Bethel Village station

Bethel Village is a station on Pittsburgh Regional Transit's light rail, located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. A street-level stop, the station is designed to serve area residents that can walk to the station as well as shoppers who want to access the variety of big box stores located near the station and just to the north of the South Hills Village mall. The stop featured a turnaround loop for PCC's operating on the 47D Drake service, and was intended for cars operating on shuttle services that terminated at Dorchester. However, the loop saw very limited usage, as cars were prone to derailing on its tight curve, and was dismantled in 1997.

Bethel Village
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
General information
Location	Cambridge Road at Avon Lane Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.3443°N 80.0464°W / 40.3443; -80.0464
Owned by	Pittsburgh Regional Transit
Tracks	2
History
Opened	April 15, 1984[1]
Passengers
2018	81[2] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Pittsburgh Regional Transit Following station Highland toward Allegheny Blue Line Dorchester toward South Hills Village Red Line
Former services Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station Santa Barbara Closed 2012 toward Allegheny Blue Line South Hills Village via Overbrook Dorchester toward South Hills Village Red Line South Hills Village via Beechview Santa Barbara toward Gateway 47D Drake 1984–1993 Dorchester toward Drake
Location

History

The station opened as part of a light rail line between South Hills Village and Castle Shannon in 1984 and served both residential and commercial locations.^[3]

During the July 2022 emergency closures, in which the entirety of Pittsburgh's Red Line would close, PRT announced that the station would receive more limited service as well as limited delays, as the Blue and Silver lines' inbound tracks would be used for all inbound service.^[4]

Location

The station is sandwiched between the intersection of Avon Lane and Cambridge Road in Bethel Park, and Oxford Drive. The station is the primary light rail access point for one of Giant Eagle's Market District stores serving the South Hills Village, located about 1100 feet away by foot.^[5]

The station is also mentioned as a primary access point for Bethel Park's UPMC Field, which is a community baseball diamond used by Bethel Park municipal baseball programs.^[6]

References

1. Grata, Joe (April 12, 1984). "In Transit". The Pittsburgh Press. pp. B1, B10. Retrieved May 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16.
3. "Bethel Village - Bethel Park, PA - The Underground on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
4. "Pittsburgh Regional Transit closing light rail tracks for emergency repairs". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
5. "Market District - South Hills, PA - Hours & Store Location". www.storeopeninghours.com. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
6. "Bethel Park Baseball > Home". www.bethelparkbaseball.org. Retrieved 2022-10-13.

External links

• Media related to Bethel Village (PAT station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Port Authority T Stations Listings
• Station from Google Maps Street View