Altoona Metro Transit
public transportation service located in Altoona, Pennsylvania
Altoona Metro Transit (AMTRAN) is a public transportation service serving Blair County, Pennsylvania. It provides bus and paratransit service to Altoona, Hollidaysburg, and select communities in the region. Amtran offers a tripper for school students as well as shuttle services for Penn State Altoona. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 492,500, or about 1,700 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2026.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4736949. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2025 and 2026.
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