Washington Junction station
Washington Junction | ||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Washington Junction station, looking north | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Library Road at Milford Road Bethel Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°21′13″N 80°01′38″W / 40.3535°N 80.0272°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Pittsburgh Regional Transit | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  MMVTA: A | |||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 230 spaces | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1903 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1984[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 714[2] (weekday boardings) | |||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Washington Junction was once an important junction on the Pittsburgh Railways interurban service where the lines to Washington, Pennsylvania meets or diverges from the line to Charleroi. In 1953, both lines were cut back to the Allegheny County line at Drake and Library stations, respectively.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Grata, Joe (April 12, 1984). "In Transit". The Pittsburgh Press. pp. B1, B10. Retrieved May 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority.
- ↑ Official Port Authority information page
- ↑ Electric Railroads. Vol. 20. Lackawanna Terminal, Hoboken, New Jersey: Electric Railroaders Association, Inc. July 1952. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
External links
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Media related to Washington Junction (PAT station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Port Authority T Stations Listings Archived April 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Station from Google Maps Street View
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