Nashua Transit System

Nashua Transit System

Nashua Transit bus on Main Street, Nov. 2020
Founded	Trolley service: 1895 Bus service: 1931, 1985 (current service)
Headquarters	11 Riverside St.
Locale	Nashua, NH
Service area	Urban area
Service type	Bus service, paratransit
Routes	10
Hubs	Elm St. Bus Station (Nashua Transit Center)
Fuel type	Diesel, CNG
Website	www.ridebigblue.com

Nashua Transit System provides public transit services for the city of Nashua, New Hampshire, located just on the outskirts of suburban Boston. NTS, also known as CityBus, provides eleven scheduled bus routes to major city destinations, and Citylift operates the paratransit service. In 2004, Metro Magazine named NTS as "one of the 10 Most Improved Transit Systems" in the United States.

CityBus routes

Routes run from 6:15 am to 7:00 pm Monday to Friday, and 9:30 am to 6:00 pm on Saturday with reduced service (Routes 3 & 5 do not run on Saturday)

Scheduled bus routes:

• 1 French Hill/Greeley Park
• 2 Amherst St./Dartmouth/Westside Plaza
• 2A Amherst St./Walmart/Westside Plaza
• 3 Canal St./Marketplace Plaza
• 5 Lake St.-Northeastern Blvd.
• 6/6A South End/Pheasant Lane Mall

(Also serves Rivier University )

• 7 Crown Hill/Spring St.
• 9 Nashua Mall/Pine Hill
• 12 Lake St./Harris Rd.

Citylift

Citylift is a demand responsive transport system, providing shared rides to those with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or who are more than 60 years old.

After-7 service

Nashua Transit System provides passengers with three routes after normal business hours. These routes run from 7 pm to 11 pm, Monday to Friday, with limited service on Saturdays.

• Central: French Hill-Broad St.
• North: North End-Amherst St.
• South: South End-Pheasant Lane Mall

See also

• Fares and passes
• Citylift and Senior Services

References

• Nashua Transit official website