Dorchester station (PAAC)

Dorchester
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
Location Spartan Road and Graeser Avenue
Bethel Park, PA
Coordinates 40°20′27″N 80°02′53″W / 40.3408°N 80.0481°W / 40.3408; -80.0481Coordinates: 40°20′27″N 80°02′53″W / 40.3408°N 80.0481°W / 40.3408; -80.0481
Owned by Port Authority
Line(s)
Tracks 2
History
Opened April 15, 1984
Services
Preceding station   Pittsburgh Light Rail   Following station
toward Allegheny
Blue Line
South Hills Village via Overbrook
Terminus
Red Line
South Hills Village via Beechview

Dorchester is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The street level stop was added to the route to serve the nearby Dorchester Apartment complex, for which the stop was named. A variety of apartment blocks have been located near the stop, as part of a transit village model designed to encourage public transit as the primary form of transportation for residents.


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