Middletown Area Transit
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| Slogan | A World of Difference |
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| Headquarters |
340 Main Street Middletown, CT 06457 |
| Locale | Middletown, CT |
| Service type | Local bus service |
| Routes |
8 weekday routes 2 evening routes 3 Saturday routes |
| Fleet |
10 fixed route 10 demand response[1] (2014 figures) |
| Daily ridership |
1,321 (weekday) 1,336 (Saturday)[1] |
| Operator | MAT |
| Chief executive | Andy Chiaravallo |
| Website |
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Middletown Area Transit, popularly known as MAT, is the provider of public transportation serving Middletown, Connecticut, as well as portions of Cromwell, Durham, East Hampton and Portland. The area routes connect with CTtransit Hartford's 55 route and 9 Town Transit's Mid-Shore Express at the MAT Terminal, including the M-Link service connecting with the Meriden Transit District, Amtrak and the Hartford Line at the Meriden railroad station, with CTtransit New Britain's 512 (TPK) route at Walmart in Cromwell and its 501 (AR) route at the Westfield Meriden shopping mall.
Local routes
| Route | Route Name | Serving... | Notes |
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| A | Saybrook Road | CT Mental Health Center East Main Street Stop & Shop (Middletown) Xavier H.S. |
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| B | Wesleyan Hills | South Main Street Middlesex Hospital Mercy H.S. Vinal Tech Middletown H.S. |
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| C | Washington Street | Wesleyan University Senior Center Big Lots/Price Chopper Sagamore Hills |
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| D | Newfield Street | Newfield Hills Cromwell Commons Kmart Stop & Shop (Cromwell) |
* Connects with Route E on East Street. |
| E | Westlake Drive |
Wal-Mart Cromwell Park & Ride Big Lots/Price Chopper |
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| H | Northern Middletown (Nights only) |
Middlesex Community College Middlesex Hospital Middletown Plaza Washington Street |
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| I | Southern Middletown (Nights only) |
Newfield Towers Cromwell K-Mart Westlake Drive Cromwell Wal-Mart Middletown Plaza |
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| M | M-Link | Wesleyan University Meriden RR Station Westfield Meriden Mall (SATURDAYS ONLY) CT Dept. of Public Safety Wal-Mart (Cromwell) |
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| S1 | Southern Middletown | CT Mental Health Center East Main Street Stop & Shop (Middletown) Xavier H.S Washington Street |
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| S2 | Wesleyan Hills-Washington Street | Washington Plaza Daddario Road Middlesex Community College |
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| S3 | Westlake Drive-Newfield Street | Newfield Hills Cromwell Commons Kmart Stop & Shop (Cromwell) Wal-Mart Cromwell Park & Ride Big Lots/Price Chopper |
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Fleet
| Builder, model | Year(s) Built | Fleet Numbers | Powertrain | Notes | Photo |
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| Gillig Advantage 29' | 2012 | 3007-3008,JA104 | Cummins ISL9 EPA10/ Allison B-300R6 | Active |  |
| Gillig Advantage 29' | 2015 | 2216-2219 | Cummins ISL9 EPA13/ Allison B-300R6 | Replaced all of the 2002 29' Gilligs |  |
| Gillig Advantage 35' | 2016 | 2220-2222 | Cummins ISL9 EPA13/ Allison B-400R6 | Replaced all of the 2003 35' Gilligs |  |
| Ford E-350 | 2010(?) | 6001-6009 (9) | Engine Unknown/ Transmission Unknown | Active |  |
Connections
CT TRANSIT
55 (U, then M)-Hartford/Middletown
906 (6)-Cromwell Express
512 (BK)-South Main Street (New Britain Transit Company)
921 (21, then 40)-Middletown/Old Saybrook Express (operated by Datco)
950 (20, then 42)-New Haven/Hartford Express (operated by Peter Pan)
9 Town Transit
Mid-Shore Express (Middletown to Old Saybrook)
Suburban routes
F: Portland-East Hampton
References
RFP for 2016 buses: [2]
- Notes
External links
See also
- Connecticut Transit Hartford
- Connecticut Transit New Britain and Bristol
- Northeast Transportation Company