Summary
Petersburg Area Transit is a bus system for the Petersburg Tri-cities Area. There are twelve color-coded routes that extend to such destinations as Virginia State University, Southpark Mall, and Fort Gregg-Adams.
| Parent | City of Petersburg |
|---|---|
| Founded | City Acquired 1977 |
| Headquarters | 100 West Washington Street |
| Locale | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Service area | Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Ettrick Virginia State University, McGuire Veterans Hospital, Richmond VA and Fort Gregg-Adams |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Alliance | GRTC, Blackstone Bus Service |
| Routes | 12 Local Routes, 2 Express routes (operated by partner agencies) |
| Stops | 380 |
| Stations | 1 |
| Fleet | Gillig 35 Ft BRT, Arboc Sprit Of Freedom, F550 Medium Duty, Trolley |
| Fuel type | Diesel, Gas, Propane |
| Operator | City Of Petersburg |
| Chief executive | Transit Director Charles Koonce Jr |
| Website | http://www.petersburg-va.org/299/Petersburg-Area-Transit |
In a partnership with Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC), PAT provides express service to Downtown Richmond and any other destinations accessible by GRTC. As of June 2009, in addition to the service to Richmond, Blackstone Bus Service offers and express route that travels from Blackstone, VA through Dinwiddie into the City of Petersburg. Dinwiddie Express utilizes the Petersburg Transit Station and normally parks in track 7. In 2020 Petersburg Area Transit suspended service to Central State Hospital and the Amazon Shipping facility in Dinwiddie due to lack of ridership. PAT hopes in the future there will be a need to restore this service. .[1]
A centralized multi-modal transit hub for the PAT is now being used as the transfer point for all buses. It is located at the corner of Union at Washington streets and Wythe at Union Streets
Routes edit
- 1 Washington Street/Summit Point Apartments
- 2 Halifax Street/Petersburg East Apartments
- 3 Lee Ave/Pecan Acres/Greenwood Farms
- 4 Virginia Avenue/Petersburg High School
- 5 Mall/Plaza via Sycamore Street
- 6 Ettrick/Virginia State University
- 8 Walnut Hill/Tanglewood Apartments/Food Lion/Battlefield Park/Oakhurst
- 9 South Crater Road/Walmart/Social Services
- 10 Southpark Mall/American Family Fitness/Wal-Mart/Enterprise Rental Car/Marshall's/Burlington
- 11 Blandford/Fort Gregg-Adams/Hopewell Crossings
- 14 City of Hopewell/John Randolph Hospital/Hopewell High School
- 15 460/County Drive/Pine Tree Apartments
- 16 Richmond Express/McGuire Veterans Hospital/Downtown Richmond Virginia
Petersburg Area Transit In The News
In this section you will find links to new articles showcasing how PAT is on the move. We have rebranded and are Moving Forward
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/petersburg-area-transit-unveils-new-bus-fleet
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/peterburg-is-filling-up-propane-buses-for-2-15-a-galloon
https://www.progress-index.com/story/news/2021/03/25/petersburg-area-transit-director-koonce-talks-upcoming-changes/6990394002/
References edit
External links edit
Route Schedules, Time Points and Turn by Turn http://www.petersburg-va.org/524/Routes
- ^ "Region moves ahead on mass transportation". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2017-07-07.