Marble Valley Regional Transit District (MVRTD) operates a public transportation system in
Rutland County, Vermont
Rutland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,572, making it the second-most populous county in Vermont. Its county seat and most populous municipality is the city of Rutland.
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called The Bus. The company currently has full bus service to
Rutland and
West Rutland, as well as limited daily bus service to
Castleton,
Fair Haven,
Poultney and
Killington. Limited weekday service is available to
Ludlow
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and
Proctor. It also provides weekday and Saturday service to
Middlebury and
Manchester, Vermont
Manchester is a town in, and one of two shire towns (county seats) of, Bennington County, Vermont. The population was 4,484 at the 2020 census.
Manchester Village, an incorporated village, and Manchester Center are settlement centers within t ...
. The Bus also operates paratransit and
Medicaid
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Transportation services for
Rutland County.
The company attempted to expand service to the east to areas such as
White River Junction, Vermont
White River Junction is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Hartford in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,528 at the 2020 census, up from 2,286 in 2010, making it the largest c ...
and
Lebanon, New Hampshire
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in August 2009, following the acquisition and dissolution of the
Vermont Transit
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brand by
Greyhound
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.
There are 65 vehicles in MVRTD's fleet, most of which are wheelchair accessible. The company's main hub is housed in the Marble Valley Regional Transit Center, on the lower level of the West St parking garage in downtown Rutland. The Bus had an annual ridership of 475,900 in fiscal year 2010.
As of March 3, 2015, trip planning on
Google Maps
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is available for all MVRTD bus routes.
Route list
City fixed
*North
*South
*South Extension
*West
*Hospital
Out of town and commuter routes
*Rutland-Killington Commuter (formerly the Diamond Express)
*Proctor route
*Rutland-Ludlow Connector (operates during the winter months)
*Rutland-Middlebury Connector
*Fair Haven-Rutland Connector
*Manchester-Rutland Connector
Fare schedule
(information is current as of August 14, 2014)
Fares
Marble Valley Regional Transit District. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
Children ages 6 and under ride free with a paying adult. Deviations of up to 1/4 mile (0.4 km) can be made on out of town routes. There is a half-fare discount schedule for seniors, the disabled and Medicare cardholders on most routes.
*$0.50 for City Fixed routes ($0.25 for seniors/disabled)
*$2.00 for out of town routes and the Diamond Express, except Proctor ($1.00 for seniors/disabled)
*$1.00 for Proctor route ($0.50 for seniors/disabled)
*$15 for City Fixed monthly pass ($7.50 for seniors/disabled)
*$9 for Proctor 10-ride pass ($4.50 for seniors/disabled)
*$18 for 10-ride pass on out of town routes except Proctor ($9 for seniors/disabled)
*$30 for Proctor monthly pass ($15 for seniors/disabled)
*$60 for Middlebury Connector monthly pass ($30 for seniors/disabled)
*$150 for Rutland/Killington winter season pass on Diamond Express
References
External links
(archived)
Bus transportation in Vermont
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