Originally occupied by a railroad line, planning for the East Busway began shortly after the Port Authority of Allegheny County purchased the Pittsburgh Railways Company in 1964.[2] The original segment of the busway opened in February 1983, running between Downtown Pittsburgh and Edgewood, a length of 6.8 miles.
In 2003, the busway was extended into Swissvale by 2.3 miles (3.7 km), making its current length 9.1 miles (14.6 km).
Following the naming convention of each busway being designated by a color, bus routes that use the East Busway begin with a "P" for purple. However, the P13 (Mount Royal Flyer) is colored purple and uses a "P" designation, but does not use the busway; instead, it travels via Route 28. The P1 ("East Busway All Stops") is the main route, operating seven days a week and running the full length of the Busway between Swissvale and Downtown Pittsburgh, making all stops, before running a short loop through the central business district. It is the busiest Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus route by ridership.
All busway routes travel to downtown Pittsburgh, making a loop around before returning via the busway. The one exception to this is the P3 (East Busway-Oakland), which starts in Swissvale, but leaves the busway via the Neville Street Ramp, serving the business district of Oakland and terminating at Robinson Street.
Many of Pittsburgh Regional Transit's express and suburban Flyer routes also use the busway, but with stop restrictions, not picking up passengers at some busway stations in the inbound direction or dropping off passengers at some busway stations in the outbound direction. These routes operate primarily during weekday rush hours allowing buses to bypass the heavily congested Parkway East (Interstate 376), making for faster trip times. The East Busway is also used by some Westmoreland Transit routes, which run further into the Pittsburgh suburbs, ending in the cities of Greensburg and Latrobe in Westmoreland County.
As of February 2024, the Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus routes that use the East Busway are as follows:[4]
Port Authority of Allegheny County: East Busway information page
East Busway Schedule and Map – P1 & P3
January 01, 1970
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Purple Line Pittsburgh redirects here For the belt road designation in Pittsburgh see Purple Belt Pennsylvania The Martin Luther King Jr East Busway is a two lane bus only highway serving the city of Pittsburgh and many of its eastern neighborhoods and suburbs It was named after Martin Luther King Jr in recognition of the eastern portion of the route s serving many predominantly African American neighborhoods such as Wilkinsburg and East Liberty It is owned and maintained by Pittsburgh Regional Transit Martin Luther King Jr East BuswayThree buses on the busway near UPMC ShadysideOverviewLocalePittsburghTerminiPenn StationSwissvaleStations10ServiceTypeBus rapid transitSystemPittsburgh Regional TransitHistoryOpenedFebruary 1983TechnicalLine length9 1 mi 14 6 km Operating speed55 mph 89 km h top Route mapMartin Luther King Jr East Busway highlighted in purple Show interactive mapLegend Swissvale Roslyn Hamnett Hay Street Wilkinsburg Homewood East Liberty Negley ramp to Neville Street Herron Penn Station ramp to Downtown All stations are accessible Detailed diagram NS Pittsburgh Line ramp to Braddock Avenue Swissvale serving Rankin Swissvale Terminal Roslyn serving Swissvale Washington Avenue Braddock Avenue I 376 Edgewood Hamnett Kelly Avenue Rowland Connector South Avenue Hay Street former WilkinsburgPRR station Penn Avenue Wallace Avenue Wilkinsburg Brushton Avenue Brushton Terminal Braddock Avenue Homewood Avenue Homewood Dallas Avenue AVR Brilliant Branch 5th Avenue Rainbow Street East Liberty Garage Dahlem Place Liberty Boulevard Penn Avenue East Liberty Highland Avenue pedestrian bridge Negley Negley Avenue Aiken Avenue Centre Avenue Baum Avenue Millvale Avenue ramp to Neville StreetCSX Schenley Tunnel Bloomfield Bridge Herron Avenue Herron CSX to 33rd St Bridge 28th Street ramp to 26th Street Penn Station NS to Ft Wayne Bridge to Steel Plaza ramp to Liberty Ave amp Grant St All stations are accessible This diagram viewtalkedit Show route diagram The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy ITDP under its BRT Standard has given the East Busway corridor a Bronze ranking 1 Contents 1 History 2 Routes 3 Stations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp Plaque at Penn Station dedicating the Busway Originally occupied by a railroad line planning for the East Busway began shortly after the Port Authority of Allegheny