Schuylkill Transportation System or STS is a

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service located in

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. It provides inter-city

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and

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service to select communities within

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. The system was created by the Schuylkill County Board of Commissioners, replacing service on the recently defunct service at the time of the East Penn Transportation Company.

Route list

Most routes operate on a

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system out of Pottsville, with a secondary hub located in Shenandoah. Many services operate Monday through Friday, however, fewer trips operate Saturdays, with no service on Sundays and major holidays. *10- Shenandoah-Pottsville *14- Pottsville- Port Carbon/ St. Clair (Saturdays only) *20- Pottsville- Minersville *30- Pottsville- Schuylkill Haven *40- Pottsville- Middleport *45- Pottsville- McAdoo *46- Coaldale Loop *47- Pottsville-

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*52- Shenandoah- Ashland *80- Southern Loop *100- Pottsville Loop

Fares

STS implemented a base fare, paid upon boarding the bus. The base fare may vary, with a full fare for adults, and reduced fare for children between the ages of nine and twelve. Children under eight years of age, and senior aged adults over the age of sixty-five are eligible to ride for free, with senior fares subsidized by the Pennsylvania State Lottery Program. In addition, passengers are eligible to transfer between buses for a reduced fee compared to the base fare.

Bus Fleet

The STS fleet operates with

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brand buses in their

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series models for conventional transit service, with smaller cutaway vans used in their lower patronized service, and

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accessible

service.

Connections to other agencies

STS services connect with

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services in McAdoo. STS service also connects with Lower Anthracite Transportation System service at Ashland on their Route 1 service. STS service connects with

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service in

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. Additionally, long distance bus service connections are available to

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bus service in Shenandoah, Frackville, Mahanoy City, Hometown, and Pottsville.

References

External links

Schuylkill Transportation System website
Bus transportation in Pennsylvania Paratransit services in the United States Pottsville, Pennsylvania Transportation in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-transport-stub