Southeast Vermont Transit
| Founded | 2016 (as the DVTA, 1996) |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 45 Mill Street |
| Locale | Wilmington, Vermont |
| Service area | Windham County; southern Windsor County, parts of southern Bennington County |
| Service type | Bus service, commuter bus service, Fare free bus service on the MOOver |
| Routes | 27 |
| Fleet | 46 |
| Annual ridership | 206,300 (2010)[1] |
| Website | Southeast Vermont Transit |
Southeast Vermont Transit (SEVT) is the public transportation network serving Windham County, Vermont, southern Windsor County, and parts of southern Bennington County by local bus. The agency was born in July 2015 when the more localized Connecticut River Transit, doing business as the Current (including the former Brattleboro BeeLine), and the Deerfield Valley Transit Association, doing business as the MOOver, merged.[2]
As of February 21, 2015, route planning for all SEVT routes are available on Google Maps.[3]
All MOOver routes are fare free.[4] Fares on the Current range from a $1 all-day pass on the Bellows Falls and Springfield local circulator routes to $2 one-way on most commuter routes.[5]
MOOver service area
The MOOver division of SEVT serves southern Windham County and parts of southern Bennington County with most routes meeting and transferring passengers at either the Wilmington Shaw's Supermarket or the Deerfield Valley Health Center (operated by Southwestern Vermont Medical Center), both located east of downtown. There are also circulator bus routes serving the Mount Snow ski resort during the winter season each year.
Routes
Year-round routes:
- Wilmington to Bennington (evening service provided by the Green Mountain Express Emerald Line)
- Wilmington to Brattleboro
- Wilmington to Mount Snow
- Wilmington to Readsboro
- West Dover
Elderly or Disabled Routes
- Deerfield Valley to The Gathering Place Adult Day care in Brattleboro
- Wednesday trip to Bennington for doctor's appointments and shopping
- Trips to congregate meal sites in Halifax, Jacksonville, and Readsboro
Winter Seasonal Routes
- Mount Snow Base Area
- Upper SnowTree, Snow Mountain Village, The Outlook
- Timber Creek
- Greensprings
- Hermitage Club
- Kingswood
- Bears Crossing/Suntec
- Upper Parking Lots
- Lower Parking Lots
Current service area
The Current division of SEVT serves eastern Windham County, Vermont in addition to southern Windsor County. This division provides bus service in and around the town of Brattleboro on what was previously called the Brattleboro BeeLine. These three routes are served from the Brattleboro Transportation Center, just outside the lower level of a parking garage located in that town's downtown business district. There are also four commuter bus routes operating a peak-direction, linear schedule between the village of Bellows Falls and the Upper Valley regional and commercial centers of White River Junction and Lebanon, New Hampshire. In addition, bidirectional weekday commuter bus routes are available between Bellows Falls to Ludlow as well as to Brattleboro.
The Current also offers dial-a-ride service in more rural and remote regions of their service area, given that riders meet certain eligibility requirements.[6]
Routes and fares
(information is current as of August 4, 2014)[7][8]
- 1 Springfield In-Town ($1 all-day fare)
- 2 Bellows Falls In-Town ($1 all-day fare)
- 53 Bellows Falls to Brattleboro (bidirectional, $1)
- 55 Bellows Falls/Springfield Shuttle ($2)
- 57 Bellows Falls/Rutland Connector (bidirectional, $2)
- 71/72 Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Express (peak direction only, $2)
- 73 Dartmouth College Express (peak direction only, $2)
- 74 VA Hospital Express (peak direction only, $2)
- Okemo Seasonal Commuter (fare free)
One-way tokens are also available for frequent riders from bus drivers or at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center:
- 10 tokens for $20
- 20 tokens for $40
- 40 tokens for $75
A 27 ride pass on the Bellows Falls/Brattleboro Commuter is also available for $25. Currently, there is no discount fare schedule for seniors, the disabled or Medicare cardholders on these fixed routes or on the Brattleboro BeeLine.
Brattleboro BeeLine
These routes generally operate between 6 am and 6 pm Monday through Saturday at uneven time intervals, excluding major federal holidays.[9] The former BeeLine is composed of the:
- 4/Red Line
- 5/Blue Line
- 8/White Line
Rolls of 20 BeeLine bus tokens are available directly from Current bus drivers, payable via cash or check. One-way transfers are also available and are good on local routes only when transferring between these three local bus routes at the Brattleboro Transportation Center.[10]
References
- ↑ 2012 Public Transit Policy Plan, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ↑ CRT and DVTA is now Southeast Vermont Transit, Brattleboro Reformer. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ↑ Cities Covered, Google Maps. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ↑ Free Transit Days, Go! Vermont. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ↑ Fares, The Current. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ↑ Dial-A-Ride, The Current. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ↑ Bus Schedules, The Current. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ↑ Fares, The Current. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ↑ Bus Schedules, The Current. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ↑ Fares, The Current. Retrieved 2016-11-22.