Citrus Connection
Citrus Connection is the public transit system of Lakeland, Florida, operated by the Lakeland Area Mass Transit District (LAMTD). The system operates a fleet of 33 buses on 14 routes in the Lakeland area, including service provided for Winter Haven Area Transit to the neighboring cities of Auburndale, Winter Haven and Bartow.
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| Service area | Polk County, Florida |
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| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Website | ridecitrus.com/ ccbusinfo.com |
The system also operates paratransit service with 15 Handy buses.
Citrus Connection has operated since 1982. LAMTD is financed by a property tax and by funding from federal, state and city government.
In September 2008, the Polk Transit Authority was established with a view to the eventual consolidation of the LAMTD and Winter Haven Area Transit, and the extension of transit service throughout Polk County.[1][2]
Routes
- 1 Florida Ave. Corridor
- 3 Lakeland Hills Corridor
- 10 Circulator
- 12 Lakeland to Winter Haven
- 14 Combee/Edgewood
- 15 Kathleen/Providence/Harden
- 22XL Bartow Express
- 33 South Florida/Carter Rd.
- 39 Bradley
- 45 George Jenkins/Swindell
- 46 10th/Wabash/Ariana
- 47 Duff Rd. Shuttle
- 58 College Connector
- 59 County Line Rd
- 61 US 98 N / Banana Rd
Buses
| Retired Fleet # | Year |
Manufacture | Model | Length (ft) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 890-895 | 1989 | Gillig | Phantom | 40 |
| 1037-1039 | 1997 | Orion | V | 30 |
| 367-369, 371, 373, 375, 377, 379 (from Orlando LYNX) | 1999 | Gillig | Phantom | 40 |
| 1040-1044 | 1999 | Orion | V | 30 |
| 1045-1049 | 1999 | Gillig | Low-Floor | 35 |
| 1050-1055 | 2001 | Gillig | Phantom | 40 |
| 1056-1059 | 2002 | Gillig | Phantom | 30 |
| 1060-1067 | 2002 | Gillig | Phantom | 35 |
| 1068 | 2004 | Gillig | Phantom | 35 |
| 1073 | 2006 | Gillig | Phantom | 35 |
| Current Fleet # | Year |
Manufacture | Model | Length (ft) |
| 1069-1072 | 2005 | Gillig | Phantom | 35 |
| 701-705 (from Orlando LYNX in 2017) | 2005 | Gillig | Low-Floor | 30 |
| 1074-1077 | 2006 | Gillig | Phantom | 35 |
| 593 (from Orlando LYNX in 2017) | 2006 | Gillig | BRT | 40 |
| 708 (from Orlando LYNX in 2018) | 2006 | Gillig | BRT | 35 |
| 5296-5300 (formerly T-96 - T-100) | 2010 | Gillig | BRT | 30 |
| 1078 | 2012 | Gillig | BRT | 35 |
| 1079-1082 | 2012 | Eldorado National | E-Z Rider II | 30 |
| 5216 (formerly T-116) | 2014 | Eldorado National | E-Z Rider II | 30 |
| 1083 | 2014 | Gillig | Low Floor | 35 |
| 1084-1088 | 2017 | Gillig | Low Floor | 35 |
| 5221 & 5222 | 2018 | Gillig | Low-Floor | 30 |
| 1089 | 2018 | Gillig | Low-Floor | 35 |
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