Pennant was a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The street level stop was located in an especially hilly portion of a neighborhood known for its rolling terrain, and providing access to commuters within walking distance.
Pennant | ||||||||||||||||
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.svg){kind=small} Former Pittsburgh Light Rail station | ||||||||||||||||
 Looking south in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | off of Platt Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°24′41″N 80°00′53″W / 40.4114°N 80.0147°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Port Authority | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | May 22, 1987[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | February 15, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 8[2] (weekday boardings) | |||||||||||||||
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On February 2, 2021, Port Authority announced in a news release that Pennant station would close permanently, due to deteriorating pedestrian infrastructure and low ridership. According to the release, the stairs connecting Pennant station to Platt Avenue were found to be in poor condition in a routine inspection in fall 2020, and in another recent inspection, Port Authority engineers found further deterioration. The permanent closure went into effect on Monday, February 15, 2021.[3]
References
edit- ^ Grata, Joe (May 17, 1987). "Newest LRT Link Opening Friday". The Pittsburgh Press. pp. A1, A16. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority.
- ^ "Port Authority to Close Pennant Station in Beechview". KDKA-TV. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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