Neeld station

Neeld
General information
Location	Broadway Avenue and Neeld Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°24′08″N80°01′52″W / 40.4023°N 80.0311°W / 40.4023; -80.0311
Owned by	Port Authority
Tracks	2
History
Opened	May 22, 1987 [1]
Closed	June 25, 2012 [2]
Former services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station Shiras toward Allegheny Red Line Overbrook Junction via Beechview Stevenson toward Overbrook Junction or South Hills Village
Location

Neeld was a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The street level stop was located on a small island platform in the middle of Broadway Avenue, through which the T travels along former streetcar tracks. The station served a densely populated residential area through which bus service is limited because of the hilly terrain.

Neeld was one of eleven stops closed on June 25, 2012 as part of a system-wide consolidation effort. ^[2]

The station in 2017.

History

The stop was the location of the turning loop of the Pittsburgh Railways 43 Neeld Avenue streetcar service.

References

1. Grata, Joe (May 17, 1987). "Newest LRT Link Opening Friday". The Pittsburgh Press . pp. A1, A16 . Retrieved April 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "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.

External links

• Media related to Neeld (PAT station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Port Authority T Stations Listings