Introduction

Rhode Island Public Transportation Authority, or RIPTA, currently operates transit services for the state of Rhode Island. Most RIPTA routes centralize at the Kennedy Plaza in Providence, Rhode Island.

Routes

Many bus routes comprise the RIPTA system. Routes are identified by number and are usually indicated on front and side destination signs. RIPTA’s main hub is Kennedy Plaza in Providence, Rhode Island. RIPTA makes connections with MBTA and Amtrak at Providence Station.

Local Buses

One of RIPTA’s Gillig BRT Hybrids in Downtown Providence, RI

1 – Eddy Street/Hope Street/Benefit Street
3 – Oakland Beach
4 – Warwick Ave
6 – Prairie Ave/Roger Williams Park Zoo
13 – Coventry/Arctic/CCRI
14 – West Bay (2 ways: Newport or Narragansett)
16 -Ball Hill Road/New England Institute of Technology/Quonset (New Route!)
17 – Dyer/Pocasset
18 – Union Ave
19 – Plainfield/Westminster Street
20 – Elmwood Ave/T.F. Green Airport
21 – Reservoir/Garden City/CCRI Warwick
22 – Pontiac Ave/CCRI Warwick
23 – Artic Center/Crompton/Centre of New England (New Route!)
27 – Broadway/Manton Ave (2 ways: George Waterman or Woonasquatucket)
28 – Broadway/Hartford Ave
29 – CCRI Warwick/Conimicut
30 – Arlington/Oaklawn
31 – Cranston St
32 – East Providence/Wampanoag/Seekonk Sq.
33 – Riverside
34 – East Providence/Seekonk Square
35 – Rumford/Newport Ave
40 – Butler/Elmgrove
49 – Camp St/Miriam Hospital (Discontinued)
50 – Douglas Ave/Bryant University
51 – Charles St/Twin River/CCRI Lincoln
54 – Lincoln/Woonsocket
55 – Admiral Street/Providence College
56 – Chalkstone Ave
57 – Smith St
58 – Mineral Spring/Smithfield Crossings/North Providence
60 – Providence/Newport (2 ways: East Main or West Main)
63 – Broadway/Middletown Shops
64 – Newport/URI Kingston
66 – TF Green/CCRI Warwick/URl Kingston
67 – Bellevue/Salve Regina Univ.
68 – CCRI Newport/Memorial Boulevard/First beach (New Route!)
69 – Narragansett / Galilee
71 – Broad St/Pawtucket Ave
72 – Weeden/Central Falls
73 – Mineral Spring/Twin River/CCRI
75 – Dexter/Lincoln Mall
76 – Central Ave
78 – Beverage Hill Ave/East Providence
80 – Armistice Blvd
87 – Fairmount/Walnut Hill
92 – RI College/Federal Hill/East Side

Express Routes:

9x – Pascoag Park-n-Ride10x – North Scituate Park-n-Ride
12x – Arctic/117 Express Park-n-Ride
59x – N. Smithfield/Lincoln Mall Park-n-Ride
61x – Tiverton/East Bay Park-n-Ride
65x – Wakefield Park-Ride
95x – Westerly Park-n-Ride
QX – Quonset Express

Special Services:

R – R Line Broad/North Main
24L – Newport/Fall River/Providence

Flex Service

203 – URI/Narragansett/S. Kingstown
204 – Westerly Flex
231 – South Aquidneck Flex
242 – West Warwick/Coventry Flex
281 – Woonsocket Flex
282 – Pascoag/Slatersville Flex
301 – Westerly/Hope Valley Rural Ride

Bus Fleet Roster

The bus fleet compiles mostly of Gillig BRTs in Hybrid and clean diesel varieties. The first two digits of the fleet number represent the last two digits of the year the vehicle was built. For example, 0901 would be built in 2009. Following this, it’s clear that 1301 would be a 2013 model.

Year	Make/Model	Image	Engine/ Transmission	Numbers	Notes
2009	Gillig Low Floor ’40		Engine: Cummins ISL EPA 2007 Transmission: Allison B400R-5	0912-0935	All currently reside at the RIPTA Middletown Garage. 0913, 0915, 0916 and 0920 are retired. 0928 retired after an accident.
2010	Gillig/Cable Car Classics Trolley Replica ’35		Engine: Cummins ISB Transmission: Allison H 40 EP	1001-1010	Originally wearing a red livery. Later on, half were repainted green and some others remained red. Currently all feature green livery.
2010	Gillig BRT HEV ’40		Engine: Cummins ISB Transmission: Allison H 40 EP	1021-1073	1027 – 1031, 1033-1036, 1039, 1042-1043, 1048-1049, 1051 -1052, 1054, 1061, 1064- 1065, 1068 are retired. More units retiring “Due to age”. 1065 retired in 2016 after an accident. Units not confirmed retired but sidelined: 1057, 1071, 1072 Units Retiring
2010	Gillig BRT ’35		Engine: Cummins ISL9 Transmission: Allison B400R6	1081-1090	1082, 1084, (1085 possibly) and 1086 are retired.
2013	Gillig BRT ’40		Engine: Cummins ISL9 Transmission: Allison B400R6	1301-1350	1301-1314 currently wear “R Line” Livery. 1335 retired due to a fire. 1314 has been OOS for 2 years after a mechanical failure while running in the R-Line
2016	Gillig BRT ’40		Engine: Cummins ISL9 Transmission: Allison B400R6	1601-1642	Some have rear destination sign, some others do not. 1614 features a USCC seat instead of a Recaro and 1619 was the first bus to be fitted with a operator barrier
2018	Proterra Catalyst 2 BE40		Electric Bus	1811-1813	Leased electric buses. Used only on the R-Line. Constantly being put on and off service.
2019	Gillig BRT ’40		Engine: Cummins L9 Transmission: Allison B400R6	1901-1933	Many buses from this series reside in the Middletown garage. 1906 is Out of Service after an accident on Jan 3.
2020	Gillig BRT ’40		Engine: Cummins L9 Transmission: Allison B400R6	2001-2015
2020	Gillig BRT ‘29		Engine: Cummins L9 Transmission: Allison B400R6	2050-2058	Used on lower frequency routes and on routes that require smaller vehicles.
2022	New Flyer XE40 “Xcelsior”		Siemens ELFA2	2201-2214	FIRST UNIT SPOTTED (2201) in Rhode Island on I-95 heading to the Elmwood Garage. To be used in the R-Line. Many units delivered. Were supposed to be active on Jan of 2023, however, it has been delayed.
2022	Gillig BRT ’35	TBA	Engine: Cummins L9 Transmission: Allison B400R6	2220-2231	2220 & 2221 were put in service on Jan 18, 2023. 2223 is the last one remaining to go in service. Features a new livery 13 Buses
2022	Gillig BRT ’40	TBA	Engine: Cummins L9 Transmission: Allison B400R6	22xx-22xx	Many units spotted at the garage Features a new livery Order is for 28 40ft diesel buses to help replace the aging 2009 fleet and the retired BRT Hybrids
Year	Make/Model	Image	Engine/Transmission	Numbers	Notes