List of Pittsburgh Light Rail stations

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The Pittsburgh Light Rail , commonly known as the T system, is the light rail system for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is run by Pittsburgh Regional Transit and currently consists of the Red Line, Blue Line and Silver Line. Trolley lines began on the T's route in 1897, and currently The T is the eighteenth most used light rail system in the United States. As of the fourth quarter of 2013 it had an annual ridership of 8,321,700, with 28,300 daily boardings [1] over its 26.2 mile length. [2] It has 53 stations over two lines and was last expanded in 2012 with the completion of the North Shore Connector. [2]

Contents

Stations and stops

†*Terminus and transfer stations
Terminal stations
* Transfer stations
StationLineCity/neighborhoodConnectionsFree fare zone
Allegheny†* Wheelchair symbol.svg North Shore Bus connectionsYes
Arlington Castle Shannon No
Beagle Bethel Park No
Belasco Beechview No
Bethel Village* Bethel Park No
Boggs* Wheelchair symbol.svg Beltzhoover No
Bon Air* Wheelchair symbol.svg Bon Air No
Casswell* Bethel Park No
Castle Shannon Wheelchair symbol.svg Castle Shannon No
Dawn Beechview Bus connectionsNo
Denise* Wheelchair symbol.svg Carrick No
Dorchester* Bethel Park No
Dormont Junction Wheelchair symbol.svg Dormont Bus connectionsNo
Fallowfield Wheelchair symbol.svg Beechview No
First Avenue* Wheelchair symbol.svg Downtown Bus connectionsYes
Gateway* Wheelchair symbol.svg Downtown Bus connectionsYes
Hampshire Beechview No
Highland* Bethel Park No
Hillcrest Bethel Park No
Killarney* Wheelchair symbol.svg Castle Shannon No
King's School Bethel Park No
Library Wheelchair symbol.svg South Park Township No
Logan Bethel Park No
Lytle Wheelchair symbol.svg Bethel Park No
Memorial Hall* Wheelchair symbol.svg Castle Shannon No
Mesta Bethel Park No
McNeilly* Wheelchair symbol.svg Overbrook / Baldwin Twp. No
Munroe Bethel Park No
Mt. Lebanon Wheelchair symbol.svg Mt. Lebanon Bus connectionsNo
North Side* Wheelchair symbol.svg North Shore Yes
Overbrook Junction†* Wheelchair symbol.svg Castle Shannon Walkway to Willow No
Palm Garden Mount Washington Bus connectionsNo
Pennant Beechview No
Poplar Mt. Lebanon No
Potomac Wheelchair symbol.svg Dormont No
St. Anne's* Castle Shannon No
Sandy Creek Bethel Park No
Sarah Bethel Park No
Shiras Beechview No
Smith Road* Castle Shannon No
South Bank* Wheelchair symbol.svg Brookline Bus connections,

South Busway

No
South Hills Junction* Wheelchair symbol.svg Mount Washington Bus connections,

South Busway

No
South Hills Village†* Wheelchair symbol.svg Upper St. Clair Township Bus connectionsNo
South Park Bethel Park No
Station Square* Wheelchair symbol.svg South Shore Bus connections,
South Busway,
near Monongahela Incline
No
Steel Plaza* Wheelchair symbol.svg Downtown Bus connectionsYes
Stevenson Dormont No
Washington Junction* Wheelchair symbol.svg Bethel Park No
West Library Wheelchair symbol.svg South Park Township No
Westfield Beechview No
Willow* Wheelchair symbol.svg Castle Shannon Walkway to Overbrook Junction No
Wood Street* Downtown Bus connectionsYes

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References

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  1. "APTA Ridership Report - Q4 2013 Report" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association (APTA). February 26, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  2. 1 2 "Port Authority of Allegheny County - Company Info & Projects - Agency Profile". Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT). 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-07-15.