Westmoreland County Transit Authority
The Westmoreland County Transit Authority (WCTA) is the operator of mass transportation in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Using 35 buses, a total of 18 routes are operated, the majority of which serve the urbanized corridor that makes up the western portion of the county. Bus routes in this area are designed to provide access for suburban commuters to Downtown Pittsburgh, as well as transportation for both workers and shoppers to the large suburbs of Greensburg and New Kensington, Pennsylvania the most prominent entities in the county's boundaries. Rural eastern bus routes allow for commutes to Greensburg and also provide service to the city of Johnstown in neighboring Cambria County.
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| Founded | 1978 |
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| Headquarters | 41 Bell Way |
| Locale | Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
| Service area | Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
| Service type | Bus service |
| Routes | 19[1] |
| Fleet | 42 |
| Fuel type | Diesel Compressed Natural Gas |
| Website | westmorelandtransit.com |
The service was operated by Forsythe Transportation until July 2012 when acquired by National Express Transit.[2]
Suburban Pittsburgh Routes
Flyer Routes
- 1F Greensburg-Pittsburgh Flyer: Greensburg, Hempfield, Irwin, North Huntingdon to Downtown Pittsburgh via Route 30
- 1F Sheetz Park-and-Ride/Hempfield Pointe: Limited stop service to Downtown Pittsburgh via Route 30
- 2F Latrobe-Pittsburgh Flyer: Latrobe, Greensburg, Delmont, Export, Murrysville to Downtown Pittsburgh
- 2F Pittsburgh-Delmont Flyer: Delmont and Murrysville to Downtown Pittsburgh
- 3F Mount Pleasant-Pittsburgh Flyer: Mount Pleasant, New Stanton Park and Ride, Irwin, North Huntington, Downtown Pittsburgh
- 14F New Kensington-Pittsburgh Flyer: Vandergrift, Lower Burrell, New Kensington to Downtown Pittsburgh
- 18F Irwin-Greensburg Flyer: Irwin, Westmoreland City, Manor, Jeanette to Greensburg
- 20F East Flyer: Ligonier, Derry, Latrobe, Hempfield, Greensburg
Local Routes
- 4 Greensburg-Pittsburgh Local: Pittsburgh via Irwin, Route 30 and Oakland
- 5 Jeannette Shopper: Jeannette via Greengate Center (Wal-Mart) Hempfield Square (Giant Eagle), Sam's Club, and Route 30 West
- 6 Irwin-Greensburg: Irwin via Jeannette, Manor, Westmoreland City
- 8 Youngwood/New Stanton/Mt. Pleasant: South Greensburg, Youngwood, Westmoreland County Community College, New Stanton, RIDC Westmoreland, Mount Pleasant
- 9 Latrobe-Greensburg: Westmoreland Mall, Latrobe, St. Vincent College via Route 30
- 9C Latrobe-Derry-Ligonier: Combined Routes 9, 9A and 11.
- 11 Latrobe-Johnstown
- 12 Greensburg-New Kensington: New Kensington via Delmont and Murrysville
- 14 New Kensington Local: New Kensington, Arnold, Lower Burrell
- 15 Avonmore-New Kensington: Avonmore, Vandergrift
- 16 Greensburg-Mt. Pleasant via UPG: Greensburg and University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg to Norvelt, Mount Pleasant
Feeder Routes
- 5A Arlington
- 6B Hermine
- 9A Latrobe-Derry
- 12C Greensburg-Autumn Brook-Westmoreland Mall
- 12B New Kensington-Hyde Park-Lower Burrell
- 17A Local Mt. Pleasant
- 17B Scottdale
- 14J New Kensington-Pittsburgh Mills: New Kensington, Penn State New Kensington , Pittsburgh Mills Mall
Saturday Routes
- 4S Greensburg-Pittsburgh: Combined Routes 6 and 4
- 5S Jeannette Shopper
- 9S-A/9S-B Latrobe-Derry: Combined Routes 9 and 9A
- 14S New Ken Local
- 16S Scottdale-Mount Pleasant-Greensburg: Combined Routes 8, 16 and 17
Park & Ride Lots
- Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (Unity Township) - 100 spaces (Route 2F)
- Five Star Trail (Hempfield Township) - 28 spaces (Routes 1F, 2F, 4, 9, 12 (PM Express Only), and 20F)
- Westmoreland Crossing (Hempfield Township) - 45 spaces (Routes 1F, 4, 8 (inbound only)
- Carpenter Lane (North Huntingdon Township) - 250 spaces (Routes 1F, 3F, & 4)
- New Stanton - (New Stanton) - 30 spaces (Routes 3F and 8)
- Countyside Plaza - (Mount Pleasant) - 40 spaces (Routes 3F, 16, 17, and FACT)
- Trinity United Church of Christ (Delmont) - 20 spaces (Routes 2F and 12)
- Living Waters Worship Center (Irwin) - 70 spaces (Routes 1F, 4, and 6)
- Allegheny Plaza (Vandergrift) - (Routes 14F and 15)
- Hillcrest Plaza (Lower Burrell) - (Routes 14, 14F, and 15)
Fleet
References
- WCTA Schedules
- National Express Acquires Contracts From Forsythe Transportation; Retains Key Forsythe Management Mass Transit August 6, 2012
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