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==Private operators==
[[File:Blue Hill Bus Lines 24 at Mattapan Terminal in 1967.jpg|thumb|right|A Blue Hill Bus Lines vehicle on the Canton–Mattapan route, now the #716 route, in 1967]]
{{see also|List of MBTA bus routes#Privately operated routes}}
Most local bus routes in Massachusetts outside the immediate MBTA operating area are operated by the state's other regional transit authorities (RTAs). However, some routes that connect with MBTA bus or subway service are operated by outside private contractors with partial subsidy by the MBTA.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/private_bus/ |title=Private Bus |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726221339/http://mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/private_bus/ |archive-date=July 26, 2014}}</ref>

Four routes – the {{MBTABus|712}}, {{MBTABus|713}}, {{MBTABus|714}}, and {{MBTABus|716}} – are numbered like other MBTA buses. The four routes are primarily commuter routes which connect with other MBTA services at their inbound terminals.  They were taken over from various private operators (Rapid Transit Inc. for the 712/713, Nantasket Transportation for the 714, and Hudson Bus Lines for the 716).<ref name="netransit">{{NETransit}}</ref> The 712 and 713 use MBTA-provided buses; the other routes do not.

Four suburban municipalities contract with outside operators for local circulator routes, most with partial MBTA subsidy. [[Bedford, Massachusetts|Bedford]] and [[Beverly, Massachusetts|Beverly]] run single routes, [[Burlington, Massachusetts|Burlington]] runs five routes, and [[Lexington, Massachusetts|Lexington]] runs six.<ref name=netransit />  Most are run by private operators, except for the Beverly Shuttle, which is part of the [[Cape Ann Transportation Authority]] system.  Additionally, a nonprofit shuttle is run in Boston's [[Mission Hill, Boston|Mission Hill]] neighborhood.<ref name=netransit />  Those routes appear on MBTA system maps and connect with MBTA services at designated transfer points, but are numbered separately and do not accept MBTA passes.