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The Port Authority of Allegheny County provides a network of public transportation services for travel within a 730 square mile area, including the city of Pittsburgh and all of Allegheny County. The Port Authority is the largest operator of mass transit services in western Pennsylvania and is the 14th largest public transportation system in the nation.
General Information and Statistics About Port Authority
Service Area
730 square-miles
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ncludes all of Allegheny County with limited portions of Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington and Westmoreland counties
Headquarters
Port Authority of Allegheny County
345 Sixth Avenue
Third Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2527
Web site
Transportation Provided
- Bus
- Light Rail Transit
- Inclines: Monongahela Incline (operated by Port Authority)
Duquesne Incline (operated by the nonprofit Society for the Preservation of Duquesne Heights Incline)
- ACCESS Paratransit System (operated by 10 for-profit and nonprofit carriers under management by ACCESS Transportation Systems, Inc.)
Vehicles
- Buses: 1,066
- Light Rail Vehicles: 83
- Monongahela Incline Cars: 2
- Duquesne Incline Cars: 2
- Small Transit Vehicles: 75
- ACCESS Vehicles: 457
All the above except ACCESS Vehicles are owned by Port Authority
Vehicle Miles Operated
- Bus: 28,049,878
- Light Rail: 1,462,366
- Monongahela Incline: 19,980
- Duquesne Incline: 15,240
- ACCESS: 11,942,922
Average Daily Passengers
- Average Weekday Passengers: 228,454
- Average Saturday Passengers: 108,140
- Average Sunday/Holiday Passengers: 59,053
- 2003 Annual Ridership: 68 million
General Information
- Transit Stops: 15,742
- Transit Shelters & Stations: 252
- Park & Ride Lots: 62
Duquesne Incline
- Year Constructed: 1877
- Length: 800 feet
Monongahela Incline
- Year Constructed: 1870
- Length: 630 feet
Light Rail Transit
- Opening Dates: Downtown Subway 7/3/85
- Stage I: 5/22/87
- Stage II: 6/2/04
- Length: 25.2/ miles
- Average Weekday Ridership: 24,000
- Weekday Trips: 429
Martin Luther King, Jr. East Busway
- Opening Date: 2/19/83
- Length: 9.1 miles
- 36 Bus Routes
- Average Weekday Ridership: 24,000 approx.
- Weekday Trips: 973
South Busway
- Opening Date: 12/18/77
- Length: 4.3 miles
- 16 Bus Routes
- Average Weekday Ridership:11,000 approx.
- Weekday Trips: 552
West Busway
- Opening Date: 9/8/00
- Length: 5 miles
- 11 Bus Routes
- Average Weekday Ridership: 9,500+
- Weekday Trips: 391
Source: Port Authority of Allegheny County | Last Updated: March 17, 2006
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