Brockton Area Transit Authority, branded as Brockton Area Transit (BAT), is a public, non-profit organization in
Massachusetts
Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...
, charged with providing
public transportation
Public transport (also known as public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) are forms of transport available to the general public. It typically uses a fixed schedule, route and charges a fixed fare. There is no rigid definition of whi ...
to the Brockton area, consisting of the city of
Brockton and the adjoining towns of
Abington,
Avon,
East Bridgewater,
Easton,
Milton,
Randolph,
Rockland,
Stoughton &
West Bridgewater.
BAT provides fixed route
bus
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used ...
services and
paratransit
Paratransit (also community transport in the United Kingdom, or intermediate public transport) is a type of public transport service that supplements fixed-route mass transit by providing individualized rides without fixed routes or timetables. P ...
services within its area. The primary interchange is the BAT Centre, located adjacent to
Brockton station.
, BAT operated a fleet of 41
Gillig Low Floor
The Gillig Low Floor (originally named Gillig H2000LF and also nicknamed Gillig Advantage) is a transit bus manufactured by Gillig since 1997. Introduced as a second product range by the company (alongside the Gillig Phantom), the Low Floor la ...
buses, 19 Ford Elkhart Coach buses, and 40 minibuses of two types.
All BAT transit buses accept cash payment or allow fare to be paid via
CharlieCard.
History
Brockton bus service was previously operated by
Union Street Railway, until a protracted
labor strike
Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike in British English, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became co ...
prompted the city to buy the routes and buses in September 1973. One year later, this system was reorganized as BAT to secure state funding, and encourage regional participation.
Routes
Many routes leaving the BAT Centre in Brockton are scheduled on a pulse system - meeting at the central hub simultaneously - to provide easy transfers.
Twelve routes primarily serve Brockton & nearby towns :
*1: Montello Street Via North Main Street
*2: S. Plaza/Campello Via Main Street
*3: VA Hospital Via Belmont
*4: Westgate Via Pleasant
*4A: Westgate Mall Via N. Warren
*5: Brockton Hospital Via Centre St.
*6: Massasoit Via Crescent St.
*8: Southfield Via Warren & Plan St.
*9: Pearl Via W. Elm & Torrey
*10: Lisa & Howard Via N. Quincy & Court
*11: Cary Hill and the Village
*13: Mini Maller
Four longer routes run to other towns:
*12:
*14: Stoughton/Cobbs Corner
*RF: Rockland Flex
Five routes - four on-campus shuttles, and route 28 to the BAT Centre - serve
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater State University is a public university with its main campus in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest of nine state universities in Massachusetts. Including its off-campus sites in New Bedford, Massachusetts, N ...
.
BAT also offers door-to-door
para-transit service called Dial-a-BAT.
Gallery
File:BAT route 12 bus at Ashmont station, November 2017.jpg, A BAT route 12 bus at Ashmont station in 2017
File:BAT route 4 bus at Westgate Mall, June 2017.jpg, A BAT route 4 bus at Westgate Mall in 2017
File:BAT Centre with Route 5 bus, June 2017.JPG, BAT route 5 bus at the BAT Centre in Brockton
File:BAT route 12 bus in the Blue Hills Reservation, July 2018.jpg, A route 12 bus in Blue Hills Reservation
File:BAT route 1 bus at Avon Walmart, August 2019.jpg, A route 1 bus in Avon in 2019
See also
*
Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority, also serving the same counties of Bristol, Norfolk, and Plymouth.
References
External links
BAT official website
1974 establishments in Massachusetts
Bus transportation in Massachusetts
Brockton, Massachusetts
Government agencies established in 1974
Transportation in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Transportation in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Transportation in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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