Washington Junction station
Washington Junction is a station on Pittsburgh Regional Transit's light rail network.[2] It is located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The facility is designed both as a transfer station for southbound travelers (the Red and Blue Lines continue toward Upper St. Clair and South Hills Village, while the Silver Line continues toward South Park and Library), and as a commuter park and ride facility. 230 spaces are located on site, designed for allowing travel to Downtown Pittsburgh by residents of northern Bethel Park and commuters who choose to use the stop by traveling from more eastern suburbs via Library or Broughton Roads.
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Pittsburgh Light Rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Library Road at Milford Road Bethel Park, PA | |||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.3535°N 80.0272°W | |||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Pittsburgh Regional Transit | |||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus connection with MMVTA Route A | |||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 230 space | |||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1903 | |||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1984 | |||||||||||||||||
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2018 | 714[1] (weekday boardings) | |||||||||||||||||
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History
Washington Junction was once an important junction on the Pittsburgh Railways Interurban service where the lines from Pittsburgh to Washington, PA and Roscoe, PA joined.[3]
References
- "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority.
- Official Port Authority information page
- Electric Railroads, Number Twenty. Lackawanna Terminal, Hoboken, New Jersey: Electric Railroaders Association, Inc. July 1952. Retrieved 6 June 2009.