Lytle is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The station serves area commuters, serving most notably as a park and ride station with 286 spaces.[2] Many residences are also within walking distance, providing local access to Downtown Pittsburgh.
Lytle | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Brightwood Road at Lytle Road Bethel Park, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°20′03″N 80°01′52″W / 40.3342°N 80.0311°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Pittsburgh Regional Transit | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 286 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2004 | ||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 453[1] (weekday boardings) | ||||||||||||
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History
editLytle was originally a street level stop[3] but reopened as a high-level platform park-and-ride station in 2004.
An old Montour Railroad trestle, the Summit Park Bridge, was located over the Lytle stop. It was removed in 1993, 17 years after the last train ran across the bridge.
References
edit- ^ "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority.
- ^ "Port Authority of Allegheny County - Bethel Park Park and Ride Lot". 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Railways Online - Farewell to PCCs: September 1999". 18 February 2002. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
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