Connecticut Transit

Area served	Connecticut Port Chester, NY White Plains, NY
Founded	1976
Website	cttransit.com
Facebook	facebook.com/CTtransit-242084408137
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 under management by David Lee. Lee retired at the end of 2017, with Cole Pouliot taking over as the new general manager.

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. First Transit was the contractor until 12/30/2022. RATP Dev is the new contractor starting on 12/31/2022 for a four-year contract, with two, 2-year extensions.

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: 203-624-0151

Serving the city of New Haven and nearby suburbs. First Transit was the contractor until 12/30/2022. RATP Dev is the new contractor starting on 12/31/2022 for a four-year contract, with two, 2-year extensions.

Stamford Division

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

Serving the Stamford area. First Transit was the contractor until 12/30/2022. RATP Dev is the new contractor starting on 12/31/2022 for a four-year contract, with two, 2-year extensions.

Wallingford, Waterbury and Meriden Divisions

• Address: 761 Frost Bridge Rd, Watertown, CT 06795
• Phone: 203-753-2538

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

Routes

• Routes & Schedules
  • Routes 903 and 913 are operated by Collins Bus Service.
  • Routes 918 and 950 are operated by Peter Pan of Rocky Hill.
  • Routes 501-507, 512, 541-543 are operated by New Britain Transportation.
  • Routes 41, 509, 510, 919, 921, 928 are operated by DATTCO of New Britain.
  • Routes 291-292, 401-499, & 561-566 are operated by Northeast Transportation.

Fares

• Current

Basic fares and passes are offered at the Customer Service outlets and on the web, but bus fareboxes and the CTfastrak ticket vending machines offer a wider variety of options. When getting a special kind of ticket (i.e. senior day pass), passengers are expected to explicitly make this request to the operator.

Express fares are categorized by 5 different zones (Zones A-E or 1-5). When express fares are paired with valid local transfers, the express fare is discounted slightly, so the rider only has to pay the difference between local and specified zone fare (i.e. Zone C fare is $4.10, so rider would pay $2.45 with local transfer).

CTtransit introduced a smart card for easier traveling called "GoCT" (in conjunction with Scheidt & Bachmann fare consoles) in late 2018. The card has a base cost of $2 (for activation), and any amount between $10-500 can be loaded onto the card for travel. As of 2020, the card can only be used on CTtransit buses (all other systems use GFI fareboxes, or simple mechanical devices devoid of any electronics which are incompatible). GoCT cards can be ordered online and mailed to an address of your choice, purchased at licensed vendors (CVS, Walgreens, 7/11), or at customer service booths in Hartford, New Haven, or Stamford.

Rider Type/ Category	Local Fare Cost (One Way)	All-Day Fare Cost		Express Zone	Cost	Express Notes
Adult (18+)	$1.75	$3.50		Zone A/1	$3.20	Applicable for travel within the same zone.
Senior/Disabled Citizen (65+ with valid ID)	$0.85	$1.70		Zone B/2	$3.20	Applicable for travel between two zones (i.e. 1 & 2, 4 & 5). Examples of Zone 3 routes include: Route 902, 903, 904.
Youth (5-18)	$1.40	$2.80		Zone C/3	$4.10	Applicable for travel between three zones (i.e. 1 & 3, 2 & 5). Examples of Zone 3 routes include: Route 905, 914M.
College Student	Free (With U-Pass)	Free (With U-Pass)		Zone D/4	$5.00	Applicable for travel between four zones (i.e. 1 & 4). Examples of Zone 4 routes include: Route 913, 914, 927.
				Zone E/5	$6.00	Applicable for travel between fives zones (i.e. 1 & 2, 4 & 5). Examples of Zone 5 routes include: Route 950, 971.

