Hillcrest is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The street level stop is designed as a small commuter stop, serving area residents who walk to the train so they can be taken toward Downtown Pittsburgh.
Hillcrest | |||||||||||||
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Pittsburgh Light Rail station | |||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||
Location | Hillcrest Street at Bethel Church Road Bethel Park, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°20′43″N 80°01′44″W / 40.3454°N 80.0288°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Pittsburgh Regional Transit | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1987 | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2018 | 38[1] (weekday boardings) | ||||||||||||
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Hillcrest station is also within walking distance of Rite Aid, Dairy Queen, and Bruster's Ice Cream.
History
editThe grade crossing of Bethel Church Road was replaced by the Hillcrest bridge in September 1987.[2]
References
edit- ^ "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority.
- ^ "Traffic restricted on Bethel Church Road". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 30 July 1987. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
External links
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