West Library is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, nearby the Library neighborhood of South Park, Pennsylvania.[2] Primarily a park and ride stop, it features 115 spaces, designed to facilitate the flow of South Park commuters to Downtown Pittsburgh.
West Library | |||||||||||||
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.svg){kind=small} Pittsburgh Light Rail station | |||||||||||||
 View facing south from the northbound platform. | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Library Road at Clifton Road Bethel Park, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°17′39″N 80°01′48″W / 40.2942°N 80.0299°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Pittsburgh Regional Transit | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  MMVTA: A | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 115 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1903 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1987 | ||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 154[1] (weekday boardings) | ||||||||||||
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History
editA stop was established at West Library when the Pittsburgh Railways interurban line from Charleroi to Pittsburgh was opened through South Park on September 12, 1903. Passengers initially changed at Castle Shannon to continue their journey to Downtown via the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad.[3] It was cut back to Library in 1953 and was converted from PCC operation to light rail in 1988.[4]
References
edit- ^ "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority.
- ^ Official Port Authority information page
- ^ John Baxter (July 1952). Electric Railroads, Number Twenty. Lackawanna Terminal, Hoboken, New Jersey: Electric Railroaders Association, Inc. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ Roger T. DuPuis II (18 February 2002). "Pittsburgh Railways Online - PCC and Light Rail History: 1936-1999". Retrieved 12 August 2009.
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