verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message connecticut transit cttransit new flyer de40lf hybrid 301 in downtown stamford on the 42 darien line . this bus is one of the two original hybrid electric buses in the cttransit fleet and was retired in late 2015 due to a crash . parent connecticut department of transportation founded 1976 headquarters hartford connecticut locale connecticut service area metropolitan areas of stamford hartford new haven waterbury meriden new britain bristol and wallingford service type local bus service routes buses operate 7 days a week in most divisions with the exception of a few holidays in some . see cttransit for the latest information concerning holiday schedules . operator see articles for each division chief executive david a. lee hns general manager website official website connecticut transit styled cttransit is a bus system serving much of the u.s. state of connecticut and is a division of that state s department of transportation . 1 cttransit provides bus service via contract providers for seven different metropolitan areas in the state mostly concentrated in hartford and new haven counties . cttransit began operations in 1976 . contents 1 history 1.1 early history 1.2 public ownership 2 divisions 3 governance 4 commitment to the environment 5 fleet 6 funding 7 references 8 external links history edit hns management inc. is the principal operator of cttransit service in the greater hartford new haven and stamford areas . they are the second largest public transit system in new england with a total fleet of over 400 buses an over 27 million customers served each year . hns employs nearly 980 bus operators maintenance employees and administrative personnel ; the company administers an annual operating budget of over 100 million . cttransit is owned by and management reports to staff of the connecticut department of transportation bureau of public transportation . early history edit public transportation in connecticut dates back to the 19th century with the introduction of horse drawn trolley lines in many towns across the state . in 1901 the connecticut railway and lighting company was formed to operate and extend electric powered trolley services . these operations were leased to the consolidated railway company in 1906 and a year later merged with the new york new haven and hartford railroad . in 1910 the new haven railroad formally sublet all of its street railway operations to the connecticut company and service continued to expand throughout the next two decades . by 1924 the connecticut company operated some 1 640 passenger cars over a network of 834 miles of trolley track . both the new haven railroad and connecticut company suffered financial setbacks during the depression years . in 1936 the connecticut railway and lighting company cr & l returned to the transit business having petitioned the federal courts for restoration of its original transit property when connecticut company was not able to maintain lease payments . cr & l operated bus motor coaches on all of its lines . although the manufacture of transit buses was virtually halted during world war ii new production after the war allowed the connecticut company to complete the replacement of all its former trolley lines in 1948 . the 1950s inaugurated a period of decline for public transportation nationwide . suburbanization increased automobile ownership public investment in new highway construction and declining profitability in the transit business led to a vicious circle of rising fares service cuts and declining ridership . following the abandonment of its various local operations the connecticut company was sold in 1964 to the colony company headed by e. clayton gengras . the cr & l surrendered its last transit operating franchises in 1973 and in june 1976 gengras sold the three remaining divisions of the connecticut company hartford new haven and stamford to the state of connecticut . public ownership edit when the connecticut department of transportation acquired the assets of the connecticut company it contracted with a private management company to operate the system . since 1979 first transit inc. formerly ate management and service company and ryder ate has provided contract management services to the state in managing the day to day operations of cttransit . h.n.s. management company the letters symbolize the three divisions hartford new haven and stamford is a wholly owned sub corporation of first transit established as the legal entity to perform the management contact . today the management of cttransit reports to ctdot s bureau of public transportation . ctdot staff performs directly many functions that support the day to day transit operation such as capital procurement long range planning and federal grant applications . in addition ctdot exercises oversight of the cttransit operation through the budget process authorization of major capital expenditures service and fare policy and monthly financial and performance reporting . divisions edit cttransit is arranged into multiple divisions 2 hartford division the largest division of cttransit providing local and express bus service within hartford county connecting to the pioneer valley transit authority in enfield connecticut near the state line 9 town transit and middletown area transit at the middletown bus terminal ctfastrak at westfarms mall and the cttransit new britain division in downtown new britain . this division operates seven days a week . new haven division serving the city of new haven and nearby suburbs with connections to the greater bridgeport transportation authority at derby shelton station milford transit district and the coastal link at the connecticut post mall 9 town transit at the madison scranton gazebo and cttransit waterbury division . service is provided seven days a week . stamford division serving the stamford area with connections to the bee line system in white