Montachusett Regional Transit Authority

{{Short description|Public transportation organization for Montachusett Region, Massachusetts}}

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| name = Montachusett Regional Transit Authority (MART)

| logo = MART logo.png

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| image = MART route 2 bus at Fitchburg ITC, November 2017.jpg

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| image_caption = A route 2 bus at the Fitchburg Intermodal Transportation Center

| company_slogan = Proudly Serving the Montachusett Community Since 1978

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| founded = August 1978

| headquarters = 1427R Water Street
Fitchburg, Massachusetts

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| service_area = Montachusett Region

| service_type = fixed-route bus service, shuttle service, and paratransit service

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| routes = 16 fixed routes,{{Cite web |url=http://www.mrta.us/FitchburgLeominsterSchedule.html |title=Fitchburg/Leominster Schedules? | MART |access-date=2014-04-06 |archive-date=2014-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110013931/http://www.mrta.us/FitchburgLeominsterSchedule.html |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.mrta.us/GardnerSchedule.html |title=Gardner Schedules |access-date=2011-11-04 |archive-date=2011-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907033227/http://www.mrta.us/GardnerSchedule.html |url-status=dead }} 2 shuttle services {{Cite web |url=http://www.mrta.us/BostonWorcesterShuttle.html |title=Boston and Worcester Shuttle Services | MART |access-date=2014-04-06 |archive-date=2014-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330065934/http://www.mrta.us/BostonWorcesterShuttle.html |url-status=dead }}

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| fleet = 26 buses, 177 vans and 2 Trolley-replica buses {{cite web |url=http://www.mrta.us/ |title=Home |website=mrta.us}}

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The Montachusett Regional Transit Authority (MART) is a public, nonprofit organization established under Chapter 161B of the Massachusetts General Laws to provide public transportation to the Montachusett Region. MART is one of Massachusetts' 15 regional transit authorities{{cite web |url=http://www.mrta.us/ |title=Home |website=mrta.us}} and provides public transportation to 21 communities{{cite web |url=http://www.mrta.us/Communities.html |title=Communities Served? | MART |accessdate=2012-01-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110025942/http://www.mrta.us/Communities.html |archivedate=2012-01-10 }} within the Montachusett region consisting of the cities of Fitchburg, Leominster and Gardner, and the towns of Athol, Ashburnham, Ashby, Ayer, Bolton, Boxborough, Hardwick, Harvard, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Littleton, Lunenburg, Royalston, Shirley, Sterling, Stow, Templeton, Westminster, and Winchendon.

MART provides 16 fixed-route bus services,{{Cite web |url=http://www.mrta.us/FitchburgLeominsterSchedule.html |title=Fitchburg/Leominster Schedules? | MART |access-date=2014-04-06 |archive-date=2014-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110013931/http://www.mrta.us/FitchburgLeominsterSchedule.html |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.mrta.us/GardnerSchedule.html |title=Gardner Schedules |access-date=2011-11-04 |archive-date=2011-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907033227/http://www.mrta.us/GardnerSchedule.html |url-status=dead }} 2 shuttle services,{{Cite web |url=http://www.mrta.us/BostonWorcesterShuttle.html |title=Boston and Worcester Shuttle Services | MART |access-date=2014-04-06 |archive-date=2014-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330065934/http://www.mrta.us/BostonWorcesterShuttle.html |url-status=dead }} and paratransit services{{Cite web |url=http://www.mrta.us/ADA.html |title=ADA Paratransit Services? | MART |access-date=2012-07-06 |archive-date=2012-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616095818/http://www.mrta.us/ADA.html |url-status=dead }} to the Montachusett Region. MART also operates the parking areas at three MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line stations at North Leominster, Fitchburg Intermodal Transportation Center, and Wachusett, with local and intercity bus connections to all three stations.

MART has a working collaboration with Fitchburg State University to offer faculty, staff, and students free rides on the Fitchburg/Leominster fixed-route bus line.[http://web.fitchburgstate.edu/fscnews/index.cfm?detail=488 Fitchburg State University - Public Relations - News]

MART uses MBTA's CharlieCard smart card fare system.{{cite web |url=http://www.mrta.us/CharlieCardFAQ.html |title=Charlie Card: Frequently Asked Questions | MART |accessdate=2012-07-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730062708/http://www.mrta.us/CharlieCardFAQ.html |archivedate=2012-07-30 }} MART provides Monthly Passes, 14-Consecutive Day passes, and Stored Value good for use on any of MART’s fixed-route buses in the region. Stored Value can be used throughout Massachusetts, where the CharlieCard is accepted.