Shiras is 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 is located on a small island platform in the middle of Broadway Avenue, through which The T travels along former streetcar tracks.

Shiras
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
General information
LocationBroadway Avenue and Shiras Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°24′14″N 80°01′49″W / 40.4040°N 80.0302°W / 40.4040; -80.0302
Owned byPittsburgh Regional Transit
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 22, 1987[1]
Passengers
2018147[2] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Pittsburgh Regional Transit Following station
Belasco
toward Allegheny
Red Line Stevenson
Former services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station
Boustead
Closed 2012
toward Allegheny
Red Line
Overbrook Junction
via Beechview
Neeld
Closed 2012
Location
Map

References

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  1. ^ Grata, Joe (May 17, 1987). "Newest LRT Link Opening Friday". The Pittsburgh Press. pp. A1, A16. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority.
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