Citrus Connection

Citrus Connection

Service area	Polk County, Florida
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Website	ridecitrus.com

Citrus Connection is the public transit system of Lakeland, Florida, operated by the Lakeland Area Mass Transit District (LAMTD). The system operates a fleet of 33 buses on 14 routes in the Lakeland area, including service provided for Winter Haven Area Transit to the neighboring cities of Auburndale, Winter Haven and Bartow.

The system also operates paratransit service with 15 Handy buses.

Citrus Connection has operated since 1982. LAMTD is financed by a property tax and by funding from federal, state and city government.

In September 2008, the Polk Transit Authority was established with a view to the eventual consolidation of the LAMTD and Winter Haven Area Transit, and the extension of transit service throughout Polk County.^[1][2]

Routes

• 1 Florida Ave. Corridor
• 3 Lakeland Hills Corridor
• 3X USF Polytechnic
• 4X Lakeland Park Express
• 10 Circulator
• 12 Lakeland to Winter Haven
• 14 Combee/Edgewood
• 15 Kathleen/Providence/Harden
• 22XL Bartow Express
• 33 South Florida/Carter Rd.
• 39 Bradley
• 45 George Jenkins/Swindell
• 46 10th/Wabash/Ariana
• 47 Duff Rd. Shuttle
• 58 College Connector

Buses

Fleet #	Year	Manufacture	Model	Length (ft)	Engine	Transmission
1050-1055	2001	Gillig	Phantom	40	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B500
1056-1059	2002	Gillig	Phantom	30	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400
1060-1067	2002	Gillig	Phantom	35	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400
1068	2004	Gillig	Phantom	35	Cummins ISL	Voith D863
1069-1072	2005	Gillig	Phantom	35	Cummins ISM	Voith D863
1073-1077	2006	Gillig	Phantom	35	Cummins ISM	Voith D863
1078	2011	Gillig	BRT	35	Cummins ISL	Allison B400
1079-1082	2012	Eldorado	E-Z Rider II	30	Cummins ISL	Allison B300R
1083	2014	Gillig	Low Floor	35	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R

References

1. News Chef, September 17, 2008
2. Polk Transit Authority website

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External links

• Citrus Connection website