South Bank station (Pittsburgh Regional Transit) explained

South Bank
Style:PAAC
Type: Pittsburgh Light Rail station
Address:off of Saw Mill Run Boulevard
Borough:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.393°N -79.9983°W
Bus Routes:Y1, Y45, Y46, Y47, Y49
Opened:1977
Rebuilt:June 2, 2004[1]
Platform:4 side platforms
Tracks:2
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Pittsburgh Regional Transit
Passengers:141[2]
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

South Bank is a station on the Overbrook branch of the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network. It is located in the Overbrook neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The station is a major transit facility, serving as not only a light rail stop but also as a bus stop along the South Busway, a bus rapid transit route. The station is also designed to serve the crowded and mostly residential community that surrounds the site.

History

South Bank was opened in 1977, as a stop on the then-new South Busway, which served as the final connection point to the Overbrook line before reaching South Hills Junction, since the streetcar line left the busway at this point and crossed Route 51. In 1993, the Overbrook line was suspended, and the stop became a bus-only stop. Rail service returned when the Overbrook line was rebuilt in 2004, and was the only stop on the once shared portion of the busway to return as a rail-busway connection point.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Grata . Joe . Overbrook Rail Service Throttles Up . May 6, 2024 . . June 2, 2004 . A9, A12. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: System Map Winter 2018 . Port Authority .