Dorchester station (Pittsburgh Regional Transit)

Dorchester

Pittsburgh Light Rail station
General information
Location| Spartan Road and Graeser Avenue
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates| 40°20′27″N 80°02′53″W﻿ / ﻿40.3408°N 80.0481°W﻿ / 40.3408; -80.0481
Owned by| Pittsburgh Regional Transit
Tracks| 2
History
Opened| April 15, 1984[1]
Passengers
2018| 59[2] (weekday boardings)
Services
| Preceding station  |  Pittsburgh Regional Transit | Following station

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Bethel Village

toward Allegheny

|  | Blue Line |  | South Hills Village

Terminus

| Red Line |

Former services

| Preceding station  | Port Authority of Allegheny County | Following station

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Bethel Village

toward Gateway

|  | 47D Drake

1984–1993

|  | Bethel Church

toward Drake

Location

Dorchester is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The street level stop was added to the route to serve the nearby Dorchester Apartment complex, for which the stop was named. A variety of apartment blocks have been located near the stop, as part of a transit village model designed to encourage public transit as the primary form of transportation for residents.

In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded The T $8 million to construct accessible platforms at ten Red Line stops, including Dorchester.[3][4]

## References

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1. ^ Grata, Joe (April 12, 1984). "In Transit". The Pittsburgh Press. pp. B1, B10. Retrieved May 1, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016.
3. ^ "All Stations Accessibility Program FY24 Projects". Federal Transit Administration. May 28, 2024.
4. ^ "Biden-Harris Administration Announces $343 Million to Modernize Transit Stations, Improve Accessibility Across the Country" (Press release). Federal Transit Administration. May 28, 2024.

## External links

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* Media related to Dorchester (PAT station) at Wikimedia Commons
* Port Authority T Stations Listings
* Station from Google Maps Street View

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