West Busway
Idlewood station along the West Busway
Overview
LocalePittsburgh
Termini
Stations6
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemPittsburgh Regional Transit
History
OpenedSeptember 2000
Technical
Line length5.1 mi (8.2 km)
Operating speed50 mph (80 km/h) (top)
Route map
to Downtown via PA-51.svg PA 51
 Sheraden
Berry Street Tunnel
 Ingram
 Crafton
 Idlewood
Chartiers Creek
 Bell
I-376.svg I-376
28X to Airport via I-376
 Carnegie

The West Busway is a two-lane bus-only highway serving the western portions of the city of Pittsburgh and several western suburbs. The busway runs for 5.1 miles (8.2 km) from the southern shore of the Ohio River near Downtown Pittsburgh to Carnegie,[1] following former railroad right-of-way on the Panhandle Route. It broke ground on October 27, 1994 and is owned and maintained by Pittsburgh Regional Transit, the public transit provider for Allegheny County and the Pittsburgh region. The transit thoroughfare was opened in September 2000.[2] Following the naming convention of each busway being designated by a color, bus routes that use the West Busway begin with a "G" for green.

In addition to running along the abandoned railroad right of way, the West Busway also reuses the historic Cork Run Tunnel, also known as the Berry Street Tunnel, which was heavily refurbished for the busway

The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), under its BRT Standard, has classified the West Busway as a "Basic BRT" corridor.[3]

Routes

Four Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus routes currently serve the West Busway. One route is the flag carrier of the busway and terminates at the end of the thoroughfare. The G2 West Busway All Stops travels along the end of the busway to West Carson Street, crosses the Fort Pitt Bridge, then makes a loop through Downtown Pittsburgh to connect with the East Busway. Another important route, the 28X Airport Flyer, uses the West Busway as far south as Bell Station; dedicated ramps connect the Busway to Interstate 376. The Airport Flyer has stop restrictions and buses outbound to the Airport will stop only to pick up (no drop offs) passengers south of Ingram station. Following the naming convention of each busway being designated by a color, bus routes that use the West Busway begin with a "G" for green.

Route Route Name Destination Notes
 28X  Airport Flyer Pittsburgh International Airport Daily, stop restrictions
 G2  West Busway-All Stops Carnegie Daily
 G3  Moon Flyer Moon Weekday peak periods
 G31  Bridgeville Flyer Bridgeville Weekday peak periods

Stations

Station Name Neighborhood/Borough Routes Notes
Sheraden Sheraden  28X   G2   G3   G31  Park and ride: 177 spaces
Ingram Ingram  28X   G2   G3   G31 
Crafton Crafton  28X   G2   G3   G31  Park and ride: 106 spaces
Idlewood  28X   G2   G3   G31  Park and ride: 33 spaces
Bell Carnegie  28X   G2   G3   G31  Park and ride: 34 spaces
Carnegie  G2  Southern terminus of the route.
Park and ride: 163 spaces

References

  1. ↑ "Port Authority of Allegheny County West Busway". Federal Transit Administration. October 30, 2002. Archived from the original on September 23, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Pittsburgh Celebrates 25th Anniversary of East Busway". Passenger Transport. American Public Transportation Association. May 5, 2008. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ "BRT Rankings". Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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