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No fares or passes needed to ride!
June 1, 2024 through August 31, 2024
Independence Day is Thursday, July 4, 2024.
Springfield & Northampton area routes will operate Sunday Service; Customer services offices will be closed.
Happy Independence Day from PVTA!
Springfield Area Summer Updates, Effective Sunday, June 23
G2 | Weekday departure times adjusted for improved schedule reliability. Also, all trips to Memorial Industrial Park on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays will operate via Cottage Street. | Click here for Schedule |
R10 | Weekday departure times adjusted for improved schedule reliability. | Click here for Schedule |
X92 | Weekday departure times adjusted for improved schedule reliability. | Click here for Schedule |
Northampton Area Updates
Effective Sunday, May 19th:
- R44 will service Meadow Street not Pine Street in Florence after the following Florence Heights times:
SAT: 7:56am; 11:56am; & 3:56PM
SUN 1:36PM. - B48: Service on weekdays increases to every 30-minutes between 10am and 5pm.
Effective Sunday, June 2nd:
- R41/R42: Service now operates on Sundays at 60-minute frequency from 7am to 7pm. This schedule is the same as the Saturday schedule.
- R44: Service on Saturdays and Sundays increases to every 60-minutes. Buses run on Saturdays from 7:10am to 6:43pm and on Sundays from 10:55am to 5:30pm.
Northampton Area Transit Summer Schedule Information
- Route 39E will operates no service effective May 11th for the rest of the summer.
- B43 will operate the No-School Schedule effective May 19th.
Springfield Area Transit Summer Schedule Information
- WSU Shuttle operates no service effective May 9th. Please use R10 for service to Westfield State University.
- P11 operates no service effective May 10th. Please use B23 or R41 for service to Holyoke Community College.
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.
UMass Transit Summer Service Information
Effective Saturday, 5/17 | |
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30, 31 | Reduced Service |
33, 36 | Full Service |
34, 35, 38 | No Service |
45, 46 | Reduced Service |
Click here to view a PDF of the Service Changes.
Schedule Updates Effective Sunday, March 24, 2024
Springfield Area Routes
Route | Details | Schedule |
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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. | |
X92 | On weekdays, service will increase to 45-minute frequency. | X92 |
UMass Area Transit Schedule Updates
Route | Details | Schedule |
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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.