Allegheny station (PAAC)

Allegheny
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
Location Allegheny Avenue and Reedsdale Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°26′52″N 80°01′04″W / 40.4479°N 80.0178°W / 40.4479; -80.0178Coordinates: 40°26′52″N 80°01′04″W / 40.4479°N 80.0178°W / 40.4479; -80.0178
Owned by Port Authority
Line(s)
  Blue Line
Library
  Blue Line
South Hills Village via Overbrook
  Red Line
Castle Shannon
  Red Line
South Hills Village via Beechview
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type elevated
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened March 25, 2012
Services
Preceding station   Pittsburgh Light Rail   Following station
TerminusBlue Line
Library
toward Library
Blue Line
South Hills Village via Overbrook
Red Line
South Hills Village via Beechview
Red Line
Castle Shannon
Station entrance

Allegheny is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network. The stop serves the North Shore neighborhood and other adjacent North Side neighborhoods. Heinz Field, the Pittsburgh Steelers football stadium; Rivers Casino; Stage AE amphitheater; Community College of Allegheny County's Allegheny Campus; and Carnegie Science Center are within walking distance.

This station currently acts as the northern terminus of the Pittsburgh Light Rail system, and it is most distant station of the North Shore Connector project. It also marks the beginning of the Light Rail system's six-station "Free Fare Zone" within which riders do not need to pay to ride.[1]

Bus bays are located under the elevated station.

Future developments

Although Allegheny Station is currently a terminus, in the future, the Port Authority of Allegheny County plans to extend service westward toward Pittsburgh International Airport as well as northward into the North Hills area.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Pittsburgh Light Rail System Map". Archived from the original on April 7, 2012.
  2. ↑ "North Shore Connector Briefing Information" (PDF). Port Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2011.



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