Pottstown Area Rapid Transit ( PART ) is a public transit agency providing bus service in the Pottstown, Pennsylvania , area. It is owned by the borough of Pottstown and runs Monday through Saturday, excluding major holidays. PART provides a connection to SEPTA 's Route 93 bus, which runs from Pottstown to Norristown . In addition to fixed routes, the agency also operates a paratransit service for disabled people.
5-736: The Pottstown station , now referred to as the Charles W. Dickinson Transportation Center , is a bus terminal of the Pottstown Area Rapid Transit system. It is located in Pottstown , Pennsylvania . The station was built in 1928 as a train station for the Reading Railroad and was active long enough to be served by SEPTA diesel service trains until 1981. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 1984, as
10-496: A fare-paying adult; additional children may ride for $ 0.25 each. Transfers between routes are available for $ 1.00 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 $ 25.00 for full-fare, $ 12.00 for half-fare, and $ 10.00 for transfer. The Round-Trip Pass costs $ 5.00 for full-fare, $ 2.50 for half-fare, and $ 2.00 for transfer. The fare for PART's paratransit service
15-399: Is $ 2.50, which must be paid in cash with exact change. A discounted fare of $ 1.25 is available for students with a valid ID. Persons with disabilities and Medicare Card holders may ride PART for $ 1.25 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
20-752: The Reading Railroad Pottstown Station , and is located in the Old Pottstown Historic District , close to the Schuylkill River Trail . The station was designed in the Classical Revival style by the railroad's engineering staff, rather than by an outside architect. Stations built in the nineteenth century by the Reading Railroad had usually been designed by outside architects, including Frank Furness . During
25-402: The twentieth century, the railroad became less profitable and most stations were designed in simpler styles in-house. Pottstown Area Rapid Transit All of PART's routes are loop routes that originate and terminate at the Charles W. Dickinson Transportation Center located at the intersection of High Street and Hanover Street in downtown Pottstown. The base fare to ride on PART buses
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