Nashua Transit System

Summary

Nashua Transit System provides public transit services for the city of Nashua, New Hampshire, located just on the outskirts of suburban Boston. NTS, also known as CityBus, provides eleven scheduled bus routes to major city destinations, and Citylift operates the paratransit service. In 2004, Metro Magazine named NTS as "one of the 10 Most Improved Transit Systems" in the United States.

Nashua Transit System
Nashua Transit bus on Main Street, Nov. 2020
FoundedTrolley service: 1895
Bus service: 1931
Headquarters11 Riverside St.
LocaleNashua, NH
Service areaUrban area
Service typeBus service, paratransit
Routes10
HubsElm St. Bus Station (Nashua Transit Center)
Fuel typeDiesel, CNG
Websitewww.ridebigblue.com

CityBus routes edit

Routes run from 6:15 am to 7:00 pm Monday to Friday, with limited service on Saturdays (2A and 6A do not run on Saturdays).

Scheduled bus routes:

  • 1 French Hill/Greeley Park
  • 2 Amherst St./Dartmouth/Westside Plaza
  • 2A Amherst St./Walmart/Westside Plaza
  • 3 Canal St./Marketplace Plaza
  • 5 Lake St.-Northeastern Blvd.
  • 6/6A South End/Pheasant Lane Mall
  • 7 Crown Hill/Spring St.
  • 8 Nashua Mall/Pine Hill
  • 12 Lake St./Harris Rd.

Citylift edit

Citylift is a demand responsive transport system, providing shared rides to those with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or who are more than 60 years old.

After-7 service edit

Nashua Transit System provides passengers with three routes after normal business hours. These routes run from 7 pm to 11 pm, Monday to Friday, with limited service on Saturdays.

  • Central: French Hill-Broad St.
  • North: North End-Amherst St.
  • South: South End-Pheasant Lane Mall

See also edit

  • Fares and passes
  • Citylift and Senior Services

References edit

  • Nashua Transit official website