Transit Fleet

Current Roster

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Division	Notes
A1-A14, A21-A26		2010	New Flyer	D35LFR	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	A1-A14: New Britain Transportation A21-A26: DATTCO New Britain	Some units retired. See series page for detailed disposition info
A31-A47		2010	New Flyer	XD35	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R	Waterbury	Delivered in Jan. 2011. A37 to Middletown Area Transit A37 in January 2022
A48-A64		2010	New Flyer	XDE35	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	Waterbury	Delivered in Jan. 2011.
A69-A70		2010	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISM	Allison B500	A69: Stored A70: Hartford Express (Collins Bus Service)	Renumbered from 1017-1018
A71-A91		2010	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISM	Allison B500	Hartford Express (Collins Bus Service, DATTCO New Britain) Peter Pan (Rocky Hill)	ADA-compliant and Wi-Fi ready.
A1475-A1479		2014	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISX12	Allison B500	A1475-A1479: Waterbury	Renumbered from 1475-1479
A1510, A1512-A1513		2015	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISX12	Allison B500R	Hartford Express (Collins Bus Service and DATTCO New Britain)	Bought to replace 2002 MCI D4500 A221-A222. A1512-A1513 renumbered from 1512-1513
A1695-A1699		2017	New Flyer	XD40	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	Waterbury	Part of the contract order of 267 buses. Replaces 381-385.
A1867-A1869		2017	New Flyer	XD35	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	Waterbury	Part of the contract order of 267 buses.
303-309		2003	MCI	D4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	304, 309: Stamford I-BUS Express	303-307 are 2003 models 308-309 are 2004 models
501-548		2005	New Flyer	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	520, 547: DATTCO New Britain	In the process of being retired.
711-753		2007	New Flyer	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	Multiple Divisions
761-782		2007	New Flyer	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	Hartford Express (Contingency)	Suburban configuration (single door). Most units retired, remaining buses in the contingency fleet. At least 3 units sent to Aurora Express in Guatemala, including 776 and 772.
801-802		2008	New Flyer	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	Hartford (Contingency)	801 repurposed into market outreach bus.
803		2008	New Flyer	D35LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	New Haven	Reassigned to New Haven in August 2019 as a spare bus for the Union Station Shuttle.
1011-1016, 1019-1022		2010	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISM	Allison B500	1011-12: Hartford Express 1013-15: Collins Bus Service 1016, 1019-1022: I-Bus	ADA-compliant and Wi-Fi ready. Due to a surplus amount of motorcoaches in Hartford, some Hartford units were renumbered in November 2017, and transferred to contractor divisions. 1013 renumbered to A1013 1017-1018 renumbered to A69-A70 and transferred to DATTCO New Britain
1023-1036		2010	New Flyer	XDE40	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison EP40 hybrid system	1023-1035: Hartford 1036: Waterbury	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 mistakenly delivered as 1081.
1201-1204		2012	New Flyer	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	New Flyer	XDE40	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	Stamford	2011 models.
1401-1425		2014	New Flyer	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		2014-2015	Gillig	BRT HEV 29' (G30E102N2)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	CTfastrak (Hartford)	Operate exclusively on CTfastrak "feeder" routes. 1430 is a 2014 model 1431-1438 are 2015 models
1441-1458		2014	New Flyer	XDE40	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system		As of April 2019, 1441 features a Luminator INFOtransit display.
1462-1473		2014	Nova Bus	LFX Artic HEV	Cummins ISL9	Allison H 50 EP hybrid system		Operate exclusively on CTfastrak route 101.
1481-1493		2014	New Flyer	XDE40	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	1481-1482: Stamford 1483-1489: Hartford 1490-1493: New Haven
1501-1503		2015	Gillig	BRT HEV 29' (G30E102N2)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	CTfastrak (Hartford)	Operate exclusively on CTfastrak "feeder" routes. Displaced A25 and A26 (both were previously painted in CTfastrak livery).
1601-1626		2016-2017	New Flyer	XD40	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R	Hartford	Part of the contract order of 267 buses. 2016 models. As of April 2019, 1601 features a Luminator INFOtransit display.
1676-1694		2017	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISX12	Allison B500	1676: Collins Bus Service 1677-1694: Hartford Express	Part of a five-year contract for up to 112 MCI Commuter Coaches.
1701-1799		2017	New Flyer	XD40	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	1701-1748: Hartford 1749-1799: New Haven	Part of the contract order of 267 buses.
1801-1866		2017-2018	New Flyer	XD40	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	1801-1803: Stored 1806-1835: Hartford 1836-1866: New Haven	Part of the contract order of 267 buses. 1801-1803 are equipped with luggage racks. 1801 to Windham Region Transit District 1801. 1804-1805 renumbered to 8502 & 8503.
1870-1884		2018	New Flyer	XD40	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	New Haven	2019 models. Replaced remaining 2004 D40LFs at New Haven
1901-1950		2019	New Flyer	XD40	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	Hartford	Replaced the 2005 D40LFs.
1999		2019	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISX12	Allison B500	Hartford Express	Renumbered from 8209.
2000-2001		2020	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins X12	Allison B500	Hartford
2031-2033		2021	New Flyer	XD40	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	CTfastrak (Hartford)	In CTfastrak livery. To replace 711-713.
2050-2073		2020	New Flyer	XD40	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	Hartford	Replaced 700-series suburban D40LFs.
2101-2112		2021	New Flyer	XE40 Xcelsior CHARGE	Siemens Electric Permanent Electromagnet Motor 1DB2022-1NA06		2101-2110: New Haven 2111-2112: Stamford	For New Haven and Stamford garages. 2101-09 in service as of 4/2022. 2111 on property as of 4/2022. All units pulled from service as a safety precaution in July 2022 after 2102 caught fire. They subsequently returned to service in July 2023.
8200-8208		2019	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISX12	Allison B500	Peter Pan (Rocky Hill)	8209 and 8210 renumbered to 1999 and 8601 respectively.
8500-8501		2018	New Flyer	XD40	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	New Britain Transportation	2019 models
8502-8503		2017	New Flyer	XD40	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	New Britain Transportation
8600		2018	New Flyer	XD40	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	DATTCO New Britain	2019 model
8601		2019	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISX12	Allison B500	DATTCO New Britain	Renumbered from 8210.

