Pottstown Area Rapid Transit (PART) is a

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agency providing

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in the

Pottstown, Pennsylvania Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Pottstown was laid out in 1752–53 and named Pottsgrove in honor of its founder, John Potts. The old name was abandoned at the time of the incorporation as a borough in 1815. In 1888 ...

, area. It is owned by the borough of Pottstown and runs Monday through Saturday, excluding major holidays. PART provides a connection to

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's Route 93 bus, which runs from Pottstown to

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. In addition to fixed routes, the agency also operates a

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service for disabled people.

Routes

All of PART's routes are loop routes that originate and terminate at the

Charles W. Dickinson Transportation Center Pottstown, now referred to as the Charles W. Dickinson Transportation Center, is a bus terminal for the Pottstown Area Rapid Transit located in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. The station was built in 1928 as a train station for the Reading Railroad and ...

located at the intersection of High Street and Hanover Street in downtown Pottstown.

Fares

The base fare to ride on PART buses is $2.25, which must be paid in cash with exact change. A discounted fare of $1.10 is available for students with a valid ID. Persons with disabilities and Medicare Card holders may ride PART for $1.10 with a valid half-fare card. Senior citizens who are age 65 or older may ride PART for free with a valid Transit ID or Medicare Card. Up to two children under fare box height can ride for free with a fare-paying adult; additional children may ride for $0.25 each. Transfers between routes are available for $0.75 and must be used within 90 minutes of being purchased. PART offers Multi-Ride and Round-Trip passes that can be purchased at Pottstown borough hall. The Multi-Ride Pass costs $22.50 for full-fare, $11.00 for half-fare, and $7.50 for transfer. The Round-Trip Pass costs $4.50 for full-fare, $2.20 for half-fare, and $1.50 for transfer. The fare for PART's paratransit service is $4.50.

Fleet

Current

References

External links

Official website
{{Delaware Valley transit Bus transportation in Pennsylvania Transportation in Chester County, Pennsylvania Transportation in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania