Connecticut Transit New Britain and Bristol
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CT Transit New Flyer D40LF 118 at the New Britiain Transportation garage in Berlin. | |
Founded |
1920 (New Britain Transit) 1924 (DATTCO) |
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Headquarters |
New Britain Transit:: 257 Woodlawn Road Berlin, CT 06037 DATTCO: 583 South Street New Britain, CT 06051 |
Locale | Connecticut |
Service area | New Britain, Berlin, Bristol, and nearby towns |
Service type | Local bus service |
Routes |
New Britain: 11 Bristol:2 |
Fleet | 22[1] |
Operator |
New Britain Transit (11 routes) DATTCO (2 routes) |
Chief executive |
Peter Agostini (New Britain Transit) Louis DeVivo (DATTCO) |
Website | Official Website |
Connecticut Transit New Britain Division and Connecticut Transit Bristol Division are two divisions of Connecticut Transit that collectively provide local bus service to four towns in the Central Connecticut Region with connections to CT Transit Hartford Division in downtown New Britain, along the Berlin Turnpike, and at Westfarms Mall. Service in both divisions operates daily (including major holidays) along 13 routes.
Routes
These are the routes in the New Britain and Bristol Divisions. The 41 route (formerly P route) is contiguous with Hartford Division.
. As of December 8, 2014, each New Britain or Bristol route is now identified by a numbered route starting with a "5". [2]
New Britain routes
Route (new) | Route (old) | Route Name | Outbound terminus | Outbound connections | Notes | Operator |
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41 | P | Hartford | 41 (P): Hartford via Newington Center HNB: Hartford via I-84 |
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501 | AR | Arch St | 501 (AR): Hosp of Central CT-Mid State Medical Ctr-Meriden Square 501C (AR): Hosp of Central CT-Clinic Dr |
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502 | PB/PL | Black Rock Ave | 502 (PB): Bristol City Hall via Plainville Ctr |
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503 | C | Corbin Ave | 503 (C): DMV-CT Commons-Tunxis Comm Coll |
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505 | B | Burritt St | 505 (B): Hosp for Special Care-Pinnacle Business Pk |
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506 | F | Farmington Ave | 506 (F): UCONN Health Center 506F (F): Farm Springs-UCONN Health Center |
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507 | O | Oak St | 507 (O): CCSU-Country Club Rd |
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508 | S | Stanley St | Route 508 has been replaced by the new Route 128 (Hartford/New Britain via Westfarms & Stanley St) in its entirety. Route 128 will then continue to Downtown Hartford via New Britain Ave. in West Hartford (and serves the same stops as Route 39) and the CTfastrak guideway. Although neither Brittany Farms nor Country Club Rd. will be served by Route 128, passengers can transfer to Route 507 at CCSU for service to Country Club and Alexander Rds. or the new Route 144 (Westfarms/Wethersfield via Newington Center) at Westfarms for service to Brittany Farms. | |||
509 | ES | East St | 509 (ES): Dix & Fifth |
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510 | SS | South St | 510 (SS): CT DSS (New Britn) 510C (SS): CT DSS(New Britn)–Corbin Russwin 510D (SS): CT DSS (New Britn) via John Downey Dr 510S (SS): Fulton St |
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512 | BK/TPK | South Main St | 512C (BK): Berlin Stn (Amtrak)-Walmart Cromwell-Berlin Tpke 512N (FE): NORPACO FOODS via Route 9 512W (BK): Berlin Stn (Amtrak)-Webster Square |
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Bristol routes
The following routes connect with CTfastrak Route 102 (Hartford/Bristol via New Britain) and 923 (Hartford Express) at the Bristol City Hall:
Route (new) | Route (old) | Route Name | Outbound terminus | Notes |
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502 | PB | Black Rock Ave | 502: Downtown Bristol via Plainville Center |
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541 | BL | Bristol Local | 541B: Tunxis Comm Coll via Birchwood Manor 541C: Tunxis Comm Coll via Bristol Senior Center |
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542 | **new** | Bristol Hospital | 542: Bristol Hospital via Goodwin St |
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543 | **new** | West St | 543: Gaylord Towers | |
See also
- Connecticut Transit Hartford
- Connecticut Transit New Haven
- Connecticut Transit Stamford
- Northeast Transportation Company
All of the above provide CT Transit route service.
References
- ↑ CT Transit roster as of 2004
- ↑ [https://www.cttransit.com/routes/local-service#route-new britain CT Transit routes in New Britain]