Housatonic Area Regional Transit

Area served	Southwest CT Westchester County, NY
Founded	1972
Fleet size	28 (fixed-route) 35 (paratransit)
Number of routes	15
Ridership	881,062 (2015, annual)
Union	ATU Local 1622
Website	hartransit.com
Facebook	@HARTransit
Twitter	@HARTransit

Housatonic Area Regional Transit, or HARTransit, is the public transit system in Danbury, Connecticut. HARTransit also serves the municipalities of Danbury, Bethel, Brookfield, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Bethel, Redding, Roxbury, New Fairfield, and Ridgefield in Connecticut as well as Brewster, Katonah, Lewisboro and Southeast in New York.

History

• Established in 1972 as the Danbury-Bethel Transit District.
• On July 2, 1973, bus service began under contract operations of Candlewood Valley Bus Company.
• In 1979, after several municipal members – including New Milford – joined the transit agency, it was renamed to Housatonic Area Regional Transit.
• In 1991, HART took full control of the bus operations from Candlewood Valley Bus Company.

Routes

Maps & Schedules

Fixed

The following routes run on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Saturdays from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and are taken over by the LOOP routes after those times. There is no service on Sundays, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Route	Destinations
1	Danbury Hospital, North Street Shopping Center, Sand Pit Medical Center, Danbury High School
2	Berkshire Shopping Center, Target, Commerce Park, Big Y (Bethel)
3	Mill Ridge, Mill Plain Rd., Old Ridgebury Rd., Brewster (New York)
4	Germantown Rd., Stew Leonard's, ShopRite, Regional YMCA
5	Main St., Roger’s Park, PT Barnum Square, Bethel High School
6	Danbury Fair Mall, Danbury Square, Wooster Manor, Jensen Park
7	WCSU Midtown Campus, New Milford High School, Walmart (New Milford), New Milford Medical Group
10	Brewster Metro-North RR Station, Abbey Woods, Hotel Zero Degrees, Belimo

Route 7 Link

• This route runs on weekdays from 6:35 AM to 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM to 6:25 PM as a commuter line connecting Danbury to Norwalk and the surrounding communities.

LOOPs

The following routes take over the fixed routes and run on weeknights, Saturday nights and Sundays. There is no service on Easter, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, but provides Sunday scheduled service on Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Black Friday and New Year's Day.

Route	Destinations
Hospital-Danbury Mall	WCSU, Danbury Hospital, North Street Shopping Center, Danbury Fair Mall, Mill Ridge
Bethel-Newtown Road	Main St., PT Barnum Square, Berkshire Shopping Center, Target (Bethel)
New Milford	Stew Leonard's, ShopRite, Walmart (New Milford), New Milford Medical Group

Bus to Rail shuttles

The following routes run on the weekdays only. There is no service on Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Route	Destinations
Danbury-Brewster	White Turkey Park & Ride, Federal Rd. Park & Ride OR Pulse Point, Exit 2 of I-84 Park & Ride, Exit 1 of I-84 Park & Ride, Brewster Metro-North station (New York)
Ridgefield-Katonah	Jesse Lee Church, Prospect Ridge Park & Ride, South Salem Municipal Lot Park & Ride (New York), Katonah Metro-North station (New York)
New Fairfield-Southeast	Company A Firehouse, Ball Pond Firehouse, Temple Beth Elohim (New York), Southeast Metro-North station (New York)

Trolley

• Operates on Saturdays from 9:40 AM to 2:10 PM, from early summer to mid-fall. Serves Main St., Roger's Park and the Danbury Farmers' Market.

Fares

Current
Note: Trolley service is fare-free.

Facilities

Garage/Office

• Address: 62 Federal Rd., Danbury, CT 06810
• E-mail: Visit http://www.hartransit.com/contact-us to submit a message.
• Phone:
  • Admin: 203-744-4070
  • Info: 203-748-2034

Pulse Point

• Location: Kennedy Ave. near Main St., Danbury, CT 06810

Bus Fleet

Accurate as of April 2023.

