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Light railway station in South Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.
West Library
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
View facing south from the northbound platform.
General information
LocationLibrary Road at Clifton Road
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°17′39″N 80°01′48″W / 40.2942°N 80.0299°W / 40.2942; -80.0299
Owned byPittsburgh Regional Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MMVTA: A
Construction
Parking115 spaces
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1903
Rebuilt1987
Passengers
2018154 (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Pittsburgh Regional Transit Following station
Sandy Creektoward Allegheny Silver Line LibraryTerminus
Former services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station
Sandy Creektoward Gateway 47L Libraryvia Overbrook Hickstoward Library
Location

West Library is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, nearby the Library neighborhood of South Park, Pennsylvania. Primarily a park and ride stop, it features 115 spaces, designed to facilitate the flow of South Park commuters to Downtown Pittsburgh.

History

A stop was established at West Library when the Pittsburgh Railways interurban line from Charleroi to Pittsburgh was opened through South Park on September 12, 1903. Passengers initially changed at Castle Shannon to continue their journey to Downtown via the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad. It was cut back to Library in 1953 and was converted from PCC operation to light rail in 1988.

References

  1. "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority.
  2. Official Port Authority information page
  3. John Baxter (July 1952). Electric Railroads, Number Twenty. Lackawanna Terminal, Hoboken, New Jersey: Electric Railroaders Association, Inc. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  4. Roger T. DuPuis II (18 February 2002). "Pittsburgh Railways Online - PCC and Light Rail History: 1936-1999". Retrieved 12 August 2009.

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