Steel Plaza station

Steel Plaza is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's Pittsburgh Light Rail network, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2] It serves the city's Downtown district and is located at the intersection of Grant Street and Oliver Avenue. The station consists of an outbound (southbound) side platform and an inbound island platform, with one track for trains to Wood Street and the other for a disused branch line to Union Station. The station has rights to 4.25 acres[3] underground Mellon Green and is accessible by means of a tunnel that connects BNY Mellon Center and the US Steel Tower.

Steel Plaza
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
Station platform
LocationSixth Avenue and Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA
Coordinates40.4411°N 79.9966°W / 40.4411; -79.9966
Owned byPort Authority
Line(s)Downtown subway
Platforms2 side platforms and 1 island platform
Tracks4
Connectionsmost downtown bus routes
Construction
Structure typeunderground
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedJuly 3, 1985
Passengers
20204,674[1] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station
Wood Street
toward Allegheny
 Blue Line First Avenue
toward South Hills Village
Red Line First Avenue
toward Overbrook Junction or South Hills Village
Silver Line First Avenue
toward Library
Penn Station
Terminus
 Shuttle
Special events
 Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station
Wood Street
toward Gateway
 Brown Line First Avenue
toward South Hills Junction
Penn Station
Rush hour service
Terminus
 42 South Hills Village
via Beechview
 First Avenue
toward South Hills Village
Wood Street
toward Gateway
 47D Drake
1980s–1993
 Station Square
toward Drake

The busiest station in the system, it provides access to eastern and central portions of downtown, including the city's tallest buildings, the US Steel Tower and BNY Mellon Center. Major office buildings including the Gulf Tower, 525 William Penn Place, and the Koppers Building are also only a block away, along with the many early 20th-century skyscrapers that make up downtown's inner core. The city's Uptown (commonly known as The Bluff) neighborhood, which includes PPG Paints Arena and Duquesne University is also within a short walk.

History

The station is located in what was originally the Pittsburgh & Steubenville Extension Railroad Tunnel, which was opened in 1865.[4]

In 1984, Jane Haskell's work "Rivers of Light" was installed.

The station also features low-level platforms, which were used by modernized PCC cars from 1985 until 1993. These trolleys were used for the 47 Shannon and 47D Drake routes, and were cut off from the downtown light rail tunnels in 1993 when the original Overbrook line was closed for rehabilitation. The low-level platforms exist to this day but are gated off.

Fare collection

There is no fare collection in the Steel Plaza Station. Passengers embarking at Steel Plaza may travel free to any of the other stations in the free fare zone–First Avenue, Wood Street, Gateway Center, North Side, and Allegheny. Outbound passengers pay fares when disembarking.

References
  1. "System Map Fall 2020". Port Authority.
  2. Official Port Authority information page
  3. "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_547236.html


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