The Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA) oversees and coordinates public and medical transportation in the areas of
Attleboro
Attleboro is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It was once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World" for its many jewelry manufacturers. According to the 2020 census, Attleboro had a population of 46,461.
Attleboro is ...
and
Taunton, Massachusetts
Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County. Taunton is situated on the Taunton River which winds its way through the city on its way to Mount Hope Bay, to the south. At the 2020 cen ...
and 24 nearby areas. It operates daily (except on Sundays) fixed bus routes, commuter shuttle services and Dial-A-Ride services for seniors and persons with disabilities within communities in
Bristol
Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, city, Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Glouces ...
,
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the Nor ...
, and
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to ...
counties. GATRA is based at the Bloom Bus Terminal in
Taunton
Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England, with a 2011 population of 69,570. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, Taunton Castle, which later became a priory. The Normans built a castle owned by the ...
.
As of 2011, the member municipalities are
Attleboro
Attleboro is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It was once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World" for its many jewelry manufacturers. According to the 2020 census, Attleboro had a population of 46,461.
Attleboro is ...
,
Bellingham,
Berkley,
Carver,
Dighton,
Duxbury
Duxbury (alternative older spelling: "Duxborough") is a historic seaside town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb located on the South Shore approximately to the southeast of Boston, the population was 16,090 at the 20 ...
,
Foxborough
Foxborough is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, about southwest of Boston, northeast of Providence, Rhode Island and about northwest of Cape Cod. Foxborough is part of the Greater Boston area. The population was 18,618 a ...
,
Franklin,
Kingston,
Lakeville Lakeville may refer to:
Canada
*Wilmot Parish, New Brunswick#Lakeville, Lakeville, a local service district north of Woodstock, New Brunswick
**Lakeville, Carleton County, New Brunswick, a community within the local service district
*Lakeville, Wes ...
,
Marshfield,
Mansfield
Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market to ...
,
Medway
Medway is a unitary authority district and conurbation in Kent, South East England. It had a population of 278,016 in 2019. The unitary authority was formed in 1998 when Rochester-upon-Medway amalgamated with the Borough of Gillingham to ...
,
Middleborough,
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the Nor ...
,
North Attleborough
North Attleborough, alternatively spelled North Attleboro, is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 30,834 at the 2020 United States Census.
The villages of Attleboro Falls and North Attleborough Center ar ...
,
Norton,
Pembroke,
Plainville,
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to ...
,
Raynham,
Rehoboth,
Seekonk,
Taunton
Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England, with a 2011 population of 69,570. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, Taunton Castle, which later became a priory. The Normans built a castle owned by the ...
,
Wareham and
Wrentham.
GATRA's territory overlaps with the Southeastern Massachusetts and Old Colony MPOs.
Route list
*1 Westside
*3 Silver City Galleria/Myles Standish Industrial Park
*6 Whittenton
*7 School St./Raynham
*8 E. Taunton/Raynham
*9 Weir/Route 138
*10 Attleboro/N. Attleboro
*11 S. Attleboro Connector
*12 S. Attleboro/Attleboro
*14 Attleboro/Plainville
*15 Oak Hill
*16 Seekonk/Attleboro
*18 Attleboro/Norton/Taunton
*24 Attleboro/Pawtuckect
*140 Route 140/North Mansfield
*Plymouth Area Link (PAL)
*Franklin Area Bus (FAB)
*Marshfield/Duxbury/Kingston Line (SAIL)
*Onset/Wareham Link (OWL)
*Pembroke Shuttle
*Bellingham Shuttles
*Medway MBTA Shuttle
*Wareham-Middleborough MBTA Shuttle
See also
*
Brockton Area Transit Authority, also serving the same counties of Bristol, Norfolk, and Plymouth.
References
External links
Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit AuthorityH & L Bloom, Inc.Plymouth and Brockton Bus
Bus transportation in Massachusetts
Greater Taunton Area
Transportation in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Transportation in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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