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. 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.

History

The original Dormont Junction was a wye between the Pittsburgh Railways private right of way ''42 Dormont'' and the street running ''38 Mt. Lebanon''. 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. 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

Mt. Lebanon Tunnel The Mt. Lebanon Tunnel is a light rail tunnel in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, also known as the Dormont/Mt. Lebanon Transit Tunnel, part of the Pittsburgh Light Rail system. The long tunnel connects the and stations beneath Washington Roa ...

, which bypassed 8 blocks of street running along Washington Road.

Connecting buses

*41 Bower Hill: West Liberty Avenue at Park Boulevard

References

External links

*{{Commonscat-inline, Dormont Junction (PAT station)
Station from Raleigh Avenue from Google Maps Street View
Port Authority of Allegheny County stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1985 Red Line (Pittsburgh)