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==Transportation== ===Roads and highways=== {{stack|[[File:2022-08-09 17 04 46 View south along Pennsylvania State Route 611 (Pocono Boulevard) from the overpass for the rail line just south of Fork Street in Mount Pocono, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|PA 611 southbound in Mount Pocono]]}} As of 2017, there were {{convert|21.55|mi}} of public roads in Mount Pocono, of which {{convert|5.60|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|15.95|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/45403.pdf|title=Mount Pocono Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 15, 2023}}</ref> [[Pennsylvania Route 196]], [[Pennsylvania Route 611]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 940]] are the numbered highways serving Mount Pocono. PA 940 follows a southwest-northeast alignment through the center of the borough. PA 611 follows a northwest-southeast alignment through the middle of the borough. Finally, PA 196 begins at the intersection of PA 611 and PA 940 and heads north through the northern portion of the borough. ===Railroad=== [[File:Mt. Pocono station, D.L. & W.R.R. Related Names- Detroit Publishing Co. , publisher Date Created Published- between 1890 and 1901.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Mt. Pocono station, D.L. & W.R.R., c. 1895]] The main line of the [[Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad]] passed through the southern end of the borough, providing access from [[New York City]] via the terminal at [[Hoboken, New Jersey]]. A passenger station was built at the crossing of Pennsylvania Route 611 in 1886. Most of the station was demolished in 1937 when the highway was widened. Regular passenger service to the borough ended in 1965.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mountpocono-pa.gov/|title=Welcome|website=Mount Pocono, PA}}</ref> The D., L. & W. tracks now carry freight trains of the [[Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad]] and an occasional excursion train from [[Steamtown National Historic Site]].<ref>Alan Sweeney, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=lZb750RqG24C&dq=mount+pocono+station+lackawanna&pg=PA193 Journey along the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad]'' (Tribute Books, 2007), p. 193.</ref> ===Bus=== The [[Monroe County Transit Authority]] (MCTA) serves [[Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Monroe County]] with five bus routes. The Authority's Blue Route serves Mount Pocono's Main Street (Pocono Blvd.) with northbound service to [[Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania|Tobyhanna]] and southbound service to [[Tannersville, Pennsylvania|Tannersville]] and the [[Bartonsville]]. Connections to other MCTA routes are provided at the Giants Supermarket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gomcta.com/schedules.htm|title=Pocono Pony Routes|access-date=2023-08-03}}</ref> [[Martz Trailways]] and [[Greyhound Lines]] provide intercity bus service to Mount Pocono at the Martz Express bus station, with Martz Trailways connecting Mount Pocono with the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[New York City]] and Greyhound Lines connecting Mount Pocono with [[Philadelphia]] and [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]].<ref name=martzschedule>{{cite web|title=Daily Passenger Service Schedules|publisher=Martz Group|url=http://martztrailways.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/MartzSchedules717.pdf|access-date=October 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mount Pocono Pennsylvania Bus Station|publisher=Greyhound Lines|url=http://locations.greyhound.com/bus-stations/us/pennsylvania/mount-pocono/bus-station-170951|access-date=October 17, 2017}}</ref> ===Air=== [[Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport]] is located two miles north of the borough.
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