Rural Community Transportation

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Rural Community Transportation, Inc.
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Founded1991
Headquarters Lyndonville, Vermont
Locale St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Service areaNorthern Vermont
Service type bus service, paratransit
Website www.riderct.org

Rural Community Transportation, Inc. (RCT) is a nonprofit, public transportation system headquartered in Lyndonville, Vermont. RCT serves the Northeast Kingdom (Caledonia, Essex and Orleans counties) and Lamoille county. It provides regular bus and shuttle routes for commuters and shoppers as well as on-demand rides. RCT is heavily supported by volunteer drivers and a number of community partners. All services provided by RCT are fare-free. [1]

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Fixed routes

There is no service on weekends. Some routes allow for a deviation of up to ¾ miles from the scheduled route upon passenger request.

Rural Community Transportation bus routes as of 2025. Rural Community Transportation bus service.svg
Rural Community Transportation bus routes as of 2025.
NameInbound terminusOutbound terminusDeviation on request?Notes
Jay-Lyn Shuttle/Express St. Johnsbury Lyndon Check-green.svg [2]
US 2 Commuter Montpelier St. JohnsburyDark Red x.svgConnection to Green Mountain Transit (GMT) in Montpelier [3]
Morrisville Shopper Morrisville Stowe Check-green.svg [4]
Route 100 Commuter Waterbury MorrisvilleDark Red x.svgConnection to GMT in Waterbury [5]
Greenleaf ShopperLyndon Woodsville, New Hampshire Check-green.svgOnly runs on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month [6]

Other services

RCT operates a rural microtransit service called RCT Rides in Lamoille County and Orleans County. [7] There is also a medical appointment transportation service for Medicaid users [8] , and a paratransit service open to people who are disabled or over the age of 60. [9]

References

  1. "Service Map". Rural Community Transportation. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  2. "Jay-Lyn Shuttle/Express". Rural Community Transportation. Archived from the original on August 21, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  3. "US 2 Commuter". Rural Community Transportation. Archived from the original on August 21, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  4. "Morrisville Shopper". Rural Community Transportation. Archived from the original on August 21, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  5. "Route 100 Commuter". Rural Community Transportation. Archived from the original on August 21, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  6. "Greenleaf". Rural Community Transportation. Archived from the original on August 21, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  7. "RCT Rides Microtransit". Rural Community Transportation. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  8. "Medical Appointment". Rural Community Transportation. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  9. "Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities (O&D) Transportation Program". Rural Community Transportation. Retrieved August 21, 2025.