transit authority founded 1974 headquarters 145 thorndike st. locale lowell ma service area greater lowell service type bus service paratransit routes 18 in addition to a seasonal line during the holiday season destinations lowell chelmsford billerica tewksbury wilmington burlington dracut tyngsborough westford littleton fleet gillig cutaway vans fuel type diesel hybrid operator first transit website lrta.com the lowell regional transit authority lrta is a public non profit organization in massachusetts charged with providing public transportation to the greater lowell area . this primarily includes the city of lowell and the towns of billerica burlington dracut chelmsford tewksbury tyngsborough westford and wilmington . the lrta provides fixed route bus services and paratransit services within this area although some fixed lines do extend beyond these towns . 1 2 the lrta was created in september 1974 under chapter 161b of the massachusetts general laws the law that impacts all transit authorities in the state of massachusetts . since 2004 operation of the lrta has been subcontracted to first transit a subsidiary of the united kingdom based firstgroup . 1 3 the area served by the lrta is within the commuter rail service area of the massachusetts bay transportation authority mbta . at the gallagher transit terminal in lowell lrta buses provide connection to each other to trains on mbta s lowell line and to various intercity bus routes . 1 3 contents 1 routes 2 fares 2.1 fixed route service 2.1.1 transfers 2.1.2 charliecard monthly passes 2.1.3 fare categories 3 fleet roster 4 references 5 external links routes edit all of the routes serve monday through friday and most provide saturday service . all routes originate at the lrta gallagher terminal in lowell . route outbound terminal major streets of operation history and notes 1 4 christian hill dracut village square plaza beacon street nb humphrey st sb weekend service consolidated with route 8 village square plaza service served by route 10 on saturdays 2 5 belvidere belvidere river road and trull lane roger street douglas road andover street 3 6 south lowell north billerica mbta station lawrence street woburn street 4 7 highland via stevens ayres city v.a clinic stevens street formerly 7 shaw stevens 5 8 westford street drum hill chelmsford drum hill shopping center westford street drum hill road drum hill shopping center also served by the 16 6 9 broadway umass lowell university of massachusetts lowell south campus thorndike street broadway street formerly 10 broadway via u lowell south lord manor served by inbound buses only 7 10 pawtucketville umass lowell north tyngsborough greater lowell regional voice technical school merrimack street university avenue vamum avenue formerly 11 pawtucketville via u lowell north 8 11 centralville dracut hannaford shop & save dutton street west sixth street formerly 12 centralville 9 12 lowell circulator university of massachusetts lowell fox hall inbound fletcher street merrimack street market street outbound appleton street east merrimack street father morissette boulevard runs in a loop form serving the most northern sectors first then the sectors in central lowell 10 13 dracut tyngsborough tygnsborough dracut road & massachussetts new hampshere state line bridge street lakeview avenue formerly 17 dracut tyngsboro serves village square plaza on saturdays 11 14 irs raytheon andover raytheon company andover street lowell street formerly 20 route 133 irs operates during rush hours ; no midday or weekend service 12 15 tewksbury wilmington mbta station roger street livingston street main street formerly 18 tewksbury 13 16 billerica via edson burlington cambridge street & chestnut street gorham street boston road cambridge street connections available to mbta bus 350 and 352 in burlington 14 17 burlington lahey lahey clinic gorham street boston road middlesex turnpike formerly 19 burlington lahney clinic serves burlington mall 15 18 chelmsford westford littleton ibm gorham street billerice street littleton road formerly 16 route 129 110 via brickklim road 16 19 chelmsford chelmsford drum hill shopping center chelmsford street smith street formerly 6 chelmsford and operated to ayres city drum hill shopping center also served by the 5 17 20 north chelmsford north chelmsford main street & groton road middlesex street north road outbound tyngsborough road inbound formerly 9 middlesex street and 15 north chelmsford chelmsford senior center served by inbound buses only 18 21 downtown shuttle lowell inbound merrimack street market street middlesex street outbound dutton street french street operates as a loop route 19 22 pheasant lane nashua pheasant lane mall middlesex street tynsborough road runs during holiday season between thanksgiving day and new years day year round service east of north chelmsford available on route 17 fares edit fixed route service edit fixed route fares are noted below . 