Overbrook Junction station
Overbrook Junction is a station on the Beechview branch of the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network which serves Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania.
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Location | Willow Avenue and James Street Castle Shannon, PA | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.3657°N 80.0270°W | ||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Port Authority | ||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Connections | Blue Line – Library
Blue Line – South Hills Village
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Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2018) | 115[1] (weekday boardings) | ||||||||||||||||
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History
Overbrook Junction was built as part of the 2004 reopening of the Overbrook line.[2] It is the transfer point between the Beechview (serving Castle Shannon, Mt. Lebanon, Dormont, and Beechview) and Overbrook (serving Overbrook, Carrick, Bon Air, and Belzhoover) lines. No parking is available at the site. Since park and ride commuters can more conveniently reach the nearby Castle Shannon station, Overbook Junction almost exclusively serves nearby apartments and individuals switching trains. During peak hours, Red Line trains terminate at this station, requiring commuters who need to travel farther south to use the short footpath to Willow.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Overbrook Junction (PAT station). |
- "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority.
- "Overbrook Line - stations". 2004. Retrieved 15 August 2009.