CT Transit New Haven

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CT New Haven
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CT Transit New Haven Division New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 1750 heading to garage after a run on (formerly) the M3.
Parent Connecticut Department of Transportation
Founded1976
Headquarters2061 State Street
Hamden, Connecticut 06517
Locale Connecticut
Service area Greater New Haven
Service typeLocal bus service
Routes24 local
1 flyer
2 commuter shuttle
Hubs New Haven Green
Fleet114
Operator RATP Dev, USA
Chief executiveThomas E. Stringer, Jr. HNS General Manager
Website Official Website

CT New Haven [1] is the second largest division of Connecticut Transit, providing service on 24 routes in 19 towns within the Greater New Haven and Lower Naugatuck River Valley areas, with connections to other CT Transit routes in Waterbury and Meriden, as well as connections to systems in Milford and Bridgeport at the Connecticut Post Mall.

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Since 1979, the Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford divisions of CT Transit have been operated by First Transit. Service is operated seven days a week on 24 routes.

Routes

Regular routes

All routes below originate from the New Haven Green. Through service is provided between routes with the same letter. In October 2017, CTtransit New Haven transitioned their routes from letters to numbers, and are now identified as routes 201-299. [2]

RouteRoute nameTerminusNeighborhoods/towns servedNotes
USSUnion Station ShuttleUnion StationUSS: Union Station Free ShuttleDowntown New Haven
  • This is a free shuttle connecting Union Station with the New Haven Green and the Temple Street Garage, and a surface lot at the former Coliseum site.
201Madison201 (S1): Madison via US 1New Haven, East Haven, Branford, Guilford, Madison
  • Connects to Route 204 (formerly Route F) at Branford Green.
  • Connects to 9-Town Transit at the Scranton Gazebo in Madison.
  • No service on Sunday.
204East Haven204 (F3): Branford Green
204 (F4): Walmart (Branford)
204M (F2): Momauguin		 Wooster Square, Annex, East Haven, Branford
  • Connects to Route 201 (formerly Route S) at Branford Green.
  • Night and Sunday service to East Haven Center is provided by Route 206E (formerly Route GF).
  • Provides through-route service to Route 254 (West Chapel Street) or Route 255 (Ansonia/Seymour).
206East Chapel Street206 (G2): Tweed New Haven Airport-Lighthouse Road
206E (GF): Tweed NH Airport-East Haven Center
206F (G): Ferry Street		 Fair Haven, Fair Haven Heights, Annex, East Shore
  • Night and Sunday service to East Haven Center is provided by Route 206E (formerly Route GF).
  • Provides through-route service to Route 237 (Shelton Avenue).
  • Provides service to Tweed New Haven Airport
212Grand Avenue212 (D): Ferry Street
212B (D3): Bella Vista
212F (D12): Bella Vista-Walmart (New Haven)-Foxon Road
212F (DL): Bella Vista-Foxon Road-North Branford
212U (D13): Bella Vista-Walmart-Universal Drive
212U (D14): Universal Drive-North Haven Center
212UX (C4): UNIVERSAL DRIVE via I-91
212W (D4): Bella Vista-Walmart (New Haven)		 Fair Haven, Fair Haven Heights
  • Route 212F to North Branford operates weekdays only.
  • Provides through-route service to Route 238 (Dixwell Avenue).
213North Branford213X (L1): North Branford Center via Maple & Carol
213X (L2): North Branford Center via Foxon Road		 Quinnipiac Meadows, East Haven (Foxon), North Branford
  • Weekday service only
215North Haven/Wallingford/Meriden215 (C3): North Haven Center via Grand Avenue
215X (C3X): North Haven Center via I-91
215M (C1): Meriden TC via Grand Avenue
215MX (C1X): Meriden TC via I-91
215W (C2): Wallingford via Grand Avenue
215WX (C2X): Wallingford via I-91

