• Source: Station Square station

      • station" target="_blank">Station Square station" target="_blank">station is an intermodal transit station" target="_blank">station in the South Shore neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at the station" target="_blank">Station Square shopping and entertainment complex. It is served by the Red Line, Blue Line, and Silver Line of the Pittsburgh Light Rail network, and is the northern terminus of the South Busway. The station" target="_blank">station is near the Monongahela Incline and the Gateway Clipper Fleet.


      History


      This station" target="_blank">station is named after the nearby station" target="_blank">Station Square shopping and entertainment complex. The station" target="_blank">station was not originally planned to be built; instead, the light rail system was to bypass the newly created development because officials felt that there would not be enough ridership demand to justify the station" target="_blank">station. Active lobbying by Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr., President of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, and developer of station" target="_blank">Station Square ensured that the station" target="_blank">station was constructed. Over three million tourists visit station" target="_blank">Station Square each year.
      Originally designed and built by Daniel Sifer, the station" target="_blank">station encompasses railings rescued by Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation from the Brady Street Bridge, which was demolished in 1978. In the late 1990s, DRS Architects renovated the station" target="_blank">station and provided architectural details in glass that reflected the design in the Brady Street Bridge railings.
      On August 5, 2018, a Norfolk Southern freight train running on the Mon Line derailed east of station" target="_blank">Station Square station" target="_blank">station and blocked the freight tracks, forcing service to be suspended. The derailed cars fell down the hillside and onto the light rail tracks and damaged 1,600 feet (490 m) of light rail tracks; 4,000 feet (1,200 m) of overhead electrical wires; and some concrete on the Panhandle Bridge. The derailment caused no injuries, as it occurred 2 minutes after a T light rail train departed the station" target="_blank">station. During cleanup and inspections of the area, the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel was closed and trains were rerouted via the former Brown Line through Allentown. The outbound tracks were opened on August 23, while inbound service resumed on August 25 after repairs were completed. A preliminary report by the Federal Railroad Administration's investigation team found that a fractured track caused the derailment. Norfolk Southern filed a lawsuit in December 2018 seeking $1.1 million in reimbursements from the city for the incident, claiming that they had neglected to maintain the hillside.


      Connecting services


      Y45 Baldwin Manor Flyer
      Y47 Curry Flyer
      Y49 Prospect Park Flyer
      Y46 Elizabeth Flyer
      39 Brookline
      41 Bower Hill
      44 Knoxville
      48 Arlington Heights
      51 Carrick
      51L Carrick Limited
      Y1 Large Flyer
      MMVTA Route A
      FACT Commuter Route
      Monongahela Incline


      See also


      station" target="_blank">Station Square
      Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad station" target="_blank">Station
      Monongahela Incline


      References




      External links



      station" target="_blank">Station from Google Maps Street View

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