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Montachusett Regional Transit Authority

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Service area
  
Montachusett Region

Headquarters
  
Fitchburg

Fleet
  
26

Website
  
www.mrta.us

Founded
  
August 1978

Montachusett Regional Transit Authority wwwmrtaussitesdefaultfiles2013updatedjpg

Slogan
  
Proudly Serving the Montachusett Community Since 1978

Routes
  
16 fixed routes, 2 shuttle services

Motto
  
Proudly Serving the Montachusett Community Since 1978

Parent organization
  
Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Service type
  
Public transport bus service

Similar
  
Lowell Regional Transit A, Fitchburg Art Museum, Southwest Ohio Regional, American Public Transport

The Montachusett Regional Transit Authority (MART) is a public, nonprofit organization established under Chapter 161B of the Massachusetts General Laws to provide public transportation to the Montachusett Region. MART is one of 15 Massachusetts' regional transit authorities and provides public transportation to 21 communities within the Montachusett region consisting of the cities of Fitchburg, Leominster and Gardner, and the towns of Athol, Ashburnham, Ashby, Ayer, Bolton, Boxborough, Hardwick, Harvard, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Littleton, Lunenburg, Royalston, Shirley, Sterling, Stow, Templeton, Westminster, and Winchendon.

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MART provides 16 fixed-route bus services, 2 shuttle services, and paratransit services to the Montachusett Region. MART also operates the parking areas at three MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line stations at North Leominster, Fitchburg Intermodal Transportation Center, and Wachusett, with local and intercity bus connections to all three stations.

MART has a working collaboration with Fitchburg State University to offer faculty, staff, and students free rides on the Fitchburg/Leominster fixed-route bus line.

MART uses MBTA's Charlie Card smart card fare system. MART provides Monthly Passes, 14-Consecutive Day passes, and Stored Value good for use on any of MART’s fixed-route buses in the region. Stored Value can be used throughout Massachusetts, where the Charlie Card is accepted.

Fitchburg/Leominster Routes

  • 1: Intermodal Transportation Center - Monument Square - The Mall at Whitney Field- Kings Corner
  • 2: Intermodal Transportation Center - Monument Square via Route 12
  • 3: Intermodal Transportation Center - Kings Corner - The Mall at Whitney Field - Monument Square
  • 4: Intermodal Transportation Center - Fitchburg State University
  • 5: Intermodal Transportation Center - Montachusett Industrial Park - Central Plaza
  • 6: Intermodal Transportation Center - Burbank Hospital
  • 7: Intermodal Transportation Center - John Fitch - Lunenburg Crossing
  • 8: Monument Square - Mall at Whitney Field - Orchard Hill Park
  • 9: Monument Square - Jytek Industrial Park - Appleseed Plaza
  • 10: Monument Square - Watertower Plaza - Leominster Hospital
  • 11: Central Plaza - Montachusett Industrial Park - Waites Corner
  • Gardner Routes

  • 1: Mount Wachusett Community College - City Hall - WalMart Plaza - Dunn Pond
  • 2: Mount Wachusett Community College - Gardner Plaza - WalMart Plaza - Henry Heywood Hospital
  • Intercity Routes

  • 1: MART Maintenance Facility (Gardner) - Intermodal Transportation Center (Fitchburg) - Routes 12 and 2/Friendly’s (Leominster) - City Hall (Gardner)
  • Trolley Routes

  • 1: Intermodal Transportation Center - Monument Park - Riverside Park - Wallace Plaza
  • 2: Intermodal Transportation Center - Bellwood Plaza - Fitchburg State University/Ross Street Parking Lot - Upper Common/Church
  • 1 GLink: Gardner to Athol - Mount Wachusett CC (Main Entrance) - Templeton Center - Hannafords/Athol
  • 2 GLink: Athol to Gardner - Hannafords/Athol - Uptown Common - Mount Wachusett CC (Main Entrance)
  • 1 GLink: Gardner to Winchendon - City Hall Avenue/Connors Street - Baldwinville (Route 68 and 202) - Town Hall
  • 2 GLink: Winchendon to Gardner - Winchendon Town Hall - Otter River - Fitchburg Intermodal Transportation Center
  • Boston Shuttle Service Route

  • 1: Boston Service - Fitchburg ITC - Metro Boston/Major Hospitals - Concord/Emerson Hospital
  • Gardner Wachusett MBTA Shuttle

  • 1: Gardner ITC - Gardner City Hall - Wachusett train station
  • Worcester Shuttle Service Route

  • 1: Worcester Service - Fitchburg ITC - UMass Medical - Reliant Gold Star Boulevard
  • References

    Montachusett Regional Transit Authority Wikipedia


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