plains and port chester transport of rockland in white plains and norwalk transit and the coastal link in norwalk connecticut . bus service is provided seven days a week . waterbury division serving the city of waterbury and immediate surrounding areas with local service connections are available to new haven division and ctfastrak to hartford in downtown waterbury . service is provided seven days a week on most routes . new britain and bristol divisions providing local service in new britain and bristol and surrounding towns seven days a week with connections to cttransit hartford along the berlin turnpike meriden square mall and in downtown new britain . meriden division serving the city of meriden with three local routes . connections are available to middletown area transit and cttransit new haven c route at the meriden railroad station and to the new britain division at meriden square mall . service operates monday through friday with a limited saturday schedule . wallingford division a single loop around the town of wallingford connecticut connecting to cttransit new haven in downtown wallingford . ctfastrak a bus rapid transit system with routes operating on a dedicated roadway between hartford and new britain as well as connecting routes operating on regular roadways to outlying towns . cttransit bus stop for the hartford 5w windsor locks and 30 bradley flyer routes . governance edit cttransit is operated by hns management serving hartford new haven and stamford . dattco and new britain transit provide service in new britain and now new britain transit operates the bristol service . the northeast transportation company operates the waterbury meriden and wallingford divisions of cttransit . cttransit is overseen by the connecticut department of transportation which also provides the operating budget . commitment to the environment edit in early 2012 hns management made a commitment to reducing their environmental impact through the installation of a purecell stationary fuel cell system for their headquarters on leibert road in hartford conn. the fuel cell provides 400 kilowatts kw of clean reliable power to the 330 000 square foot facility . thermal energy from the fuel cell will be used to pre heat two boilers that support the building s primary heating system . 3 by generating power on site with a fuel cell cttransit will prevent the release of more than 827 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually the equivalent of planting more than 191 acres of trees . the reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions compared to a conventional power plant are equal to the environmental benefit of removing more than 102 cars from the road . in addition to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions the purecell system will enable cttransit to save nearly 3.6 million gallons of water annually . 4 fleet edit builder and model built year fleet numbers division powertrain notes mci 102 dl3 1995 9511 9515 detroit diesel 60 allison b500r6 originally purchased by the state of ct d.o.t. for peter pan bus lines for use on commuter runs then retained by cttransit for service on the stamford division s i bus express . retired from daily service in 2010 and replaced by the 2010 mci d4500ct s. currently stored in stamford and are mainly used for metro north railroad replacement service and on rare occasions can be spotted on the i bus express new flyer d40lf 2001 102 113 new haven 101 114 117 ; 120 122 hartford 118 119 new britain 123 132 stamford 133 134 retired 135 dattco 136 storage hartford detroit diesel 40e allison b400r5 101 127 is in transit config . 128 136 is in suburban config . 108 is a spare for the union station shuttle it has no farebox . to be retired in the next three years new flyer d40lf 2002 201 240 hartford detroit diesel 40e allison b400r5 active to be retired in the next three years mci d4500 2002 a221 a222 collins bus detroit diesel 60 allison b500r6 operated by collins bus service for cttransit new flyer de40lf 2003 301 302 cummins isl allison ep40 first hybrid buses bought by cttransit 301 retired as of 11 27 2015 due to accident mci d4500 2003 303 309 detroit diesel 60 allison b500r6 used for hartford express service new flyer d40lf 2003 312 322 hartford 324 326 milford transit district mtd 327 328 greater bridgeport transit gbt 329 norwalk transit district ntd 310 311 323 330 371 new haven 381 386 waterbury 391 392 seat detroit diesel 50egr allison b400r5 337 is retired due to crash 324 329 is branded for coastal link . cl buses 327 & 328 are assigned for local service in bridgeport . new flyer d40lf 2004 401 442 hartford 451 492 new haven detroit diesel 50egr allison b400r5 all active new flyer d40lf 2005 501 548 hartford 551 552 seat cummins isl allison b400r5 all active mci d4505 2007 604 kelley transit detroit diesel 60 allison b500r6 this bus is the replacement for kelley transit bus 250 a 1995 mci 102 dl3 which was destroyed in the avon mountain crash . it is the only d4505 in the cttransit fleet . new flyer d40lf 2007 711 753 ; 761 782 hartford cummins isl allison b400r5 761 782 are suburban buses with one door used only for hartford express service 711 713 are branded for ct fastrak new flyer d40lf 2008 801 802 hartford cummins isl allison b400r5 new flyer d35lf 2008 803 nbt 804 805 seat cummins isl allison b400r5 all active new flyer d35lfr 2010 a1 a14 nbt a21 a26 dattco cummins isl allison b400r5 all active mci d4500ct 2010 1011 1018 hartford 1019 1022 stamford a71 a84 dattco a85 a87 kelley transit a88 a91 collins bus cummins ism allison b500r6 used only for express bus service in hartford and stamford new flyer xde40 2010 1023 1036 new haven cummins isb allison ep40 novabus lfsa 2010 1041 1052 new haven 1061 1073 stamford cummins isl09 allison b500r6 split between new haven and stamford first 60 ft buses in ct new flyer xd35 2010 a30 a47 waterbury cummins isl09 allison b400r5 active new flyer xde35 2010 a48 a64 waterbury