Connecticut Transit New Haven

Connecticut Transit New Haven

CT Transit New Haven Division New Flyer Industries D40LF bus on the B1 Whalley Avenue line.
Parent	Connecticut Department of Transportation
Founded	1976
Headquarters	2061 State St. Hamden, Connecticut 06517
Locale	Connecticut
Service area	Greater New Haven
Service type	Local bus service
Routes	21 local 1 flyer 2 commuter shuttle
Hubs	New Haven Green
Fleet	114[1]
Operator	First Transit
Chief executive	Victor Marques (Division Manager)
Web site	Official Website

Connecticut Transit New Haven (CT Transit New Haven Division) is the second largest division of Connecticut Transit, providing service on 24 routes in 19 towns within the Greater New Haven and Lower Naugatuck River Valley areas, with connections to other CT Transit routes in Waterbury and Meriden, as well as connections to systems in Milford and Bridgeport at the Connecticut Post Mall.^[2]

Since 1979, service for CT Transit New Haven Division has been operated by First Transit under contract on 24 routes.^[3] Service is operated seven days a week.

Routes

Regular routes

All routes below originate from the New Haven Green. Through service is provided between routes with the same letter.
NOTE: Starting in early 2011, CTTRANSIT New Haven will begin the process of transitioning the lettered routes into numbered routes, similar to that of the Hartford and Stamford Divisions. Trips going westbound and southbound from the New Haven Green will have odd-numbered routes while those traveling northerly or easterly will utilize even-numbered routes.^{[citation needed]}

Route	Route name	Terminus	Neighborhoods/towns served	Notes
55X (PMF)	CT Post Flyer	55X (PMF): Westfield CT Post via I-95
USS	Union Station	USS: Union Station Free Shuttle	Downtown New Haven	This is a free shuttle connecting Union Station with the New Haven Green and the Temple Street Garage, and a surface lot at the former Coliseum site.
B (map)	Whalley Av	B1: S.C. State Univ. - Brookside B2: Amity Rd-Amity Shopping Ctr B3: Amity Rd-JCC B3: Amity Road-JCC-Seymour	Westville, West Rock, Amity, Woodbridge	B service serving Seymour continues to/from the F route.
B (map)	Congress Av	B4: Bull Hill Ln B5: Jones Hill Rd B6: Jones Hill Rd via Railroad Av B7: Savin Rock	The Hill, West Haven Center
C (map)	North Haven	C1: Meriden-Kohl's C2: Wallingford Ctr C3: North Haven Ctr C4: Universal Dr	Fair Haven Heights, Quinnipiac Meadows, North Haven, Wallingford, Meriden
D (map)	Grand Av	D1: Front St D3: Bella Vista D4: Bella Vista-Walmart (New Haven) D12: Bella Vista-Walmart (New Haven)-Rte 80 & Thompson D13: Bella Vista-Walmart-Universal Drive	Fair Haven, Fair Haven Heights
D (map)	Dixwell Av	D5: Hamden Plaza D6: Hamden Plaza-Hamden Hills-Centerville D7: Hamden Plaza-Centerville D8: Hamden Plaza-Hamden Hills-Centerville via Circular Av D9: Hamden Plaza-Centerville via Circular Av D10: Putnam Place	Dixwell, Newhallville, Hamden
F (map)	East Haven	F2: Momauguin F3: Short Beach/Branford F4: Walmart (Branford) via Route 1	Wooster Square, Annex, East Haven, Branford
F (map)	West Chapel St	F5: Ella Grasso Blvd F6: Derby RR Station-Ansonia-Seymour	Dwight, West River, Derby, Shelton, Ansonia, Seymour
G	Shelton Av	G1: Marlboro St G3: Marlboro St-Putnam Place	Dixwell, Newhallville
G	East Chapel St	G2: Lighthouse Rd	Fair Haven, Fair Haven Heights, Annex, East Shore
J (map)	Whitney Av	J1: Centerville J2: Hamden Hills-Hamden Plaza J3: Cheshire J4: Waterbury J8: Hamden Plaza via Skiff St	East Rock, Prospect Hill, Hamden, Cheshire, Waterbury
J (map)	Kimberly Av	J5: Savin Rock J6:Oyster River (Sunday only) J7: Milford-Westfield CT Post	The Hill, City Point, West Haven, Woodmont, Milford	Route serves Union Station
L	North Branford	L1: Route 80 & Foxon via Maple & Carol L2: Route 80 & Foxon	Quinnipiac Meadows, East Haven (Foxon), North Branford
M (map)	Washington Av	M1: New Haven Career Campus M2: Veterans' Hosp	The Hill, West Haven
M (map)	State St	M3: Devine St M4: Northside M5: State & Ridge M6: Mitchell Dr	East Rock, Hamden, North Haven
O (map)	Route 1	O2: Westfield CT Post	The Hill, West River, West Haven, Orange, Milford
O (map)	Winchester Av	O4: Millrock Rd O5: Davenport Apts O6: Pine Rock O7: Davenport Apts-Putnam Place	Prospect Hill, Newhallville, Hamden
Q (map)	State St	Q1: Lombard St Loop Q3: Walmart (New Haven)	East Rock, Fair Haven
Q (map)	Edgewood Av	Q2: Beverly Hills-Fountain St Q4: Amity Shopping Ctr	Dwight, Edgewood, Westville, Amity
S	Madison	S1: Scranton Gazebo via Route 1 S3: BRANFORD-Branford Green via Route 1	East Haven, Branford, Guilford, Madison
Z (map)	Goffe St	Z1: West Hills	Dixwell, Beaver Hills, West Rock, Amity
Z	Sargent Dr	Z2: Long Wharf Z3: City Point	Long Wharf
	Commuter Connection	Downtown	Downtown New Haven	Service coordinates with Shore Line East Trains.
	Commuter Connection	Sargent Drive	Long Wharf	Service coordinates with Shore Line East Trains.

See also

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

All of the above provide CT Transit route service.

References

1. ^ [http://www.cttransit.com/BusServiceUpdates/Display.asp?PressID={63B3D8DB-20A8-42A9-8905-5D25EB3B8896}.
2. ^ CT Transit New Haven routes
3. ^ First Transit profile for CT Transit

External links

• Official website for CT Transit