Southeast Area Transit

Southeast Area Transit
SEAT New Flyer D35LF 555 on CT Route 2 in Norwich, on Run 5 near the Norwich Transportation Center
Parent Towns of East Lyme, Griswold, Groton, Ledyard, Montville, New London, Norwich, Stonington and Waterford, cities of New London and Groton
Founded 1975 (service began in 1980)
Headquarters 21 Military Highway, Preston, CT 06365
Locale Southeastern Connecticut
Service area New London, Groton, Norwich, and nearby communities
Service type Local bus service,
Thruway Motorcoach
Routes 16
Hubs 2 (New London Amtrak station, Norwich Transportation Center)
Fleet 18 fixed-route, 5 demand-response[1]
Daily ridership 3,749 (weekday)
2,722 (Saturday)
375 (Sunday)[1]
Operator First Transit
Chief executive Michael Carroll (general manager)[1]
Website Official Website

Southeast Area Transit (abbreviated to SEAT) is a provider of local bus service in eight towns and two cities in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Connecticut: East Lyme, Griswold, Groton (town and city), Ledyard, Montville, New London, Norwich, Stonington, and Waterford. Under contract to Amtrak, SEAT also provides Thruway Motorcoach service from New London to Foxwoods.

Routes

SEAT operates the following bus routes:[2]

Corridor routes. Routes connecting major cities or towns in the region.

  • 1/101: Norwich to New London via Route 32
  • 2: Norwich to New London via Route 12 and Groton
  • 3: New London to Niantic via Boston Post Road and Crossroads Wal-Mart
  • 108: New London to Foxwoods via Groton and Old Mystic Village (also an Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach route)

Local routes in Norwich, Groton, Stonington, and New London:

Norwich locals. These routes, except Route 8, originate from the Norwich Transit Center.

  • 4: Norwich Transit Center to Occum/Taftville
  • 5: Norwich Transit Center to Norwich Business Park via Backus Hospital
  • 6: Norwich Transit Center to Norwich Wal-Mart via Marcus Plaza
  • 7: Norwich Transit Center to Hamilton Avenue, Uncas-on-Thames and Mohegan Sun
  • 8: Lisbon Landing to Jewett City
  • 9: Norwich Transit Center to Lisbon Landing via Route 12

Groton/Stonington locals

  • 10: Stonington Local
  • 11: Groton Local

New London locals. These routes originate from the New London Railroad Station.

  • 12: New London to Crystal Mall and NL Shopping Center
  • 13: New London to L&M Hospital and Ocean Beach
  • 14: New London to NL Mall, Waterford Commons, Crystal Mall and NL Shopping Center
  • 15: New London/Waterford Local (late nights only)

Fares

Fare category[3] Single Ride Ten Ride Ticket Book Four Hour Zip Pass One Day Pass Five Day Pass Thirty-one Day Pass
Regular US $2 US $18 US $3 US $4 US $20 US $50
Senior/Disabled US $1 US $9 Not available
ADA/Paratransit US $4 US $36 Not available

Children aged 5 and under and measuring 45 inches in height or below ride for free.

Transfers

One free transfer may be obtained with each fare. Transfers allow customers to complete a one way trip which requires multiple buses. Transfers are issued upon fare payment and are valid for one-and-a-half hours. Transfers cannot be used to make a round trip. Transfers are only accepted at the following designated Transfer Points:
Norwich Transportation Center, Lisbon Landing, Mohegan Sun, New London Water Street, New London NSA, New London Eugene O’Neill and State Street Shelter, Groton Square, Groton Plaza Court, I-95 / Route 2 Commuter Lot (N. Stonington), Olde Mistick Village

Fleet

Builder, model Year(s) Built Fleet Numbers Powertrain Notes Photo
New Flyer D40LF 2004 391-392 (2) Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR/ Allison B-400R5
  • 392 active - to be retired by Fall of 2018.
  • Used mainly for rush hour and school trips.
2006 551-553 (3) Cummins ISL EPA 2004/ Allison B-400R5
  • To be retired by Fall of 2018.
2007 791-792 (2)
2008 801-802 (2)
New Flyer D35LF 2004 393-395 (3) Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR/ Allison B-400R5
  • To be retired by Fall of 2018.
2006 554-556 (3) Cummins ISL EPA 2004/ Allison B-400R5
  • To be retired by Fall of 2018.
2007 793-797 (4)
Gillig Advantage 29' 2004 396-397 (2) Cummins ISL EPA 2004/ Allison B-300R5
  • 397 active
2006 557-558 (2)
2018 18xx (2) Cummins L9/ Allison B300R-6
  • On order.
  • To replace 2004 Gilligs.
Gillig BRT 40' Hybrid 2013 1301 (1) Cummins ISB6.7/ BAE E-Series HybriDrive
  • Part of the first order for hybrid units for SEAT.
Gillig BRT 35' Hybrid 1302 (1)
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 2018 1801-1811 (11) Cummins L9/ Allison B400R-6
  • Delivered.
  • 1801-1805 to replace 2004-2006 New Flyer 40' buses.
  • 1806-1811 to replace 2004-2006 New Flyer 35' buses.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "NTD-2016" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Updated Timetables - August 27, 2018 - Southeast Area Transit District". www.seatbus.com. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  3. ↑ "Fares: Tickets & Passes - Southeast Area Transit District". www.seatbus.com. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
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