Overbrook Junction (PAT station)

Overbrook Junction
Overbrook Junction in 2015, viewed from Willow station
Location	Willow Avenue and James Street Castle Shannon, PA
Coordinates	40°22′06″N 80°01′49″W / 40.3683°N 80.0303°W / 40.3683; -80.0303Coordinates: 40°22′06″N 80°01′49″W / 40.3683°N 80.0303°W / 40.3683; -80.0303
Owned by	Port Authority
Line(s)	Red Line – Overbrook Junction   Red Line – South Hills Village
Tracks	2
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	2004
Services
Preceding station   The "T"   Following station Castle Shannon toward Allegheny Red Line – South Hills Village St. Anne's toward South Hills Village Red Line – South Hills Village Martin Villa Closed 2012 toward South Hills Village Castle Shannon toward Allegheny Red Line – Overbrook Junction Terminus Memorial Hall toward Allegheny Blue Line – Library Transfer at: Willow St. Anne's toward Library Memorial Hall toward Allegheny Blue Line – South Hills Village Transfer at: Willow St. Anne's toward South Hills Village

Overbrook Junction is a station on the Beechview branch of the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network which serves Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania.

History

Overbrook Junction was built as part of the 2004 reopening of the Overbrook line.^[1] It is the transfer point between the Beechview (serving Castle Shannon, Mt. Lebanon, Dormont, and Beechview) and Overbrook (serving Overbrook, Carrick, Bon Air, and Belzhoover) lines. No parking is available at the site and because both park and ride commuters can more conveniently reach the nearby Castle Shannon station, Overbook Junction almost exclusively serves nearby apartments and individuals switching trains. The 42C, a peak-hours-only train ends at this station, providing commuters who need to travel farther south with the ability to switch lines by using the short footpath to Willow.

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