Dorchester station (PAAC)

Dorchester is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The street level stop was added to the route to serve the nearby Dorchester Apartment complex, for which the stop was named. A variety of apartment blocks have been located near the stop, as part of a transit village model designed to encourage public transit as the primary form of transportation for residents.

Dorchester
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
LocationSpartan Road and Graeser Avenue
Bethel Park, PA
Coordinates40.3408°N 80.0481°W / 40.3408; -80.0481
Owned byPort Authority
Tracks2
History
OpenedApril 15, 1984
Traffic
Passengers (2018)59[1] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station
Bethel Village
toward Allegheny
 Blue Line South Hills Village
Terminus
Red Line
Limited
Former services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station
Bethel Village
toward Gateway
 47D Drake
1980s–1993
 Bethel Church
toward Drake

References
  1. "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority.


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