Southeastern Regional Transit Authority | |
Founded: | 1974 |
Headquarters: | 700 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts |
Service Area: | Bristol County and Plymouth County, Massachusetts |
Service Type: | bus service, paratransit |
Routes: | 25 |
Stations: | 2 (Bus terminals) |
Fleet: | Gillig Standard Low Floor (29', 35' and 40'), Ford Paratransit Vans (E-350), Dodge Paratransit Vans |
Fuel Type: | Diesel, Diesel/Electric Hybrid, Gasoline |
Ceo: | Erik B. Rousseau |
Website: | www.srtabus.com |
Annual Ridership: | 2,236,844 (Year End Total as of Fiscal Year 2020) |
Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) is a public transport authority in Bristol County and Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It serves 10 municipalities in Massachusetts' South Coast region: Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Fall River, Freetown, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, Somerset, Swansea, and Westport.[1] Fixed-route bus services are offered to serve the cities of Fall River and New Bedford.
SRTA gets funding from a number of sources, including federal, state, local and farebox revenue. As of Fiscal Year 2019, the majority of SRTA's funding came from the federal government, after that being state, local and farebox revenue. [2]
SRTA operates 22 bus routes: ten Fall River local routes, ten New Bedford local routes, and two regional routes. After a route renumbering that took place on August 28, 2023, Fall River local routes are numbered in the 100s and New Bedford local routes in the 200s.[3]
Southeastern Regional Transit Authority.