On Order

Fleet Number(s)	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Division	Notes
2201-2203	TBD	NFI	Xcelsior CHARGE AV	TBD	TBD	Part of field test being conducted by New Flyer on CTfastrak busway.

Retired Roster

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
101-262		1978	Grumman Flxible	870 (53102-6-1)	Detroit Diesel 6V71T	Allison V730	Serial numbers 090008-090169.
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	All originally assigned to Stamford 118 was the last revenue service unit.
127-136		2001	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 40E	Allison B400R	All originally assigned to Stamford Suburban configuration with rear door. Repowered from Detroit Diesel Series 50 engines. 133-134 to Housatonic Area Regional Transit 133-134 133 was exported to Guatemala. 135-136 to Norwalk Transit District 135-136
201-240		2002	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 40E	Allison B400R	All originally assigned to Hartford 232 was sold and was last seen in Astoria, NY in August 2017.
H301-H302		2003	NFI	DE40LF	Cummins ISL	GM-Allison Ep40 hybrid system	Both assigned to Hartford
310-371, 381-385		2003-2004	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR	Allison B400R	All originally assigned to Hartford (310-323), New Haven (330-371), and Waterbury (381-385) 324-326 to Milford Transit District 324-326 327-328 to Greater Bridgeport Transit 327-328 329 to Norwalk Transit District 329 365 was the last active unit in this series
401-442 451-492		2004	New Flyer	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR	Allison B400R	All originally assigned to Hartford (401-442) and New Haven (451-492) Some Hartford buses later dispersed to Stamford 427 renumbered to A20 (New Britain) 467 to Milford Transit District 467 453 was the last active unit in this series, retiring in July 2020
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		Operated by Kelley Transit for Hartford Express commuter routes
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	Renumbered from 601-603 (1)
804-814		1979	Grumman Flxible	870 (35102-6-1)	Detroit Diesel 6V71T	Allison V730	Renumbered from 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.
3221-3222		2002	MCI	D4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60 11.1L	B500R	2003 models Renumbered from A221-A222 Repainted into CTtransit livery from Post Road Stages livery sometime in 2013.
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-Saab-Scania demonstrator
8801-8825		1988	Saab-Scania	CN112CLU 40'	Scania DS11-25 253 hp	ZF 4HP500	Retired in late 2001.
9001-9088, 9091-9096		1990	MCI	Classic (TC40-102A)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison VR731	9015 to Kings Transit 48 9019 to Société de transport de Lévis 9060 9033-9034, 9045, 9050, 9053, 9069, 9076 and 9086 to Calgary Transit 5108, 5110-5111, 5113-5117, not in order 9060 to Greater Sudbury Transit 902 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 9102. 9104, 9107 to Calgary Transit 5109, 5112 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 prior to retirement.
9900-9913		1999	Eldorado	E-Z Rider 30'	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.

References

• Connecticut Department of Transportation/CT Transit - All-Time Fleet Roster, The Bus Rosters Page.