South Park station (Pittsburgh Regional Transit)

South Park is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The street level stop is designed as a small commuter stop, serving area residents who walk to the train so they can be taken toward Downtown Pittsburgh.

South Park
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
The inbound platform
General information
LocationBrightwood Road at South Park Road, Bethel Park, PA
Coordinates40.3280°N 80.0305°W / 40.3280; -80.0305
Owned byPittsburgh Regional Transit
Tracks2
History
Rebuilt1987
Passengers
2018148[1] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Pittsburgh Regional Transit Following station
Mesta
toward Allegheny
 Silver Line Munroe
toward Library

History

A rebuilt PAT PCC streetcar, No. 4007 is on display in front of the Schoolhouse Arts Center, 100 yards (91 m) east of the station. This trolley operated on the route before it was converted to Light Rail operation. The rebuild car number has been removed at the request of a local family as this vehicle was involved in a fatal accident whilst operating on the 47 Drake route.[2] However, it was later given the number 1729 (thought to be its original number), but this was later found to be in error and at some point the car may be renumbered to its actual original number of 1719.[3]

References
  1. "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority.
  2. "Mike Samolovitch Collection_0020 - PCC 4006". 27 May 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  3. Hicks, Frank (October 24, 2017). "Preserved Traction: Pittsburgh PCC numbering history corrected".
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