CTtransit Proposed Service Changes

Summary of CTtransit Proposed Service Changes

Near Term | Estimated implementation in the 2025 or 2026 calendar years

Longer Term | Funding required, implementation date to be determined

 

Proposed CTtransit Bus Service Changes (Near Term)

Geography Route(s) Timeframe Description  Route Maps
New Haven 215 Already in effect Sunday service was introduced in August 2024 on a trial basis, and it is proposed to make the service permanent

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Hartford
Newington
New Britain
37,41,63, (508,509) August 2025

The following changes are proposed to simplify and streamline services in the Hartford/Newington/New Britain corridor:

  • Discontinuing service on Route 63 to Mountain & Princeton and Charter Oak Marketplace.
  • Expanding Sunday service on Route 37 (replacing Route 63 service to Charter Oak Marketplace.)
  • Extending route 63 to Newington Center (replacing route 41).
  • Discontinuing route 41 (which is replaced by a combination of routes 37, 39, 63, 508, and 509).

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Hartford
Windsor Locks
Windsor
24 August 2025

Modify route 24 to streamline service and provide better service to the new Windsor Locks station (Hartford Line), which has a target opening date from 2026 (note that timelines are uncertain). The changes to this route will include:

  • Discontinuing service between Bradley International Airport (BDL) and Windsor Center (Windsor Station), with service to Windsor Locks station remaining.
  • Introducing service to the Elm St. (CT 140), alternating with North St service (every other route in both directions)
  • Increasing service frequency to every 20 minutes

 

Long Term: Introduce weekend service (to coincide with opening of new Windsor Locks station.)

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Hartford
Windsor
32 August 2025 Discontinue Matianuck Avenue service (32M).

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Hartford/Buckland (CT State Community College Manchester) 85 August 2025 Discontinue Route 85 (MCC Flyer).

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East Hartford 87 August 2025 Discontinue Saturday service on Route 87 serving Founder's Plaz

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East Hartford 94 August 2025 Discontinue Sunday service on Route 94 due to low ridership.

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New Britain/Hartford HNB August 2025 Discontinue Route HNB due to low ridership.

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Hartford Express 902/909 August 2025 Discontinue Hartford Express Routes 902 and 909 due to low ridership.

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Proposed CTtransit Bus Service Changes (Longer Term)

Geography Route(s) Description  Route Maps
Hartford 30,31,34,37,39,42,46,47,50,58,61,62,
64,66,69,76,82,83,84,88,91,92,95
Proposed expansion of hours of service at night and on Sundays for 23 Hartford local routes, as listed in this table.

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Hartford

101,102,121,125,128,144,153,161

Proposed expanded hours of service at night and on Sundays on all CTfastrak routes.

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Hartford 55 Proposed expansion of service on Route 55 would operate on weeknights and all day on Saturdays & Sundays.

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Hartford 54 Proposed expansion of service on Route 54 would operate on weeknights and all day on Saturdays & Sundays.

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New Haven 201 Proposed expansion of Sunday service.

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New Haven 285 Establish a proposed new crosstown route (Route 285) linking New Haven Union Station, Westville Center, and Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU).

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