Willow station (PAAC)

Willow
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
Location Willow Avenue and James Street, Castle Shannon, PA
Coordinates 40°21′55″N 80°01′35″W / 40.3654°N 80.0264°W / 40.3654; -80.0264Coordinates: 40°21′55″N 80°01′35″W / 40.3654°N 80.0264°W / 40.3654; -80.0264
Owned by Port Authority
Line(s)
  Blue Line
Library
  Blue Line
South Hills Village via Overbrook
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections
  Red Line
Castle Shannon
  Red Line
South Hills Village via Beechview
(Overbrook Junction station transfer)
Construction
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 2004
Services
Preceding station   Pittsburgh Light Rail   Following station
toward Allegheny
Blue Line
Library
toward Library
Blue Line
South Hills Village via Overbrook
  Former services  
toward Allegheny
Blue Line
Library
toward Library
Blue Line
South Hills Village via Overbrook

Willow is a station on the Overbrook branch of the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network. It is located in Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania. It is a transfer point between the Beechview (serving Castle Shannon, Mt. Lebanon, Dormont, and Beechview) and Overbrook (serving Overbrook, Carrick, Bon Air, and Belzhoover) lines. The station's name was derived from Willow Ave, the street that runs parallel with and across the light rail. No parking is available at the site and because park and ride commuters can more conveniently reach the nearby Memorial Hall station, Willow almost exclusively serves nearby apartments and individuals switching trains.

History

Willow was opened in 2004, one of eight new platform equipped stations which replaced 33 streetcar style stops along the Overbrook branch.


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