Montachusett Regional Transit Authority

Montachusett Regional Transit Authority (MART)

Shuttle vans at the MART headquarters in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
Slogan Proudly Serving the Montachusett Community Since 1978
Parent Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation
Founded August 1978
Headquarters 1427R Water Street
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Service area Montachusett Region
Service type fixed-route bus service, shuttle service, and paratransit service
Routes 16 fixed routes,[1][2] 2 shuttle services [3]
Fleet 26 buses, 177 vans and 2 Trolley-replica buses [4]
Website www.mrta.us

The Montachusett Regional Transit Authority (MART) is a public, nonprofit organization established under Chapter 161B of the Massachusetts General Laws to provide public transportation to the Montachusett Region. MART is one of 15 Massachusetts' regional transit authorities[5] and provides public transportation to 21 communities[6] within the Montachusett region consisting of the cities of Fitchburg, Leominster and Gardner, and the towns of Athol, Ashburnham, Ashby, Ayer, Bolton, Boxborough, Hardwick, Harvard, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Littleton, Lunenburg, Royalston, Shirley, Sterling, Stow, Templeton, Westminster, and Winchendon.

MART provides 16 fixed-route bus services,[7][8] 2 shuttle services,[9] and paratransit services[10] to the Montachusett Region. MART currently operates two connections to the MBTA Commuter Rail line, they are the Fitchburg Intermodal Transportation Center and the North Leominster Station. MART, in collaboration with the MBTA, is constructing the new Wachusett Intermodal Transportation Center which will be the final stop on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.[11] The North Leominster Commuter Rail Parking Facility is currently under construction. Although it was scheduled to open in early 2013, [12] the parking facility remains closed as of Spring 2014, and there is no indication as to when it will open.

MART has a working collaboration with Fitchburg State University to offer faculty, staff, and students free rides on the Fitchburg/Leominster fixed-route bus line.[13]

MART uses MBTA's Charlie Card smart card fare system.[14] MART provides Monthly Passes, 14-Consecutive Day passes, and Stored Value good for use on any of MART’s fixed-route buses in the region. Stored Value can be used throughout Massachusetts, where the Charlie Card is accepted.

Fixed-Route Schedules

Fitchburg/Leominster Routes[15]

Gardner Routes[16]

Intercity Routes[17]

Trolley Routes[18]

GLink Fixed-Route Schdules

GLink: Orange Routes[19]

GLink: Winchendon Routes[20]

Shuttle Service Schedules

Boston Shuttle Service Route[21]

Worcester Shuttle Service Route[22]

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