Blue Line (Pittsburgh)
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The Blue Line is a Pittsburgh Light Rail line that runs between Downtown Pittsburgh via the Overbrook neighborhood to South Hills Village (formerly 47S South Hills Village via Overbrook).
History
The line from South Hills Junction to Castle Shannon (now called the Overbrook Line) was first constructed by the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad between 1872 and 1874.[2] In 1905 Pittsburgh Railways leased the route and between 1909 and 1910 converted it from narrow gauge to dual gauge and installed overhead power for trolleys.
Mid-20th century
The line was reopened on June 2, 2004, following major work which included doubling of the track and elimination of 22 traditional street level trolley stops in favor of eight new LRV style stations with platforms.[3]
Route
The line starts at
The
On June 25, 2012, the Port Authority closed two stations on the South Hills Village Branch as part of a system-wide consolidation:
Until February 2020 the line consisted of 36 stations including the Library branch which was later adopted exclusively by the Silver Line.[5]
Station list
The Pittsburgh Light Rail has three types of stations. They are low platform, high platform, and underground. High platform and underground stations are wheelchair accessible as the train doors are level with the platform. Low platform stations are not wheelchair accessible as they require passengers to climb stairs to board the light rail vehicle.
Name | Miles[1] | ![]() |
Station Type | Other services | Municipality |
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Allegheny |
0.00 | ![]() |
high platform | Red Silver | Pittsburgh / Chateau |
North Side |
0.51 | ![]() |
underground | Pittsburgh / North Shore | |
Gateway | 1.00 | ![]() |
Pittsburgh / Central Business District | ||
Wood Street |
1.26 | ![]() | |||
Steel Plaza | 1.55 | ![]() | |||
First Avenue |
1.88 | ![]() |
high platform | ||
Station Square | 2.41 | ![]() |
Red Silver South Busway![]() |
Pittsburgh / South Shore | |
South Hills Junction | 3.25 | ![]() |
Red Silver South Busway | Pittsburgh / Mt. Washington | |
Boggs | 3.66 | ![]() |
Silver | Pittsburgh / Beltzhoover | |
Bon Air | 4.30 | ![]() |
Pittsburgh / Bon Air | ||
Denise | 5.09 | ![]() |
Pittsburgh / Carrick | ||
South Bank |
5.49 | ![]() |
Silver South Busway | Pittsburgh / Overbrook | |
McNeilly | 6.73 | ![]() |
Silver | Baldwin Township | |
Killarney |
7.06 | ![]() |
Castle Shannon | ||
Memorial Hall |
7.76 | ![]() | |||
Willow |
8.31 | ![]() | |||
St. Anne's |
8.69 | low platform | Red Silver | ||
Smith Road | 8.97 | ||||
Washington Junction | 9.21 | ![]() |
high platform | Bethel Park | |
Casswell | 9.69 | low platform | Red | ||
Highland |
9.98 | ||||
Bethel Village | 10.46 | ||||
Dorchester |
10.75 | ||||
South Hills Village | 11.02 | ![]() |
high platform | Upper St. Clair |
References
- ^ a b "PAAC System Map". Port Authority.
- ^ "Historic American Engineering Record - Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad, Reflectorville Viaduct, Overbrook Trolley Line, crossing near Edgebrook Av, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA". Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- ^ JW, RAH (July 1, 2004). "Five cities dedicate light rail lines". Railway Gazette. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ^ "Eleven T Stops Close June 25". Port Authority of Allegheny County. June 22, 2012. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ "Port Authority to rename a light rail service to Silver Line Library".