Marble Valley Regional Transit District

Marble Valley Regional Transit District (MVRTD) operates a public transportation system in Rutland County, Vermont called The Bus. The company currently has full bus service to Rutland and West Rutland, as well as limited daily bus service to Castleton, Fair Haven, Poultney and Killington. Limited weekday service is available to Ludlow and Proctor. It also provides weekday and Saturday service to Middlebury and Manchester, Vermont.^[1] The Bus also operates paratransit and Medicaid Transportation services for Rutland County.

The Bus, downtown Rutland.
Founded	1976; 49 years ago (1976)
Headquarters	165 Spruce St.
Locale	Rutland, Vermont
Service area	Rutland County, VT and surrounding communities
Service type	bus service, express bus service, paratransit
Routes	11 (5 local, 6 out-of-town commuter/connectors)
Hubs	1 (Marble Valley Regional Transit Center on West St in downtown Rutland)
Fleet	65
Annual ridership	475,900 (2010)
Chief executive	Jade McClallen
Website	thebus.com

The company attempted to expand service to the east to areas such as White River Junction, Vermont and Lebanon, New Hampshire in August 2009, following the acquisition and dissolution of the Vermont Transit brand by Greyhound.^[2]

There are 65 vehicles in MVRTD's fleet, most of which are wheelchair accessible. The company's main hub is housed in the Marble Valley Regional Transit Center, on the lower level of the West St parking garage in downtown Rutland. The Bus had an annual ridership of 475,900 in fiscal year 2010.^[3]

As of March 3, 2015, trip planning on Google Maps is available for all MVRTD bus routes.^[4]

Route list

City fixed

• North
• South
• West
• Hospital

Out of town and commuter routes

• Rutland-Killington Commuter (formerly the Diamond Express)
• Proctor route
• Rutland-Ludlow Connector (operates during the winter months)
• Rutland-Middlebury Connector
• Fair Haven-Rutland Connector
• Manchester-Rutland Connector