Westmoreland County Transit Authority

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Westmoreland County Transit Authority
Founded1978
Headquarters41 Bell Way
LocaleGreensburg, Pennsylvania
Service areaWestmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Service typeBus service
Routes17[1]
Fleet42
Fuel typeDiesel
Compressed Natural Gas
Websitewestmorelandtransit.com

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.

The service was operated by Forsythe Transportation until July 2012 when acquired by National Express Transit.[2]

Suburban Pittsburgh Routes[edit]

Weekday Routes[edit]

Flyer Routes[edit]

Local Routes[edit]

All routes operate Monday thru Friday. Routes marked with an asterisk (*) indicate the route operates on Saturdays.

  • 4 Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh via Route 30 and Oakland*
  • 5 Jeannette: Jeannette via Greengate Center (Wal-Mart) Hempfield Square (Giant Eagle), Sam's Club and Route 30 West*
  • 6 Irwin: Irwin and Hermine via Route 130, Jeannette, Manor, Westmoreland City, Arona Road and Rilton
  • 8 Youngwood/New Stanton/Mt. Pleasant: South Greensburg, Youngwood, Westmoreland County Community College, New Stanton, Mount Pleasant Wal-Mart* (Saturday service does not serve WCCC)
  • 9 Latrobe-Derry: Westmoreland Mall, Latrobe, Loyalhanna, Derry with limited service to Ligonier*
  • 11 Johnstown - Johnstown via Westmoreland Mall (peak-periods only), Latrobe, Ligonier, New Florence and Seward.
  • 12 Greensburg-New Kensington: New Kensington via Delmont and Murrysville
  • 12C Autumn Brook-Westmoreland Mall: Express Bus to Westmoreland Mall
  • 14 New Kensington Local: New Kensington, Arnold, Lower Burrell*
  • 14J New Kensington-Pittsburgh Mills: New Kensington, Penn State New Kensington , Pittsburgh Mills Wal-Mart*
  • 15 Avonmore-New Kensington: Avonmore, Vandergrift
  • 16 Greensburg-Mt. Pleasant via UPG: Greensburg and University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg to Norvelt, Mount Pleasant
  • 17 Mt. Pleasant-Scottdale*

Park & Ride Lots[edit]

Fleet[edit]

  • 8 MCI D4000 (Diesel)
  • 6 MCI D4500 (Diesel)
  • 6 MCI D4500 (CNG)
  • 5 Gillig 35-foot CNG buses
  • 5 Gillig 40-foot CNG buses
  • 1 Gillig 30-foot Diesel Bus
  • 11 Ford F550 CNG Buses

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