West Library station

West Library is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, nearby the Library neighborhood of South Park, Pennsylvania.[2] Primarily a park and ride stop, it features 115 spaces, designed to facilitate the flow of South Park commuters to Downtown Pittsburgh.

West Library
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
View facing south from the northbound platform.
Location	Library Road at Clifton Road Bethel Park, PA
Coordinates	40.2942°N 80.0299°W
Owned by	Port Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus connection with MMVTA Route A
Construction
Parking	115 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1903
Rebuilt	1987
Passengers
2018	154[1] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station Sandy Creek toward Allegheny Silver Line Library Terminus
Former services Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station Sandy Creek toward Gateway 47L Library via Overbrook Hicks toward Library

History

A stop was established at West Library when the Pittsburgh Railways interurban line from Charleroi to Pittsburgh was opened through South Park on September 12, 1903. Passengers initially changed at Castle Shannon to continue their journey to Downtown via the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad.[3] It was cut back to Library in 1953 and was converted from PCC operation to light rail in 1988.[4]

References

1. "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority.
2. Official Port Authority information page
3. John Baxter (July 1952). Electric Railroads, Number Twenty. Lackawanna Terminal, Hoboken, New Jersey: Electric Railroaders Association, Inc. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
4. Roger T. DuPuis II (18 February 2002). "Pittsburgh Railways Online - PCC and Light Rail History: 1936-1999". Retrieved 12 August 2009.

External links

• Station from Library Road from Google Maps Street View