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and western

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, respectively. Local bus routes are provided between the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center,

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, the city of

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, and the towns of

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, and

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, including the unincorporated village of White River Junction. Advance Transit was created in 1981 following the failure of the for-profit Tri-Town Bus Company. In 1977 the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Council (now the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission) completed a Transit Development Plan for a non-profit public transportation system covering a larger service area. The Plan was endorsed by the State of New Hampshire, and Advance Transit was then formed as a program of the Upper Valley Senior Citizens Council. In 1984 Advance Transit incorporated as a separate non-profit entity. The Green, Orange and Brown routes had a combined ridership of 66,400 in fiscal year 2010. There are seven wheelchair-accessible buses with bike racks in the company's fleet on the routes on the Vermont side. All routes are fare free and run on weekdays only. Trip planning via Advance Transit is also available on

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Route list

(Information is current as of May 30, 2014)Route Finder
Advance Transit. Retrieved 2014-05-30. *Blue Line *Red Line *Orange Line *Green Line *Brown Line *Dartmouth-Hanover Shuttle *DHMC Shuttles

References

External links

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