Allegheny station (Pittsburgh Regional Transit)

Allegheny station is a station on the Pittsburgh Regional Transit's Pittsburgh Light Rail network, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The stop serves the North Shore neighborhood and other adjacent neighborhoods. Among the locations within walking distance are: Acrisure Stadium, the Pittsburgh Steelers football stadium; Rivers Casino; the Stage AE amphitheater; Community College of Allegheny County's Allegheny Campus; and Kamin Science Center.

Allegheny
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
General information
Location	Allegheny Avenue and Reedsdale Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.4479°N 80.0178°W / 40.4479; -80.0178
Owned by	Pittsburgh Regional Transit
Line(s)	North Shore Connector
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	March 25, 2012[1]
Passengers
2020	3,743[2] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Pittsburgh Regional Transit Following station Terminus Blue Line North Side toward South Hills Village Red Line Silver Line North Side toward Library
Location

This station currently acts as the northern terminus of the Pittsburgh Light Rail system, and it is most distant station of the North Shore Connector project. It also marks the beginning of the Light Rail system's six-station "Free Fare Zone" within which riders do not need to pay to ride.^[3]

Bus bays are located under the elevated station.

Future developments

Although Allegheny station is currently a terminus, in the future, Pittsburgh Regional Transit plans to extend service westward toward Pittsburgh International Airport as well as northward into the North Hills area.^[4]

References

1. "Tunnel Under Pittsburgh River to Open March 25". The Latrobe Bulletin. March 13, 2012. p. A7. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "System Map Fall 2020". Port Authority. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16.
3. "Pittsburgh Light Rail System Map". Archived from the original on April 7, 2012.
4. "North Shore Connector Briefing Information" (PDF). Port Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2011.

External links

• Media related to Allegheny (PAT station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Port Authority North Shore Connector information
• North Shore Connector Allegheny Station