Lowell Regional Transit Authority

Lowell Regional 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]

Routes

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 & Massachusetts-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

Fixed route service

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

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

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

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

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)		 5.4L Triton V8?/ 4-Speed AOD Automatic?
  • Active
Ford E450 Elkhart Coach 2013 1301-1302
(2)		 5.4L 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)		 5.4L Triton V8?/ 4-Speed AOD Automatic?
  • Active
Ford E450 Coach and Equipment Phoenix 2016 1511-1512
(2)		 6.8L 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

  1. 1 2 3 "Lowell Regional Transit Authority (Fixed Route)". First Transit. Archived from the original on November 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  2. ↑ "LRTA Paratransit Services". Lowell Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  3. 1 2 "Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Regional Transit Authorities Coordination and Efficiencies Report" (PDF). Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
  4. ↑ http://lrta.com/schedules/route1/
  5. ↑ http://lrta.com/schedules/route-2/
  6. ↑ http://lrta.com/schedules/route-3-south-lowell/
  7. ↑ http://lrta.com/schedules/route-4-highlands-via-stevens/
  8. ↑ http://lrta.com/schedules/route-5-westford-streetdrum-hill/
  9. ↑ http://lrta.com/schedules/route-6-broadwayumass-lowell/
  10. ↑ http://lrta.com/schedules/route-7-pawtucketvilleumass-lowell-north/
  11. ↑ http://lrta.com/schedules/route-8-centralville/
  12. ↑ http://lrta.com/schedules/route-9-downtown-circulator/
  13. ↑ http://lrta.com/schedules/route-10-dracuttyngsboro/
  14. ↑ http://lrta.com/schedules/route-11-irsraytheon-via-rte-133/
  15. ↑ http://lrta.com/schedules/route-12-tewksbury-via-rte-38wilmington-train-station/
  16. ↑ http://lrta.com/schedules/route-13-billerica-via-edson/
  17. ↑ http://lrta.com/schedules/route-14-burlington-malllahey-clinic/
  18. ↑ http://lrta.com/schedules/route-15-chelmsfordwestford-via-rte-129110/
  19. ↑ http://lrta.com/schedules/route-16-chelmsford-via-chelmsford-street/
  20. ↑ http://lrta.com/schedules/route-17-north-chelmsford-via-middlesex-street/
  21. ↑ http://lrta.com/schedules/route-18-downtown-shuttle/
  22. ↑ http://lrta.com/route-19-pheasant-lane-mall-via-middlesex-street/
  23. ↑ http://lrta.com/fare/
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