CT Transit Stamford is the division of CT Transit for the Stamford, Connecticut metropolitan area. It provides service on 20 bus routes in Stamford and nearby towns and cities.[4] All routes originate from the Stamford Transportation Center, in Downtown Stamford, and connect to other neighborhoods in Stamford, as well as Greenwich, Darien, Norwalk, as well as Port Chester and White Plains in New York state.[4] CT Transit Stamford's service area overlaps that of the Norwalk Transit District (including the Greenwich Connector it operates in Greenwich), HARTransit's Route 7 Link in Norwalk, Greater Bridgeport Transit's Coastal Link, and the Bee Line Bus in Port Chester and White Plains.[4]
Parent | Connecticut Department of Transportation |
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Founded | 1976 |
Headquarters | 26 Elm Court Stamford, CT 06902[1] |
Locale | Connecticut |
Service area | Southwestern Connecticut |
Service type | Local bus service |
Routes | 14 local 4 commuter shuttle 1 express |
Hubs | Stamford Transportation Center |
Fleet | 41[2] |
Daily ridership | 6,488 (weekday); 4,125 (Saturday); 2,280 (Sunday)[3] |
Operator | RATP Group |
Chief executive | Andrew Miranda (Division Manager) |
Website | Official Website |
As of 2023, CT Transit Stamford is operated by an American subsidiary of France's state-owned RATP Group.[5]
History
editStarting in 1979, the Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford divisions of CT Transit were operated by First Transit.[citation needed]
Prior to 2002, CT Transit Stamford routes were identified by letters rather than numbers, just like the systems in Hartford and New Haven. Some bus stop signs outside of downtown Stamford and Greenwich still display the route letters.[citation needed] On Sunday, August 14, 2016, buses serving the Stamford area, with the exception of the I-Bus, were numbered 301 through 399.[citation needed]
On December 27, 2022, the Connecticut Department of Transportation announced it would switch its operator if its Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford divisions of CT Transit from First Transit to RATP Dev USA, a division of France's state-owned RATP Group.[5] The contract became effective at the start of 2023, and lasts for four years, and includes a clause that the Connecticut Department of Transportation can extend the contract for two more years twice.[5]
Routes
editThese are the routes operated by CT Transit in the Stamford Division.[4][6]
Local, Express, and Commuter Connections
editRoute | Route Name | Terminus | Notes |
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311 | Port Chester | 311: Port Chester Via West Putnam Avenue- Greenwich Station
311B: Port Chester Via Hamilton Avenue- Greenwich Railroad Station |
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312 | West Main Street | 312: Adams Corner |
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313 | West Broad Street | 313: Stamford Hospital-Connecticut Avenue | |
321 | West Avenue | 321: Baxter Avenue | Loops through Southwest Stamford. |
324 | Fairfield Avenue | 324: Waterside 324S: Waterside-Soundview Farms |
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326 | Pacific Street | 326: South End
326C: Cummings Park 326S: Shippan Point |
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327 | Shippan Ave via Transitway | 327X: Shippan Point via Transitway |
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328 | Cove Road | 328: Cove Island Park 328/344: Cove Island Park via Glenbrook Road |
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331 | High Ridge Road | 331: Stamford Museum 331B: Briar Brae Road 331S: Smith House |
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333 | Newfield Avenue | 333: Tully Health Center-Newfield Green 333D: Tully Health Center-Davenport Ridge 333/334: Tully Health Center-Springdale Station-Hope Street |
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334 | Hope Street | 334: Springdale Station 333/334: Newfield Avenue-Tully Health Center-Springdale Station-Hope Street |
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335 | Washington Boulevard | 335: Bulls Head |
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336 | Long Ridge Road | 336: Rock Rimmon Road 336R: Roxbury Road |
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341 | Norwalk | 341: Norwalk via Darien Station 341C: Norwalk via Darien Station & CT State Norwalk |
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342 | East Main Street | 342: Blachley Road |
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344 | Glenbrook Road | 344: Darien Station 328/344: Cove Road–Cove Island Park–Glenbrook Road |
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345 | NCC Flyer | 345X: CT State Norwalk via I-95 |
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349 | Cove Island Park/Glenbrook/Springdale | 349: Cove Island Park/Glenbrook/Springdale |
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351 | Stamford Connector: Downtown Loop | 351: Downtown Loop | |
355 | UConn Connector | 355: UCONN Stamford |
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971 | I-Bus Express Stamford/White Plains | 971: White Plains via I-95 & Greenwich 971: White Plains via I-95 |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Contact Us". CT Transit. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Connecticut Department of Transportation - CTTRANSIT Stamford Division 2021 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF). Federal Transit Administration. United States Department of Transportation. 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Connecticut Department of Transportation - CTTRANSIT Stamford Division 2021 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF). Federal Transit Administration. United States Department of Transportation. 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Stamford local system" (PDF). CT Transit. Connecticut Department of Transportation. January 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c "CTDOT Announces Contract with RATP Dev USA to Manage the Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford Divisions of CTtransit". CT.gov. Connecticut Department of Transportation. December 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Local Service | CTtransit - Connecticut DOT-owned bus service". www.cttransit.com. Retrieved September 12, 2016.