Metro Wiki
Register
Advertisement
Coach bus

Valley Transportation Co. was a bus operator, headquartered in Oxford, Connecticut. Primarily a charter bus service, it operated one local/express bus route through Bridgeport, Connecticut, via Noble Ave. and Huntington Tpk. into the Nichols section of Trumbull, then making local stops there and along the old State Road 8 (Bridgeport Ave.) in Shelton, and through Derby, Ansonia, Seymour, Beacon Falls, Naugatuck, and into Downtown Waterbury; this service was infrequent. It also had a transfer agreement with Bridgeport and Waterbury's C R & L Lines up until its demise in late 1972. Previously not having a transfer agreement with Bridgeport's other local bus lines, this eventually was granted. It also had a transfer agreement with Connecticut Transit (formerly The Connecticut Company) at points in Derby and Waterbury.

The company ceased operation of this route by the end of the 1970s, and completely shut down all operations shortly thereafter. Today, the corridor is served by Metro-North's Waterbury Branch between Bridgeport and Waterbury daily, but infrequently. CT Transit's New Haven Division offers 30-60 min. service via its "N" route, but only linking Seymour with Ansonia- Derby-Shelton, though the majority of its route was not parallel to Valley Transportation's route- which traveled via Wakelee Ave., bypassing Downtown Ansonia. Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority does provide two bus routes linking Bridgeport and Stratford with Shelton and Derby — both terminating at Derby Railroad Station — connecting with Connecticut Transit. (Submitted by Ted Elliss)

Defunct Transit Operators in Connecticut
Horsecar systems Bridgeport Horse Railway Company • East Hartford & Glastonbury Horse Railroad • Hartford & Wethersfield Horse Railroad Company • Meriden Horse Railroad Company • New Haven & West Haven Horse Railroad • New London Horse Railway Company • Norwalk Horse Railroad Company • Stamford Horse Railroad Company • State Street Horse Railroad Company • Waterbury Horse Railroad Company
Streetcar systems Branford Lighting & Water Company • Bridgeport Railway Company • Bridgeport Traction Company • Central Railway & Electric Co. • Cheshire Street Railway • Connecticut Electric Company • Connecticut Light & Power Company • Consolidated Railway Company • Derby & Ansonia Street Railroad Company • Derby Street Railway • East End Railway Company • Edgewood Avenue Electric Company • Edgewood Street Railroad Company • Fair Haven & Westville Railroad • Farmington Street Railway • Greenwich Tramway Company • Groton & Stonington Street Railway • Groton & Stonington Traction Company • Hartford & West Hartford Railroad • Hartford Manchester & Rockville Tramway Company • Hartford Street Railway • Lake Saltonstall Railroad Company • Meriden Electric Railroad • Meriden Southington & Compounce Tramway Company • Middletown Street Railway • Milford Street Railway • Montville Street Railway • New Haven & Centreville Street Railway • New Haven & Morris Cove Railway Company • New Haven & Shore Line Railway, Incorporated • New Haven Street Railway • New London Street Railway • Norwalk Street Railway • Norwalk Tramway Company • Norwich Street Railway • Peoples Tramway Company • Portland Street Railway Company • Putnam & Thompson Street Railway Company • Shelton Street Railway • Shore Line Electric Railway Company • South Manchester Light Power & Tramway Company • Stamford Street Railroad • Suffield Street Railway • Thompson Tramway Co. • Torrington & Winchester Street Railway • Waterbury Traction Company • Westport & Saugatuck Street Railway • West Shore Railway Co. • Whitney Avenue Railroad Company • Willimantic Traction Company • Winchester Avenue Railroad • Worcester & Connecticut Eastern Railway Company
Bus systems Bridgeport Auto Transit Company • Candlewood Bus Company • Chestnut Hill Bus Corporation • Chieppo Bus Company • City Bus Line • Cross Country Coach, Inc. • Danbury Power & Transportation Company • Gray Line Bus Company • H & W Transit Company • Joseph H. McMahon Company • Orange Street Bus Line • Savin Transit Company • Stratford Bus Line Company • Thames Valley Transit, Incorporated • Valley Transportation Company
Streetcar/Bus systems The Connecticut Company • Connecticut Railway & Lighting Company • Danbury and Bethel Street Railway • Danbury and Bethel Traction Company
Advertisement