The Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) is the operator of

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in the city of

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, and portions of surrounding

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. Services provided by the LCTA replaced previously offered services of the White Transit Company and Wilkes-Barre Transit Corporation, under a purchase-of-service agreement in 1972. The LCTA is governed by a nine-member board, appointed by the Luzerne County Council. On August 1, 2019 LCTA was renamed the Northeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.

Routes

The LCTA operates 15 routes weekdays and Saturdays, serving the urban area of Wilkes-Barre and the surrounding Luzerne County in

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. An additional route serves as an inter-city route between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. As of July 6, 2010, LCTA routes originate at the James F. Conahan Intermodal Transportation Center on Washington Street near Public Square. The LCTA shares the bus boarding platforms with

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. Before the move, the LCTA began trips at Public Square, as it had since its inception in 1972. * 1 Miners Mills * 3 Grove & Brown/Heights * 5 Parsons * 6

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* 7 Georgetown * 8 Swoyersville * 10

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* 11

West Pittston West Pittston is a borough in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on the Susquehanna River (opposite of Pittston City). In 2020, the population was 4,644. The town once produced mine screens, g ...

* 12 Larksville * 13

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/ Sugar Notch * 14

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via

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* 15 Nanticoke via Middle Road * 16 Old Forge * 17 Wilkes-Barre -

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(

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) * 18 Shoppers Delight * 22

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via Old River Road LCTA buses connect in

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and Old Forge to

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buses.

Operating Fleet

LCTA operates 38 transit buses in its fleet. The fleet is a mix of

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coaches, in 30, 35 and 40 foot variations; and in their

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, Advantage and

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models.

References

External links

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