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.
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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 | 22 fixed-route, 7 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][4]
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
- 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
- 9: Norwich Transit Center to Lisbon Landing via Route 12
- 982: Norwich Transit Center to Foxwoods via State Route 2
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)
Mystic/Pawcatuck
- Stonington HOP Service: On-demand microtransit service in Stonington[5]
Fares
Fare category[6] | 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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Ford Transit/Startrans Candidate | 2019 | 1906-1907 | |
Gillig Low Floor 35' | 2019 | 2001-2005 | |
Gillig Low Floor 29' | 2019 | 1901-1904 | |
New Flyer XD40 | 2018 | 1801-1805 | ![]() |
New Flyer XD35 | 2018 | 1806-1811 | |
New Flyer XD40 | 2020 | 2006-2007 | |
Gillig Low Floor BRT HEV 40' | 2013 | 1301 | ![]() |
Gillig Low Floor BRT HEV 35' | 2013 | 1302 | |
Ford E450/Coach & Equipment Phoenix | 2016 | 1601-1605 | |
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.
- "Routes | Southeast Area Transit District". 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- "HOP Service | Southeast Area Transit District". 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- "Fares: Tickets & Passes - Southeast Area Transit District". www.southeastareatransitdistrict.com/. Retrieved 2018-08-25.