Washington Junction (PAT station)

Washington Junction
Pittsburgh Light Rail
Washington Junction PAT station, looking south towards South Hills Village and Library
Location	Library Road at Milford Road Bethel Park, PA
Coordinates	40°21′13″N 80°01′38″W / 40.3535°N 80.0272°WCoordinates: 40°21′13″N 80°01′38″W / 40.3535°N 80.0272°W
Owned by	Port Authority
Line(s)	Red Line – South Hills Village   Blue Line – South Hills Village   Blue Line – Library
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus connection with MMVTA Route A
Construction
Parking	230 space
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1903
Rebuilt	1984
Services
Preceding station   The "T"   Following station Smith Road toward Allegheny Red Line – South Hills Village Casswell toward South Hills Village Blue Line – South Hills Village Blue Line – Library Hillcrest toward Library Blue Line – Library Mine 3 Closed 2012 toward Library

Washington Junction is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network.^[1] It is located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The facility is designed both as a transfer station for southbound travelers (the Blue Line - SHV branch toward Upper St. Clair and South Hills Village, while the Blue Line - Library 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, PA and Roscoe, PA joined.^[2]

References

1. Official Port Authority information page
2. 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