County purchased the Pittsburgh Railways Company in 1964 2 The original segment of the busway opened in February 1983 running between Downtown Pittsburgh and Edgewood a length of 6 8 miles In 2003 the busway was extended into Swissvale by 2 3 miles 3 7 km making its current length 9 1 miles 14 6 km In July 2013 the East Busway was discussed in the context of the Mon Fayette Expressway clarification needed 3 Routes edit nbsp Bus at Herron station Following the naming convention of each busway being designated by a color bus routes that use the East Busway begin with a P for purple However the P13 Mount Royal Flyer is colored purple and uses a P designation but does not use the busway instead it travels via Route 28 The P1 East Busway All Stops is the main route operating seven days a week and running the full length of the Busway between Swissvale and Downtown Pittsburgh making all stops before running a short loop through the central business district It is the busiest Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus route by ridership All busway routes travel to downtown Pittsburgh making a loop around before returning via the busway The one exception to this is the P3 East Busway Oakland which starts in Swissvale but leaves the busway via the Neville Street Ramp serving the business district of Oakland and terminating at Robinson Street Many of Pittsburgh Regional Transit s express and suburban Flyer routes also use the busway but with stop restrictions not picking up passengers at some busway stations in the inbound direction or dropping off passengers at some busway stations in the outbound direction These routes operate primarily during weekday rush hours allowing buses to bypass the heavily congested Parkway East Interstate 376 making for faster trip times The East Busway is also used by some Westmoreland Transit routes which run further into the Pittsburgh suburbs ending in the cities of Greensburg and Latrobe in Westmoreland County As of February 2024 the Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus routes that use the East Busway are as follows 4 Route Route Name Destination Roads Traveled Notes P1 East Busway All Stops Swissvale station East Busway Daily all day service P3 East Busway Oakland 5th Av amp Robinson St Neville St 5th Av Weekdays only P7 McKeesport Flyer McKeesport Transportation Center Edgewood Av Rankin Bl Kennywood Bl Weekday peak hours only stop restrictions P10 Allegheny Valley Flyer Harrison Route 28 Freeport Rd P12 Holiday Park Flyer Holiday Park Penn Av Parkway East Golden Mile Hwy P16 Penn Hills Flyer Alpha Ice Complex Harmar Leechburg Rd or Universal Rd P17 Lincoln Park Flyer Nadine Lincoln Av Mt Carmel Rd P67 Monroeville Flyer Monroeville Mall William Penn Hwy P68 Braddock Hills Flyer Forbes Hospital Brinton Rd Braddock Av James St Daily all day service stop restrictions P69 Trafford Flyer Viaduct Way Trafford Ardmore Bl Airbrake Av Broadway Bl Weekday peak hours only stop restrictions P71 Swissvale Flyer Swissvale station Savannah Av Braddock Av Woodstock Av P76 Lincoln Highway Flyer Olympia Park and Ride Ardmore Bl Lincoln Hwy Long Run Rd P78 Oakmont Flyer Alpha Ice Complex Harmar Laketon Rd Verona Rd Allegheny River Bl Weekdays only stop restrictionsStations editStation Name Neighborhood Borough Routes Notes Penn Station Downtown P1 P7 P10 P12 P16 P17 P67 P68 P69 P71 P76 P78 nbsp Amtrak Capitol Limited Pennsylvanian nbsp Greyhound Lines Herron Polish Hill P1 P7 P10 P12 P16 P17 P67 P68 P69 P71 P76 P78 Negley Shadyside P1 P3 P7 P10 P12 P16 P17 P67 P68 P69 P71 P76 P78 East Liberty East Liberty P1 P3 P7 P10 P12 P16 P17 P67 P68 P69 P71 P76 P78 Homewood Homewood Point Breeze North P1 P3 P7 P12 P16 P67 P68 P69 P71 P76 P78 Wilkinsburg Wilkinsburg P1 P3 P7 P12 P16 P67 P68 P69 P71 P76 P78 Park and ride 748 spaces Hay Street P7 P12 P16 P67 P68 P69 P71 P76 P78 Located on spur to Hay Street Hamnett P1 P3 Park and ride 128 spaces Roslyn Swissvale P1 P3 Swissvale P1 P3 Park and ride 163 spacesSee also editWest Busway South Busway Pittsburgh Light RailReferences edit BRT Rankings Institute for Transportation and Development Policy 2020 Retrieved April 26 2020 Kitsko Jeffrey February 17 2010 Martin Luther King Jr East Busway Pittsburgh Highways Retrieved July 30 2013 Schmitz Jon July 20 2013 Leading Mon Fayette Expressway supporter changes lanes Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved July 25 2013 All Schedules www rideprt org Retrieved February 15 2024 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martin Luther King Jr East Busway KML file edit help Template Attached KML Martin Luther King Jr East 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