Connecticut Transit New Britain and Bristol

Connecticut Transit New Britain and Bristol Divisions

CT Transit New Flyer D35LFR A-7 on the PB-Plainville/Bristol line, Downtown New Britain.
Founded 1920 (New Britain Transit)
1924 (DATTCO)
Headquarters New Britain Transit::
257 Woodlawn Road
Berlin, CT 06037
DATTCO:
583 South Street
New Britain, CT 06051
Locale Connecticut
Service area New Britain, Berlin, Bristol, and nearby towns
Service type Local bus service
Routes New Britain: 11
Bristol:2 [1]
Fleet 22[2]
Operator New Britain Transit (11 routes)
DATTCO (2 routes)
Chief executive Peter Agostini (New Britain Transit)
Louis DeVivo (DATTCO)
Website Official Website

Connecticut Transit New Britain Division and Connecticut Transit Bristol Division are two divisions of Connecticut Transit that collectively provide local bus service to four towns in the Central Connecticut Region,[1] with connections to CT Transit Hartford Division in downtown New Britain, along the Berlin Turnpike, and at Westfarms Mall. Service in both divisions operates daily (including major holidays) along 13 routes.

Routes

These are the routes in the New Britain and Bristol Divisions. The 41 route (formerly P route) is contiguous with Hartford Division.
. As of December 8, 2014, each New Britain or Bristol route is now identified by a numbered route starting with a "5". [3]

New Britain routes

Route (new) Route (old) Route Name Outbound terminus Outbound connections Notes Operator
41 P Hartford 41 (P): Hartford via Newington Center
HNB: Hartford via I-84
  • Downtown Hartford: CTtransit Hartford: all routes
  • All Route 41 trips run locally, save for the HNB route to or from New Britain via I-84.
  • DATTCO
  • CTtransit Hartford
501 AR Arch St 501 (AR): Hosp of Central CT-Clinic Dr-Meriden Square
501C (AR): Hosp of Central CT-Clinic Dr
  • Westfield Meriden: CTtransit Meriden: A1
    Middletown Area Transit: M-Link
  • Route 501C to Clinic Dr. is the last trip of the day.
  • Serves CTfastrak's New Britain Station.
  • New Britain Transportation
502 PB/PL Black Rock Ave 502 (PB): Downtown Bristol via Plainville Ctr
  • Plainville Center: CTtransit New Britain: 503(C)
    CTfastrak: 102
  • Downtown Bristol: CTtransit Bristol: 541(BL), 542, 543
    CTfastrak: 102, 923
503 C Corbin Ave 503 (C): DMV-CT Commons-Tunxis Comm Coll
  • Plainville Center: CTtransit New Britain: 502(PB)
    CTfastrak: 102
  • Tunxis Community College:CTtransit Bristol: 541(BL)
    CTtransit Hartford: 66(E)
  • Through-route service is available with Route 541 at Tunxis Community College (Farmington).
505 B Burritt St 505 (B): Hosp for Special Care-Pinnacle Business Pk-Goodwin Tech
  • Operates outbound from Downtown New Britain via Broad St. and inbound via Myrtle St.
  • Serves CTfastrak's New Britain Station.
506 F Farmington Ave 506 (F): UCONN Health Center
506F (F): Farm Springs-UCONN Health Center
  • UConn Health Center: CTtransit Hartford: 66(E)
    CTfastrak: 121
  • Batterson Park Park & Ride: CTtransit Hartford: 902 (2)
  • Service to the Hospital for Special Care will be removed starting March 28, 2015, as Route 505 (Burritt St.) will continue to serve that area at all times.
507 O Oak St 507 (O): CCSU-Country Club Rd
  • CCSU: CTtransit Hartford: 69(W)
  • Service to Westfarms Mall will now be provided by the new Route 128.
508 S Stanley St Route 508 has been replaced by the new Route 128 (Hartford/New Britain via Westfarms & Stanley St) in its entirety. Route 128 will then continue to Downtown Hartford via New Britain Ave. in West Hartford (and serves the same stops as Route 39) and the CTfastrak guideway. Although neither Brittany Farms nor Country Club Rd. will be served by Route 128, passengers can transfer to Route 507 at CCSU for service to Country Club and Alexander Rds. or the new Route 144 (Westfarms/Wethersfield via Newington Center) at Westfarms for service to Brittany Farms.
509 ES East St 509 (ES): Dix & Fifth
  • East Main St Station (CTfastrak): CTfastrak: 101, 102, 128
  • DATTCO
510 SS South St 510 (SS): CT DSS (New Britn)
510C (SS): CT DSS(New Britn)–Corbin Russwin
510D (SS): CT DSS (New Britn) via John Downey Dr
510S (SS): Fulton St
512 BK/TPK South Main St 512C (BK): Berlin Stn (Amtrak)-Walmart Cromwell-Berlin Tpke
512N (FE): NORPACO FOODS via Route 9
512W (BK): Berlin Stn (Amtrak)-Webster Square
  • Walmart, Cromwell: Middletown Area Transit: E, M-Link
  • Price Chopper, Newington:CTtransit Hartford: 45(BTF), 47(T), 69(W)
  • When Route 45 (Berlin Tpke. Flyer) is unavailable, Hartford area passengers can transfer to Route 512 at Price Chopper/Dick's to get to Walmart (Newington) and Stew Leonard's.
  • New Britain Transportation

Bristol routes

The following routes connect with CTfastrak Route 102 (Hartford/Bristol via New Britain) and 923 (Hartford Express) at the Bristol City Hall:

Route (new) Route (old) Route Name Outbound terminus Notes
502 PB Black Rock Ave 502: Downtown Bristol via Plainville Center
  • Connects with Route 503 (Corbin Ave) at Plainville Center.
541 BL Bristol Local 541B: Tunxis Comm Coll via Birchwood Manor
541C: Tunxis Comm Coll via Bristol Senior Center
  • Connects with Routes 66 (Farmington Ave) to Downtown Hartford at Tunxis Community College.
  • Through-route service is available with Route 503 (Corbin Ave) to Downtown New Britain.
542 **new** Bristol Hospital 542: Bristol Hospital via Goodwin St
  • Provides through-route service available to Hartford via CTfastrak Route 102.
543 **new** West St 543: Gaylord Towers

See also

All of the above provide CT Transit route service.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Connecticut DOT statistics
  2. ↑ CT Transit roster as of 2004
  3. ↑ CT Transit routes in New Britain and Bristol

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