CT Stamford
ParentConnecticut Department of Transportation
Founded1976
Headquarters26 Elm Court
Stamford, CT 06902[1]
LocaleConnecticut
Service areaSouthwestern Connecticut
Service typeLocal bus service
Routes14 local
4 commuter shuttle
1 express
HubsStamford Transportation Center
Fleet41[2]
Daily ridership6,488 (weekday); 4,125 (Saturday); 2,280 (Sunday)[3]
OperatorRATP Group
Chief executivePatrick Cooney (Division Manager)
WebsiteOfficial Website

CT Transit Stamford is the division of CT Transit for the Stamford, Connecticut metropolitan area. It provides service on 20 bus routes in Stamford and nearby towns and cities.[4] All routes originate from the Stamford Transportation Center, in Downtown Stamford, and connect to other neighborhoods in Stamford, as well as Greenwich, Darien, Norwalk, as well as Port Chester and White Plains in New York state.[4] CT Transit Stamford's service area overlaps that of the Norwalk Transit District (including the Greenwich Connector it operates in Greenwich), HARTransit's Route 7 Link in Norwalk, Greater Bridgeport Transit's Coastal Link, and the Bee Line Bus in Port Chester and White Plains.[4]

As of 2023, CT Transit Stamford is operated by an American subsidiary of France's state-owned RATP Group.[5]

History

Starting in 1979, the Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford divisions of CT Transit were operated by First Transit.

Prior to 2002, CT Transit Stamford routes were identified by letters rather than numbers, just like the systems in Hartford and New Haven. Some bus stop signs outside of downtown Stamford and Greenwich still display the route letters. On Sunday, August 14, 2016, buses serving the Stamford area, with the exception of the I-Bus, were numbered 301 through 399.

On December 27, 2022, the Connecticut Department of Transportation announced it would switch its operator if its Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford divisions of CT Transit from First Transit to RATP Dev USA, a division of France's state-owned RATP Group.[5] The contract became effective at the start of 2023, and lasts for four years, and includes a clause that the Connecticut Department of Transportation can extend the contract for two more years twice.[5]

Routes

These are the routes operated by CT Transit in the Stamford Division.[4][6]

Local, Express, and Commuter Connections

Route Route Name Terminus Notes
311 Port Chester 311: Port Chester Via West Putnam Avenue- Greenwich Station

311B: Port Chester Via Hamilton Avenue- Greenwich Railroad Station
312 West Main Street 312: Adams Corner
  • Route 312 is a shorter variation of Route 311.
313 West Broad Street 313: Stamford Hospital-Connecticut Avenue
321 West Avenue 321: Baxter Avenue Loops through Southwest Stamford.
324 Fairfield Avenue 324: Waterside
324S: Waterside-Soundview Farms
326 Pacific Street 326: South End

326C: Cummings Park

236S: Shippan Point

  • A split route of the Former Route 44. Serves the South End of Stamford.
  • Returns to the Transportation Center via Atlantic Street.
327 Shippan Ave via Transitway 327X: Shippan Point via Transitway
  • Formerly part of the old Route 44.
328 Cove Road 328: Cove Island Park
328/344: Cove Island Park via Glenbrook Road
  • Routes 328/344 operate outbound to Cove Island Park, then return to the Stamford Transportation Center via Glenbrook Road.
331 High Ridge Road 331: Stamford Museum
331B: Briar Brae Road
331S: Smith House
333 Newfield Avenue 333: Tully Health Center-Newfield Green
333D: Tully Health Center-Davenport Ridge
333/334: Tully Health Center-Springdale Station-Hope Street
  • The combined Routes 333/334 operates inbound via Newfield Avenue to Springdale Station then returns to the Stamford Transportation Center via Hope Street.
334 Hope Street 334: Springdale Station
333/334: Newfield Avenue-Tully Health Center-Springdale Station-Hope Street
  • The combined Routes 333/334 operates inbound via Newfield Avenue to Springdale Station then returns to the Stamford Transportation Center via Hope Street.
335 Washington Boulevard 335: Bulls Head
  • Formerly part of the old 32–Long Ridge Road route.
336 Long Ridge Road 336: Rock Rimmon Road
336R: Roxbury Road
341 Norwalk 341: Norwalk via Darien Station
341C: Norwalk via Darien Station & Norwalk Community College
342 East Main Street 342: Blachley Avenue
  • Route 342 is a shorter variation of Route 341.
344 Glenbrook Road 344: Darien Station
328/344: Cove Road–Cove Island Park–Glenbrook Road
  • Routes 328/344 operate outbound to Cove Island Park, then return to the Stamford Transportation Center via Glenbrook Roadd.
345 NCC Flyer 345X: Norwalk Community College via I-95
  • Route 345X is a supplement for Route 341C only.
351 Stamford Connector: Downtown Loop 351: Downtown Loop
355 UConn Connector 355: UCONN Stamford
  • Free shuttle service for UCONN Students. Fare is same as other local services.
  • Operates only during school semesters.
  • Started service in Fall 2019.
971 I-Bus Express Stamford/White Plains 971: White Plains via I-95 & Greenwich
971: White Plains via I-95

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us". CT Transit. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  2. ↑ "Connecticut Department of Transportation - CTTRANSIT Stamford Division 2021 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF). Federal Transit Administration. United States Department of Transportation. 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  3. ↑ "Connecticut Department of Transportation - CTTRANSIT Stamford Division 2021 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF). Federal Transit Administration. United States Department of Transportation. 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Stamford local system" (PDF). CT Transit. Connecticut Department of Transportation. January 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  5. 1 2 3 "CTDOT Announces Contract with RATP Dev USA to Manage the Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford Divisions of CTtransit". CT.gov. Connecticut Department of Transportation. 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  6. ↑ "Local Service | CTtransit - Connecticut DOT-owned bus service". www.cttransit.com. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
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