MBTA Bus

New Flyer C40LF #6005 in downtown Boston near Downtown Crossing, preparing to serve the #7 line.
Parent	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Founded	1964
Headquarters	10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116
Locale	Greater Boston
Service area	Boston and immediate suburbs
Service type	Local and express bus service, Silver Line BRT
Routes	183[1]
Fleet	1,061[1]
Daily ridership	368,168[2]
Operator	MBTA
Chief executive	Daniel Grabauskas
Website	Official Website

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority operates a large number of bus lines in the greater Boston area. Some routes are for transport within the city; others bring passengers from surrounding areas to stops on the rail lines (commuter or subway) of the MBTA.

The MBTA also operates bus rapid transit service; see the Silver Line article for more information.

The MBTA has a policy objective to provide transit service within walking distance, defined as 1/4 mile, for all residents living in areas with population densities greater than 5,000 people per square mile. Much of this service is provided by bus.

Vehicles

The MBTA uses trackless trolleys, dual mode buses, compressed-natural gas-powered buses, and conventional diesel buses. Most of the MBTA's bus fleet consists of low-floor buses that have wheelchair ramps and audio/visual announcement technology. See MBTA accessibility.

All buses, except for the Flyer E800s used on trackless trolleys around Cambridge now on reserve are wheelchair accessible.

Currently used buses

This is the current bus roster for the MBTA as of July 18 2007.^[1]

Year	Builder	Model	Numbers	Type		Length (ft)	Width (in)	In service
1976	Flyer	E800	4000-4049	Trackless trolley	✗	40	102	5
1994	TMC	RTS T8O206	0001-0138	Diesel bus	✓	40	102	74
1995	Nova Bus	RTS T8O206	0139-0400	Diesel bus	✓	40	102	214
1999-2001	New Flyer	C40LF	6000-6017	CNG bus (6012, 6013, and 6015 for Silver Line)	✓	40	102	17
2003-2004	NABI	40LFW CNG	2001-2299	CNG bus	✓	40	102	299
2003-2004	Neoplan	AN460LF CNG	1000-1044	CNG bus (1001-1017 for Silver Line)	✓	60	102	44
2004	Neoplan	AN440LF ETB	4101-4128	Trackless trolley	✓	40	102	28
2004-2005	Neoplan	AN440LF	0401-0593	Diesel bus	✓	40	102	193
2005	Neoplan	AN460LF dual mode	1101-1132 (1125-32 owned by Massport)	Dual-mode bus (all for Silver Line)	✓	60	102	32
2006-2007	New Flyer	D40LF	0600-0754	Diesel bus	✓	40	102	155
2007-2008	New Flyer	D40LF	0755-0909	Diesel bus	✓	40	102	Delivery for Fall 2007

Facilities

MBTA buses are operated out of the facilities listed below.^[1]

†Route covered evenings.
*Route covered evenings and weekends.
**Route covered Sundays

References

See also

• List of MBTA bus routes
• MBTA Crosstown Buses
• Defunct MBTA streetcar lines
• Key MBTA bus routes
• Urban Ring Project

External links

• MBTA bus schedules
• MBTA roster
• The Boston: Bus-Town Project