Escambia County Area Transit

Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) is the transit agency that serves the greater Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida area. It is owned by the Escambia County government which began managing the agency in 1971. ECAT served 1.23 million riders in October 2016 - September 2017.[1]

Escambia County Area Transit
Headquarters1515 West Fairfield Drive
LocalePensacola, FL
Service areaEscambia County, Florida
Service typeFixed route bus service
FleetGillig, ElDorado, Champion
OperatorDept of Escambia County
Websitegoecat.com

List of Routes

Below is a complete listing of the 20 bus routes provided by ECAT. There are a total of 285 miles of routes and more than 1,000 stops. All routes operate daily except Sundays unless otherwise noted. Effective July 2017.[2]

No. Name Starting Point Terminus Operates Direction Notes
1 Fairfield Drive Saufley Field ECAT/Rosa Parks Transit Center East/West Bi-Directional
2 Cervantes St./Lillian Hwy./Jackson St. Myrtle Grove ECAT/Rosa Parks Transit Center East/West Bi-Directional Route travels through the Downtown Transit Center in both directions.
41 Bayou Blvd./12th Avenue Pensacola State College Transit Center Downtown Transit Center North/South Bi-Directional Makes northbound trips on Bayou Blvd. to Pensacola State College & southbound trips on 12th Avenue with a stop at ECAT/Rosa Parks Transit Center.
42 9th Avenue Pensacola State College Transit Center Downtown Transit Center North/South Bi-Directional Stops at ECAT/Rosa Parks Transit Center both directions.
43 East Pensacola/Ferry Pass University of West Florida Pensacola State College Transit Center North/South Bi-Directional
44 E Street/T Street/W Street Downtown Transit Center ECAT/Rosa Parks Transit Center North/South Bi-Directional
45 Davis Highway Downtown Transit Center Ferry Pass area North/South Bi-Directional As of 2014, route 45 has the highest ridership with over 750 weekday riders.[3] Route only makes a stop at ECAT/Rosa Parks Transit Center during its southbound trip.
47 Pine Forest Road ECAT/Rosa Parks Transit Center Pine Forest North/South Bi-Directional
48 A Street/Baptist Hospital/L Street Downtown Transit Center ECAT/Rosa Parks Transit Center North/South Bi-Directional
50 Highway 29/Nine Mile Road ECAT/Rosa Parks Transit Center Wal-Mart in Ensley North/South Bi-Directional
51 Palafox Street ECAT/Rosa Parks Transit Center Nine Mile Road & Chemstrand North/South Bi-Directional Stops via Wal-Mart in Ensley.
55 Gulf Beach Hwy./Barrancas Ave. Warrington ECAT/Rosa Park Transit Center North/South Bi-Directional As of 2014, route 55 had 34 weekday passenger boardings per hour, the highest in the system.[3]
57 Navy Boulevard Pensacola Naval Air Station Downtown Transit Center North/South Bi-Directional Stops via.Corry Field
58 Blue Angel Parkway/Highway 98 Downtown Transit Center Wal-Mart & Target North/South Bi-Directional
59A Corry Field Express Pensacola International Airport Corry Field East/West Bi-Directional Weekdays only.
59 Express NAS Express Pensacola International Airport Pensacola Naval Air Station Circular Circular Route operates seven days a week.
60 Century Connection ECAT/Rosa Parks Transit Center Century Weekday Rush Hours Peak Direction Route travels via Hwy 29 to Hwy 95A Mornings and Via Hwy 95A to Hwy 29 Afternoons and Evenings.
61 I-110 Express ECAT/Rosa Parks Transit Center Pensacola Beach North/South Bi-Directional Stops via. Downtown Transit Center
63 Airport Blvd./Beverly Parkway/Michigan Avenue Pensacola State College Transit Center Saufley Field East/West Bi-Directional
64 Beach Jumper Downtown Transit Center Pensacola Beach North/South Bi-Directional Route operates seven days a week.

Fares

The base cash fare for adults is $1.75. One free transfer is available upon request, but can't round-trip or stopover & good for next 120 minutes upon first boarding; transfers to commuter lines requires paying the difference in fares. ECAT offers passes for 24-Hour ($5.25), 1-Week ($14.50), and 30 days ($47). Certain routes carry a higher fare of $2.35 and are designated as "commuter" routes, typically providing service in peak commute directions on weekdays only. Discounted fares are available for passengers in certain demographics, such as seniors, person with disabilities, students (elementary through high school), and uniformed military personnel; no fare to up to 3 kids below 44 in (1.12 m) with fare-paying rider.[4]

Fleet

The ECAT fleet is composed of buses manufactured by Gillig, ElDorado, and Champion. There are 32 buses in the fleet as of January 2016.[5]

Gillig - Fleet Numbers 9823 9824 9825 9926 9928 0632 0633 0634 0635 0636 0737 0738 0739 0740 0742 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 (Out Of Service1048) 1049 1050 1051 1052

ElDorado - Fleet Numbers 1453 1454 1455 1556 1457 1458 1459

Champion - Fleet Numbers 1501 1502 1503 1504 1505 1506 1507

References
  1. "Escambia County Area Transit MTAC Report - November 8, 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 20 Feb 2018.
  2. "ECAT Routes and Maps". Retrieved 20 Feb 2018.
  3. ECAT COA Final Report - December 2014
  4. "Fares - ECAT". Retrieved 20 Feb 2018.
  5. "ECAT Media Kit" (PDF). Retrieved 20 Feb 2018.


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