Dorchester station (Pittsburgh Regional Transit)

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Dorchester
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General information
LocationSpartan Road and Graeser Avenue
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°20′27″N80°02′53″W / 40.3408°N 80.0481°W / 40.3408; -80.0481
Owned by Pittsburgh Regional Transit
Tracks2
History
OpenedApril 15, 1984 [1]
Passengers
201859 [2] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Pittsburgh Regional Transit Following station
Bethel Village
toward Allegheny
Blue Line South Hills Village
Terminus
Red Line
Former services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station
Bethel Village
toward Gateway
47D Drake
1984–1993
Bethel Church
toward Drake

Dorchester is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The street level stop was added to the route to serve the nearby Dorchester Apartment complex, for which the stop was named. A variety of apartment blocks have been located near the stop, as part of a transit village model designed to encourage public transit as the primary form of transportation for residents.

In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded The T $8 million to construct accessible platforms at ten Red Line stops, including Dorchester. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Grata, Joe (April 12, 1984). "In Transit". The Pittsburgh Press . pp. B1, B10 . Retrieved May 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16.
  3. "All Stations Accessibility Program FY24 Projects". Federal Transit Administration. May 28, 2024.
  4. "Biden-Harris Administration Announces $343 Million to Modernize Transit Stations, Improve Accessibility Across the Country" (Press release). Federal Transit Administration. May 28, 2024.