Martin Villa station explained

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Martin Villa
Type: Former Pittsburgh Light Rail station
Address:Willow Avenue at Baldwin Avenue, Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.3634°N -80.0284°W
Structure:street level
Tracks:2
Opened:May 22, 1987[1]
Closed:June 25, 2012
Other Services Header:Former services
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Martin Villa was a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania. The street level stop was incorporated into the system to serve an apartment complex of the same name. On the opposite side of the street, a variety of residences were within walking distance.

Martin Villa was one of eleven stops closed on June 25, 2012, as part of a system-wide consolidation effort.[2]

History

The stop dated back to the PCC streetcar era, being at the transition between center street and off street reserved right of way.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Grata . Joe . Newest LRT Link Opening Friday . May 1, 2024 . . May 17, 1987 . A1, A16. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Eleven T Stops Close June 25 . Port Authority of Allegheny County . June 22, 2012 . July 22, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120818134809/http://www.portauthority.org/paac/NewsEvents/LatestNews/tabid/96/newsid731/932/mid/731/Eleven-T-Stops-Close-June-25-Smith-Road--Sandy-Creek-to-Remain-Open/Default.aspx . August 18, 2012 . dead .
  3. Web site: LRT in Pittsburgh . August 13, 2009 . February 15, 2010.