Headquarters 145 Thorndike St. Service area Greater Lowell Founded 1974 Service types Transit bus, Paratransit | Locale Lowell, MA Fleet Gillig, Cutaway Vans Operator First Transit | |
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Routes 18 (In addition to a seasonal line during the holiday season) Destinations Lowell, Chelmsford, Billerica, Tewksbury, Wilmington, Burlington, Dracut, Tyngsborough, Westford, Littleton Fuel types Diesel fuel, Hybrid vehicle Similar Montachusett Regional Transit A, Lowell General Hospital, Lowell Catholic High Sch, Lahey Hospital & Medical, Merrimack Repertory Theatre | ||
The Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) is a public, non-profit organization in Massachusetts, charged with providing public transportation to the Greater Lowell area. This primarily includes the city of Lowell and the towns of Billerica, Burlington, Dracut, Chelmsford, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Westford and Wilmington. The LRTA provides fixed route bus services and paratransit services within this area, although some fixed lines do extend beyond these towns.
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The LRTA was created in September 1974 under Chapter 161B of the Massachusetts General Laws, the law that impacts all transit authorities in the state of Massachusetts. Since 2004, operation of the LRTA has been subcontracted to First Transit, a subsidiary of the United Kingdom based FirstGroup.
The area served by the LRTA is within the commuter rail service area of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). At the Gallagher Transit Terminal in Lowell, LRTA buses provide connection to each other, to trains on MBTA's Lowell Line, and to various intercity bus routes.
Routes
All of the routes serve Monday through Friday and most provide Saturday service. All routes originate at the LRTA Gallagher Terminal in Lowell.
Fixed route service
Fixed-route fares are noted below.
Transfers
Free transfers are available to and from the Downtown Shuttle.
CharlieCard Monthly Passes
Passes can be purchased at the Kennedy Transportation Center (145 Thorndike St, Lowell), at Lowell High School (Kirk Street, Lowell; sold to students on the first and last day of the month in both cafeterias), or by sending a check or money order to: Lowell Transportation Management, Inc.; Attn: Monthly Bus Passes; 100 Hale St, Lowell, MA 01851.