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Windham Region Transit District

{{Short description|Bus operator in Connecticut, U.S.}}

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| name = Windham Regional Transit District

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| image_caption = A WRTD Route 674B bus in Downtown Storrs in April 2023

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| headquarters = 28 S. Frontage Road
Mansfield, Connecticut

| locale = Windham, Mansfield

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| service_type = Local, Express bus service

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| routes = 6 routes

| destinations = Mansfield/ Storrs, Windham/ Willimantic, Brooklyn (CT), Danielson, Norwich

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Windham Region Transit District, or WRTD, is a bus operator for Windham County, with NECTD, SEAT, UConn Transportation Services in neighboring towns. Prior to August 2019, The company operated four routes in total, connecting with a small handful of other operators, such as UConn Transportation Services in Mansfield, SEAT in Norwich,{{cite web|url=http://wrtd.org/willimantic-norwich-rt-32-bus/|publisher=wrtd.org|title=Willimantic-Norwich Rt. 32 Bus – Windham Region Transit District|accessdate=2017-07-01}} and NECTD in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Because of the small collection of routes, they have approximately ten fixed route buses, with some Paratransit vehicles. Beginning August 14, 2017, WRTD provided connections to CTtransit in Mansfield Storrs with the 913 Express route to Hartford, Connecticut. WRTD also provides Dial-A-Ride within their nine-town district (Ashford, Chaplin, Columbia, Coventry, Lebanon, Mansfield, Scotland, Willington and Windham. ADA Paratransit is provided for areas within 3/4 mile of WRTD's Local Routes.

Routes (effective August 19, 2019)

To improve usefulness and better suit riders, WRTD's existing routes were reconfigured and renumbered.{{cite web|url=https://wrtd.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Schedule-Change-Proposal-2019-Why-are-we-doing-this-and-what-are-we-proposing-EN-29apr2019.pdf |access-date=2023-10-08| title=Press Release: WRTD Schedule and Route Change Proposal 2019}} This renumbering is part of a campaign to implement a statewide bus route number system.{{cite web|url=https://www.cttransit.com/news/important-information-regarding-route-renumbering-and-renaming-cttransits-new-haven-area-bus|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322204718/https://www.cttransit.com/news/important-information-regarding-route-renumbering-and-renaming-cttransits-new-haven-area-bus|archive-date=2018-03-22|access-date=2023-10-08|title=Important information regarding the route renumbering and renaming for CTtransit’s New Haven-area bus routes}}

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Route Number
and Destination

! Serving...

! Available connections and other notes

Route 671: Willimantic East
(Route 66) (Local Route){{Cite web|url=https://wrtd.org/willimantic-east/|title=New 671 Schedule|access-date=2019-08-12}}

| Gateway Commons
Windham Hospital
Windham Heights
North Windham/Walmart
East Brook Mall

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  • Connects with Routes 672, 674, 991, and 993 at Gateway Commons.
  • Connects with CTtransit Route 918 at Main & Bank Streets in Willimantic.
  • Part of former Route 671 "City Bus: Heights" routing.
Route 672: Willimantic Central (Local Route){{Cite web|url=https://wrtd.org/willimantic-central/|title=New 672 Schedule|access-date=2019-08-12}}

| Gateway Commons
Windham Hospital
ECSU
*United Services Health Center
East Brook Mall
North Windham/Walmart

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  • Connects with Routes 671, 674, 991, and 993 at Gateway Commons.
  • Connects with CTtransit Route 918 at Main & Bank Streets in Willimantic.
  • Part of former Route 671 "City Bus: High Street" routing.
Route 674: Storrs/Willimantic (Local Route) {{Cite web|url=https://wrtd.org/storrs-willimantic/|title=New 674 Schedule|access-date=2019-08-12}}

| Gateway Commons
East Brook Mall
Mansfield Town Center
Mansfield Senior Center
Mansfield Transportation Center
UCONN Storrs Campus
Holiday Mall/Jensen's

