page_title: Montachusett Regional Transit Authority
hierarchical_section_title: Montachusett Regional Transit Authority
caption_attribution_description: English: MART shuttle vans at the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority lot in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
context_page_description: The Montachusett Regional Transit Authority is a public, nonprofit organization established under Chapter 161B of the Massachusetts General Laws to provide public transportation to the Montachusett Region. MART is one of Massachusetts' 15 regional transit authorities and provides public transportation to 21 communities within the Montachusett region consisting of the cities of Fitchburg, Leominster and Gardner, and the towns of Athol, Ashburnham, Ashby, Ayer, Bolton, Boxborough, Hardwick, Harvard, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Littleton, Lunenburg, Royalston, Shirley, Sterling, Stow, Templeton, Westminster, and Winchendon.
  MART provides 16 fixed-route bus services, 2 shuttle services, and paratransit services to the Montachusett Region. MART also operates the parking areas at three MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line stations at North Leominster, Fitchburg Intermodal Transportation Center, and Wachusett, with local and intercity bus connections to all three stations.
  MART has a working collaboration with Fitchburg State University to offer faculty, staff, and students free rides on the Fitchburg/Leominster fixed-route bus line.
  MART uses MBTA's Charlie Card smart card fare system.
context_section_description: The Montachusett Regional Transit Authority (MART) is a public, nonprofit organization established under Chapter 161B of the Massachusetts General Laws to provide public transportation to the Montachusett Region.  MART is one of Massachusetts' 15 regional transit authorities and provides public transportation to 21 communities within the Montachusett region consisting of the cities of Fitchburg, Leominster and Gardner, and the towns of Athol, Ashburnham, Ashby, Ayer, Bolton, Boxborough, Hardwick, Harvard, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Littleton, Lunenburg, Royalston, Shirley, Sterling, Stow, Templeton, Westminster, and Winchendon.
  MART provides 16 fixed-route bus services, 2 shuttle services, and paratransit services to the Montachusett Region. MART also operates the parking areas at three MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line stations at North Leominster, Fitchburg Intermodal Transportation Center, and  Wachusett, with local and intercity bus connections to all three stations.
  MART has a working collaboration with Fitchburg State University to offer faculty, staff, and students free rides on the Fitchburg/Leominster fixed-route bus line.
  MART uses MBTA's Charlie Card smart card fare system.  MART provides Monthly Passes, 14-Consecutive Day passes, and Stored Value good for use on any of MART’s fixed-route buses in the region.  Stored Value can be used throughout Massachusetts, where the Charlie Card is accepted.
caption: Shuttle vans at the MART headquarters in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
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