Northampton Area Transit Summer Schedule Information

• Route 39E will operates no service starting on Saturday, May 11^th for the rest of the summer.
• B43 will operate the No-School Schedule starting on Sunday, May 19^th.

Springfield Area Transit Summer Schedule Information

• WSU Shuttle operates no service starting Thursday, May 9^th. Please use R10 for service to Westfield State University.
• P11 operates no service starting Friday, May 10^th. Please use B23 or R41 for service to Holyoke Community College.

UMass Transit Summer Service Information

Friday, 5/16
38	Route 38 will follow a M-W late-night schedule.
35	Route 35 will end service early at 9:03 pm in Lot 12.
Starting Saturday, 5/17
30	Reduced Service
31	Reduced Service
33	Full Service
34	No Service
35	No Service
36	Full Service
38	No Service
45	Reduced Service
46	Reduced Service

 

NOHO Shuttle Information

The NOHO Shuttle service, a pilot project, replaces the Survival Center Shuttle. The NOHO Senior Shuttle service is effective May 1, 2024.

• The NOHO Shuttle operates Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and provides door to door service throughout Northampton, Florence and Leeds.
• It is open to all Northampton residents regardless of disability status or age.
• Same day booking possible with 2-hour advance notice (subject to availability) .
• Fares are as follows
• $1.50 regular fare.
• $0.75 fare with a valid PVTA E&D ID.
• Transfers to fixed route $0.25.

• To book trips call 413-739-7436 advance booking is accepted 1-7 days in advance.

Important Announcements from PVTA

Notice #1: Starting January 1^st through May 26^th, PVTA will have prepaid weekend service. No fares or passes will be needed for PVTA bus and paratransit services on Saturdays and Sundays.

Notice #2: Starting January 1^st, PVTA will be piloting a pre-paid program for after school transportation. This program will be available to students aged eighteen years old and younger with a valid school ID after 3:00 p.m. Students will be able to access all routes within the PVTA system for after school activities, clubs, sports, work, internships, etc.

Notice #3: Starting January 2^nd, passengers will need to scan the QR Code in the Bus Plus Mobile Fare Payment App vs. showing your phone screen to the driver for visual validation.

Click here to view a PDF of the Service Changes.

Schedule Updates Effective Sunday, March 24, 2024

Springfield Area Routes

Route	Details	Schedule
G1	On Saturdays and Sundays, trips will alternate between Bicentennial Hwy and Canon Circle, like on weekdays. The southern end-of-line and layover location will be moved to Five Town Plaza to match weekdays.	G1
B6	On Sundays, trips will alternate between the Pasco Rd variation and the regular variation.	B6
B7	On weekdays, service will increase to 15-minute frequency between roughly the hours of 9am and 4pm.	B7
R10	On Saturdays, service will start earlier and end later, with the first departure from Union Station at 6am and the last departure from Westfield State University at 9:50pm.	R10
P21E	On weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, service will increase to 30-minute frequency.	P21E
G73E	On weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, service will increase to 30-minute frequency, and buses will depart from Bay 10 at Union Station, moving from Bay 9. Also, on weekdays only, service will start earlier, with the first departure from Union Station at 6am.	G73E
X90	The northern section of the route (between Holyoke and Chicopee Big Y) will have new route numbers. The X90A (Holyoke-Chicopee via Montcalm) will become G19, and the X90B (Holyoke-Chicopee via Grattan) will become R22. There are no changes to departure times. X90 is unchanged between East Longmeadow Big Y and Chicopee Big Y.	X90 G19 R22
X92	On weekdays, service will increase to 45-minute frequency.	X92

UMass Area Transit Schedule Updates

Route	Details	Schedule
Rt 34	Buses are being added to Route 34 on weekday afternoons and evenings. Effective Monday March 25th, 2024, it will run every 25 minutes until 6:27 pm, and every 45 minutes until 8:22 pm. Morning Route 34 service remains the same (buses every 20-25 minutes). Summer service, during which Route 34 does not operate, begins May 18th, 2024.	Rt 34

B79 Service Updates

Notice: Until further notice, vehicles providing service on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday may use vans.

The B79 is operating its regular schedule and may utilize vans on some routes when necessary.

Notice: Click here to see the B79 Elderly and Disabled fares.

Please note that B79 evening trips on Friday and Sunday are often overcrowded.  Riders are advised to travel earlier in the day if possible.

Please note that the Worcester Union Station Bus Stop is located at the corner of Franklin and Harding Streets, behind the Union Station Garage.

Read the B79 schedule. Click here to view all Amherst-Worcester Intercity stops.

 

Springfield & Northampton Area Schedule Updates

Click here to view a message regarding the Schedule Updates for Springfield and Northampton that are ongoing due to the national staffing shortage.