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  • Connects with Routes 671, 672, 991, and 993 at Gateway Commons.
  • Connects with Routes 671 and 672 at East Brook Mall.
  • Connects with Route 675 at Mansfield Transit Center.
  • Connects with CTtransit Route 913 at Mansfield Transportation Center.
  • Connects with CTtransit Route 918 at Main & Bank Streets in Willimantic.
  • Connects with HuskyGo (UConn Campus Shuttle) at
    Mansfield Transportation Center and at various points on the UConn Storrs Campus.
  • Formerly Route 672 "Storrs-Willimantic".
  • Three branches of this route exist:
  • 674A: Serving the "Four Corners" area of Storrs and the Holiday Mall
  • 674B: Express - Foster Drive to UConn East Campus.
  • 674C: South Eagleville Road, Mansfield Senior Center, and the Mansfield Transportation Center .
Route 675: Hunting Lodge (Local Route) {{Cite web|url=https://wrtd.org/hunting-lodge/|title=New 675 Schedule|access-date=2019-08-12}}

|Mansfield Transportation Center
UCONN Storrs Campus
Hunting Lodge and Birch Roads
Jensen's (near Holiday Mall)

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  • Connects with Route 674
  • Formerly HuskyGo (UConn Campus Shuttle) Line Purple.
  • Operates when UCONN is in session.
Route 991: Willimantic-Norwich (Route 32) (Commuter Route) {{Cite web|url=https://wrtd.org/norwich/|title=991 Schedule|access-date=2019-08-12}}

|Windham Heights
Gateway Commons
Norwich Transportation Center
Foxwoods Casino

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  • Connects with Routes 671, 672, 674, and 993 at Gateway Commons.
  • Connects with CTtransit Route 918 at Main & Bank Streets in Willimantic.
  • Connects with Southeast Area Transit at the Norwich Transportation Center.
  • Operates Daily.
Route 993: Willimantic-Danielson (Commuter Route) {{Cite web|url=https://wrtd.org/danielson/|title=993 Schedule|access-date=2019-08-12}}

|Main & Bank Streets
Windham Heights
North Windham
Walmart
Quinebaug Valley Community College (QVCC, Danielson)

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  • Connects with Routes 671, 672, 674, CTtransit Route 918, and 991 at Main & Bank Streets in Willimantic.
  • Connects with Northeast Connecticut Transit District Lines Red/Purple{{Cite web|url=https://www.nectd.org/downloads/Shuttle%20Red_Purple%20PDF%202018%20.pdf |title=NECTD Line Red and Purple|access-date=2019-08-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nectd.org/downloads/Green%20Line%20PDF%202018.pdf|title=NECTD Line Green|access-date=2019-08-12}} at QVCC.

Fares

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! Fare name and cost{{Cite web|url=https://wrtd.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/New-Fares-Eng.png|title=Fares and Passes – Windham Region Transit District|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-12}}

! How long does it last

! Notes

Local Fare: $1.25

|See notes

|Lasts until after rider transfers to another local bus.

Express: $2.75

|See notes

|Can be used to transfer to Local Route, free of charge

Applies only to Routes 991 and 993.

Disabled: $0.75

|See notes

|Lasts until after rider transfers to another local bus.

Senior Citizen (Age 60+): Donation

|See notes

|Lasts until after rider transfers to another local bus.

10 Punch Pass: $12.00

|For 10 punches (Either 5 or 10 trips)

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  • Local Routes count as one punch.
  • Commuter Routes, Dial-A-Ride and ADA Paratransit count as two punches.
Local Monthly Pass: $40.00

|Expires on last day of active month.

|Valid only on Local Routes

Local Disabled Monthly Pass: $25.00

|Expires on last day of active month.

|Proof of eligibility required. Valid only on Local Routes

See also

References

;Notes

External links

  • {{Official|http://wrtd.org/}}

{{Connecticut transit}}

Category:Bus transportation in Connecticut

Category:Transportation in Windham County, Connecticut

Category:Transit agencies in Connecticut

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