Dormont Junction (PAT station)

Dormont Junction
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
Dormont Junction in 2011
Location	Raleigh Avenue Dormont, Pennsylvania 15216
Coordinates	40°23′26″N 80°02′29″W / 40.390677°N 80.041355°WCoordinates: 40°23′26″N 80°02′29″W / 40.390677°N 80.041355°W
Owned by	Port Authority
Line(s)	Red Line – Overbrook Junction   Red Line – South Hills Village
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus routes 41 Bower Hill
Construction
Parking	132 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1985
Services
Preceding station   The "T"   Following station Potomac toward Allegheny Red Line – Overbrook Junction Mt. Lebanon toward Overbrook Junction Red Line – South Hills Village Mt. Lebanon toward South Hills Village Kelton Closed 2012 toward Allegheny Red Line – Overbrook Junction Mt. Lebanon toward Overbrook Junction Red Line – South Hills Village Mt. Lebanon toward South Hills Village
Location

Dormont Junction is a station on the "Beechview" branch of the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network.^[1] It is located in Dormont, Pennsylvania. The station is an important park and ride facility, featuring 132 spaces.^[2] West Liberty Avenue, Dormont's main artery, is located one block from the station, in a portion of the street that is lined with automobile dealerships. Opposite the commercial sector, a densely populated residential area is located with many homes within walking distance of the station.

History

The original Dormont Junction was a wye between the Pittsburgh Railways private right of way 42 Dormont and the street running 38 Mt. Lebanon.^[3] The station stopped being a junction in 1963 when the two routes were combined into the 42/38 Mt. Lebanon Beechview, but the name remained.^[4] The current station was built in 1985 along with the 2,800 feet (850 m) Mt. Lebanon Tunnel,^[5] which bypassed 8 blocks of street running along Washington Road.

Connecting buses

• 41 Bower Hill: West Liberty Avenue at Park Boulevard

References

1. Official Port Authority information page
2. "DORMONT JUNCTION LRT STA-BILTMORE AVE-DORMONT" (PDF). 24 November 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
3. "Maps of PA". Pittsburgh Electric Railway Club. 1959. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
4. "Pittsburgh Railways Online - A Trolley Car Tragedy". 18 February 2002. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
5. "Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County - Mount Lebanon Transit Tunnels". 27 November 2001. Retrieved 31 August 2009.

External links

• Station from Raleigh Avenue from Google Maps Street View