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Dormont Junction station

40°23′30″N 80°02′27″W / 40.391563°N 80.040969°W / 40.391563; -80.040969Owned byPittsburgh Regional TransitPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConnectionsBus routes 41 Bower HillConstructionParking132 spacesAccessibleYesHistoryOpened1985Passengers2018464^[1] (weekday boardings) Services

Preceding station	Pittsburgh Regional Transit			Following station
Potomac toward Allegheny		Red Line		Mt. Lebanon toward South Hills Village

Former services

Preceding station	Port Authority of Allegheny County			Following station
Kelton Closed 2012 toward Allegheny		Red Line Overbrook Junction via Beechview		Mt. Lebanon toward Overbrook Junction or South Hills Village

Location

Dormont Junction is a station on the Red Line route of Pittsburgh Regional Transit's light rail network.^[2] It is located in Dormont, Pennsylvania. The station is an important park and ride facility, featuring 132 spaces.^[3] West Liberty Avenue, Dormont's main artery, is located one block uphill from the station, in a portion of the street that is lined with automobile dealerships. Opposite the commercial sector, a densely populated residential area is located with many homes within walking distance of the station.

History

The original Dormont Junction was a wye between the Pittsburgh Railways private right of way 42 Dormont and the street running 38 Mt. Lebanon.^[4] The station stopped being a junction in 1963 when the two routes were combined into the 42/38 Mt. Lebanon Beechview, but the name remained.^[5] However, it remains one of only a few places along the route with a Railroad switch allowing the trains to switch tracks. The current station was built in 1985 along with the 2,800 feet (850 m) Mt. Lebanon Tunnel,^[6] which bypassed 8 blocks of street running along Washington Road.

Connecting buses

41 Bower Hill: West Liberty Avenue at Park Boulevard^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16.
^ Official Port Authority information page
^ "DORMONT JUNCTION LRT STA-BILTMORE AVE-DORMONT" (PDF). 24 November 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
^ "Maps of PA". Pittsburgh Electric Railway Club. 1959. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
^ "Pittsburgh Railways Online - A Trolley Car Tragedy". 18 February 2002. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
^ "Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County - Mount Lebanon Transit Tunnels". 27 November 2001. Retrieved 31 August 2009.