Connecticut Transit Stamford

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Connecticut Transit Stamford

New Flyer DE40LF #301 in downtown Stamford on the 42 Darien line.
Parent company	Connecticut Department of Transportation
Founded	1976
Headquarters	26 Elm Court Stamford, CT 06902
Locale	Connecticut
Service area	Southwestern Connecticut
Service type	Local bus service
Routes	14 local 4 commuter shuttle 1 express[1]
Hubs	Stamford train station
Fleet	55
Daily ridership	2006: 9,617 (weekday); 5,071 (Saturday); 2,335 (Sunday) [1]
Operator	First Transit
Chief executive	David A. Lee (general manager)
Web site	Official Website

Connecticut Transit Stamford (CT Transit Stamford Division) is the division of Connecticut Transit for the Stamford, area. In Stamford it provides service on 18 routes around Stamford, Connecticut, with routes centered around downtown Stamford and providing local bus service to Norwalk, White Plains, New York via the I-Bus, and Port Chester, New York,^[2], with its service area on both ends partially overlapping that of the Norwalk Transit District.

Since 1979, service for CT Transit Stamford Division has been operated by First Transit under contract.^[3]

[edit] Routes

These are the routes operated by CT Transit in the Stamford Division.^[4]

Note: Prior to 2002, CT Transit Stamford routes were identified by letters rather than numbers, just like the systems in Hartford and New Haven. ^[5] Some bus stop signs outside of downtown Stamford and Greenwich still display the route letters.

[edit] Local and Express

[edit] Commuter Connection Shuttles

These routes emanate from the Stamford Metro-North station.

[edit] Fares

The fare on all routes except for the I-Bus is $1.25. The I-Bus has a $2.50 fare, with all fares including a free transfer. Discount passes are available.[2][3]

[edit] References

[edit] See also

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

All of the above provide CT Transit route service.

[edit] External links

• Official website for CT Transit
• I-Bus route official website

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