Allegheny station (Pittsburgh Regional Transit)
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Allegheny station is a station on the Pittsburgh Regional Transit's Pittsburgh Light Rail network, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The stop serves the North Shore neighborhood and other adjacent neighborhoods. Among the locations within walking distance are: Acrisure Stadium, the Pittsburgh Steelers football stadium; Rivers Casino; the Stage AE amphitheater; Community College of Allegheny County's Allegheny Campus; and Kamin Science Center.
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.svg){kind=small} Pittsburgh Light Rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Allegheny Avenue and Reedsdale Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°26′52″N 80°01′04″W / 40.4479°N 80.0178°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Pittsburgh Regional Transit | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Shore Connector | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | March 25, 2012[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 3,743[2] (weekday boardings) | |||||||||||||||||
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This station currently acts as the northern terminus of the Pittsburgh Light Rail system, and it is most distant station of the North Shore Connector project. It also marks the beginning of the Light Rail system's six-station "Free Fare Zone" within which riders do not need to pay to ride.[3]
Bus bays are located under the elevated station.
Future developments
editAlthough Allegheny station is currently a terminus, in the future, Pittsburgh Regional Transit plans to extend service westward toward Pittsburgh International Airport as well as northward into the North Hills area.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Tunnel Under Pittsburgh River to Open March 25". The Latrobe Bulletin. March 13, 2012. p. A7. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "System Map Fall 2020". Port Authority. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Light Rail System Map". Archived from the original on April 7, 2012.
- ^ "North Shore Connector Briefing Information" (PDF). Port Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2011.
External links
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Media related to Allegheny (PAT station) at Wikimedia Commons- Port Authority North Shore Connector information
- North Shore Connector Allegheny Station
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