Current Roster

Fleet Number	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
12, 14-18		2013	Ford Startrans	E-450 Senator	Ford V10 6.8L gasoline		12 used on both DAR/fixed route services 12, 17-18 are retired.
19-22		2014	Ford Startrans	E-450 Senator	Ford V10 6.8L gasoline		19 is retired.
23-25		2014	Ford Goshen Coach	E-350 ?	Ford V10 6.8L gasoline		Used on both DAR/fixed route services. 24-25 are retired.
26-29		2016	Ford Goshen Coach	E-350 ?	Ford V10 6.8L gasoline		Used on both DAR/fixed route services 28-29 are retired.
30-31		2016	Ford Goshen Coach	E-450 ?	Ford V10 6.8L gasoline		30 is retired.
32-35		2016	Ford Goshen Coach	E-350 ?	Ford V10 6.8L gasoline		Used on both DAR/fixed route services
36-39		2017	Ford Startrans	E-450 Senator	Ford V10 6.8L gasoline		Used on both DAR/fixed route services
40-41		2017	Ford Startrans	E-450 Senator	Ford V10 6.8L gasoline
50-57		2021	Ford ?	E-350 ?	Ford V8 7.3L gasoline
58-62		2021	Ford ?	E-450 ?	Ford V8 7.3L gasoline
63-65		2021	Ford ?	Transit ?
200-211		2014	Gillig	BRT 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R	200-209 have transit-style seating. 210-211 have suburban-style seating.
300-304		2017	Gillig	BRT 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	To replace 112-115, 401.
400-409		2019	Gillig	BRT 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	Replaced 500-series buses.
1895		2014	Gillig	Trolley Replica 29' (G27E102R2)	Cummins ISL9	Allison B300R	Used for the Danbury Farmers Market Shuttle in the Fall (Saturdays Only).

Retired Roster

This roster is incomplete.

Fleet Number	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
			Mercedes-Benz	O309D			3 minibuses, fleet numbers unknown.
H1-H10		1982	TMC	T-30 CityCruiser	Detroit Diesel 6V53T	Allison
11		2013	Ford Startrans	E-350 Senator	Ford V10 6.8L gasoline		Used on both DAR/fixed route services
30		2003	Ford ElDorado National	E-450 Aerotech			8 cutaway buses.
63-65		2007	Ford Startrans	E-450 Senator	Ford Power Stroke 6.0L Diesel		Full fleet number range unknown
101-110		1989	BIA	Orion I (01.507)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-748
112-115		2002	OBI	Orion V (05.505)	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR	Allison B400R	Ex-Westchester County Bee-Line System 112-115; acquired in 2012. Retired in 2018. 112 and 115 still on property as of 2019 as non-runners.
133-134		2001	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 40E	Allison B400R	Leased from CT Transit. Formerly used on the Route 7 Link.
201-210		1995	Nova Bus	RTS-06 (T70-206)	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison VR-731	All units to CT Transit.
301-310		2001	OBI	Orion V (05.503)	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR	Allison B400R	All retired by 2015-2016. 303, 307, 310 and one other unit were sold to Transurbano ?, ?, ? and 1086. 304 was sold to a private owner. One unit seen at D&L Towing Services of Meriden, CT in 2016. One unit seen at Albert's Auto Parts Towing in Thomaston, CT. 308 to be donated to Putnam Lake Fire Department in June 2019.
401		2004	OBI	Orion VII (07.502)	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR	Allison B400R	2003 model. Retired in February 2019.
501-510		2007	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	Last buses retired in November 2020 506 suffered a fire
1001		1996	Cable Car Concepts	Mini			Formerly used on the City Center Danbury Trolley line.
2001		2003	Dupont	Frontenac 1672		Allison	Formerly used on the City Center Danbury Trolley line.
3126		1974	GMC	T6H-5308A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	2 buses leased from Connecticut Transit.