Petersburg Area Transit
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 Lee.
| Parent | City of Petersburg |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 309 Fairgrounds Road |
| Locale | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Service area | Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Ettrick and Fort Lee |
| 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 Low Floor, Gillig Phantom |
| Operator | City Of Petersburg |
| Website | Petersburg Area Transit Homepage |
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 to Southside Virginia Training Center (just outside Petersburg).
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
- 1 Washington St/Central State
- 2 Halifax St
- 3 Lee Ave/Pecan Acres/Greenwood
- 4 Virginia Avenue
- 5 Plaza/Mall
- 6 Ettrick/Pocohontas
- 8 Walnut Hill
- 9 S Crater Rd
- 10 Southpark Mall
- 11 Crossings/Fort Lee
- 14 Hopewell
- 15 Route 460/County Drive