23 city local shuttle regular city local shuttle reduced suburban regular suburban reduced 1.00 0.50 1.50 0.75 transfers edit free transfers are available to and from the downtown shuttle . in town regular in town reduced suburban regular suburban reduced 0.25 0.10 0.50 0.25 charliecard monthly passes edit passes can be purchased at the kennedy transportation center 145 thorndike st lowell at lowell high school kirk street lowell ; sold to students on the first and last day of the month in both cafeterias or by sending a check or money order to lowell transportation management inc. ; attn monthly bus passes ; 100 hale st lowell ma 01851 . adult student senior persons with disabilities 35.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 fare categories edit regular reduced children persons from 13 to 59 years of age 60 years or older with i.d. statewide transportation access pass or medicare card from 6 to 12 years of age ; children 5 and under ride free and must be accompanied by an adult fleet roster edit manufacturer model order year series qty . powertrain notes gillig lf 29 2005 0501 0512 12 cummins isc allison b300r currently being retired and replaced by 2016 gillig lfs as of september 2016 0502 0506 0508 0509 and 0511 is active 2 3 units will remain as spares gillig lf 35 2007 0701 0712 12 cummins isl allison b400r active gillig lf 35 2008 0807 0812 6 cummins isl allison b400r active gillig lf hev 35 2008 0813 0814 2 cummins isb allison ep40 first hybrid buses in the fleet active gillig lf hev 35 2010 1001 1002 2 cummins isb allison ep40 active gillig lf hev 35 2011 1101 1 cummins isb allison ep40 active ford e450 starcraft allstar 2012 1201 1 5.4 l triton v8 4 speed aod automatic active ford e450 elkhart coach 2013 1301 1302 2 5.4 l triton v8 4 speed aod automatic active gillig lf 29 2015 1501 1506 6 cummins isl9 allison b400r active ford e450 coach and equipment phoenix 2015 1507 1510 4 5.4 l triton v8 4 speed aod automatic active ford e450 coach and equipment phoenix 2016 1511 1512 2 6.8 l triton v8 4 speed aod automatic active gillig lf 29 2016 1601 1612 12 cummins isl9 allison b400r 7 are currently active other 5 will be in service soon references edit a b c lowell regional transit authority fixed route . first transit . archived from the original on november 5 2007 . retrieved 2008 05 07 . lrta paratransit services . lowell regional transit authority . retrieved 2008 05 07 . a b massachusetts bay transportation authority regional transit authorities coordination and efficiencies report pdf . massachusetts executive office of transportation . retrieved 2008 05 06 . http lrta.com schedules route1 http lrta.com schedules route 2 http lrta.com schedules route 3 south lowell http lrta.com schedules route 4 highlands via stevens http lrta.com schedules route 5 westford streetdrum hill http lrta.com schedules route 6 broadwayumass lowell http lrta.com schedules route 7 pawtucketvilleumass lowell north http lrta.com schedules route 8 centralville http lrta.com schedules route 9 downtown circulator http lrta.com schedules route 10 dracuttyngsboro http lrta.com schedules route 11 irsraytheon via rte 133 http lrta.com schedules route 12 tewksbury via rte 38wilmington train station http lrta.com schedules route 13 billerica via edson http lrta.com schedules route 14 burlington malllahey clinic http lrta.com schedules route 15 chelmsfordwestford via rte 129110 http lrta.com schedules route 16 chelmsford via chelmsford street http lrta.com schedules route 17 north chelmsford via middlesex street http lrta.com schedules route 18 downtown shuttle http lrta.com route 19 pheasant lane mall via middlesex street http lrta.com fare external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to lowell regional transit authority . lrta official website v t e mass transit in the commonwealth of massachusetts and rhode island transit buses massachusetts bay transportation authority mbta silver line bus rapid transit local buses regional transit authorities brockton area transit 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