Petersburg Area Transit
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Petersburg Area Transit is a bus system for the Petersburg Tri-cities
Tri-Cities, Virginia
The Tri-Cities of Virginia is an area in the Greater Richmond Region which includes the three independent cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell and portions of the adjoining counties of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, and Prince George in south-central Virginia...

 Area. There are twelve color coded routes that extend to such destinations as Virginia State University
Virginia State University
Virginia State University is a historically black and land-grant university located north of the Appomattox River in Chesterfield, in the Richmond area. Founded on , Virginia State was the United States's first fully state-supported four-year institution of higher learning for black Americans...

, Southpark Mall
Southpark Mall
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, and Fort Lee
Fort Lee, Virginia
Fort Lee is a census-designated place in Prince George County, Virginia, United States. The population was 7,269 at the 2000 census.Fort Lee is a United States Army post and headquarters of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command / Sustainment Center of Excellence , the U.S. Army Quartermaster...

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In a partnership with Greater Richmond Transit Company, the PAT also provides express service to John Tyler Community College
John Tyler Community College
John Tyler Community College is a two-year, public institution of higher education and is the fifth largest of the 23 community colleges in Virginia. John Tyler is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and offers 17 associate degree programs,...

 in Chester as well as express service to Downtown Richmond
Downtown Richmond, Virginia
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and any other destinations accessible by the GTRC. As of June 2009, in addition to the service to Richmond, Blackstone Bus Service offers and express route that travels from Blackstone, VA to Southside Virginia Training Center(just outside of Petersburg). http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/progress_index/access/1756326591.html?dids=1756326591:1756326591&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+22,+2009&author=Anonymous&pub=The+Progress+-+Index&edition=&startpage=A.4&desc=Region+moves+ahead+on+mass+transportation

A centralized multi-modal transit hub for the PAT is now being used as the transfer point for all buses. It is located at the corner of Union at Washington streets and Wythe at Union Streets

Routes

  • 1 Washington St
  • 2 Halifax St
  • 3 Lee Ave
  • 4 Virginia Ave
  • 5 Plaza
  • 6 Ettrick
  • 7 Blandford
  • 8 Walnut Hill
  • 9 Crater Rd
  • 10 Southpark Mall
  • 11 Hopewell/Fort Lee
  • 13 Central State

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