Milford Transit District Explained

Milford Transit District
Company Slogan:Ride the Wave
Parent:Connecticut Dept of Transportation
Founded:1977
Headquarters:259 Research Drive, Milford, Connecticut 06460
Locale:Greater Milford
Service Area:Greater Milford
Service Type:Local bus service
Routes:4 (Route 2 operates Monday-Friday, Routes 3 and 4 operate Monday-Saturday, and CL operates 7 days a week in conjunction with Greater Bridgeport Transit and Norwalk Transit District)
Destinations:Greater Milford
Hubs:Norwalk Wheels Hub, Bridgeport Bus Station, The Dock Shopping Ctr. CT Post Mall
Fleet:9 fixed route, 20 para-transit
Ridership:2009:1,379 (weekdays); 817 (Saturday); 362 (Sunday)
Operator:Milford Transit District
Website:Milford Transit

Milford Transit District is the primary provider of mass transportation in Milford, Connecticut, United States. Four routes are provided by the agency, which operate Monday-Saturday. No bus service is provided on the local routes Sundays or federal holidays.

Milford Transit District also maintains bus service on the Coastal Link route seven days a week in conjunction with Greater Bridgeport Transit and Norwalk Transit District, as well as service to and from the Milford Metro-North rail station.[1]

Fixed Routes

Routes.[2] Destinations Days of operation
1 (Coastal Link)
  • Coastal Link[3]
Connecticut Post Mall to Bridgeport, Connecticut and Norwalk, ConnecticutMonday-Sunday
2
  • Devon/CT Post Mall
  • The Dock-CT Post Mall via Devon & Milford Ctr.
Milford (Metro-North station) Connecticut Post Mall & Milford Senior Center via downtown MilfordDevon, Connecticut, and The Dock Shopping CenterMonday-FridayAM/PM rush hour
  • No Service on weekends or observed holidays
3
  • West Shore
Milford (Metro-North station) via Silver Sands State Park to Milford Point (Routes 3 & 4 connect to each other.)Monday-Saturday
  • No Service on Sundays or observed holidays
4
  • Woodmont
Milford (Metro-North station) via Connecticut Post Mall to Woodmont, Connecticut(Routes 3 & 4 connect to each other.)Monday-Saturday
  • No Service on Sundays or observed holidays

Door-to-door van service

Milford Transit District operates paratransit service for New Haven county in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The service is provided to all points in Milford, and to the Bridgeport and New Haven areas. All paratransit buses are lift equipped.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://as0.mta.info/mnr/stations/station_detail.cfm Milford Metro-North Station (MTA)
  2. http://www.milfordtransit.com/busroutes.htm Bus Routes (Milford Transit)
  3. https://gogbt.com/routes-maps/coastal-link/ Greater Bridgeport Transit -- Coastal Link
  4. https://www.milfordtransit.com/wp-content/themes/Milford/ADA%20REVISED%20HANDBOOK.pdf Milford Transit District (MTD) Americans with Disabilities Van Service Handbook