South Bank station (Pittsburgh)

South Bank
South Bank station light rail platforms, April 2017
General information
Location	Saw Mill Run Boulevard and Midwood Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.3930°N 79.9983°W / 40.3930; -79.9983
Owner	Pittsburgh Regional Transit
Lines	Overbrook Line South Busway
Platforms	2 side platforms (light rail) 2 side platforms (busway)
Tracks	2
Bus routes	PRT:  Y1   Y45   Y46   Y47   Y49
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	December 1977 (1977-12)
Rebuilt	2004
Passengers
2018	141 (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Pittsburgh Regional Transit Following station Denise toward Allegheny Blue Line McNeilly toward South Hills Village Silver Line McNeilly toward Library Whited toward Station Square South Busway Central toward Glenbury
Former services Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station Ansonia toward Gateway 47D Drake 1984–1993 Central toward Drake 47L Library via Overbrook Central toward Library 47S South Hills Village via Overbrook Central toward South Hills Village
Location

South Bank station is an at-grade combined light rail and busway station operated by Pittsburgh Regional Transit in the Overbrook neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The station is located on an exclusive right-of-way shared by the Blue and Silver lines of the Pittsburgh Light Rail system, as well as South Busway routes Y1, Y45, Y46, Y47, and Y49. Separate platforms are provided for light rail vehicles and busway buses.

The light rail side of the station has two high-level side platforms for level boarding and is accessible.

The station is a major transit facility, but also designed to serve the crowded and mostly residential community that surrounds the site.

History

South Bank station busway platforms, September 2016

South Bank was opened in 1977, as a stop on the then-new South Busway, which served as the final connection point to the Overbrook line before reaching South Hills Junction, since the streetcar line left the busway at this point and crossed Route 51. In 1993, the Overbrook line was suspended, and the stop became a bus-only stop. Rail service returned when the Overbrook line was rebuilt in 2004, and was the only stop on the once shared portion of the busway to return as a rail-busway connection point.

External links

• Port Authority T Station listings