Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway

Martin Luther King Jr.
East Busway
Three buses on the busway near UPMC Shadyside
Overview
LocalePittsburgh
Termini
Stations10
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemPittsburgh Regional Transit
History
OpenedFebruary 1983
Technical
Line length9.1 mi (14.6 km)
Operating speed55 mph (89 km/h) (top)
Route map
Map Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway highlighted in purple
Swissvale
Roslyn
Hamnett
Hay Street
Wilkinsburg
Homewood
East Liberty
Negley
ramp to Neville Street
Herron
Penn Station
Amtrak
ramp to Downtown

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible
Detailed diagram
ramp to Braddock Avenue
 
Swissvale
serving Rankin
Swissvale Terminal
Roslyn
serving Swissvale
Washington Avenue
Braddock Avenue
Edgewood
Hamnett
Kelly Avenue
Rowland Connector
South Avenue
Hay Street
(
former Wilkinsburg
PRR station
)
Wallace Avenue
Wilkinsburg
Brushton Avenue
Brushton Terminal
Braddock Avenue
Homewood Avenue
Homewood
Dallas Avenue
Rainbow Street
East Liberty Garage
Dahlem Place
Liberty Boulevard
East Liberty
Highland Avenue
pedestrian bridge
Negley
Negley Avenue
Aiken Avenue
Baum Avenue
Millvale Avenue
ramp to Neville Street
CSX Schenley Tunnel
Herron Avenue
Herron
28th Street
ramp to 26th Street
Penn Station AmtrakPittsburgh Light Rail

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible

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.

The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), under its BRT Standard, has given the East Busway corridor a Bronze ranking.[1]

  1. ^ "BRT Rankings". Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.