The Norwalk Transit District is the primary provider of public transportation services in Norwalk, Connecticut and surrounding communities. The local Norwalk fixed-route bus transit system, known as WHEELS, is the primary service of the district linking Norwalk and its immediate suburbs. The agency also operates regional bus services as far north as Danbury (with HARTransit) and as far east as Bridgeport (with GBT) and commuter shuttles to Metro-North stations. Paratransit door-to-door services are available for residents in the service area unable to use regular transit services. Norwalk Transit contracts with local transportation service providers to perform some of the door-to-door services, and is also the provider of public transit for the Westport Transit District..
The city of Norwalk founded the Norwalk Transit District in 1978, seven years after The Connecticut Company ceased operations in Norwalk outside of their route linking Norwalk to Stamford (which continues as Connecticut Transit Stamford Route 41). The district receives local, federal and state funding from the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
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Routes
Norwalk Transit operates fixed routes throughout Norwalk, Wesport and Greenwich, CT. A "pulse-point" system is used with all Norwalk routes meeting at the "WHEELS Hub" in downtown Norwalk to facilitate instant transfers between local Norwalk routes and regional connections such as CT Transit Route 341. Passengers on WHEELS routes 11 and 13 can transfer in shared service areas along U.S. Route 1. Fares as of 2017 are $1.75 (US) for a 90 minutes unlimited pass.
WHEELS Services
- 10 fixed route services, all in the city limits of Norwalk, which run as bidirectional loops from the transit hub, starting at approximately 5:00 am and ending at 8:00 pm weekdays and weekend services operating from 7:00 am-7:00 pm
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- 1 - West Norwalk
- 3 - Route 7/ Glover Ave
- 4 - Wilton Center
- 7 Nordan Park
- 8 Calf Pasture Beach
- 9 Woodward Ave/ Dock Rd
- 10 Wilson Ave
- 11 Crosstown to Norwalk Community College
- 12 Roton Middle School
- 13 NCC via CT ave
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Evening and Weekend Shuttles
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- Connecticut Ave Shuttle
- Main Ave Shuttle
Regional Connections
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- Danbury-Norwalk Route 7 Link ( Operated by Housatonic Area Regional Transit)
- Coastal Link ( Operated in partnership with Greater Bridgeport Transit and Milford Transit District)
- Transfers with CT Transit Route 341 at the WHEELS Hub
Norwalk Commuter Shuttles
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- Norwalk Hospital/Belden Avenue
- Merritt 7/Glover Avenue
- Westport Road/Wilton
- Norwalk Community College/Connecticut Ave
Westport Commuter Shuttles
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- Seven routes that operate during peak train times to and from Westport residential and commercial areas and Sauguatuck Metro-North Station and Greens Farm Metro-North Station.
Greenwich Commuter Shuttles
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- Central Loop
- West Loop
Door-to-Door Services
- Norwalk Transit directly operates and contracts with a number of local operators to provide ADA and Paratrasit service for much of Fairfield County, CT
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Fleet
Para-Transit Van Fleet
References
External links
- Norwalk Transit District Homepage
- Follow Norwalk Transit District buses in real-time at MyStop
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