Southeast Area Transit
Southeast Area Transit (abbreviated to SEAT) is a provider of local bus service in eight towns and two cities in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Connecticut: East Lyme, Griswold, Groton (town and city), Ledyard, Montville, New London, Norwich, Stonington, and Waterford. Under contract to Amtrak, SEAT also provides Thruway Motorcoach service from New London to Foxwoods.
Parent | Towns of East Lyme, Griswold, Groton, Ledyard, Montville, New London, Norwich, Stonington and Waterford, cities of New London and Groton |
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Founded | 1975 (service began in 1980) |
Headquarters | 21 Connecticut Route 12, Preston, CT 06365 |
Service area | Norwich-New London Urbanized Area[1] |
Service type | Local bus service, Thruway Motorcoach |
Routes | 16 |
Hubs | 2 (New London Union Station, Norwich Transportation Center) |
Fleet | 26 fixed-route, 5 demand-response[2] |
Daily ridership | 3,360 (weekday) 2,553 (Saturday) 326 (Sunday)[1] |
Fuel type | Diesel, hybrid diesel-electric[2] |
Website | Official Website |
Routes
SEAT operates the following bus routes:[3]
Regional routes. Routes connecting major cities or towns in the region.
- 1: Norwich to New London via Route 32
- 2: Norwich to New London via Route 12 and Groton
- 3: New London to Niantic via Boston Post Road and Crossroads Wal-Mart
- 9: Norwich Transit Center to Lisbon Landing via Route 12
- 108: New London to Foxwoods via Groton and Old Mystic Village (also an Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach route)
Norwich/Jewett City. These routes, except Route 8, originate from the Norwich Transit Center.
- 4: Norwich Transit Center to Occum/Taftville
- 5: Norwich Transit Center to Norwich Business Park via Backus Hospital
- 6: Norwich Transit Center to Norwich Wal-Mart via Marcus Plaza
- 7: Norwich Transit Center to Hamilton Avenue, Uncas-on-Thames and Mohegan Sun
- 8: Lisbon Landing to Jewett City
Mystic/Pawcatuck
- 10: Pawcatuck/Mystic (connection to 108)
New London/Groton. These routes, except Route 11, originate from the New London Railroad Station.
- 11: Groton Local
- 12: New London to Crystal Mall and NL Shopping Center
- 13: New London to L&M Hospital and Ocean Beach
- 14: New London to NL Mall, Waterford Commons, Crystal Mall and NL Shopping Center
- 15: New London/Waterford Local (nights only)
Fares
Fare category[4] | Single Ride | Ten Ride Ticket Book | Four Hour Zip Pass | One Day Pass | Five Day Pass | Thirty-one Day Pass |
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Regular | US $2 | US $18 | US $3 | US $4 | US $20 | US $50 |
Senior/Disabled | US $1 | US $9 | Not available | |||
ADA/Paratransit | US $4 | US $36 | Not available | |||
Children aged 5 and under and measuring 45 inches in height or below ride for free.
Transfers
One free transfer may be obtained with each fare. Transfers allow customers to complete a one way trip which requires multiple buses. Transfers are issued upon fare payment and are valid for one-and-a-half hours. Transfers cannot be used to make a round trip. Transfers are only accepted at the following designated Transfer Points:
Norwich Transportation Center, Lisbon Landing, Mohegan Sun, New London Water Street, New London NSA, New London Eugene O’Neill and State Street Shelter, Groton Square, Groton Plaza Court, I-95 / Route 2 Commuter Lot (N. Stonington), Olde Mistick Village
Fleet
Make & model[2] | Year introduced | Fleet numbers | Photo |
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Gillig Low Floor Standard 29' | 2019 | 1901-1904 (4) | |
New Flyer Xcelsior 35' and 40' | 2018 | 1801-1805, 1806-1811 (11) |
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Gillig Low Floor BRT Hybrid 35' and 40' | 2013 | 1301-1302 (2) |
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New Flyer Low Floor 30' & 40' | 2007-2008 | 791-798, 801 (9) |
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Ford E450/Coach & Equipment Phoenix | 2016 | 1601-1605 (5) | |
References
- "NTD-2017" (PDF).
- "Our Fleet | Southeast Area Transit District". Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- "Updated Timetables - August 27, 2018 - Southeast Area Transit District". www.southeastareatransitdistrict.com/. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- "Fares: Tickets & Passes - Southeast Area Transit District". www.southeastareatransitdistrict.com/. Retrieved 2018-08-25.