Overbrook Junction station explained

Overbrook Junction
Style:PAAC
Type: Pittsburgh Light Rail station
Address:Willow Avenue and James Street
Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.3657°N -80.027°W
Other:(Willow station transfer)
Opened:2004
Accessible:true
Tracks:2
Passengers:115[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
Zoom:15

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.[2] 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. Since park and ride commuters can more conveniently reach the nearby Castle Shannon station, Overbook Junction almost exclusively serves nearby apartments and individuals switching trains. During peak hours, Red Line trains used to terminate at this station, requiring commuters who need to travel farther south to use the short footpath to Willow.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: System Map Winter 2018 . Port Authority .
  2. Web site: Overbrook Line - stations. 2004. 15 August 2009.