- 60'). Service runs 12 months a year, 20 hours per day, seven days per week. UMass Transit Services transports more than 3.5 million passengers annually. Fleet (Fixed Route Vehicles) Valley Area Transit Company The Valley Area Transit Company (VATCo) operates the central portion of PVTA's service area. All of its routes originate from Northampton, providing connections to the UMass Transit service area via Route 9, and to the SATCo service area on the other side of the Mount Tom Range via Routes 5 and 10. VATCo, located at 54 Industrial Drive in Northampton, is managed by First Transit. All VATCo fixed-route buses are numbered in the 7000 series. Fleet (Fixed Route Vehicles) National Express Transit (Paratransit Service) ADA Paratransit Service is provided by National Express Transit (NEXT) for the entire service area, except for the University of Massachusetts, where the UMass Special Transportation Service (operated by UMass Transit Services) provides service for University members. Amherst-area paratransit passengers who are not members of the University community are served by NEXT. All paratransit vehicles are numbered in the 5000 series. Hulmes Transportation Services (Community Shuttles) The fixed-route van shuttles (Ware-Palmer Circulator, Ware-Palmer Express, and Nashawannuck-Easthampton Express) are operated by Hulmes Transportation Services. These routes are operated by vans numbered in the 1200 series. Routes Hampden County These routes are operated by the Springfield Area Transit Company (SATCo), except for the Ware-Palmer Circulator and Ware-Palmer Express, which are operated by Hulmes Transportation Services. Amherst/UMass These routes are operated by UMass Transit Services (UMTS). See UMass Transit fixed routes for more information. Northampton These routes are operated by the Valley Area Transit Company (VATCo), except for the Nashawannuck Express, which is operated by Hulmes Transportation Services. Connections PVTA offers connections to the following transit agencies: Franklin Regional Transit Authority (FRTA), for service to Greenfield, in Franklin County: PVTA Route 31 connects with FRTA Route 23 at Sugarloaf Estates in Sunderland. PVTA Northampton-area routes connect with FRTA Route 31 at the Academy of Music Theater in Northampton. PVTA Route 46 connects with FRTA Route 31 at the Whately Park and Ride. CTtransit, for service to Enfield, Windsor Locks, Windsor, and Hartford, CT: PVTA Route G5 connects with CTtransit Route 905 (Enfield-Windsor Locks Express) at MassMutual - Bright Meadow Campus, Enfield, CT. CTrail, for service to Windsor Locks, Windsor, Hartford and New Haven, CT, and points in between: All PVTA Springfield-area routes except for B23,