| Dormont Junction | |||||||||
| Style: | PAAC | ||||||||
| Type: | Pittsburgh Light Rail station | ||||||||
| Address: | Raleigh Avenue Dormont, Pennsylvania 15216 | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 40.3916°N -80.041°W | ||||||||
| Other: | Bus routes 41 Bower Hill | ||||||||
| Platform: | 2 side platforms | ||||||||
| Tracks: | 2 | ||||||||
| Parking: | 132 spaces | ||||||||
| Opened: | 1985 | ||||||||
| Accessible: | true | ||||||||
| Passengers: | 464[1] | ||||||||
| Pass Year: | 2018 | ||||||||
| Pass System: | weekday boardings | ||||||||
| Other Services Header: | Former services | ||||||||
| Other Services Collapsible: | yes | ||||||||
| Mapframe: | yes | ||||||||
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Dormont Junction is a station on the Red Line route of Pittsburgh Regional Transit's light rail network. It is located in Dormont, Pennsylvania. The station is an important park and ride facility, featuring 132 spaces.[2] 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.
The original Dormont Junction was a wye between the Pittsburgh Railways private right of way 42 Dormont and the street running 38 Mt. Lebanon.[3] 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.[4] 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 2800feet Mt. Lebanon Tunnel,[5] which bypassed 8 blocks of street running along Washington Road.
