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 Martz Trailways. 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 * 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 -

- Steamtown Mall (

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) * 18 Shoppers Delight * 22 Plymouth via Old River Road LCTA buses connect in Pittston Township and Old Forge to County of Lackawanna Transit System 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 Phantom, Advantage and

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models.

References

External links

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