Dawn station explained

Dawn
Style:PRT
Type: Pittsburgh Light Rail station
Address:South Busway at Dawn Avenue
Borough:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.4129°N -80.0109°W
Owned:Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT)
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Accessible:Buses only
Rebuilt:1987
Passengers:7[1]
Pass Year:2018
Pass System:weekday boardings
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Marker-Color:
  1. 000
Zoom:15

Dawn 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 located in an especially hilly portion of a neighborhood known for its rolling terrain, providing access to commuters within walking distance. The station is located along the South Busway at the south end of the Palm Garden trestle and also serves as a transfer opportunity to the one city bus that stops at the same location.

History

The original Dawn stop was established at the south end of the Palm Garden trestle where Dawn Avenue crossed the Pittsburgh Railways trolley right of way.[2] In the 1950s the stop was served by the 38 Mt. Lebanon, 39 Brookline, 42 Dormont, and 43 Neeld services. Just south of the stop was a junction where the line continued on to West Liberty Avenue (service 38 and 39) with the branch to the west proceeding to Broadway (service 42 and 43).[3] When the 38 Mt Lebanon line along West Liberty Avenue was abandoned on May 25, 1963, it was combined with the 42 Dormont and renumbered as 42/38 Mt. Lebanon/Beechview. However, the 42 Dormont continued as a separate service but for rush hour use only. All lines, except the 39 Brookline, eventually became the 42 South Hills Village, the current Red Line. The 39 Brookline was abandoned on September 3, 1966.

In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded The T $8 million to construct accessible platforms at ten Red Line stops, including Dawn.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: System Map Winter 2018 . Port Authority . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160316163330/https://paac.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=21b561fba9284378be9f1c620f2dd48e . 2016-03-16 .
  2. Web site: Car 1671 preparing to cross the Palm Garden trestle at Dawn Ave. . c. 1960 . December 3, 2010.
  3. Web site: Maps of PA . Pittsburgh Electric Railway Club . 1959 . 2 September 2009.
  4. Web site: All Stations Accessibility Program FY24 Projects . May 28, 2024 . Federal Transit Administration.
  5. Biden-Harris Administration Announces $343 Million to Modernize Transit Stations, Improve Accessibility Across the Country . May 28, 2024 . Federal Transit Administration.