By creating an account to receive service alerts and bus arrival notifications for your preferred routes – which you can save to a Favorites list. You can zoom in on any route to get up close to your location or destination Or, you can use a handy search function to find buses and stops throughout the SRTA system.Īny good app allows you to personalize content to fit your preferences – and the SRTA Bustracker does just that, too. And, a “Bus Button” to view SRTA routes, bus stops and vehicles throughout the South Coast region.

Now, it also flows directly to the customer on this new app.”Īdditional features on the SRTA Bustracker include an “Arrow” button to show your location and nearby stops. “That real-time data first flowed onto the screens of the electronic signage at our terminals. “The SRTA Bustracker app puts into the hands of our riders the same information we receive in our operations center,” he says. In fact, SRTA Administrator Erik Rousseau explains that the SRTA Bustracker app is a culmination of efforts over the past few years to employ data and technological advances into the SRTA system for the benefit of riders.

The data that powers this resource may seem familiar it is the same information which lights up the real-time electronic signs installed last year in SRTA terminals. The first stop on the quick tour highlights the icon to tap to show service bulletins on whichever route you wish to view. You’ll also be prompted to have this tour pop-up the next time you log on, and it is recommended you do this until you’re comfortable using the app on your own. The SRTA Bustracker is designed to be efficient and works with available cloud services – such as Google maps – so won’t take up a lot of storage on your phone, yet is packed with features.Īfter downloading and opening the SRTA Bustracker, you’ll be invited to take a quick tour of those features.

The SRTA app can be downloaded through the Apple or Google Play stores, and it’s free to riders. NEW BEDFORD, MA – When traveling throughout the Southcoast region with Southeastern Regional Transportation Authority (SRTA), bus riders on the public transportation network will now have a new tool to help them navigate their trip: The SRTA Bustracker app.īeginning today, SRTA riders can download the SRTA Bustracker to their smartphones and receive real time information to help them plan their public transportation travel.