The Beaver County Transportation Authority (BCTA) is the operator of
mass transportation
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in
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Beaver County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,215. Its county seat is Beaver. The county was created on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny and Washington counties. It took ...
. Seven routes are provided, all of which serve the southern and central portions of the county, which are incorporated into
suburban Pittsburgh. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of .
Routes
The agency provides three commuter services to Downtown Pittsburgh and four local routes to benefit area employees and shoppers.
*1 Ohio River Boulevard- Chippewa, Big Beaver, Beaver Falls, New Brighton, Rochester, East Rochester, Freedom, Conway, Economy, Baden, Harmony, Ambridge to Downtown Pittsburgh (weekdays, plus Saturday service that does not travel to Pittsburgh)
*2 Beaver Valley Mall- Rochester, Monaca, Center, Hopewell, Aliquippa, Ambridge (Mon-Sat)
*3 Rochester Express- Rochester, Economy to Downtown Pittsburgh (weekday rush hour)
*4 Chippewa Express- Chippewa, Center to Downtown Pittsburgh (weekday rush hour)
*11 Beaver/Vanport- Monaca, Vanport, Brighton, Beaver, Rochester (Mon-Sat)
Fixed Route Fleet
*11 MCI D4500 Diesel coaches
*6 MCI D4500 CNG Buses
*3 40-Foot
Gillig
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CNG Buses
*4 35-Foot Gillig Diesel Buses
Park & Ride Lots
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Ambridge- 160 spaces (Routes 1 , 2, & 3; plus
Port Authority Route 14)
*
Chippewa Central Square- 240 spaces (Routes 1 & 4)
*Expressway Travel Center (
Center Township)- 201 spaces (Routes 2 & 4)
*Northern Lights Shopping Center (
Economy
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)- 100 spaces (Routes 1 & 3)
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Rochester
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Places Australia
* Rochester, Victoria
Canada
* Rochester, Alberta
United Kingdom
*Rochester, Kent
** City of Rochester-upon-Medway (1982–1998), district council area
** History of Rochester, Kent
** HM Prison ...
Transit Center- 73 spaces (Routes 1, 2, 3, & 11)
References
External links
http://www.bcta.com/
Bus transportation in Pennsylvania
Municipal authorities in Pennsylvania
Transportation in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Government of Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Transportation in Pittsburgh
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