Dawn (PAT station)

Dawn
Location	off of Dawn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA
Coordinates	40°24′46″N 80°00′39″W / 40.4129°N 80.0109°WCoordinates: 40°24′46″N 80°00′39″W / 40.4129°N 80.0109°W
Owned by	Port Authority
Line(s)	Red Line – Overbrook Junction   Red Line – South Hills Village
History
Rebuilt	1987
Services
Preceding station   The "T"   Following station Palm Garden toward Allegheny Red Line – Overbrook Junction Pennant toward Overbrook Junction Red Line – Overbrook Junction Traymore Closed 2012 toward Overbrook Junction Red Line – South Hills Village Pennant toward South Hills Village Red Line – South Hills Village Traymore Closed 2012 toward South Hills Village

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

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.^[1] 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).^[2] 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 separare 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 Sep 3, 1966.

Bus connections

• 41 Bower Hill

References

1. "Car 1671 preparing to cross the Palm Garden trestle at Dawn Ave.". ~1960. Retrieved December 3, 2010. Check date values in: |date= (help)
2. "Maps of PA". Pittsburgh Electric Railway Club. 1959. Retrieved 2 September 2009.

External links

• Port Authority T Stations Listings