MBTA Bus

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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority operates a large number of bus lines in the greater Boston area. Some routes are for transport within the city; others bring passengers from surrounding areas to stops on the rail lines (commuter or subway) of the MBTA.

The MBTA also operates bus rapid transit service; see the Silver Line article for more information.

The MBTA has a policy objective to provide transit service within walking distance, defined as 1/4 mile, for all residents living in areas with population densities greater than 5,000 people per square mile. Much of this service is provided by bus.

1 Vehicles
2 Currently used buses
- 2.1 On order
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Vehicles

Two MBTA trackless trolleybuses, one old and one new, by Cambridge Common in Cambridge.

The MBTA uses trackless trolleys, dual mode buses, compressed-natural gas-powered buses, and conventional diesel buses. Most of the MBTA's bus fleet consists of low-floor buses that have wheelchair ramps and audio/visual announcement technology. See MBTA accessibility.

Most buses, except for the Flyer E800s used on trackless trolleys around Cambridge, Massachusetts are wheelchair accessible.

[edit] Currently used buses

1976 Flyer E800 trackless trolley 4000-4049 Only 10 remain as a contingency fleet.
1989 TMC RTS T8O206 8800-8899 Scheduled to be retired by end of December, 2006
1989 TMC RTS T8O206 8900-8969 Scheduled to be retired by end of December, 2006
1994 TMC RTS T8O206 0001-0138 Some scheduled to be retired by end of July, 2007
1995 NovaBus RTS T8O206 0139-0400 Some scheduled to be retired by end of July, 2007
1999 New Flyer C40LF 6000-6001 These two buses are identical to MTA NYC Transit buses 800-989.
2001 New Flyer C40LF 6002-6016
2003 NABI 40-LFW CNG 2001-2124
2004 NABI 40-LFW CNG 2125-2299
2004-2005 Neoplan AN440LF 0401-0593
2004 Neoplan AN440LF trackless trolley 4101-4128
2003 Neoplan AN460LF CNG 1001-1043
2004 Neoplan AN460LF CNG 1044
2005 Neoplan AN460LF dual-mode diesel bus/trackless trolley 1101-1132

[edit] On order

New Flyer D40LF 0600-0909(on order) This order is for 310 buses. Delivery of these vehicles is in progress. These will replace most buses built from 1989 through 1995.

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Red Line		Alewife – Ashmont / Braintree ––– Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line: Ashmont – Mattapan
Green Line		Lechmere – Boston College ("B") / Cleveland Circle ("C") / Riverside ("D") / Heath Street ("E") ––– Watertown ("A")
Orange Line		Oak Grove – Forest Hills ––– Charlestown Elevated – Atlantic Avenue Elevated – Washington Street Elevated
Blue Line		Wonderland – Bowdoin
Silver Line		Dudley Square – Downtown Crossing; South Station – various points
Buses		List - Crosstown Buses - Former Streetcars - Trackless Trolleys - Key Routes - East Boston Area - South Boston - Urban Ring
Commuter Rail		Greenbush – Plymouth/Kingston – Middleborough/Lakeville – New Bedford/Fall River – Fairmount – Providence/Stoughton – Franklin – Needham – Framingham/Worcester – Fitchburg – Lowell – Haverhill/Reading – Newburyport/Rockport - North-South Rail Link
Miscellaneous		Accessibility – Boat service – CharlieCard – Nomenclature
Predecessors		Boston Elevated Railway – Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway – Middlesex and Boston Street Railway