Vermont Translines is an intercity bus company founded by its parent company, charter bus company Premier Coach, in 2013. The bus company mainly serves the US Route 7 and US Route 4 corridors in the New England state of Vermont. Aided by $400,000 in annual federal grant money disbursed by the Vermont Agency of Transportation, the company also utilizes Greyhound's ticketing system and connects with other Greyhound bus routes, primarily in Burlington, Albany and White River Junction. Service on two routes between Burlington, Vermont and Albany, New York and between Rutland, Vermont and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire officially began June 9, 2014, with intermediate stops at towns and cities between.New Vermont Bus Service Coming Soon , My Champlain Valley. Retrieved 2015-03-03.Bus Service VT NH NY, Vermont Translines. Retrieved 2015-03-03. The restart of intercity bus service for places like Rutland marked the first time some places along the current routes had seen any intercity bus service at all since Greyhound left Rutland in 2008, and in towns like Bennington since 2005.Intercity bus service returns to Rutland, Times Argus Online. Retrieved 2015-03-03.Burlington-Albany bus service starts June 9, Burlington Free Press. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
In August 2017, an Amtrak Thruway bus service known as the Vermont Shires Connector commenced, with service between the Albany–Rensselaer Amtrak train station and Manchester, also stopping in Bennington in two places along the way.Vermont Shires Connector to start next month, Brattleboro Reformer. Retrieved 2017-08-24. The route was terminated on July 19, 2021 when Vermont Translines resumed service following the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Burlington-Albany route is also designated as an Amtrak Thruway service with a stop at Albany–Rensselaer, supplementing Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express service to Burlington.
All three routes run 365 days a year with one run in each direction per day. Trip planning for all routes are also available on Google Maps as of January 19, 2015.Cities Covered, Google Maps. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
Fleet
Vermont Translines' current bus fleet consists of German bus manufacturer Setra coaches numbered 285, 286 and 287, and a Dodge bus numbered 1001. The much smaller Dodge bus is primarily used on the Route 4 bus route largely due to lower ridership on that route in the first fiscal year of the company's operation.2015 Public Transit Route Performance Review, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved 2017-02-20. The buses have Wi-Fi connections, and the three Setra buses have power outlet connections for portable electronic devices and restrooms available.
Livery and identity
The company's buses have a mainly white color scheme, in conjunction with a combination of black, gold and green paint. Premier Coach's logo also appears in green on the back of the vehicles, as does Vermont Translines' website address. Drivers dress primarily in green and black uniforms.
Route detail
Burlington to Albany route
State/ProvinceTown/CityStationConnectionsVermontColchesterColchester, VT Park and Ride, I-89 Exit 17GMT: 96BurlingtonDowntown Transit CenterGMT: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 86, 96 ACTR: 116 Commuter to Middlebury Megabus to Boston and New York City Greyhound to Boston and MontrealSouth BurlingtonBurlington International AirportGMT: 1 Greyhound to Boston and MontrealVergennesUS 7 and VT 22A Park and Ride lot ACTR: Burlington LINKMiddleburyAcademy Street near Middlebury CollegeMVRTD "The Bus" (partnership with ACTR): Rutland-Middlebury Connector ACTR: Middlebury Shuttle, Tri-Town Shuttle, Snow Bowl Shuttle, 116 Commuter, Burlington LINK BrandonUnion St. side of the GreenMVRTD "The Bus" and ACTR: Rutland-Middlebury ConnectorRutlandMarble Valley Regional Transit CenterVermont Translines to White River Junction and Lebanon, New Hampshire