Personal Rapid Transit

REMEMBER MORGANTOWN AND THE WVU PRT SYSTEM.

The Phase I system began operations in 1975, with a final cost of $62 million. In 2012, the University

Board of Governors approved $15 million as part of the renewal and modernization project. Over the

years, software and vehicle systems have been upgraded – consider the evolution of technology since

the mid-1970s. From its inception, the system has proven a reliable solution to the multi-campus

arrangement at West Virginia University.

“WVU’s Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) System is an automated people mover system that connects the

three areas of the WVU Morgantown Campus and the Morgantown Central Business District. The PRT

consists of a fleet of 69 electronically powered, rubber-tired vehicles operating on 8.7 miles of

dedicated guideway. Since opening in 1975, it has provided over 83 million passenger trips without

injury and taken countless vehicles off the highly congested roads in Morgantown.”