Connecticut Transit Stamford

Connecticut Transit Stamford

New Flyer DE40LF #301 in downtown Stamford on the 42 Darien line.
Parent	Connecticut Department of Transportation
Founded	1976
Headquarters	26 Elm Court Stamford, CT 06902
Locale	Connecticut
Service area	Southwestern Connecticut
Service type	Local bus service
Routes	14 local 4 commuter shuttle 1 express[1]
Hubs	Stamford train station
Fleet	55
Daily ridership	2006: 9,617 (weekday); 5,071 (Saturday); 2,335 (Sunday) [1]
Operator	First Transit
Chief executive	Glenn Fenton (division manager)
Web site	Official Website

Connecticut Transit Stamford (CT Transit Stamford Division) is the division of Connecticut Transit for the Stamford, area. In Stamford it provides service on 18 routes around Stamford, Connecticut, with routes centered around downtown Stamford and providing local bus service to Norwalk, White Plains, New York via the I-Bus, and Port Chester, New York,^[2], with its service area on both ends partially overlapping that of the Norwalk Transit District.

Since 1979, service for CT Transit Stamford Division has been operated by First Transit under contract.^[3]

Routes

These are the routes operated by CT Transit in the Stamford Division.^[4]

Note: Prior to 2002, CT Transit Stamford routes were identified by letters rather than numbers, just like the systems in Hartford and New Haven. ^[5] Some bus stop signs outside of downtown Stamford and Greenwich still display the route letters.

Local, Express, and Commuter Connections

Route	Route Name	Terminus	Notes
11	Port Chester (NY)	11A: Port Chester via West Putnam Avenue-Greenwich RR Station 11B: Port Chester via Byram-Greenwich RR Station 11W: West Main Street - Adams Corner	Connects to Bee Line System Route 13, 61, and 76 in Port Chester and NTD Wheels Central and West Loops in Greenwich.
13	West Broad Street	13: Stamford Hospital-Connecticut Avenue
14	West Main Street	14: Commerce Park	Supplement for Route 11 along West Main Street in Stamford during rush-hour Monday through Fridays only. In September 2011, this route was discontinued due to schedule enhancements and the introduction of articulated vehicles to Route 11.
21	West Avenue	21: Baxter Avenue 21A: Baxter Avenue-Post Office	Loops through Southwest Stamford.
22	Greenwich Avenue	22: Waterside 22A: Waterside-Soundview Farms 24•22: FAIRFIELD AVENUE-Waterside-Grenwich Avenue 22•44:Greenwich Avenue-Waterside-Pacific Street
24	Fairfield Avenue	24: Waterside 24B: Waterside-Soundview Farms-Old Greenwich 24•22: Waterside-Grenwich Avenue
26 (NEW)	Pacific/Atlantic Sts	26: Canal St 26A: Jefferson St 26•27: PACIFIC ST-South End-Shippan Point 26•27C: PACIFIC ST-South End-Cummings Park	A split route of the Former Route 44. Serves the South End of Stamford. Returns to the Transport Center via Atlantic Street.
27 (NEW)	Shippan Av	27: Shippan Point 27C: Cummings Park 26•27: PACIFIC ST-South End-Shippan Point 26•27C: PACIFIC ST-South End-Cummings Park	Formerly part of the old Route 44.
31	High Ridge Road	31: Merritt Parkway 31A: Smith House 31B: Briar Brae Road 31C: Stamford Hospital 31D: BEDFORD STREET-Bulls Head 31H: High Ridge Park
32	Long Ridge Road	32: Rock Rimmon Road 32B: Rock Rimmon Road via Bedford Street (AM/PM Rush Hours only) 32R: Roxbury Road - Westhill High School
33	Strawberry Hill Avenue	33: Tully Health center-Newfield Green 33D: Tully Health Center-Davenport Ridge 33•34: Tully Health Center-Springdale RR Station-Hope Street
34	Hope Street	34: Springdale RR Station-Woodway Road 34A: River Bend Park-Springdale RR Station-Woodway Road 33•34: STRAWBERRY HILL AVENUE-Tully Health Center-Springdale RR Station-Hope Street
41	Norwalk	41: Norwalk via Darien RR Station 41A: Norwalk via Darien RR Station & NCC 41E: EAST MAIN ST-Courtland Av	Connects with most NTD Wheels Routes in Norwalk Wheels Hub, Route 1, and NCC. Also Connects to Route 7 Link to Danbury & Coastal Link to Bridgeport & Milford.
42	Darien	42: Darien via Glenbrook & Noroton Heights 43•42: COVE ROAD-Cove Island Park-Glenbrook
43	Cove Road	43: Cove Island Park 43A: ELM STREET-CTTRANSIT 43•42: Cove Island Park-Glenbrook
45	NCC Flyer	45X: NCC via I-95	Supplement for Route 41B NCC only.
I-Bus		I-Bus: White Plains via I-95 & Greenwich I-Bus: White Plains via I-95	Connects to many Bee-Line, Transport of Rockland, and other routes at Whiteplains TransCenter. Connects to NTD Wheels Greenwich Central, West Loop, and Route 11 at Greenwich RR Station.
	Commuter Connection	Bulls Head	This Route serves the Bulls Head Area of Stamford and connects it to Stamford RR Station.
	Commuter Connection	Central	This Route serves the Downtown Area of Stamford and connects it to Stamford RR Station.
	Commuter Connection	Route 1-East	This route and Route 46X runs along Stamford Urban Transitway instead of I-95 to East Main Street to connect passengers to/from many places East of Downtown Stamford with The Stamford RR Station. service has been discontinued effective April 30, 2010

References

1. ^ CT Transit Stamford Division routes
2. ^ CT Transit Stamford service area
3. ^ First Transit profile for CT Transit
4. ^ CT Transit routes
5. ^ http://www.cttransit.com/press/Press.asp?pressID=%7B28A73F14-2A49-11D6-86C2-00902745F158%7D

See also

• Connecticut Transit Hartford
• Connecticut Transit New Britain and Bristol
• Connecticut Transit New Haven
• Northeast Transportation Company

External links

• Official website for CT Transit
• I-Bus route official website