Martin Villa station

Martin Villa was a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania. The street level stop was incorporated into the system to serve an apartment complex of the same name. On the opposite side of the street, a variety of residences were within walking distance.

Martin Villa
Former Pittsburgh Light Rail station
The station site in 2017. Nothing remains.
LocationWillow Avenue at Baldwin Avenue, Castle Shannon, PA
Coordinates40.3634°N 80.0284°W / 40.3634; -80.0284
Owned byPort Authority
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typestreet level
History
Opened1987
Closed2012
Former services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station
Willow
toward Allegheny
Blue Line
Library
St. Anne's
toward Library
Blue Line
South Hills Village
via Overbrook
St. Anne's
Overbrook Junction
toward Allegheny
Red Line
South Hills Village
via Beechview
Castle Shannon
Terminus
47D Drake
1993–1999
St. Anne's
toward Drake
Municipal Building
toward Gateway
47D Drake
1980s–1993

Martin Villa was one of eleven stops closed on June 25, 2012 as part of a system-wide consolidation effort.[1]

History

The stop dated back to the PCC streetcar era, being at the transition between center street and off street reserved right of way.[2]

References

  1. "Eleven T Stops Close June 25". Port Authority of Allegheny County. June 22, 2012. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  2. "LRT in Pittsburgh". August 13, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2010.


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