CityRailTransit
Timeline of the Pittsburgh (USA) Rail Transit Network

Light Rail (T)

09-10-1865: Pittsburgh & Steubenville Extension Railroad (42S/47L/47S/52) > Union Station - P&SRR Station [current Penn Station - Station Square section which includes the Panhandle Tunnel (0.4 km) and the Panhandle Bridge]
01-11-1871: Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad (42S/47L/47S/52) > Pittsburgh - Fair Haven [part of current Overbrook Line]
__-__-1872: Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad (47L/47S) > Fair Haven - Arlington Station [part of Overbrook Line]
13-05-1873: Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad (47L/47S) > Pittsburgh - Arlington Station passengers service [Overbrook Line]
19-12-1877: Pittsburgh Southern Railroad (42S) > Pittsburgh - Castle Shannon [Beechview Line]
23-01-1878: Pittsburgh Southern Railroad (42S/47L/47S) > Castle Shannon - Finleyville [Library Line]
__-__-1880: Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad (42S/47L/47S) > Pittsburgh - South Hills Junction [via South Hills Tunnel] service withdrawn
__-__-1890: Pittsburgh Railways (52) > South 13th/Carson St - Knoxville Borough
09-12-1904: Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad (42S/47L/47S) > Pittsburgh - South Hills Junction (1.1 km) [via new Mt. Washington Tunnel]
service restored
15-02-1909: Pittsburgh Railways (42S/47S) > Washington Junction - Drake [Drake Line]
15-07-1909: Pittsburgh Railways (47L/47S) > South Hills Junction - Castle Shannon electrified [Overbrook Line]
01-05-1912: Pittsburgh Railways (47L/47S) > South Hills Junction - Castle Shannon steam freight service withdrawn [current Overbrook Line]
__-__-1980: Conrail (42S/47L/47S/52) > Union Station - P&SRR Station service withdrawn
29-08-1982: PAT (42S/47L/47S) > Washington Junction - Library / Drake closed for reconstruction
__-04-1984: PAT (42S) > South Hills Junction - Martin Villa closed for reconstruction
15-04-1984: 42S/47S > Dorchester - South Hills Village (+0.8 km)
__-05-1984: 42S/47L/47S > Castle Shannon - Dorchester (+3.4 km)
07-07-1985: 42S/47L/47S/52 > Gateway - Steel Plaza (+0.8 km)
__-__-1986: 52 > (Gateway) - First Avenue (not yet opened) - South Hills Junction (-6.9 km) service withdrawn
22-05-1987: 42S > South Hills Junction - Castle Shannon (+8.7 km) [via new Mt. Lebanon Tunnel: 0.8 km]
05-06-1988: 42S > Steel Plaza - Penn Station (+0.6 km)
23-12-1988: 47L > Washington Junction - Library (+8.0 km)
__-05-1993: 52 > (Gateway) - First Avenue (not yet opened) - South Hills Junction (+6.9 km) service restored
06-06-1993: PAT (47L/47S) > South Hills Junction - Martin Villa (-8.4 km) closed for reconstruction
04-09-1999: PAT > Dorchester - Drake closed
__-11-2001: 42S/47L/47S/52 > First Avenue station added
02-06-2004: 47L/47S > South Hills Junction - Martin Villa (+8.4 km)
__-03-2007: 42S > Gateway - South Hills Village service withdrawn
03-09-2007: 42S > Gateway - South Hills Village service restored
25-03-2012: Blue Line / Red Line > Wood Street - Allegheny (+1.9 km) [rutes renamed]
27-03-2012: 52 > (Gateway) - First Avenue - South Hills Junction (+6.9 km) service withdrawn
25-06-2012: Blue Line > Mine 3, Lindermer, Center and Latimer stations closed
25-06-2012: Red Line > Traymore, Coast, Boustead, Neeld and Kelton station closed
25-06-2012: Blue Line/Red Line > Martin Villa, Smith Road and Santa Barbara stations closed

Funicular (Duquesne/Monongahela)

28-05-1870: Monongahela Incline > opened (+0.194 km)
20-05-1877: Dukesne Incline > opened (+0.244 km)
__-__-1962: Dukesne Incline > closed (0.244 km)
01-07-1963: Dukesne Incline > reopened (0.244 km)



 




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