MVRTD "The Bus": North, South, South Extension, West, Hospital, Diamond Express (toward Killington Ski Resort), Fair Haven Connector, Middlebury Connector (in a partnership with ACTR), Manchester Connector, Proctor Connector, Ludlow Connector (connection with SEVT "the Current" 57 bus at Okemo base lodge continuing to Bellows Falls)WallingfordCumberland FarmsMVRTD "The Bus": Manchester ConnectorManchesterZoey's Double Hex RestaurantBenningtonGMCN Bus TerminalYankee Trails: Bennington-Albany Shuttle Vermont Translines: Vermont Shires Connector to Albany, NY and Manchester Green Mountain Express: Red, Blue, Brown, Green, Light Green, Emerald (eastbound to Wilmington weekday evenings), Orange (northbound to Manchester), Purple (southbound to Williamstown, Massachusetts) SEVT "the MOOver": 13 (connection with bus route 10 in Wilmington weekday mornings continuing to Brattleboro)New YorkLathamAlbany International AirportCDTA: 117, 155, 737 Adirondack Trailways to Montreal, Albany and New York CityAlbanyGreyhound Bus TerminalGreyhound, Peter Pan Lines, Adirondack Trailways, Short Line Coach to New York City, Boston, Springfield, Montreal, Buffalo and Binghamton CDTA: All routes serving downtown Albany
Rutland to Lebanon route (discontinued)
State/ProvinceTown/CityStationConnectionsVermontRutlandMarble Valley Regional Transit CenterVermont Translines to Albany and Burlington MVRTD "The Bus": North, South, South Extension, West, Hospital, Diamond Express (toward Killington Ski Resort), Fair Haven Connector, Middlebury Connector (in a partnership with ACTR), Manchester Connector, Proctor Connector, Ludlow Connector (connection with SEVT "the Current" 57 bus at Okemo base lodge continuing to Bellows Falls)MendonTown Offices/Park & RideMVRTD "The Bus": Diamond ExpressSherburne PassLong Trail CrossingMVRTD "The Bus": Diamond ExpressKillingtonChamber of Commerce, 2319 US 4MVRTD "The Bus": Diamond ExpressBridgewaterOlsen's Bridgewater Country StoreWoodstockTown Lot, South End of Maxham Meadow WayQuecheeJiffy Mart, 6800 Woodstock RoadWhite River JctGreyhound Bus TerminalGreyhound to Montreal, Boston and New York CityAdvance Transit: OrangeSEVT "the Current": 74New HampshireHanoverHanover InnGreyhound to Boston and MontrealDartmouth Coach to Boston and New York CityAdvance Transit: Brown, Green, Orange, Dartmouth ShuttleStagecoach Transportation Services: 89er CommuterSEVT "the Current": 73, 74LebanonDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterAdvance Transit: Blue, DHMC Parking Lot ShuttlesStagecoach Transportation Services: 89er Commuter, River RouteSEVT "the Current": 71, 72
Vermont Shires Connector (discontinued)
State/ProvinceTown/CityStationConnectionsVermontManchesterBus Parking LotManchesterCurb Cut, Hampton InnGreen Mountain Express: Orange MVRTD "The Bus": Manchester-Rutland ConnectorManchesterEquinox HotelGreen Mountain Express: Orange MVRTD "The Bus": Manchester-Rutland ConnectorBenningtonGMCN Bus TerminalYankee Trails: Bennington-Albany Shuttle Vermont Translines to Albany, Rutland and Burlington Green Mountain Express: Red, Blue, Brown, Green, Light Green, Emerald (eastbound to Wilmington weekday evenings), Orange (northbound to Manchester), Purple (southbound to Williamstown, Massachusetts) SEVT "the MOOver": 13 (connection with bus route 10 in Wilmington weekday mornings continuing to Brattleboro)BenningtonHampton InnGreen Mountain Express: BrownNew YorkRensselaerAlbany-RensselaerAmtrak: Adirondack, Ethan Allen Express, Empire Service, Lake Shore Limited, Maple LeafCDTA: 214, 24 Megabus: M27 to Ridgewood, New Jersey and New York CityAlbanyGreyhound Bus TerminalGreyhound, Peter Pan Lines, Adirondack Trailways, Short Line Coach to New York City, Boston, Springfield, Montreal, Buffalo and Binghamton CDTA: All routes serving downtown AlbanyLathamAlbany International AirportCDTA: 117, 155, 737 Adirondack Trailways to Montreal, Albany and New York City
See also Intercity buses in the United States
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