Dormont Junction station (PAAC)

Dormont Junction
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
Dormont Junction in 2011
Location Raleigh Avenue
Dormont, Pennsylvania 15216
Coordinates 40°23′26″N 80°02′29″W / 40.390677°N 80.041355°W / 40.390677; -80.041355Coordinates: 40°23′26″N 80°02′29″W / 40.390677°N 80.041355°W / 40.390677; -80.041355
Owned by Port Authority
Line(s)
  Red Line
Castle Shannon
  Red Line
South Hills Village via Beechview
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Bus routes 41 Bower Hill
Construction
Parking 132 spaces
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 1985
Services
Preceding station   Pittsburgh Light Rail   Following station
toward Allegheny
Red Line
Castle Shannon
Red Line
South Hills Village via Beechview
  Former services  
toward Allegheny
Red Line
Red Line Extension
Location

Dormont Junction is a station on the "Beechview" branch of the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network.[1] It is located in Dormont, Pennsylvania. The station is an important park and ride facility, featuring 132 spaces.[2] West Liberty Avenue, Dormont's main artery, is located one block from the station, in a portion of the street that is lined with automobile dealerships. Opposite the commercial sector, a densely populated residential area is located with many homes within walking distance of the station.

History

The original Dormont Junction was a wye between the Pittsburgh Railways private right of way 42 Dormont and the street running 38 Mt. Lebanon.[3] The station stopped being a junction in 1963 when the two routes were combined into the 42/38 Mt. Lebanon Beechview, but the name remained.[4] The current station was built in 1985 along with the 2,800 feet (850 m) Mt. Lebanon Tunnel,[5] which bypassed 8 blocks of street running along Washington Road.

Connecting buses

  • 41 Bower Hill: West Liberty Avenue at Park Boulevard

References

  1. ↑ Official Port Authority information page
  2. ↑ "DORMONT JUNCTION LRT STA-BILTMORE AVE-DORMONT" (PDF). 24 November 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "Maps of PA". Pittsburgh Electric Railway Club. 1959. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  4. ↑ "Pittsburgh Railways Online - A Trolley Car Tragedy". 18 February 2002. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County - Mount Lebanon Transit Tunnels". 27 November 2001. Retrieved 31 August 2009.


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