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Washington Junction
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
Washington Junction station, looking north
General information
LocationLibrary Road at Milford Road
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°21′13″N 80°01′38″W / 40.3535°N 80.0272°W / 40.3535; -80.0272
Owned byPittsburgh Regional Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus connection with MMVTA Route A
Construction
Parking230 space
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1903
Rebuilt–May 15, 1984
Passengers
2018714 (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Pittsburgh Regional Transit Following station
Smith Roadtoward Allegheny Blue Line Casswelltoward South Hills Village
Red Line
Silver Line Hillcresttoward Library
Former services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station
Smith Roadtoward Allegheny Blue LineLibrary Mine 3Closed 2012toward Library
Smith Roadtoward Gateway 47D Drake1984–1993 Casswelltoward Drake
Location

Washington Junction is a station on Pittsburgh Regional Transit's light rail network. It is located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The facility is designed both as a transfer station for southbound travelers (the Red and Blue Lines continue toward Upper St. Clair and South Hills Village, while the Silver Line 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, Pennsylvania and Roscoe, Pennsylvania joined.

References

  1. Grata, Joe (April 12, 1984). "In Transit". The Pittsburgh Press. pp. B1, B10. Retrieved May 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority.
  3. Official Port Authority information page
  4. Electric Railroads, Number Twenty. Lackawanna Terminal, Hoboken, New Jersey: Electric Railroaders Association, Inc. July 1952. Retrieved 6 June 2009.

External links

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