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{{Infobox Bus transit| name = MBTA Bus| logo =| logo_size =| image = MBTA New Flyer C40LF.jpg| image_size = 250px| image_caption = New Flyer C40LF #6005 in downtown Boston near Downtown Crossing, preparing to serve the #7 line.| company_slogan = Driven by Customer Service.| parent = Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority| service_area = [Boston, Massachusetts and immediate suburbs| service_type = Local and express bus service, Silver Line (MBTA) BRT| alliance =| routes = 183 MBTA Roster| destinations =| stops =| hubs =| stations =| lounge =| fleet = 1,061| ridership = 368,168 NTDProgram information for the MBTA| fuel_type =| operator = MBTA| ceo = 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 (MBTA Commuter Rail or Boston subway) of the MBTA.

The MBTA also operates bus rapid transit service; see the Silver Line (MBTA) 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 . parking lot preparing to serve the #225 line.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. The MBTA fleet should be 100% low floor by 2012. See MBTA accessibility.

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

All in-service buses, except for the Flyer E800s have orange LED signs displaying route and destination, along with automatic stop nnouncements. Currently used buses This is the current bus roster for the MBTA as of July 18 2007.

{]|E800|4000-4049|Trolleybus||40|102|5|-|1994|Transportation Manufacturing Corporation|Rapid Transit Series T8O206|0001-0138|Diesel bus||40|102|74|-|1995|Nova Bus|C40LF|6000-6017|[Compressed natural gas bus
(6012, 6013, and 6015 for Silver Line (MBTA))||40|102|17|-|2003-2004|North American Bus Industries|40LFW CNG|2001-2299|CNG bus||40|102|299|-|2003-2004|Neoplan USA|AN460LF CNG|1000-1044|CNG bus
(1001-1017 for Silver Line (MBTA))||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 Massachusetts Port Authority)|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.

{|class="wikitable sortable"|-!Name!Address!Routes!Operation|-|Albany Street|421 Albany Street, Boston|57, 59, 60, 65, 170, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 553, 554, 556, 558, CT1, CT2, CT3|Weekday rush hours and middays only|-|Arborway|3600 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain|14, 21, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 34E, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39†, 40, 41, 42, 48, 50, 51, 52|Full-time|-|Cabot|275 Dorchester Avenue, South Boston|1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 25, 28, 43, 44, 45, 47, 55, 57*, 59*, 65*, 66, 171, 504*, 554*, 555*|Full time|-|Charlestown|21 Arlington Avenue, Charlestown|62, 64, 67, 68, 69, 70, 70A, 71**, 72** 73**, 74, 75, 76, 77**, 78, 79, 80, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94*, 95*, 96*, 97*, 99*, 100*, 101, 104, 105*, 106*, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 132*, 134*, 136*, 137*, 325, 326, 350, 351, 352, 355, 411*, 430*,|Full-time|-|Fellsway|465 Salem Avenue, Medford|94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 105, 106, 131, 132, 134, 136, 137, 354, 411, 430|Weekday rush hours and middays only|-|Lynn|985 Western Avenue, Lynn|114, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 424, 426, 428, 429, 431, 434, 435, 436, 439, 441, 442, 448, 449, 450, 451, 455, 456, 459, 465, 468|Full-time|-|North Cambridge|2375 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge|71, 72, 73, 77|Weekdays and Saturdays only|-|Quincy|954 Hancock Street, Quincy|201, 202, 210, 211, 212, 214, 215, 216, 217, 220, 221, 222, 225, 230, 236, 238, 240, 245|Full-time|-|Southampton|230 Southampton Street, Boston|32, 39, Silver Line BRT|Full time|}†Route covered evenings.*Route covered evenings and weekends. **Route covered Sundays

Private buses The MBTA also provides operating subsidies to private bus companies for certain routes. These are known collectively as the HI-RIDE Commuter Bus service, and are not numbered or mapped in the same way as integral bus services. MBTA passes are not accepted on these services.http://mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/private_bus/

References

See also

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

External links

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

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

External links

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