New Castle Area Transit Authority
Encyclopedia
New Castle Area Transit Authority is a public transportation service located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
. It provides inter-city bus
and paratransit
service to select communities within the county. Because the region is located within the metropolitan (but not the urban) area of Pittsburgh, service is provided to the downtown area.
Connections can no longer be made to Youngstown
's Western Reserve Transit Authority
. The western end point of the New Castle system is on Route 91, on U.S. 422 at the Country Manor Social Hall at the Ohio/Pennsylvania border http://www.newcastletransit.org/newcastle/routes/route91/index.htm, about 3 miles from the eastern most point in the WRTA system (Route 32 Wilson-Struthers, U.S. 422 at Struthers-Liberty Road). http://www.wrtaonline.com/schedules/TT32-Wilson_struthers.htm The New Castle system formerly served the nearby Lincoln Knolls Plaza and made a direct connection with the WRTA route, but New Castle buses no longer enter Ohio. http://www.cityofyoungstownoh.com/about_youngstown/links/links.aspx
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2010, its population was 91,108. The county was added to the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area in 2003. The county seat is New Castle....
. It provides inter-city bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
and paratransit
Paratransit
Paratransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules. Typically mini-buses are used to provide paratransit service, but also share taxis and jitneys are important providers....
service to select communities within the county. Because the region is located within the metropolitan (but not the urban) area of Pittsburgh, service is provided to the downtown area.
Connections can no longer be made to Youngstown
Youngstown
Youngstown may refer to:A place*Canada**Britannia Youngstown, Edmonton, Alberta**Youngstown, Alberta*United States**Youngstown, Florida**Youngstown, Indiana**Youngstown, New York**Youngstown, Ohio***Youngstown State University...
's Western Reserve Transit Authority
Western Reserve Transit Authority
The Western Reserve Transit Authority is the operator of mass transportation in Mahoning County, Ohio. Service is provided throughout metropolitan Youngstown via fifteen fixed routes. These routes operate six days per week, and they are consolidated to provide daily night service...
. The western end point of the New Castle system is on Route 91, on U.S. 422 at the Country Manor Social Hall at the Ohio/Pennsylvania border http://www.newcastletransit.org/newcastle/routes/route91/index.htm, about 3 miles from the eastern most point in the WRTA system (Route 32 Wilson-Struthers, U.S. 422 at Struthers-Liberty Road). http://www.wrtaonline.com/schedules/TT32-Wilson_struthers.htm The New Castle system formerly served the nearby Lincoln Knolls Plaza and made a direct connection with the WRTA route, but New Castle buses no longer enter Ohio. http://www.cityofyoungstownoh.com/about_youngstown/links/links.aspx
Route list
All routes run Monday though Saturday and terminate at the Downtown New Castle transfer center, unless otherwise noted.- 1- Highland Avenue/Jefferson Street- serves New Castle city
- 2- North City/Neshannock Township- serves New Castle city, Neshannock Township (Northwest New Castle)
- 3- Union Township/Westgate Plaza- serves New Castle city, Union Township (Oakwood), Westgate & Union Shopping Centers
- 4- Westside/Mahoningtown- serves New Castle city, Bessemer , Union Township (Oakland)
- 5- Southside- serves New Castle city
- 6- Cascade Park/Lawrence Village- serves New Castle City, Shenango Township, Lawrence Village Shopping Plaza
- 7- Croton Avenue/Lower Eastside- serves New Castle city, Hickory Township
- 8- Gaston Park/Upper Eastside- serves New Castle City, Shenango Township
- 11- Jefferson Street- serves New Castle city
- 71- Pittsburgh Service- New Castle city, Slippery Rock Township, Portersville, Jackson Township to Downtown Pittsburgh
- 72- New Castle Circulator (1 bus each direction, Mon-Fri)- serves New Castle City, Shenango Township, South New Castle, Taylor Township, Bessemer, Union Township, Neshannock Township, Wilimington Township, New Wilmington
- 75- New Wilmington/Volant/Grove City- serves New Castle city, Neshannock Township, Wilmington Township, New Wilmington, Volant, Grove City Factory Outlets
- 76- New Castle/Ellwood City- serves New Castle city, Westgate & Union Shopping Centers, Wayne Township, Ellwood City, Ellport, Franklin Township, Franklin Shopping Plaza
- 81- Iron Mountain/Boyers (Mon-Fri, rush hour)- New Castle city, Hickory Township, Scott Township, Slippery Rock, Slippery Rock Township to Iron Mountain Facility
- 91- Harbor Landing/School of Trades/Villa Maria- serves New Castle city, Union Township, Union Shopping Plaza, Mahoning Township, Pulaski Township, New Castle School of Trades
- 92- Ellwood City Circulator (does not serve Downtown New Castle; 1 bus each direction, Mon-Fri)- serves New Castle Transit Garage, Shenango Township, Wayne Township, Ellwood City, Ellport, Franklin Township, Franklin Shopping Plaza, Perry Township
- 93- Wampum Circulator (does not serve Downtown New Castle; 1 bus each direction, Mon-Fri)- serves New Castle Transit Garage, Wampum, New Beaver, North Beaver Township, Mahoning Township, Wilmington Township, New Wilmington, Hickory Township, Shenango Township
Park & Ride Lots (for Pittsburgh Service)
- I-79 Exit 83 (Jackson TownshipJackson Township, Butler County, PennsylvaniaJackson Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,645 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...
)- 75 spaces - I-79 Exit 96 (PortersvillePortersville, PennsylvaniaPortersville is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 268 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Portersville is located at ....
)- 79 spaces - Route 422 (Slippery Rock TownshipSlippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,179 at the 2000 census.-History:...
)- 40 spaces - New CastleNew Castle, PennsylvaniaNew Castle is a city in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, northwest of Pittsburgh and near the Pennsylvania-Ohio border just east of Youngstown, Ohio; in 1910, the total population was 36,280; in 1920, 44,938; and in 1940, 47,638. The population has fallen to 26,309 according to the...
Transit Center- 173 spaces - Transit Authority Offices (New Castle)- 25 spaces