215X: Amazon

 Fair Haven Heights, Quinnipiac Meadows, North Haven, Wallingford, Meriden
  • Route 215M connects to the new CTrail Hartford Line, Route 919 Express to Hartford, Meriden Routes 561, 563, 564, 565 & 566, and the M-Link to Middletown at the Meriden Transit Center.
  • Routes 215M & 215W connect to Wallingford Routes 291 & 292 at Wallingford Green.
  • Service to Universal Drive in North Haven is operated by Route 212U.
223Lombard Street223 (Q1): Clinton Park
223W (Q3): Walmart (New Haven)		 East Rock, Fair Haven
  • Provides through-route service to Route 246 (Edgewood Avenue).
224 State Street 224 (M5): State & Ridge
224D (M3): Devine Street
224N (M4): Northside		 East Rock, Hamden, North Haven
  • Route 224D Connects to the 950-Hartford Express at the Devine Park & Ride.
  • Provides through-route service to Route 268 (Washington Avenue).
228Whitney Avenue228 (J) Davis Street
228C (J1): Centerville
228C (J2): Centerville via Hamden Hills & Hamden Plaza
228H (J8): Hamden Plaza via Skiff Street		 East Rock, Prospect Hill, Hamden
  • Provides through-route service to Route 271 (Kimberly Avenue).
229Waterbury229 (J4) Cheshire/Waterbury via Whitney Avenue
229X (J4X): Waterbury via I-91		 East Rock, Prospect Hill, Hamden, Cheshire, Waterbury
  • Connects to the CTtransit Waterbury routes and Route 925 (or 928) express to Hartford at the Exchange Place on West Main Street
  • Provides through-route service to Routes 271 (Kimberly Avenue) or 272 (Union Avenue).
234Winchester Avenue234 (O4): Millrock Road
234P (O5): Davenport Apts
234P (O7): Davenport Apts-Putnam Place		 Prospect Hill, Newhallville, Hamden
  • Possibly getting combined with another route in October 2017.
  • Provides through-route service to Route 261 (Boston Post Road).
237Shelton Avenue237 (G1): Marlboro Street
237P (G3): Marlboro Street-Putnam Place
237P (G4): Marlboro Street-Pine Rock

