Dormont Junction (PAT station)

Dormont Junction
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
Dormont Junction in 2011
Location	Raleigh Avenue Dormont, Pennsylvania 15216
Coordinates	40°23′26″N 80°02′29″W / 40.390677°N 80.041355°W / 40.390677; -80.041355Coordinates: 40°23′26″N 80°02′29″W / 40.390677°N 80.041355°W / 40.390677; -80.041355
Owned by	Port Authority
Line(s)	Red Line – Castle Shannon   Red Line – South Hills Village
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus routes 41 Bower Hill
Construction
Parking	132 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1985
Services
Preceding station   The "T"   Following station Potomac toward Allegheny Red Line – Castle Shannon Mt. Lebanon toward Overbrook Junction Red Line – South Hills Village Mt. Lebanon toward South Hills Village   Former services   Kelton toward Allegheny Red Line – Castle Shannon Mt. Lebanon toward Overbrook Junction Red Line – South Hills Village Mt. Lebanon toward South Hills Village
Location

Dormont Junction is a station on the "Beechview" branch of the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network. It is located in Dormont, Pennsylvania. The station is an important park and ride facility, featuring 132 spaces. West Liberty Avenue, Dormont's main artery, is located one block from the station, in a portion of the street that is lined with automobile dealerships. Opposite the commercial sector, a densely populated residential area is located with many homes within walking distance of the station.

The original Dormont Junction was a wye between the Pittsburgh Railways private right of way 42 Dormont and the street running 38 Mt. Lebanon. The station stopped being a junction in 1963 when the two routes were combined into the 42/38 Mt. Lebanon Beechview, but the name remained. The current station was built in 1985 along with the 2,800 feet (850 m) Mt. Lebanon Tunnel, which bypassed 8 blocks of street running along Washington Road.