MBTA Bus

MBTA Bus

New Flyer C40LF #6005 boards customers at Downtown Crossing on route 7.
Slogan	Driven by Customer Service.
Parent	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Founded	1964
Headquarters	10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116
Locale	Greater Boston
Service area	Boston and immediate suburbs
Service type	Local and express bus service, Silver Line BRT
Routes	183[1]
Fleet	1,017[1]
Daily ridership	368,168[2]
Fuel type	Diesel, CNG, Electricity, Diesel-electric hybrid (future)
Operator	MBTA
Chief executive	William Mitchell (acting)
Web site	Official Website

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority operates a large number of bus lines in the greater Boston area. Some routes are for transport within the city; others bring passengers from surrounding areas to stops on the rail lines (commuter or subway) of the MBTA.

The MBTA also operates bus rapid transit service; see the Silver Line article for more information.

The MBTA has a policy objective to provide transit service within walking distance, defined as 1/4 mile, for all residents living in areas with population densities greater than 5,000 inhabitants per square mile (1,900 /km²). Much of this service is provided by bus.

Vehicles

The MBTA uses trackless trolleys, dual mode buses, compressed-natural gas-powered buses, and conventional diesel buses. Most of the MBTA's bus fleet consists of low-floor buses that have wheelchair ramps and audio/visual announcement technology. The MBTA fleet should be 100% low floor by 2012. See MBTA accessibility.

All buses are wheelchair accessible.

All buses have orange LED signs displaying route and destination, along with automated stop announcements.

Currently used buses

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This is the current bus roster for the MBTA as of November 15, 2009. All buses are 102 inches wide.^[1]

Year	Builder	Model	Example	Numbers		Length (ft)	Active
1994	TMC	RTS T80206		0001-0138	Yes	40	37 (most have been retired or scrapped)
1995	Nova Bus	RTS T80206		0139-0400	Yes	40	93 (most have been retired or scrapped)
1999	New Flyer	C40LF	Photos of 6001 at Bus Explorer	6000 and 6001 (These buses are built to NYC MTA specifications.)	Yes	40	2
2001	New Flyer	C40LF		6002-6016 (6003 and 6005 through 6015 wrapped for Silver Line)	Yes	40	15
2003-2004	NABI	40LFW CNG		2001-2299	Yes	40	299
2003-2004	Neoplan	AN460LF CNG		1001-1044 (1001-1020 and 1030 wrapped for Silver Line)	Yes	60	44
2004	Neoplan	AN440LF ETB trolleybus		4101-4128 (Some initially wrapped for Silver Line)	Yes	40	28
2004-2005	Neoplan	AN440LF		0401-0593	Yes	40	192 (0517 wrecked on Mass. Pike in 2007)
2005	Neoplan	AN460LF dual mode		1101-1132 (Silver Line; 1125-32 owned by Massport)	Yes	60	32
2006-2007	New Flyer	D40LF		0600-0754	Yes	40	155
2008	New Flyer	D40LF		0755-0909	Yes	40	155
2010	New Flyer	DE60LFR		TBD	Yes	60	0 (Pilot bus to be delivered in February 2010, 24 to be delivered through summer 2010, piggyback on ABQ RIDE options)

Facilities

MBTA buses are operated out of the facilities listed below.^[1]

† - Route covered evenings.
* - Route covered evenings and weekends.
** - Route covered Sundays.
p - Private Route for Long Island.

MBTA Route 39 Bus from Forest Hills Station to Back Bay Station via Huntington Ave

Private buses

The MBTA also provides operating subsidies to private bus companies for certain routes. These are known collectively as the HI-RIDE Commuter Bus service, and are not numbered or mapped in the same way as integral bus services. MBTA passes are not accepted on these services.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} MBTA Roster NETransit: MBTA Vehicle Inventory at the Internet Archive
2. ^ NTDProgram information for the MBTA
3. ^ MBTA > Schedules & Maps > Private Bus.

See also

• List of MBTA bus routes
• MBTA Crosstown Buses
• Defunct MBTA streetcar lines
• Key MBTA bus routes
• Urban Ring Project

External links

• MBTA bus schedules
• MBTA roster
• MBTA Mobile Bus Schedules

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