Overbrook Junction (PAT station)

Overbrook Junction
Location Willow Avenue and James Street
Castle Shannon, PA
Coordinates 40°22′06″N 80°01′49″W / 40.3683°N 80.0303°WCoordinates: 40°22′06″N 80°01′49″W / 40.3683°N 80.0303°W
Owned by Port Authority
Line(s)
Tracks 2
Construction
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 2004
Services
Preceding station   The "T"   Following station
toward Allegheny
Red Line – South Hills Village
Red Line – South Hills Village
Closed 2012
toward Allegheny
Red Line – Overbrook JunctionTerminus
toward Allegheny
Blue Line – Library
Transfer at: Willow
toward Library
toward Allegheny
Blue Line – South Hills Village
Transfer at: Willow

Overbrook Junction is a station on the Beechview branch of the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network which serves Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania.

History

Overbrook Junction was built as part of the 2004 reopening of the Overbrook line.[1] It is the transfer point between the Beechview (serving Castle Shannon, Mt. Lebanon, Dormont, and Beechview) and Overbrook (serving Overbrook, Carrick, Bon Air, and Belzhoover) lines. No parking is available at the site and because both park and ride commuters can more conveniently reach the nearby Castle Shannon station, Overbook Junction almost exclusively serves nearby apartments and individuals switching trains. The 42C, a peak-hours-only train ends at this station, providing commuters who need to travel farther south with the ability to switch lines by using the short footpath to Willow.

References

  1. "Overbrook Line - stations". 2004. Retrieved 15 August 2009.