Washington Junction station (PAAC)

Washington Junction
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
Washington Junction PAT station, looking north
Location Library Road at Milford Road
Bethel Park, PA
Coordinates 40°21′13″N 80°01′38″W / 40.3535°N 80.0272°W / 40.3535; -80.0272Coordinates: 40°21′13″N 80°01′38″W / 40.3535°N 80.0272°W / 40.3535; -80.0272
Owned by Port Authority
Line(s)
  Blue Line
Library
  Blue Line
South Hills Village via Overbrook
  Red Line
South Hills Village via Beechview
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Bus connection with MMVTA Route A
Construction
Parking 230 space
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 1903
Rebuilt 1984
Services
Preceding station   Pittsburgh Light Rail   Following station
toward Allegheny
Blue Line
Library
toward Library
Blue Line
South Hills Village via Overbrook
Red Line
South Hills Village via Beechview
  Former services  
toward Allegheny
Blue Line
Library
toward Library

Washington Junction is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network.[1] It is located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The facility is designed both as a transfer station for southbound travelers (the Blue Line - SHV branch toward Upper St. Clair and South Hills Village, while the Blue Line - Library 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.

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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Official Port Authority information page
  2. ↑ Electric Railroads, Number Twenty. Lackawanna Terminal, Hoboken, New Jersey: Electric Railroaders Association, Inc. July 1952. Retrieved 6 June 2009.

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