Washington Junction station

Washington Junction
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
Washington Junction station, looking north
General information
Location	Library Road at Milford Road Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.3535°N 80.0272°W / 40.3535; -80.0272
Owned by	Pittsburgh Regional Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus connection with MMVTA Route A
Construction
Parking	230 space
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1903
Rebuilt	–May 15, 1984[1]
Passengers
2018	714[2] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Pittsburgh Regional Transit Following station Smith Road toward Allegheny Blue Line Casswell toward South Hills Village Red Line Silver Line Hillcrest toward Library
Former services Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station Smith Road toward Allegheny Blue Line Library Mine 3 Closed 2012 toward Library Smith Road toward Gateway 47D Drake 1984–1993 Casswell toward Drake
Location

Washington Junction is a station on Pittsburgh Regional Transit's light rail network.[3] It is located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The facility is designed both as a transfer station for southbound travelers (the Red and Blue Lines continue toward Upper St. Clair and South Hills Village, while the Silver Line continues toward South Park and Library), and as a commuter park and ride facility. 230 spaces are located on site, designed for allowing travel to Downtown Pittsburgh by residents of northern Bethel Park and commuters who choose to use the stop by traveling from more eastern suburbs via Library or Broughton Roads.

History

Washington Junction was once an important junction on the Pittsburgh Railways Interurban service where the lines from Pittsburgh to Washington, Pennsylvania and Roscoe, Pennsylvania joined.[4]

References

1. Grata, Joe (April 12, 1984). "In Transit". The Pittsburgh Press. pp. B1, B10. Retrieved May 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority.
3. Official Port Authority information page
4. Electric Railroads, Number Twenty. Lackawanna Terminal, Hoboken, New Jersey: Electric Railroaders Association, Inc. July 1952. Retrieved 6 June 2009.

External links

Media related to Washington Junction (PAT station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Port Authority T Stations Listings
• Station from Google Maps Street View