Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority
The Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority, commonly known as "KRT" is the city bus system for the Charleston, West Virginia, United States metropolitan area.
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| Founded | 1971 |
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| Headquarters | 1550 Fourth Avenue |
| Locale | Charleston, WV |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Routes | 22 |
| Website | rideonkrt.com |
The tax supported system was founded in 1971 after the Greyhound Corporation and the privately owned Charleston Transit Company ceased intra-city bus service following a strike.
The system ranges throughout the Charleston metro area, from Montgomery, West Virginia in the south east, about 45 miles west to Nitro, West Virginia. All buses centralize on the former Laidley Street in downtown Charleston, which is now known as the Transit Mall and is restricted to buses only.
The KRT also was involved in a Joint Venture with the Tri-State Transit Authority known as Intelligent Transit which provides a link between Charleston and Huntington, West Virginia, but this ended in 2015 due to low ridership.
Routes
All routes except No. 9 depart from Downtown Charleston. Route 9 connects to Route 2 at Cabin Creek Junction and to Route 22 at Quincy Walmart and Montgomery.
| No. | Route Name | Terminus | Service Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Albans/West Charleston | St. Albans | 7 day service |
| 2 | Kanawha City/Cabin Creek | Cabin Creek | 7 day service |
| 3 | Dunbar/Nitro | Nitro Marketplace | 7 day service |
| 4 | Woodward Drive | Woodrum Park | Weekday service |
| 5 | Tyler Mountain/Cross Lanes | Nitro Marketplace | Mon-Sat service |
| 6 | Elkview | The Crossings Mall | Mon-Sat service |
| 7 | Campbells Creek | Cinco | Weekday service |
| 8 | Sissonville | Sissonville | Mon-Sat service |
| 9 | Montgomery/Eskdale | Montgomery or Leewood | Weekday service |
| 11 | Oakridge Drive/Wertz Avenue | Charleston Heights | Mon-Sat service |
| 12 | Garrison Avenue/Hillsdale | Hillsdale | Mon-Sat service |
| 13 | Beech Avenue | Cato Park | Mon-Sat service |
| 15 | South Hills | Ashton Place | Mon-Sat service |
| 16 | South Park/Memorial Hospital | South Park | Mon-Sat service |
| 18 | Fort Hill/Montrose | Riverwalk Plaza | Mon-Sat service |
| 20 | Virginia Street | Government Complex | Mon-Sat service |
| 21 | Southridge/Alum Creek | Alum Creek | 7 day service |
| 22 | Montgomery/Quincy | WVU Institute of Technology | 7 day service |
| 23 | Clendenin | Clendenin | Mon-Sat service |
| 24 | Sugar Creek | Sugar Creek | Weekday service |
| 28 | Hillcrest/Northgate | Northgate Business Park | Mon-Sat service |
| 34 | Downtown Trolley | (Downtown Loop) | Mon-Sat service |
Electric buses
Public transportation officials hope that a small fleet of new hybrid electric-diesel buses. The seven new vehicles were purchased with funding provided by the federal Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, as well as $1.73 million in stimulus funds awarded to the state Department of Environmental Protection and the state Department of Transportation's Division of Public Transit[1]