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Dawn station

Coordinates: 40°24′46″N 80°00′39″W / 40.4129°N 80.0109°W / 40.4129; -80.0109
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Dawn
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
Inbound platform at Dawn station, with outbound in the distance
General information
LocationSouth Busway at Dawn Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°24′46″N 80°00′39″W / 40.4129°N 80.0109°W / 40.4129; -80.0109
Owned byPittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleBuses only
History
Rebuilt1987
Passengers
20187[1] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Pittsburgh Regional Transit Following station
Palm Garden
toward Allegheny
Red Line Westfield
Palm Garden South Busway
W Liberty Ave Ramp
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station
Palm Garden
toward Allegheny
Red Line Pennant
Closed 2021
Red Line
Overbrook Junction
via Beechview
Traymore
Closed 2012
Location
Map

Dawn is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The street level stop located in an especially hilly portion of a neighborhood known for its rolling terrain, providing access to commuters within walking distance. The station is located along the South Busway at the south end of the Palm Garden trestle and also serves as a transfer opportunity to the one city bus that stops at the same location.

History

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The original Dawn stop was established at the south end of the Palm Garden trestle where Dawn Avenue crossed the Pittsburgh Railways trolley right of way.[2] In the 1950s the stop was served by the 38 Mt. Lebanon, 39 Brookline, 42 Dormont, and 43 Neeld services. Just south of the stop was a junction where the line continued on to West Liberty Avenue (service 38 and 39) with the branch to the west proceeding to Broadway (service 42 and 43).[3] When the 38 Mt Lebanon line along West Liberty Avenue was abandoned on May 25, 1963, it was combined with the 42 Dormont and renumbered as 42/38 Mt. Lebanon/Beechview. However, the 42 Dormont continued as a separate service but for rush hour use only. All lines, except the 39 Brookline, eventually became the 42 South Hills Village, the current Red Line. The 39 Brookline was abandoned on September 3, 1966.

In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded The T $8 million to construct accessible platforms at ten Red Line stops, including Dawn.[4][5]

Bus connections

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  • 41 Bower Hill

References

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  1. ^ "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16.
  2. ^ "Car 1671 preparing to cross the Palm Garden trestle at Dawn Ave". c. 1960. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  3. ^ "Maps of PA". Pittsburgh Electric Railway Club. 1959. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  4. ^ "All Stations Accessibility Program FY24 Projects". Federal Transit Administration. May 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Biden-Harris Administration Announces $343 Million to Modernize Transit Stations, Improve Accessibility Across the Country" (Press release). Federal Transit Administration. May 28, 2024.
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