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, charged with providing

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to the Brockton area, consisting of the city of Brockton and the adjoining towns of Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, Easton,

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, Rockland, Stoughton, West Bridgewater and Whitman. BAT provides fixed route

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services and

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services within its area. BAT's buses provide interchange with each other and with the Middleborough/Lakeville commuter rail line of the

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(MBTA) at Brockton station. BAT also runs a fixed route bus service from Brockton to Ashmont station on MBTA's Red subway line. , BAT operated a fleet of 41

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buses, 19 Ford Elkhart Coach buses, and 40 minibuses of two types. All BAT transit buses accept cash payment or allow fare to be paid via

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History

Brockton bus service was previously operated by Union Street Railway, until a protracted

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prompted the city to buy the routes and buses in September 1973. One year later, this system was reorganized as BAT to secure state funding, and encourage regional participation.

Routes

Many routes leaving the BAT Centre in Brockton are scheduled on a pulse system - meeting at the central hub simultaneously - to provide easy transfers. Twelve routes primarily serve Brockton: *1: Montello Street Via North Main Street *2: S. Plaza/Campello Via Main Street *3: VA Hospital Via Belmont *4: Westgate Via Pleasant *4A: Westgate Mall Via N. Warren *5: Brockton Hospital Via Centre St. *6: Massasoit Via Crescent St. *8: Southfield Via Warren & Plan St. *9: Pearl Via W. Elm & Torrey *10: Lisa & Howard Via N. Quincy & Court *11: Cary Hill and the Village *13: Mini Maller Four longer routes run to other towns: *12: *14: Stoughton *RF: Rockland Flex Five routes - four on-campus shuttles, and route 28 to the BAT Centre - serve

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. BAT also offers door-to-door para-transit service called Dial-a-BAT.

Gallery

File:BAT route 12 bus at Ashmont station, November 2017.jpg, A BAT route 12 bus at Ashmont station in 2017 File:BAT route 4 bus at Westgate Mall, June 2017.jpg, A BAT route 4 bus at Westgate Mall in 2017 File:BAT Centre with Route 5 bus, June 2017.JPG, BAT route 5 bus at the BAT Centre in Brockton File:BAT route 12 bus in the Blue Hills Reservation, July 2018.jpg, A route 12 bus in Blue Hills Reservation File:BAT route 1 bus at Avon Walmart, August 2019.jpg, A route 1 bus in Avon in 2019

References

External links

BAT official website
1974 establishments in Massachusetts Bus transportation in Massachusetts Brockton, Massachusetts Government agencies established in 1974 Transportation in Bristol County, Massachusetts Transportation in Norfolk County, Massachusetts Transportation in Plymouth County, Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-transport-stub

History

Routes

Gallery

See also

References

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