Willow station (Pittsburgh Regional Transit)

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Willow
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General information
LocationWillow Avenue and James Street, Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°21′55″N80°01′35″W / 40.3654°N 80.0264°W / 40.3654; -80.0264
Owned by Pittsburgh Regional Transit
Line(s) Overbrook Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections (Overbrook Junction station transfer)
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 2, 2004 [1]
Passengers
2018315 [2] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Pittsburgh Regional Transit Following station
Memorial Hall
toward Allegheny
Blue Line St. Anne's
Silver Line St. Anne's
toward Library
Former services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station
Memorial Hall
toward Allegheny
Blue Line
South Hills Village
via Overbrook
Martin Villa
Closed 2012
Blue Line
Library
Martin Villa
Closed 2012
toward Library

Willow is a station on the Overbrook branch of Pittsburgh Regional Transit's light rail network. It is located in Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania. It is a transfer point between the Red Line (serving Castle Shannon, Mt. Lebanon, Dormont, and Beechview) and the Blue and Silver Lines (serving Overbrook, Carrick, Bon Air, Bethel Park and Library). The station's name was derived from Willow Avenue, the street that runs parallel with and across the light rail. No parking is available at the site and because park and ride commuters can more conveniently reach the nearby Memorial Hall station, Willow almost exclusively serves nearby apartments and individuals switching trains.

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History

Willow was opened in 2004, one of eight new platform equipped stations which replaced 33 streetcar style stops along the Overbrook branch.

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References

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