Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) is a
public transport
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authority in
Bristol County and
Plymouth County,
. It serves 10 municipalities in Massachusetts' South Coast region:
Acushnet,
Dartmouth,
Fairhaven,
Fall River
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Freetown
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Mattapoisett,
New Bedford
New Bedford (Massachusett: ) is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast region. Up through the 17th century, the area was the territory of the Wampanoag Native American pe ...
,
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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Swansea
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, and
Westport.
Fixed-route bus services are offered to serve the cities of Fall River and New Bedford.
Funding sources
SRTA gets funding from a number of sources, including
federal
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General
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, state, local and
farebox
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revenue
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. As of Fiscal Year 2019, the majority of SRTA's funding came from the federal government, after that being state, local and farebox revenue.
Route list
New Bedford
*Route 1 - Fort Rodman
*Route 2 - Lund's Corner
*Route 3 - Dartmouth St via St. Luke's Hospital & Stop and Shop
*Route 4 - Ashley Blvd.
*Route 5 - South Central (PriceRite)
*Route 6 - Shawmut Avenue via Rockdale West
*Route 8 - Mt. Pleasant St. via Fieldstone Marketplace
*Route 9 - New Bedford - Fall River via Dartmouth Mall & UMass Dartmouth
*Route 9X - Intercity Express (New Bedford - Fall River) via I-195
*Route 10 - Dartmouth Mall via Hawthorn Medical Center
*Route 11 - Fairhaven/Walmart via Market Basket
*New Bedford North End Shuttle
*New Bedford/Wareham Connection Shuttle
Fall River
*Route 1 - South Main St. via Shove St.
*Route 2 - North Main Street
*Route 3 - Laurel Street/Shopping Center
*Route 4 - Robeson St./Catholic Memorial Home
*Route 5 - Stafford Rd. via Southcoast Marketplace
*Route 6 - Pleasant St./Walmart
*Route 7 - Bay Street
*Route 8 - Durfee High/BCC via New Boston Rd.
*Route 9 - Bedford St.
*Route 10 - Rodman St./Walmart
*Route 14 - Swansea Mall/Walmart via Route 6
*Route 9 (From New Bedford) - Fall River to New Bedford via UMass Dartmouth & Dartmouth Mall
*Route 9X (From New Bedford) - Intercity Express (Fall River to New Bedford) via I-195
References
External links
Southeastern Regional Transit Authority
New Bedford, Massachusetts
State agencies of Massachusetts
Bus transportation in Massachusetts
Transportation in Bristol County, Massachusetts
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