237B: Marlboro Street-Brookside

 Dixwell, Newhallville
  • Route 237P (formerly Route G4) route replaced the old O6 route to Pine Rock Avenue on January 6, 2013.
  • Provides through-route service to Route 206 (East Chapel Street).
238Dixwell Avenue238 (D5): Hamden Plaza
238C (D6): Hamden Plaza-Hamden Hills-Centerville
238C (D7): Hamden Plaza-Centerville
238C (D8): Hamden Plaza-Hamden Hills-Centerville via Circular Avenue
238C(D9): Hamden Plaza-Centerville via Circular Avenue
238P (D10): Putnam Place		 Dixwell, Newhallville, Hamden
  • No service to Centerville on Saturday, limited service to Centerville on Sunday.
  • Provides through-route service to Route 212 (Grand Avenue).
241Goffe Street241 (Z1): West Hills
246A (FQZ): EDGEWOOD AVENUE-Amity Road/West Hills via West Chapel Street(weeknights and all day Sunday)		 Dixwell, Beaver Hills, West Rock, Amity
  • Provides through-route service to Route 274 (Sargent Drive).
243Whalley Avenue243A (B2): Amity Road-Amity Shopping Center
243A (B3): Amity Road-JCC
243A (B3): Amity Road-JCC-Seymour
243B (B1): SCSU-Brookside		 Westville, West Rock, Amity, Woodbridge
  • AM trips to Seymour continue to New Haven via Route 255 (formerly route F).
  • PM trips operate via Route 255 to Seymour, then continue to New Haven via Route 243.
  • Provides through-route service to Route 265 (Congress Avenue).
246Edgewood Avenue246 (Q2): Fountain Street
246A (Q4): Amity Road
246A (FQZ): Amity Road/West Hills via West Chapel Street (weeknights and all day Sunday)		 Dwight, Edgewood, Westville, Amity
  • Provides through-route service to Route 223 (Lombard Street).
  • Provides service to the Yale Bowl and Yale University athletic fields.
254West Chapel Street254 (F5): Ella Grasso Boulevard
246A (FQZ): EDGEWOOD AVENUE-Amity Road/West Hills via West Chapel Street		 Dwight, West River
  • Provides through-route service to Route 204 (East Haven).
255Ansonia-Seymour255 (F6): Ansonia-Seymour via West Chapel Street & Derby Rail Road Station Dwight, West River, Derby, Shelton, Ansonia, Seymour
  • Connects with Greater Bridgeport Transit Routes 15 & 23 to Bridgeport at the Derby Rail Road Station (Metro North).
  • Provides through-route service to Route 204 (East Haven).
261
 Boston Post Road 261 (O2): Connecticut Post Mall The Hill, West River, West Haven, Orange, Milford
  • Connects to the Coastal Link through Greater Bridgeport Transit, Milford Transit District, and Norwalk Transit District, as well as Milford Transit District local route 4.
262 (Replaced 261X,55X,PMF Discontinued)Milford-New Haven262 Milford-New Haven via I-95Connecticut Post Mall, VA Errera Community Care Center, Edison Road, FedEx, United Illuminating, Marsh Hill Road, Connair Road, and Oyster River Business Park. Milford,Orange,New Haven
  • Route 262 connects to Route 261, Milford Transit District routes 2 and 4, and Coastal Link at Connecticut Post Mall.
265Congress Avenue265 (B): West Haven Center
265B (B4): Bull Hill Lane/Sawmill Road
265B (BO): Bull Hill Lane/Sawmill Road via Boston Post Road
265B (BJO): Bull Hill Lane via Boston Post Road & Union Station
265R (B5): Oyster River
265R (B6): Oyster River via Railroad Ave
265S (B7): Savin Rock		 The Hill, West Haven Center
  • Provides through-route service to Route 243 (Whalley Avenue).
268Washington Avenue268 (M1): New Haven Career Campus
268C (M2): Veterans Hospital Coleman & Greta
268B (M7): Veterans Hospital Bull Hill Lane
268C (ZM): Long Wharf-Veterans Hospital Coleman & Greta via Sargent Drive		 The Hill, West Haven
  • Provides through-route service to Route 224 (State Street).
271Kimberly Avenue271 (J): Ella Grasso Boulevard

271M (J7): Milford Green
271M (J7): Milford Green-CT Post Mall
271R (J6): Oyster River (Sunday only)
271S (J5): Savin Rock		 The Hill, City Point, West Haven, Woodmont, Milford
272Union Avenue272 (J): Union Station
268B (BJO): CONGRESS AVENUE-Bull Hill Lane via Boston Post Road & Union Station
  • Provides through-route service to Route 228 (Whitney Avenue) or Route 229 (Waterbury).
274Sargent Drive274 (Z2): Long Wharf
274C (Z3): City Point
268C (ZM): WASHINGTON AVENUE-Long Wharf-Veterans Hospital Coleman & Greta		Long Wharf
  • Provides through-route service to Route 241 (Goffe Street).
278New Haven Connector Downtown LoopUnion StationDowntown New Haven
  • Service coordinates with Amtrak, Shore Line East, Hartford Line, and Metro North Trains.
  • Weekday service only
950Hartford Express950 (20 [née 42]): Hartford ExpressNew Haven, North Haven, Meriden, Middletown, Wethersfield, Hartford
  • Serves New Haven Union Station
  • Serves the Devine Park & Ride in North Haven, the Country Club Park & Ride in Middletown, and the Wolcott Hill Park & Ride in Wethersfield.
  • Serves Hartford Union Station.
  • Operated by Arrow Line Acquisition/ Peter Pan Bus Lines. [3]

Operation

The system operates with a spoke-hub distribution paradigm, with all routes meeting at New Haven Green. [4]

See also

All of the above provide CT Transit route service.

References

  1. ↑ "Local Service". CT Transit . Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Important information regarding the route renumbering and renaming for CTtransit's New Haven-area bus routes". CT Transit . August 30, 2017. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Schedules". CT Transit . Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Existing Conditions and Evaluation of the Greater New Haven Bus System" (PDF). 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2021.
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