Red Line (Pittsburgh)


The Red Line is a line on the Pittsburgh Light Rail system that runs between South Hills Village and Downtown Pittsburgh via the Beechview neighborhood. The companion route, the Blue Line, branches off north of Martin Villa and runs through Overbrook. In March 2007, the closure of the Palm Garden Bridge for refurbishment suspended the Red Line for five months; it resumed service in September.

Route

The line begins at South Hills Village in Upper St. Clair, and runs north to Washington Junction through Bethel Park, providing a transfer to the Blue Line - Library, which runs via Overbrook. The Red Line continues north through Castle Shannon and Mount Lebanon, then through the Mount Lebanon Rail Tunnel underneath Washington Rd./West Liberty Ave into Dormont at the other end. The first station coming out of the tunnel northbound is Dormont Junction, then line proceeds through this suburb, crossing many streets via grade crossings. The line then arrives at Potomac, where it begins travelling through street trackage about a quarter mile down the tracks, crossing into the neighborhood of Beechview in the city of Pittsburgh near the Neeld Avenue stop.
Before the Mt. Lebanon Rail Tunnel, the old streetcars ran with car traffic on Washington Rd. between Alfred St. in Mt. Lebanon and the intersection of McFarland Rd. and Raleigh Ave. in Dormont.
At South Hills Junction the Red Line rejoins the Blue Line and the Brown Line, which runs over Mount Washington through the Allentown neighborhood. The Red Line runs through the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel, stopping at Station Square before crossing the Monongahela River on the Panhandle Bridge. Reaching downtown at First Avenue, the Red Line proceeds underground to Steel Plaza, Wood Street and Gateway Center. Upon reaching Gateway, the route then proceeds under the Allegheny River and makes additional stops at North Side and Allegheny stations on the North Shore.
The Port Authority closed seven stations along the Red Line on June 25, 2012: Santa Barbara, Martin Villa, Kelton, Neeld, Boustead, Coast and Traymore. The line was renamed slightly to Red Line - Castle Shannon via Beechview when the North Shore Connector opened.

Station List

The Pittsburgh Light Rail has three types of stations. They are low platform, high platform, and underground. High platform and underground stations are wheelchair accessible as the train doors are level with the platform. Low platform stations are not wheelchair accessible as they require passengers to climb stairs to board the light rail vehicle.
NameMilesStation TypeOther servicesMunicipality
Allegheny 0.00high platform, Pittsburgh / Chateau
North Side 0.51underground, Pittsburgh / North Shore
Gateway Center 1.00underground, Pittsburgh / Central Business District
Wood Street 1.26underground, Pittsburgh / Central Business District
Steel Plaza 1.55underground, Pittsburgh / Central Business District
First Avenue 1.88high platform, Pittsburgh / Central Business District
Station Square 2.41high platform,,, Pittsburgh / South Shore
South Hills Junction 3.25high platform,, Pittsburgh / Mt. Washington
Palm Garden3.67low platformPittsburgh / Mt. Washington
Dawn3.90low platformPittsburgh / Beechview
Pennant4.15low platformPittsburgh / Beechview
Westfield4.37low platformPittsburgh / Beechview
Fallowfield 4.72high platformPittsburgh / Beechview
Hampshire4.79low platformPittsburgh / Beechview
Belasco5.09low platformPittsburgh / Beechview
Shiras5.39low platformPittsburgh / Beechview
Stevenson5.75low platformDormont
Potomac 5.97high platformDormont
Dormont Junction 6.45high platformDormont
Mt. Lebanon 7.11high platformMt. Lebanon
Poplar7.68low platformMt. Lebanon
Arlington8.15low platformCastle Shannon
Castle Shannon 8.36high platformCastle Shannon
Overbrook Junction 8.59high platformCastle Shannon
St. Anne's8.97low platform, Castle Shannon
Smith Road9.25low platform, Castle Shannon
Washington Junction 9.49high platform, Bethel Park
Casswell9.96low platformBethel Park
Highland10.27low platformBethel Park
Bethel Village10.75low platformBethel Park
Dorchester11.04low platformBethel Park
South Hills Village 11.31high platformUpper St. Clair