Calgary Transit. 9056 was spotted at M&J Auto Recycling on 1/24/2016. 9091 and 9094 are in a fenced lot near the Rocky Hill/Cromwell town line as of 2017.
9101-9144		1990	MCI	Classic (TC40-102A)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison VR731	9101 to Norwalk Transit District 166. 9102 to Milford Transit District. 9104 and 9107 to Calgary Transit. 9115, 9137 and 9139 to Southeast Area Transit.
9145-9185		1991	MCI	Classic (TC40-102A)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison VR731	9156 to New Britain Transportation Company 9159 to DATTCO 9167 was bought by a member of the CBOA, but was later scrapped.
9186-9188		6/1992	MCI	Classic (TC40-102A)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison VR731
9201-9225, 9230-9252		1991	MCI	Classic (TC40-102A)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison VR731
9253-9257		1992	MCI	Classic (TC40-102A)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison VR731
9301-9338		1993	NFI	D40	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison VR731	9318-9319 to DATTCO.
9339-9340		1993	NFI	D40	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison VR731
9401-9428		1994	NFI	D40	Detroit Diesel Series 50	ZF 4HP590
9511-9515		1995	MCI	102-DL3	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	Exx-Arrow Lines 20372, #?, 20378, 20380 and 20382. Ex-Peter Pan Bus Lines units; bought in 2009. Bought secondhand to retire the remaining New Flyer D40 buses in the Hartford Express fleet and to expand the overall express fleet. Used for Metro-North. In the process of being retired.
9900-9913		1999	Eldorado	E-Z Rider	Detroit Diesel Series 40	Allison B300R
9601-9623, 9626-9649		1996	Nova Bus	Classic (TC40-102A)	Detroit Diesel Series 50 9648: Cummins ISC	Allison B400R	9616 was spare unit for Union Station Shuttle and was the last unit to retire. 9623 was the last unit in revenue service. Few units were spotted in a junkyard in July 2015.