Petersburg Area Transit

Petersburg Area Transit
ParentCity of Petersburg
FoundedCity Acquired June 1977
Headquarters100 West Washington Street
LocalePetersburg, Virginia
Service areaPetersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Ettrick Virginia State University, McGuire Veterans Hospital, Richmond VA and Fort Gregg-Adams
Service typebus service, paratransit
AllianceGRTC, Blackstone Bus Service
Routes11 Local Routes, 2 Express routes (operated by partner agencies)
Stops380
Stations1
FleetGillig 35 & 40 Ft BRT, Arboc Sprit Of Freedom, F550 Medium Duty, Trolley, Eldorado EZ Rider II
Fuel typeDiesel, Gas, Propane
OperatorCity Of Petersburg
Chief executiveTransit Director Darius Mason
Websitewww.ridepat.com

Petersburg Area Transit is a bus system for the Petersburg Tri-cities Area. There are twelve color-coded routes that extend to such destinations as Virginia State University, Southpark Mall, and Fort Gregg-Adams.

In a partnership with Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC), PAT provides express service to Downtown Richmond and any other destinations accessible by GRTC. As of June 2009, in addition to the service to Richmond, Blackstone Bus Service offers and express route that travels from Blackstone, VA through Dinwiddie into the City of Petersburg. Dinwiddie Express utilizes the Petersburg Transit Station and normally parks in track 7. .

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.