Milford Transit District

Milford Transit District is the primary provider of mass transportation in Milford, Connecticut, United States. Four routes are provided by the agency, which operate Monday-Saturday; no service is provided on Sundays or holidays except on Coastal Link. Milford Transit District operates bus service on the Coastal Link route seven days a week and manages the Milford Metro-North rail station.[1]

Milford Transit District
2018 New Flyer XD40 124 at the Norwalk Wheels Hub
ParentConnecticut Dept of Transportation
Headquarters259 Research Drive, Milford, Connecticut 06460
LocaleMilford
Service areaGreater Milford
Service typeLocal bus service, paratransit
Routes4 (Route 2 operates Monday-Friday, and Routes 3 and 4 operate Monday-Saturday)
(one in conjunction with Bridgeport Transit and Norwalk Transit District)
DestinationsMilford, Bridgeport, Stratford, and Norwalk
HubsNorwalk Wheels, Bridgeport Terminal, The Dock Shopping Ctr. CT Post Mall
Fleet9 fixed route, 12 para-transit
Daily ridership2009:1,379 (weekdays); 817 (Saturday); 362 (Sunday)
OperatorMilford Transit District
WebsiteMilford Transit

Routes
Route no.[2] Destinations Days of operation
1 (Coastal Link) Connecticut Post Mall to Bridgeport, Connecticut and Norwalk, Connecticut Monday-Sunday
2 Milford (Metro-North station) via Connecticut Post Mall, Milford Senior Center,

Devon, Connecticut, and The Dock Shopping Center

 Monday-Friday

AM/PM rush hour

3 Milford (Metro-North station) via Silver Sands State Park to Milford Point Monday-Saturday
4 Milford (Metro-North station) via Connecticut Post Mall to Woodmont, Connecticut Monday-Saturday

Fares/transit cards

Exact change is required for all fares, including the door-to-door van service. Elderly and disabled riders can receive the reduced fare by presenting a state-issued Elderly/Disabled I.D. Card, a Medicare Card, or a Milford Transit District Elderly/Disabled Card.[3]

Fares
Regular: $1.75
Senior/disabled: $0.85
Transit cards
10 rides $17.50
10 rides elderly/disabled $ 8.50
All-day pass $ 3.50
Senior/disabled all-day pass $ 1.75
Monthly pass $63.00
Senior/disabled monthly pass $31.50

Door-to-door van service

Milford Transit District operates paratransit service for New Haven county in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The service is provided to all points in Milford, and to the Bridgeport and New Haven areas. All paratransit buses are lift equipped.

Location(s) provided Fare
Milford to Milford one-way $3.00
Milford to Bridgeport & New Haven area one-way $7.00

Current Fleet(s)
Manufacturer/Model Build Year Series/Quantity Powertrain Service Notes Photo
New Flyer D35LF 2009 117-120
(4)		 Cummins ISL/Allison B-400R6
  • Local Service (Route 2-4)
  • Active
  • Route 2 - CT Post Mall & The Dock
  • Route 3 - West Shore
  • Route 4 - Woodmont
  • 3 and 4 are through routes connecting to each other

New Flyer D40LF 2010 121-122
(2)		 Cummins ISL/Allison B-400R6
  • Coastal Link
  • Active
  • Assigned exclusively to Coastal Link
New Flyer XD40 2018 124-126
(3)		 Cummins L9/Allison B-400R
  • Coastal Link
  • Active
  • Replaced 2003-2004 New Flyer D40LF Fleet
  • Assigned exclusively to Coastal Link
  • Equipped with USB ports aboves passenger, and driver seat

Retired Fleet(s)
Manufacturer/Model Build Year Series/Quantity Powertrain Service Notes Photo
New Flyer D40LF 2003 324-326
(3)		 DD Series 50EGR/Allison B-400R6
  • Coastal Link
  • Leased from CT-Transit
  • Sold on PropertyRoom.com;324 suffered mechanical failure
  • CT Transit 467 was transferred as a replacement and re-labeled A467

New Flyer D40LF 2004 A467
(1)		 DD Series 50EGR/Allison B-400R6
  • Coastal Link
  • Leased from CT-Transit
  • Sold on PropertyRoom.com on June 20th, 2018.
  • Transferred to replace 324;Re-numbered A467

On Order
Manufacturer/Model Build Year Series/
Quantity		 Powertrain Service Notes Photo
New Flyer XD35 2021 TBD
(4)		 Cummins L9/Allison B400R
  • Local Service (Route 2-4)
  • On Order
  • Purchased through $1 million dollar grant received from the DOT's FTA
  • Replacing 2009 New Flyer D35LF Fleet
 Photo Coming Soon

Para-Transit Fleet
Manufacturer/Model Build Year Series/
Quantity		 Powertrain Service Notes Photo
Ford E450 StarTrans Senator II with lift 27' 2007-2010 2615-2620
(6)
2722-2724
(3)

2901-2909
(9)

 Triton V8 5.4L/TorqShift 5R110W 5 speed Door-to-Door
  • Active
  • Occasionally subs for service on fixed routes

Notes
  • Routes 3 and 4 interline/continue to each other.
  • Milford Transit District does not operate buses on Sundays or holidays except on Coastal Link.

References
  1. Milford Metro-North Station (MTA)
  2. Bus Routes (Milford Transit)
  3. Fares (Milford Transit)

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