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.
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| Location | Spartan Road and Graeser Avenue Bethel Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°20′27″N 80°02′53″W / 40.3408°N 80.0481°W | |||||||||||||
| Owned by | Pittsburgh Regional Transit | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 15, 1984[1] | |||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 59[2] (weekday boardings) | |||||||||||||
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In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded The T $8 million to construct accessible platforms at ten Red Line stops, including Dorchester.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Grata, Joe (April 12, 1984). "In Transit". The Pittsburgh Press. pp. B1, B10. Retrieved May 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16.
- ^ "All Stations Accessibility Program FY24 Projects". Federal Transit Administration. May 28, 2024.
- ^ "Biden-Harris Administration Announces $343 Million to Modernize Transit Stations, Improve Accessibility Across the Country" (Press release). Federal Transit Administration. May 28, 2024.
External links
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Media related to Dorchester (PAT station) at Wikimedia Commons- Port Authority T Stations Listings
- Station from Google Maps Street View
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