Willow station (PAAC)

Willow is a station on the Overbrook branch of the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network. It is located in Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania. It is a transfer point between the Beechview (serving Castle Shannon, Mt. Lebanon, Dormont, and Beechview) and Overbrook (serving Overbrook, Carrick, Bon Air, and Belzhoover) lines. The station's name was derived from Willow Ave, the street that runs parallel with and across the light rail. No parking is available at the site and because park and ride commuters can more conveniently reach the nearby Memorial Hall station, Willow almost exclusively serves nearby apartments and individuals switching trains.

Willow
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
LocationWillow Avenue and James Street, Castle Shannon, PA
Coordinates40.3654°N 80.0264°W / 40.3654; -80.0264
Owned byPort Authority
Line(s)Overbrook Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  Red Line – Castle Shannon
  Red Line – South Hills Village
(Overbrook Junction station transfer)
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened2004
Passengers
2018315[1] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station
Memorial Hall
toward Allegheny
 Blue Line St. Anne's
toward South Hills Village
Silver Line St. Anne's
toward Library
Former services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station
Memorial Hall
toward Allegheny
 Blue Line
South Hills Village
via Overbrook
 Martin Villa
Closed 2012
toward South Hills Village
Blue Line
Library
 Martin Villa
Closed 2012
toward Library

History

Willow was opened in 2004, one of eight new platform equipped stations which replaced 33 streetcar style stops along the Overbrook branch.

References
  1. "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority.


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